good morning. i'm chris sanchez. coming up on "today in the bay," the bay bridge could open a little sooner than expected. the latest details on the progress crews are making this weekend and south bay police search for suspects who opened fire at a south bay mall and we hear from jeremy lin's shooting coach who lives right here in the bay area. this is "today in the bay."

and we are looking live at oakland. you can see a little bit of a gloomy start to the day. we are expecting more chilly temperatures for today but very spring-like temperatures coming up for the rest of the week. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. a little bit of everything. >> the seven-day forecast timing not all that good. we'll see 70s but not for the holiday weekend. >> no. >> it's cold this morning. might have noticed a little bit of dryer air coming in overnight. 30s and 40s. another thing to watch, sonoma county coastline right in the north bay, a few sprinkles out there. most of the showers with a weakening band and clouds offshore, will filter the sunshine at time. it will bring around cool temperatures today. even around lunchtime i think we're mainly in the low to mid-50s. highs finishing off the day upper 50s. in fact, tomorrow i think we'll see a better chance of seeing a few showers, so we'll talk about how much rain we're expecting fanned it has any impacts on the

bay bridge construction work that's going to be continuing throughout the day as well. >> a lot of folks watching that. thanks, rob. caltrans is feeling pretty pleased with itself about the work on the bay bridge this morning. crews are making significant progress on this weekend's project which shut down the westbound deck of the president's day weekend. caltrans will regroup today, evaluate overnight work to determine whether it can reopen earlier than the target of tuesday, 5:00 in the morning. again, that's a live picture we were looking at. meantime, traffic around the bay area, especially in marin county, not moving as smoothly. these are live pictures -- rather not live pictures, pictures from last night from the chopper, 10 is 1 in marin county county. alternate bay bridges are seeing a marked speak in traffic. >> reporter: work on the bay bridge currently shut down

westbound is going smoothly thanks in part to the sunny dry weather. >> we're doing very well with our schedule. right now we've definitely on schedule to make it tuesday 5:00 a.m. we may potentially be able to open early. >> crews are working to create a detour near the toll plaza which will shift traffic south of its existing path. the detour will allow for the demolition of a conflicting section of the original bridge. as crews work, drivers are dealing with heavy traffic on alternative routes from the east bay to the city. hundreds of fans of cal's rugby team navigated the sluggish roads to make it to a game on treasure island. what is normally a 20-minute trip from berkeley turned into a practice in patience. >> it was just really bumper to bumper all the way through that whole richmond area. >> it took the richmond bridge, the golden gate, took us about an hour and 40 minutes. tough. >> reporter: how was traffic? >> really bad, really slow. >> reporter: advice to drivers this weekend? >> take b.a.r.t.

>> reporter: and this is an option. b.a.r.t. is running trains overnight. it usually shuts down from midnight to 5:00 a.m. ferries are also running overtime to accommodate those looking for alternatives to driving. >> we want to take advantage of the fact that the b.a.r.t. will go for overnight, for going to clubs and having a nice night. >> i like the b.a.r.t. >> i'll take the ferry, a nice leisurely ride down and back. >> reporter: kimberly terry, "today in the bay." >> this is the fourth time caltrans has shut down bay bridge since construction began on the new bay bridge. it's likely to be the last time until the new bay bridge opens next year. have you noticed the price of gas? it is not your imagination. bay area prices are quickly rocketing past that $1 mark, and some analysts say a gallon of regular unleaded could cost 4.50 by memorial day. the statewide average is now $4.02, 31 cents higher than just a month ago n.san jose, gas is

4.02 a gallon and in san francisco it's 4.07 and in oakland it's 4.01. analysts blame california's prices right now on the switch to summer gas blend, closing refineries and increasing world demand. rising gas prices and the political fallout, just one of the topics on this morning's "meet the press" following this newscast. new this morning, we are following overnight violence in east oakland where two people were killed in separate shootings, according to police. the first one was reported just after midnight on c street near 90 avenue. there the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. an hour later a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound. he died about 15 minutes later. police are asking anyone with information to contact them. in the south bay, police are searching for the men who stabbed two teenagers at a san jose mall. police responded to the double stabbing inside east ridge mall around 7:30 last night. officials closed and evacuated vc penny's and macy's to allow

officers to search the area. police are looking for as many as three who got away, possibly on foot. police say that this attack may be gang-related. they also say the two victims were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. and in livermore, two teenagers are under arrest for allegedly attacking a livermore police officer, breaking his leg. police responded to a large street brawl around 1:30 yesterday morning. police tried to handcuff one of the teenagers but was punched several times in the face and stomacthbyno aer teen. another man reportedly jumped on the officer's back and tried to choke him. officers arrested one juvenile as well as this man on charges that include battery to a police officer. the officer, whose name was not released, was taken to the hospital, treated for his injuries and then released. fremont police are asking for your help in busting copper wire thieves. over the last couple of months, thieves have stolen about

$460,000 worth of copper wiring from streetlights, and the problem is so bad in parts of fremont, entire streets are now in the dark. while police track down the criminals, city leaders are looking at other deterrents like more secure pole boxes, and are also asking neighbors to call police if they see crews that look suspicious. a $100 million bust which los angeles police say it the biggest pcp get they have ever gotten. police say they found enough of the drug for 10 million doses in l.a. and culver city. this was a major bust of a national drug trafficking organization that included at least ten people. authorities also found nearly $400,000 in cash and two assault weapons. and a reblinder of a number of services that you might rely on that will be closed during this president's day holiday on monday. all federal, state and county offices, including the post office, will be closed. banks and other financial institutions will also observe that holiday. most bay area public transit

will be running on a special schedule, and if you're heading into san francisco, parking meters will be enforced. and we have more ahead for you on "today in the bay" still to come. ♪ sometimes i feel >> a star-studded funeral for singing legend whitney houston. we'll show you. plus, did espn cross the line on racism? the controversial comment targeted at the bay area's jeremy lin. we'll hear from his coach. je

and we are looking live at 101 in san rafael, one of the spots got a little bit busier because of the re-route of traffic over the bay bridge. the upper deck is still closed. they are hoping to open it before the target of 5:00 tuesday morning. we're on top of that one for you. a major apology from a major sports network this morning. twice this week espn used a racial slur in headlines about palo alto's jeremy lin. the controversy is unfolding as

lin's high school basketball coach, his shooting coach and high school teammates fly to new york to see him in action. "today in the bay" has the story. >> he's handled everything very well you said, unflappable, but there's a chink in the armor where can lin improve the game. >> reporter: espn writers post it had as a headline early saturday morning that the anger started to manifest online. after espn issued an apology an promised to follow through with disciplinary action, its senior vice president for editorial, print and digital media tweeted this. there's no defense for the indefensivible. all we can offer are our apologies, sin see though incall kably inadequate. >> focus should be on the play and the joy of an underdog making it in the big city. >> reporter: the coach didn't want to give any more teeth to

the controversy which began after lyn served up nine turnovers in friday night's loss. >> he's very young. going to be a learning curve. really didn't have a rookie year last year. this is experience, but he worked really hard in the off-season to raise the level of his game. >> reporter: as for the negatively he's faced an asian-american nba pie lin's palo alto high school coach believes if anyone can rebound it's lin who has dealt with this kind of controversy before. >> reporter: >> well, i just remember hearing things that people would say racist things. he definitely experienced things that he never did in palo alto >> reporter: two are headed to prime courtside seats at madison square garden to catch their former student turned pro in action on sunday and monday. >> i wanted to schedule shooting workout with him during that time, but he's a little bit busy now. >> reporter: but at least he'll get to finally say to lin in person what he's been shouting to a tv screen the last couple of weeks. >> shoot it! shoot it!

>> that must be so cool for him. one of lin's coaches says another thing that lin has gotten at, the on-camera interviews, a sign that he's very good under pressure. he ant rest of the bay area crew are very excited to congratulate him on all of his success in person. i think he'll make time for that. much more ahead on "today in the bay. request the "much ahead on outdoor cop jans sport and its outdoor founders. >> a cool start to the morning. overcast skies in oakland. 30s and 40s this morning. we are tracking a slight chance of showers to wrap up the holiday weekend. we'll let you know how tim packets your sunday plans when we come right back.

good morning to you. looking live at san jose. it was a very chilly start to this morning. i even thought i saw frost, although it wasn't that cold. it is going to be quite spring-like by the end of the week. but let's not look too far

ahead. rob mayeda is here with a look at today's forecast. >> it actually is cold enough for a little bit of patchy frost, especially up towards the north bail. seeing mid-30s. some of the weather headlines. 30s and 40s outside. a chilly start. variable high clouds during the afternoon. that's going to help to reflect back some of that sunshine, so we're probably not going to warm up a whole lot today, and for the coast we could actually see a few sprinkles. we'll show you that on the doppler radar in a moment. monday just a few showers mainly north of the golden gate bridge and as kris talked about middle part of the week, it will start to feel like spring around the bay area. marin county coastline up towards sonoma county, just a few sprinkles out there. we're seeing a lot of clouds spilling down the coast, but you notice here this band of clouds, not a lot of low level moisture. these are mainly high level clouds streaming over the bay area which will keep our temperatures down today, as we call filtered sunshine. and up on the north coast, another system will sweep in as

we head into monday. that will give us a better chance of seeing a few sprinkles. during the day, a few clouds all the way through 9:00, later on this evening and tonight. heading into monday. briefly a few light rain showers across over towards the north bay. look really close as can you see the morning model run has pulled back on the light rain which is good news for the bay bridge construction. our rain accumulations, not a whole lot. maybe just a little bit to wet the ground in a few spots, mainly around the coastal hill tops in san francisco. looks like drizzle coming in through monday. as long as the rainfall projections hold up like that, should not see much of a weather impact on the ongoing construction into tuesday morning we think with the bay bridge. around the sierra, we'll see a chance of some snow here, but look at those snow totals, not a lot. just enough to maybe put a coating of new snow there on some of the accumulations in the high country so this, again, coming in for monday. not a lot of moisture, therefore, not a lot of snow in the sierra. around the bay area today, upper 50s around san jose town towards

gilroy so kind of cool outside. we're going to see the numbers jump almost 10 to 15 degrees by the middle part of the week. close to 60 in pressanton and cool day out along the coast. in the 50s and a few sprinkles towards the marin headlands and towards the north bay. better chance of some showers, especially for the north day. can you see our temperatures, bay areawide staying in the 50s, but once we get past tuesday, inland spots starting to warm up. numbers in the inland valley around the east bay and south bay having a chance of some 70s, so the timing really not as good as we would like. you get the beautiful weather when you've got to go back to work and next weekend cooling off a bit. maybe showers by next sunday, so, again, the computer model runs pulling back on most of the showers. we hope the weather will continue to be a non-factor at the bay bridge. >> i'm not complaining about that forecast. off on thursdays and fridays. >> works out perfect for you. >> we arrange it had that way. a chinesemerican school in

pleasanton is asking for blood donors to help a young woman battling leukemia. she's been through several treatments since being diagnosed three years ago. she posted a tearful youtube video last month asking people to donate blood for her and people like her. the chinese-american school will be holding their blood drive this morning starting at 9:00. it will be held at amador valley high school where the girl graduated. another blood drive will be held at the school late they are week. in about half an hour, runners will hit san francisco streets in celebration of the year of the dragon. people are already getting red for the 34th annual chinese new year run which starts at 8:00 this morning. more than 2,000 runners will make their way through the city in both 5k and 10k races. proceeds benefit local ymca and community centers in chinatown. the run starts at 8:00 this morning near grant avenue and sacramento street. the course runs through chinatown and north beach neighborhoods as well. san francisco wants you to think green when you visit

golden gate park. the recreation and park department is offering free shuttle bus rides on weekends and holidays for many locations throughout the park. you can get a free ride between 9:00 in the morning until the early evening hours. park officials are hoping visitors will ditch their cars in favor of mass transit. one time or another you probably owned something made by janz sport, but did you know the products that seemed to be everywhere started with a small town kansas boy who has climbed to the top of the world and become a giant in the sport industry. more now with the co-founder of janz sport about the company's unusual story. >> reporter: not many towns pass the town of st. peter, even fewer bother to stop, but among its eight residents resides skip yowell, one of the state's most successful sons. >> my roots are from kansas, and i've always had a real fondness for the wide open plains. >> reporter: a graduate of great

ben high, could you say skip was searching when his cousin called in 1967. murray pletz had just won an award for the design of a metal framed backpack ram and they took a chance. >> murray was dating this girl with a home sewing machine and real good with her mattern and his name is jan, jan, if you'll marry me i'm name the company after you. she said yes and jansport was born. like any young company the early years were lean. >> i lived in the first factory for about nine months. >> more than 40 years later jansport is the world's largest backpack-maker building its reputation with innovative advertising and a lifetime guarantee. it's as visible on college campuses as on the packs of skilled climbers and skip's gone global right along with trgs

testing product in some of the most rigorous conditions known to man, including mt. evrest. >> one team member that made the summit of evrest on that trip, and it's like business, and so many other things, phil wouldn't have made the summit without the support of the rest of the team. >> reporter: a less sob in teamwork and a philosophy at jansport. skip's also climbed kilimanjaro and joined hundreds of complaints in reaching the summit of washington's mt. rainier, but for all of that this is where you'll find him today, fixing chili in the old catholic rectory he and his wife transformed into their home and the town saloon which now serves as his own personal sports bar. >> sometimes the simple things in life are really the best. >> reporter: he's written a book called cat the hippie's guide to climbing the ladder and corporate mountain" and shared his philosophy with youth, all

the while continuing to follow his own path, the same one that brought him back to kansas. >> i love coming back home, coming off i-70, turning off towards collyer and heading miles up a dirt road with nobody ahead of me or behind me and maybe waving at a farmer and passing a combine or something. >> i'll look at my backpack a little differently today. skip says his wife winnie has to remind him he's semi-retire. travels regularly as a public speaker and to promote jansport's latest line of product. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- ♪ we both know i'm not what you need ♪ >> singing icongress whitney houston's star-studded good-bye, rest today.she will be laid to ♪ i will always love you

whitney houston will be buried today next to her father

in her home state of new jersey. friends and family gathered to honor her life yesterday in the church where the singing superstar sung her first notes. "today in the bay" has a look at what whitney's family and friends are calling her home going. >> we celebrate the life of whitney houston. >> reporter: and for almost four gospel-infused hours. ♪ ♪ let me meet my jesus >> reporter: nearly a thousand invited family and friends did just that. >> such a beautiful human being. >> reporter: some speakers talked about houston's talent. >> you wait for a voice like that for a lifetime. >> reporter: others focused on her faith. >> this is more important than anything she's ever done in her life. whitney houston loved the lord. ♪ a voice from heaven >> reporter: and everyone was united in their affection for the late singer. >> people didn't just like you, whitney. they loved you.

>> reporter: but after a chorus of voices celebrating whitney houston's life -- ♪ please don't cry >> reporter: it was her voice that provided the day's most powerful moment. ♪ and i will always love you >> reporter: in newark, new jersey, mark barger, nbc news. >> she will be buried later today. much more ahead, coming up, the latest on the overnight shootings in the east bay and crew progress on the bay bridge construction project that shut down the westbound deck this weekend. plus, it lets you bypass cove, but is it safe? a government agency is about to ke actn alon inhcteable caffeine. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing.

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and we are looking live at the very quiet upper deck of the bay bridge. construction crews are working round the clock through tuesday morning at 5:00. they are doing a good job, too. caltrans says maybe they can open sooner than they thought. >> depending on the wet are, he says. >> depending on the weather. >> and he said check rob mayeda with that. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez along with rob mayeda. if only they could get the forecast from thursday and friday scooted this way. >> the concrete would set faster. it's chilly but dry. 30s and 40s outside. drier air came in late yesterday and northwest winds. waking up to a cooler start despite the fact we do have clouds and a few sprinkles offshore around the marin county coastline. most should stay over the ocean stayed, and i think later on in the afternoon we'll manage sunshine. mostly cloudy skies and clearing line up in the north coast and

heading to the bay area heading towards the afternoon, a fairly cool day today. across the board. really look at highs in the mid-to upper 50s for san jose and the coast and the north bay low, looking at low to mid-50s today. tomorrow, a better chance of a few sprinkles out there, and then, yes, a return to some spring-like temperatures showing up in the seven-day forecast. a lack at that. we'll have that for you coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you very much, rob. new this morning, police say two people were killed in two separate shootings in east oakland overnight. the first shooting reported just after midnight on c street near 98th avenue. the victim was pronounced dead at scene. an hour later on seminary and harmon avenue a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound, and he died 15 minutes later. police are asking anyone with information to contact them. a reminder, all westbound lanes of the bay bridge are closed during this presidents day holiday weekend because of construction, but work could be done sooner than later. caltrans is working to create a

detour near the toll plaza so it can demolish an old section of the bridge. it is evaluating the work done so far, and officials say it could reopen earlier than the target time of 5:00 tuesday morning. traffic has been bumper to bumper at several alternate routes from the east bay to san francisco. ferry service and b.a.r.t. are running overtime, past their usual schedules to accommodate more riders as well. riders like the idea of more alternatives to driving. >> actually we want to take advantage of the fact that the b.a.r.t. will go overnight and going to club and have a nice night. >> the b.a.r.t. is trustworthy. i like the b.a.r.t. >> i figuring i'm just going to take the ferry. a nice leisurely ride down and bark. >> b.a.r.t. officials say it expects to surpass the usual ridership numbers during this three-day holiday weekend. we're just about a week away from the michigan primaries and the battle to become the republican presidential nominee continues to heat up.

neighbors's ron mott has an update on the race. >> great to be in ohio. thank snow rick santorum took a swipe at the president's energy agenda today and got some heat in exchange. >> it's not about you. it's not about you. it's not about your quality of life. it's not about your jobs. it's about some phony ideal, some phony theology, oh, not a theology based on the bible, a different theology, but no less a theology. >> reporter: the obama re-election campaign quickly fired back calling it, quote, just the latest low in a republican campaign that has been fueled by distortions, ugliness and searing pessimism and negativity. santorum and mitt romney are now openly grappling with each other by name over who handed out government money and who had their hand out to take it. >> he heroically bailed out the salt lake city olympic games by heroically going to congress and asking them for tens of millions of dollars to bail out the salt

lake olympic games. >> reporter: something the democratic national committee has also weaponized in a new ad. >> that bill to american taxpayers is estimated to be $1.3 billion, that's outrageous. >> reporter: today in ohio -- >> will you join me? will you help me? i'll take that as a yes. >> reporter: a hometown welcome for the former pennsylvania senator as santorum swung back at charges by the romney campaign that he was a big washington spender who abused earmarks. >> rick santorum supported billions in earmarks. >> i have had a lot of earmarks. >> reporter: focus of millions of dollars in ad spending against santorum. >> reporter: friday in boise, idaho, romney sought to slow santorum's surge in the polls. >> i hope people take a very close look at his record. he voted for billions of dollars in earmarks including a bridge to nowhere. if you want a fiscal conservative, you can't vote for rick santorum because he's not.

>> a former campaign official for mitt romney is fighting allegations of misconduct. arizona sheriff paul backio resigned from romney's state campaign after being accused of abusing his power. the sheriff, who is also running for a congressional seat, recently came out as gay. a former boyfriend says he threatened to deport him after that relationship ended, something the sheriff denies. >> at no time did i or anyone who represents me ever threaten deportation, ever. that is the main allegation that is being made, and it's blatantly, completely false. >> reporter: babio said he was outed by his former boyfriend who sent private pictures to a local newspaper. the fda will soon weigh in on whether a new inhaleable caffeine is safe. aeroshot went on sale in massachusetts and new york last month.

each lipstick-sized container contains b vitamins and 100 milligrams of caf each powder, about the same as a large cup of coffee. aeroshot did not require fda approval in the u.s. because it's sold as a dietary supplement. they are looking at whether it was right for the manufacturer to brand it as a dietary supplement. new this morning in iraq, police say all of the 18 dead so far in a suicide bombing are police officers or recruits. the bomb went off as a group of police recruits left their academy in eastern baghdad. the blast wounded 27 people. al qaeda in iraq is suspected as being behind this attack. a young man is fighting for his life after he was shot at pleasant hill. the shooting happened at 7:30 last night at a field behind strandwood elementally school. three robbers approached the victim and several friends at gunpoint. a struggle ensued ending with the victim shot in the chest. he is in critical condition at a nearby hospital.

the suspects ran away. anyone with information is asked to call the pleasant hill police department. if you plan on visiting your church this morning, don't be surprised to hear a message on the value of a college education. the seventh annual super sunday will take place at several prominent african-american churches in san francisco. california state university officials will speak with congregations about the advantages of higher education. the event will take place this morning at providence baptist church, third baptist engleside presbyterian, grace tabernacle church at city college of san francisco. much more ahead on "today in the bay," remembering the japanese internment camps. where you can see an exhibit of internment at one of those camps this weekend.

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folks are working around the clock, crews are, anyway, trying to make sure that they hit that tuesday morning 5:00 a.m. deadline. they are doing such a good job, they may open sooner than that. today is the 70th anniversary of what many consider to be one of the biggest stains on american history. the japanese internment camps, imprisoning more than 100,000 japanese and japanese-americans. ♪ >> barbara muramota of san lorenzo was 9 years old when she and her family were removed from their homes and housed in stables. during the three painful years she learned how to play this instrument. also playing the instrument has helped her move forward, the experience of the camps is still too painful to talk about. >> to me it's like my grandchildren start asking about it, and i kind of want to forget about it, to tell you the truth. my cousin, she says they tried to talk to her children about

it, and they tell her to forget about it, and it's -- it's in the past, forget about it. >> like many others, she and her family were moved around to three different camps starting in san bruno and another in topaz, utah. the topaz camp is a subject of a traveling art exhibit which opened this weekend at the san leandro history museum and art gallery. it is open weekends through march 31st. still ahead on "today in the bay," will california's congress see a major upheaval this year? our political analyst larry gjertsen will talk about big changes likely in store for our delegation. and a reminder. the westbound deck of the bay bridge closed this president's day weekend. here's mike inouye with more information on how to get across the bay without the bridge. >> hey, now the bay bridge is closed, a quick note. this is only the upper deck, getting from the oakland side into san francisco. so here's your note. you want to get into san francisco. the best option for you guys is

b.a.r.t. use that to get under the water from oakland to san francisco. they have extended their service, running 24 hours throughout the closure. a great opportunity for you to try this system, if you haven't yet already. okay, maybe you need that car, absolutely do. here are some options for you as well. drive south on 880 and take that through oakland adding to the traffic past the coliseum and folks will take the 92 interchange, the san mayato bridge over to the peninsula where you'll join up to 101, taking it up past the san francisco airport and past candlestick route. to the north, south shore freewfree way towards the san rafael side and then town towards the golden gate bridge. a beautiful try, but a note. two-toll route. costs you twice as much. folks, the bay bridge is closed so if to nbc bay area and sea b you can get all that information throughout the weekend. "oh, that's nice." "thank you."

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traffic as folks are trying to make their way around the bay bridge construction project. do be patient, and if you can, use public transportation. it's the best way to get around. well, we don't know who will win the presidency in 2012, but we do know there will be major changes in california's congressional delegation. for more, let's bring in nbc bay area political analyst larry gjertsen with why we can be so sure that we're going to see new faces in congress from california. >> one thing you can bet on. two factors here, kris. first of all, the citizens independent commission, redistricting commission, they reapportion the congressional and legislative districts. seem to put everything in population balance. got to do that every ten years because of the census, okay, but unlike the past when the legislature did this, this time incumbents weren't protected. they didn't have lopsided democratic districts and lopsided republican districts. second in, at least four cases you're going to find incumbents facing each other because the districts have changed, and they now find themselves living in the same place. that's like a shootout you know one of those guys is going to

lose never case. that's a volatile combination that the new districts and incumbents facing each other, wow, big change. >> just because it happens every ten years doesn't mean, that you know, it's going to be fair in terms of political parties. is there going to be one party that's going to come out on top. >> i think most people will think this time it's much more fair than in the past when all these incumbents were protected, but here's the thing. the democrats in california, call it fair or unfair, they have many more people on their side than republicans do. they just have gained voters over the past ten years, a big advantage, 44-31 percentage-wise and more democrats will be in almost every part of the state. that means several republican incumbents works were once very comfortable positions, very favorable districts, now find themselves in an uphill battle so what they are really thinking is maybe i ought to retire rather than face this terrific uphill battle in a district that was republican but is now pretty

democratic. that's just the numbers. that's all there is to it. >> now, how much turnover do you think -- well, you're talking about how much turnover you're going to think. how do you think this is going to affect things and how unusual is it to have this turnover? >> chris, it's very unusual. over the last ten years we saw one congressional seat change hands, one. and that's when you had jerry mcinerney beat richard tomlin right nearby, right? >> right. >> this time, you're talking four to six seats that the democrats are going to gain, you're talking about republican incumbents, you could see one-quarter of the congressional delegation that is brand new. most of those are going to be democrats, but let me tell you something. there's something that people aren't thinking about, especially the democrats right now. we are going to be losing a lot of seniority, including republican seniority. there's a guy, for example in, southern california, jerry lewis, republican, who heads the appropriations committee.

that's a very, very important committee. we're going to lose him. he's retiring, so while democrats may be joyful that they are going to pick up some seats and perhaps make a run at congress, right, we're going to lose a lot of seniority in that congress, wand that a lot of clout because seniority is what makes things run. >> all right. thank you, larry. if you want more of larry's political perspective any time of day, any one of your smart devices, go to nbcbayarea.com and look for propzero, that's his blog. still to come, meet the bay area teen picked to compete in teen jeopardy. i bet he's in your class, larry. >> a live look outside of san jose. overcast skies to start, but will the clouds lead to any shers foowthe rest of your holiday weekend? a look at that when we come right back. ♪

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and welcome back. a chilly start to the morning, and there's a live view of the ongoing bay bridge construction work there as they continue to repave and restripe the roadway.

at last we heard, still running ahead of schedule, the weather helping. as can you see dry roads leading up to that construction. hopefully that can continue, especially as we roll in towards monday. one thing you're going to notice outside this morning. unlike yesterday. temperatures close to 50. you might have been able to slip outside without a jacket. not the case this morning. 30s and 40s outside. 41 in san jose. look at the numbers as you get over to santa rosa, 39. clouds spilling in that have seemed to eliminated the drop-off in the morning temperatures. a chilly start to the day. we'll see variable clouds for the afternoon which is going to block out a little bit of the sun. for the coast, a chance of few sprinkles and once we get past monday temperatures will really start to warm up around the bay area. radar picking up, maybe a few sprinkles towards the marin headlands. you can see that out here. most of the action should stay offshore. a weak system that's dropping down the coast. as it typical. systems drop in out of the north, tend to be cold and tend to be relatively dry, and we're

getting a good example of that this morning. the futurecast going through the day. offshore showers, a few sprinkles. just enough to hit your windshield but really not adding up in the rain gauges around the area. sure enough, as you watch the construction work around the bay bridge, the rainfall projections as we go into monday, a little bit wet here to wet the ground midday monday, but you can see the totals, very unimpressive but very good if you're going to try to get the repairs done on time. temperatures today for the bay bridge, upper 50s. a cool day. another cool day tomorrow, so that warmup is just not going to show up for the holiday weekend, but it will come back for the middle part of the week. you can see temperatures pretty much throughout the bay area today hanging out in the mid-to upper 50s. so the seven-day forecast starts to warm things up a little bit on tuesday. i think it will be breezy as high pressure starts to build back in and winds turn offshore. that means the coast will even warm up. mid-60s on the coast. 70s inland wednesday and

thursday. yes, even the coast by the middle part of the week. they will be warmer than all of us around the bay area right now so quite a change, a spring preview coming our yeah. looking forward to t. >> thank you very much, rob. how about intelligent bay area teens for 75,000? this is the 15-year-old sophomore at mission san jose high school in fremont, one of 15 contestants selected to compete in this year's "jeopardy!" teen tournament. he plans to head for tuesday's taping of the quiz show. grand prize, $75,000. runner up gets $25,000. third place gets $15,000, not too shabby. the "jeopardy!" teen tournament will air april 30th through may 11th. nasa is celebrating the second anniversary of its solar dynamics observatory with release of fantastic video showing tornado-like twisters on the surface of the sun. the erunses of extra hot plasma

were captured during a 30-hour period between february 7 and 8. the sun's plasma tornadoes are shaped by the powerful magnetic field of our sun, unlike the wind-driven tornadoes on earth. the nasa solar dynamics observe industry is constantly recording high-definition video of the sun. very cool. in just minutes runners will hit san francisco streets in celebration of the year of the dragon. people are getting ready for the 34th annual chinese new year run which starts at 8:00. more than 2,000 runners will hit the streets and the run starts? n just about five minutes near grant avenue and sacramento street. the course runs through chinatown and north beach, so you might want to delay your departure if you live in those neighborhoods and you're not running. >> running fast. a little bit cold. >> thanks so much for making us a part of your morning.

we'll have more local news for you tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day long at nbcbayarea.com where you can find more on the detours of the construction bay project. have a great day. rob and i will see you right back here next weekend. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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