good morning. i'm kris sanchez. coming up, police look into an overnight stabbing. details coming up and more details emerging about the staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan. find out what his attorney says will happen this week. and police arrest dozens of people at the birthplace of the occupy movement overnight. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. looking live at a very pretty picture of san francisco starting out. still a bit in the dark this morning, but not as rainy as we've been. thanks so much for joining us.

i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist anthony slaughter. it seems like the rain is very patchy. >> the heavier rain earlier in the week will be a thing of the past as we head through this ek. even this week we're sitting to see some showers, especially in the south bay. that's where they are concentrated from san jose down towards santa cruz and we're hearing thunder in there. you may hear thunder throughout your day. even this morning, as i mentioned, it's chilly and breezy. temperatures in the 40s. 40 at napa and 4234 "saw iv" in san jose and 40 in gilroy. winds breezy, and even though we get into the 50s in the south bay, it will feel much cooler than that. 55 here in san jose and 52 in danville and 51 in alameda. as we head off towards san francisco, 52 there, and in the north bay you'll be in the mid-50s from napa to santa rosa and the winds will be the main story today. isolated thunderstorms, so we will see more dry time than wet time, as you mentioned, kris, so patchy rain.

we'll get you updated with the rest of the week's forecast coming up in just a bit. >> thanks very much, kanthony. new this morning, san jose police are look nothing a stabbing at a motel. officers got the call at the motel 8 on the alameda near the 880 after 1:00 this morning. there was a fight which then led to a stabbing. one person is injured, and we are waiting to hear more from police on that victim's condition. a morgan hill family is pleading for help in locating their missing teenager daughter. the girl was last seen on friday morning at 6:00 heading off to high school but the 15-year-old girl did not show up at high school. sierra lamar is 5'2" and is described as having a thin build with olive complexion and long dark hart. she was carrying a black and pink purse. authorities say she has no history of running away from home. anyone with information is asked to call the santa sclera's

police department. no one has seen martha gutierrez since tuesday when her son, an iraq war veteran, allegedly killed his 11-year-old sister and himself at family's home. before the murder-suicide detectiv detectives believe adel gutierrez shot his mother in the car. >> it's a tragedy for community, and i'm happy to see a lot of people came out. >> i just hope it's possible that she's okay, and if not, that someone out here finds her. >> according to the family, abel gutierrez was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. a lawyer for the sergeant of robert bales will spend several

hours with his client this weekend. bales has not yet been charged. if he is charged and convicted he could face the death penalty. bales was on his first tour in afghanistan at the time of the shootings but had done three other tours in iraq before that. >> he saw people killed literally standing right next to him, and there was an incident right before these allegations where one of his soldiers was mortally wounded. >> after years of war, it is unclear whether bales suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and whether that will be part of his defense strategy. new this morning, an american teacher was shot dead in southern yemen. nbc news reports that an american was hit when a gunman was shooting from the back of a motorcycle earlier today. the city has been a hot bend of violence. al qaeda has a strong presence in the country as well. here at home, sentencing day for sheriff ross mirkarimi.

tomorrow he'll learn his fate. the sheriff pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment last monday. he'll likely be fined $590 and sentenced to three years of probation and a year of anger management. prosecutors dropped counts of domestic violence, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. the sheriff was accused of bruising his wife during a fight on new year's eve. voters in puerto rico hit the polls for the republican primary today, and though puerto rico residents cannot vote in the general election, they do have 20 delegates whom they will award in their sunday republican primary. candidates mitt romney and rick santorum are campaigning elsewhere. romney is in illinois ahead of that primary on tuesday, and polls show he is slightly ahead of santorum in president obama's home state. santorum, on the other hand, is in louisiana where they will hold their primary on march 24th. a new version of the state's $98 billion high-speed rail

project could make legislators jump back on board. they are looking at using existing rail tracks to reduce rising costs while gaining state support. that would mean more than $1 billion improvement to the lines here in the bay area and down in l.a. billions of dollars in new track connecting the area through the north and central valley. the latest round of storms saturated the ground and that could be a reason that a giant oak fell on the peninsula. the big oak fell on a duplex in menlo park waking the people up inside. the impact shook the duplex hard, but remarkably no one was hurt. >> just was an amazing sound, the wloel bedroom and house was shaking and rocking. you know, it was like a ten-car pile-up. it was just going crazy, and the whole house start shaking. i was just holding on for dear

life. >> the family who lives in that front unit is, needless to say, going to be staying somewhere else until the tree is removed and the damage is repaired, but they are feeling very lucky. new york city police arrested several people overnight at the birthplace of the occupy movement. hundreds of protesters returned to zuccotti park near wall street. they were there to mark the six-month anniversary of the occupy movement. the protesters were arrested after police closed that park after 11:30 in the evening. officers say protesters also started to set up tents there. several occupy protesters fed up with what they say is inaction by the oakland police are now suing a motorist who allegedly hit them. the scene was last november in downtown oakland when a protester blocked a car while the occupy protesters crossed an intersection. one man hit the car's hood with his hands before the driver accelerated hitting him and another demonstrator. both suffered non-life-threatening injuries. the driver was questioned and eventually let go.

police are expected to turn the case over to county prosecutors. and we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up -- >> i think i've got a car seat, what else do they need? and it's just -- it just like exploded. >> a san jose single mother says strangers are stepping forward to help her family after a devastating apartment fire. plus, we'll update you on the condition of the fire fighter who was injured in that blaze. we'll be right back. ♪

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good morning to you. looking live at a very pretty picture of the bay bridge with the clouds there in the distance, but rain is going to stick around, though not as he have as we've seen. we'll get our forecast for the first day of spring from anthony slaughter in just a few minutes. when a fire destroyed a san jose apartment complex this week, a single mother lost nearly everything, but within 48

hours that mother found out that she is not alone. "today in the bay" shows you how social media is helping that family get back on their feet. >> seeing her 7-year-old excited, spending time with close friends on a saturday night, these are the moments that count the most for this single mother. >> it's okay. struggling with her 7-week-old baby noah in her armed the 31-year-old woman says how she lost her home thursday morning when a fire broke out at her west san jose apartment complex. >> me and my two children were sleeping. we woke up to smoke. natalie woke up and yelled fire. >> in all, 17 people were left without a home. the red cross has put them up in a hotel where they figure out where to go permanently. >> it's very hard because we don't have somewhere, only from the red cross. we only have that i.d. card, but it's very hard there.

>> but relief is also coming in from the social networking world. the woman posted these photos on her facebook page during the fire as the flames ate through the roof. here's noah's burned car seat. from these images grew the silver lining that has carried her through. an outpouring of support from her friends and even strangers. >> from there it was like, oh, i think i've got a car seat, oh, what else do they need? and it just like exploded. >> unfortunate that it takes a tragedy to bring people together, but i'm glad that everyone is helping out as much as they are. >> and even more considering -- >> the fire happened hon my birthday. >> she says the best gift has been the outreach and the promises to help as her young family struggles to move forward. >> it's got to go up from here, you know. that's -- it's got to. >> that's a good outlook. there was a fire fighter who was injured in that apartment fire blaze. he is still in the hospital this

morning. we're told he's a 15-year veteran and he fell through the roof. he suffered second-degree burns and injuries to his hands and waist area. the fire fighter is reportedly in stable condition and is expected to survive those injuries. and we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, the 49ers add a manningham, but will tyhe add a manning? that story coming up. >> and this morning, we're waking up to some fog and a little bit of light shower activity. even thunderstorms down near santa cruz. we will brake down the rest of your weekend forecast and get you to they od,gowsneekwe good news, looking at more dry time this week. we're back after this. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?

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the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. looking at a little bit of moonlight there just before sunrise. we're still about 15 minutes away or so, but it's a nice chilly start. good for cuddling, i suppose, unless you're at work.

it's not appropriate. >> come on, we can cuddle. >> come on, kris, it's cold outside. >> 'tis the season, right? this morning we're waking up to chilly numbers. in fact, many of us in the 40s right now hand that does not include the windchill. the winds very blustery this morning. definitely want to hold on to those sunday hats because some of our cooler readings up in napa, santa rosa, wouldn't be surprise federal some of the windchills are in the 30s, but you can see we still do have showers the area. yes this, haser been a very wet week and it continues this weekend. the good news, as i mentioned, dry time ahead in our future, but today will be another one of those days where we are tracking showers. in fact, can you see we're looking at thunderstorms down near santa cruz and even over into the hillsides towards morgan hill. town towards gilroy and santa cruz. the only spot looking at showers and thunderstorms. otherwise everybody else looking at patchy light shower and drizzle activity. 40 at napa and 44 san jose, san

mayato and san francisco at 44 as well. your we hadder headlines, well, we are expecting things to dry out. it's going to be a very gradual process though. today, isolated thunderstorms are possible, especially in the south bay, like we saw yesterday with some heavy downpours. those snow levels right around 2,500 feet. tonight we get a brief break. winds will continue to gust up to 35, 40 miles per hour, especially along the coast and the hill tops. monday, a brief shower is possible, but i do think we'll be looking at more dry time for tomorrow. it's all because of this big trough that's been in place all week long. can you see those clouds scooting along the coast. this area of low pressure is going to start to swing inland, and as it does it's going to bring showers to the area. just squeaking out with a little moisture and our snow levels will be right around 2,500 feet. now this trough is going to continue to make its way out of the region. you'll notice a broad area of high pressure starting to slide in. that area of high pressure will arrive later tomorrow, but, again this, system, it's scooting inland and eventually

it will keep those winds at least sustained up to about 35 to 45 miles per hour, but they should start to subside as we head through the day tomorrow. as i mentioned, some thunderstorms are possible today. small haleys especially in the south bay, and that's what we're expecting to be our main story today along with the winds. tomorrow, we are expecting more dry time. in fact, tomorrow's highs will be a little bit warmer than we're going to be today. many of us today will be in the 50s, tomorrow. looking at 60s that will make their appearance across the board. even san francisco a few degrees warmer for tomorrow. today again, numbers look a little cool. back to 55 here in san jose and 52 at the coast. san francisco, you'll be a little chilly today. hold on to your jackets all across the board. tomorrow, as i mentioned, do start to warm a little bit. more sunshine tomorrow, even this morning, kris. waking up to some sun and today the main stories are to keep the umbrella handy. may not need it, but there will be brief downpours so you'll

definitely be glad that you had it if you get caught in one of the downpours. >> francis cord coppola, lester holt shows us the legacy of the godfather. >> it's a masterpiece of american cinema. >> i'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. >> "the godfather" tells the epic tale of the corleone, an immigrant family from sis cri. directed by francis ford coppola, the film features some of the most talented actors of our time. >> it's my family, kate, not me. >> for 40 years "the godfather" has consistently been rated one of the best movies ever. >> it's hard to think of a film that has the -- the reach and the influence and the durability

of "the godfather." >> everyone seems to know a quote from the movie. >> leave the gun. take the canolli. >> released in 1972, a tumultuous time in america, the film is nostalgic and at the same time tragic. >> it happens to be about crime, but really it's about business. >> it's not personal, sonny. it's strictly business. >> and though it's sometimes criticized for its portrayal of negative ethnic stereotypes. >> the other family. >> the film has shaped the way we think about organized crime, even for the criminals themselves. >> he had real life mobsters in new york, the wise guys who were not necessarily imitating old traditions so much as they were imitating what they had seen in the "godfather" movies. >> mario's restaurant in the bronx was mentioned in "the godfather" sglook how is italian

food? >> and coppola wanted to film this scene in the restaurant. owner and executive chef joseph milucci it was an offer his father could and did refuse. >> my father said no, he didn't want that stigma of the shooting. wanting to be known for our food and not a killing in the restaurant. >> with you years later he welcomed the sopranos, well, because they were just eating dinner. for him "the good fore"brings back memories. >> growing up on arthur avenue and in this neighborhood you saw a lot of things like that happening. >> don't ask me about my business. >> for everyone else, a look inside the world of mobsters in an american film that has stood the test of time. >> and that was lester holt reporting. still ahead on "today in the bay," alex smith is reportedly looking to make a change, not a team. find out why his agent could have a big conflict of interest next. if you want less, you can always have less,

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the 49ers are adding a super bowl hero to their team. the team agreed to terms on a two-year deal with free agent wide receiver mario manningham. the four-year pro was an instrumental part of the new york giants super bowl run, including a huge touchdown reception against the 49ers in the nfc championship game. it was a heartbreaker. he also made that amazing catch in the super bowl in the close being minutes of the giants win over the new england patriots. and "the san francisco chronicle" is considering changing another agent. he's wo--

the giants and the a's celebrated st. patty's day with a split squad exhibition in spring training and the a's were not the only ones wearing green. the giants wore green hats. tim lincecum pitched six innings, gave up one run on six hits. struck out four, and the giants offense had his back. ryan theroux and angel pagan and sandoval all hit homers. the giants win, it 7-2. both teams will be back on the field today. the giants will play the dodgers at 1:05. the a's will play the diamondbacks at 110:00. regular season starts in just a little less than three weeks. and the warriors are off until tomorrow when they host the timberwolves at 7:30. until then, they are probably going to be licking their wounds. they lost their third game in a row last night in overtime with the jazz. the jazz took control, outscoring the warriors 12-5 in the extra period.

jazz win, 99-92 in o.t. and the sharks went into overtime themselves with better luck. they faced the red wings at the tank. the sharks went up 2-0 early, but then the red wings came back to tie it up in the third period. the sharks put the game-winner in the net with less than two minutes to go. sharks win, move on to the eighth playoff spot. they will host the ducks on tuesday. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, police arrest dozens of occupy protesters overnight. find out what caused hundreds of people to gather at a park in new york. plus, san francisco's sheriff will be sentenced tomorrow. find out the punishment hs likely to face next. ♪

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this sunday morning, check out a wonderful way to start the day, a little fetch with the dog along the embarcadero and he's

waiting. let's go. awesome. how cute. my dog just stares at the ball, and it's like you go get it. >> mine too. >> i mean, you threw it. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist anthony slaughter. you like german shepherds. >> i have one myself. one of my own. it'searly. >> waking up. >> likeaylight saving time happenedll over again thisen weekd. just st.wepatty's day, that's all. >> that's all. >> hope you had a good weekend as we get into this sunday s we'll be getting into showers. showers more concentrated across the south bay today and that's where the heavier downpours will be and we'll definitely use it in san jose. areas near san francisco in the north bay have seen three to six inches of rain sond definitely e starved for moisture. 44 here in san jose and 42 in santa cruz. looking for a thunderstorm in

santa cruz. headed to the beach, make sure you keep the umbrellas handy and stay out of the water. one of the days you may want to throw the bone to the dogs and maybe have him. 52 in danville and over in san francisco you'll be right around 52 as well. we are looking at warmer temperatures and maybe we'll get out with the dog or maybe do some fetching. talk more about that in a bit. >> thank you very much, anthony. >> new this morning, a fight ended in a stabbing in san jose and police are investigating. officers got the call to the motel 8 on the alameda near 880 just after 1:00 this morning. one person is injured. we are trying to figure out what that person's condition is working on more details with the police. a teenage girl is missing and investigators on the case say she has no history of running away. sierra lamar was last seen on friday morning at 6:00 heading off to school. the 15-year-old though did not show up at school and did not

return home. sierra lamar is 5'2" and is described as having a thin build with an olive complexion and long dark hair. lamar was last seen carrying a black and pink colored purse with the word juicy written on it. anyone with information is asked to call the santa clara county sheriff's department. in gill roy, friends and family of a missing mother say they will not stop searching for her until they find her. no one was seen martha gutierrez since tuesday when her son, an iraq war veteran, allegedly killed his 11-year-old sister and then himself at the family's home. before that murder-suicide, detectives believe 27-year-old abel guide res shot his mother in his car though they have not found her body. on saturday family, friends and other volunteers searched for any sign of her focusing on the route she took to and from work. >> it's a tragedy for the community, and, you know, i'm happy to see that a lot of people came out. >> just hope that if possible that she's okay, and -- and if

not that someone out here finds her. >> according to the family, abel gutierrez suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and we're also learning more this morning about the u.s. army sergeant who is accused of killing 16 people, including children, in afghanistan. "today in the bay's" kimberly tere has the details on robert bales and shows how the community is reacting to what happened. >> neighbors of 30-year-old staff sergeant robert bales knew him as a doting family man. >> he was always happy, happy guy, full of life. i really wouldn't expect it. >> reporter: accused of killing 16 afghans, mostly women and children, bales is now at ft. leavenworth, the army's maximum security prison in kansas. bales enlisted in the army after 9/11. the decorated soldier served through tours in iraq. his attorney says bales never expected a fourth deployment, this time to afghanistan. >> he was told he would not be going back to the middle east.

he was training to be a military recruiter and then overnight he was told he was going back. >> reporter: bales attorney also implied he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. >> and he saw people killed literally standing right next to him, and there was an incident right before these allegations where one of his fellow soldiers was mortally wounded. >> though i believe he should be held accountable for his actions, this is a systemic problem, and i believe when you deploy people to a war, you know, three, four, five, six times, four times in his personal case, this is what we get, this violence will beget violence. >> in the east bay, people from a section in fremont known as little kabul gathered alongside u.s. military veterans calling for an end to the war and demanding justice for the victims' families. >> it's really inhuman behave i don't remember. >> it doesn't matter who you kill.

it's killing people. it's wrong. doesn't matter if it's muslim, christian, american, afghan, it's wrong. >> and it left me heartbroken for the people in afghanistan. >> this fifth grader wrote a letter to president barack obama telling him she is heartbroken over the massacre and asking him to make things right. >> i think that the president should have left him there in afghanistan because you can -- he didn't commit the crime on our land. he commit it had on theirs, and if he wants to get justice in america, they should bring the family of the civilians who were murdered. >> kimberly tere, "today in the bay." >> san francisco sheriff ross murky reasony is scheduled to learn his punishment tomorrow. he pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment last month. prosecutors dropped counts of domestic violence, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. he'll likely be fined $590 and sentenced to three years of probation and a year of anger management. the sheriff was accused of

bruising his wife on newwife. the puerto rico primary is being held today. candidates mitt romney and rick santorum are campaigning elsewhere. romney is in illinois ahead of that primary on tuesday where polls show he is slightly ahead of santorum. that, of course, is president obama's home state. santorum is in louisiana where the primary will be held on march 24th. students who are looking to attend san jose state university may soon face new requirements. the university will hold three public meetings starting tomorrow to discuss proposed changes for the 2013 academic year. undeclared majors would not be declared as an impacted major. campus level minimum requirements would be established for applicants in the local area and continued outreach to low-income communities. monday's meeting is planned for the dr. martin luther king jr.

library at noon. new york city police arrested several people overnight at the birthplace of the occupy movement. hundreds of protesters returned to zuccotti park near wall street. they were there to mark the six-month anniversary of the movement. police made the arrests after announcing that the park was closed after 11:30. officers say the protesters were also setting up tents. still ahead on "today in the bay," see how a san jose state's brother is helping him in the fight for his life. that story coming up. plus, looking live at the sunrise over the bay this morning. kind of makes you want to listen to that one song, that famous song, "here comes the sun." beh later. see you back here in just two minutes. , did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back!

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morning, and even overnight up to 30 or 40 miles per hour, so it's going to remain very breezy here on thi sunday and also t isolated thundstorms are going to be anotherhu isser today jus we are going to be looking at more dry time than wet time today, but one thing to make note of, you definitely want to keep that umbrella handyust because these showers are going to be pretty intense when they do happen. we're talking heavy downpours. in fact you can see, we're already seeing heavy downpours just west of santa cruz right now, and even earlier in san jose, some showers rolled through there and produced some thunder and even lightning. right now you'll notice most of that activity is concentrated in the south bay. the peninsula up towards san francisco just looking at mostly cloudy skies. peaks of sunshine earlier on the golden gate bridge. 40 in fairfield and 44 in san francisco and 14 as well here in san jose. your south bay forecast does keep the temperatures in the 50s today. again, isolated showers are possible, so we're not talking

about an all-day rain today. on an off and very hit and miss as far as the rain showers do go. the east bay you'll be mainly dry but the cool readings this morning with the temperatures near 40 degrees. we're back close to 57 later on, and up towards san francisco in the marina area, going to be cool and cloudy for the most part, just as we saw yesterday with cool numbers. 52 is what we were forecasted for that area. make sure you keep the umbrellas handy. don't think you'll need them all day long, but, again, a potential we could see a brief downpour and i think you'll be glad you had your umbrella, especially if you get caught in one of the downpours. looking at upcoming temperatures, chance of rain starts to diminish so it looks like you'll be able to enjoy the outdoors coming up a little bit later this week. >> thanks very much, anthony, see you in a bit. >> cleanup continues this morning in china as crews race to contain an oil spill. oil booms were placed around a cargo ship which ran across off the eastern part of the country last thursday. workers have also been trying to

offload 1,900 containers, some of which had hazardous. authorities say the captain strayed off course striking a reef which split the ship in half. cnbc's tyler matheson has a look at the latest earnings report from some of the biggest companies in the country. >> reporter: spring officially begins this week but on wall street it looks like the markets have already blossomed with all the major indexes trading at or near multi-year highs to kick off the new week. with the economy slowly growing, consumers are spending more money and companies are hiring more workers. we'll look for any signs in the beaten down housing market this week. we'll get new reports on home construction, sales of new and existing homes and home builder sentiment. federal trial is scheduled to begin against the owners of the new york mets who were longtime friends and clients of convicted swindler bernie madoff.

the accusations, during years of representing big profits while investing with madoff, they turned a blind eye to evidence of fraud. news this week from the software giant oracle comes out this week. cereal maker general mills and the upscale jeweller tiffany's. the sneaker giant nike could see higher profits. dollar general stores, too. profits at fedex could be 60% higher as people and businesses send more packages thanks to the improving economy. and this week you might want to call federal reserve chairman ben bernanke professor bernanke as he begins teaching a couple of economics classes at george washington university's school of business. class in session. get all your business news on cnbc. >> also get your business and tech news before the bell weekdays on "today in the bay. request the "they start at 4:30 in the morning. still ahead on "today in the bay," a san jose state student is hit with a serious livers can

but family, friends and strange remembers pitching in to help. find out next but first here's mike inouye with the weekend calendar. >> lots to do today in the bay. word on the street, march 18th is national oatmeal cookie day. in fremont, arden wood historic farm, they celebrate oatmeal. it's been around for thousands of years. there you'll talk about this history. you'll taste the fuel and head to the fields to get some oats. my favorite cookie with raisins, with walnuts, without a doubt a great treat. another great treat female dancer and in richmond the largest belly dance festival in the world. it's at the richmond memorial auditorium. that's from 2009. hey, ever hear of jerico, an

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a san jose state senior was in the prime of his life when he saw a change in the mirror. the whites of his eyes were turning yellow, just the first sign of a genetic liver disease that could kill him. while he fights for his life his brother is pitching in in a different way. >> last year kurt garrett was strong and mostly healthy. snowboarding, wakeboarding and

playing golf and softball. enjoying life with his girlfriend whitney, and at 23 he was just one semester from graduation at san jose state. then liver disease threatened to kill him. >> at this point it's become so bad that i need a liver transplant to survive. >> garrett was diagnosed with primary sclerosis, a condition which robs the body of fat and muscle and turns his skin and eyes yellow. he's on a transplant list. as he puts his degree and life on hold for-to-wait for a liver his older brother kyle garrett is trying to raise money on his behalf with this video posted on youtube. >> honestly it really hit me, hit me pretty hard, and i never expected it to be as emotional as it was. >> other people were moved by the video as well. it's gotten nearly 3,000 views

and generating donations to transplants.o transplants.org. one of the anti-rejection medicines he'll need froefrt of his life is $1,000 a month with insurance. though he can't live the active and life, he doesn't believe there's anything left. >> i know that i'm going to get a transplant and i know that i'm going to be okay. that's just -- it's not even an option in my mind, honestly. >> kurt garrett's family is asking for donations through transplants.org/kurtgarrett. he also wants everyone to consider becoming organ donors so someone like him can have a second chance at life. the nation's highest court is making a big decision before the upcoming hearing on the health mandate. justices said due to high public interest it will release public

transcript of the oral arguments. congress and news organizations have been critical of the high court's reluctance to allow cameras inside, but they have stayed firm. important health news this morning on popular food and drinks you might consume on a daily basis. neighbors's chief science correspondent richard bosel has more on its impact on heart disease. >> reporter: every day we make decisions about what to eat and what to drink. >> i go through phases of different sodas, pepsi, then it's mountain dew. >> reporter: often seems what's good for us one day is not the next. >> eating too much red meat. >> reporter: that's because research hasn't always been clear. >> back in the late 1970s, people were being told to avoid eggs or avoid all fats, if you possibly could, but there was actually no evidence, no data, supporting that. >> reporter: now, long-term research is steadily revealing that little decisions we make actually carry a lot of weight. in a new study researchers at harvard university followed more than 40,000 men over 22 years

and found that those consuming just one 12-ounce sugar-sweetened drink a day increase their chance of having a heart attack by 20%, two sugary drinks, a 42% inkoreans and three a day, 69%. >> it does cause a spike in blood sugar, and it causes a big burst of insulin. if we do this day after day, that's hanging around, not just a spike for a few hours >> reporter: american beverage association disagrees, and in response to the study said drinking sweetened beverages does not cause an increased risk of heart disease. adding these findings, quote, could have been the result of other life-style changes. another study looking at red meat consumption over 28 years found men and women who ate a serving a day with 13% more likely to die prematurely. the national cattleman's beef association says no one food has, quote, been shown to affect mortality, and the scientific evidence to support the role of lean beef in a healthy balanced

diet is strong. as the results from many studies accumulate, what defines a healthy diet is becoming ever more clear. experts suggest eating less red meat and more nuts, poultry and fish as sources of protein. eating fewer refined carbs, staying away from saturated and trans fats and going for good fats as well. we know what's good for us and not. >> makes me want to eat it as much but i probably still will. >> reporter: real question is do we have the will power to make those healthy choices? robert bosel, nbc news, new york. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," st. patrick's day 2012 is in the books. we'll show you hom se folks celebrated around the bay area. >> this morning waking up to some sunshine in some areas. this is a live look in the city of oakland. kwai quiet there, it seems. winds are gul s bakowg. duryodan we'll break down your sunday forecast coming up after this. y

all right. welcome back this sunday morning you're taking a live look at the city of san francisco. some low clouds moving in from the marine layer but nonetheless we are waking up to some bright sunshine. it has been a while since we've seen some sunshine. good morning, i'm anthony slaughter in the nbc bay area weather center this morning, and we are tracking some showers. in fact, as you saw in san francisco, things are dry, but that's not the case in the south bay. in fact, some of the showers have produced some thunder and even some lightning this morning. even got a report from redwood estates. they have some sleet along with that rain, so if you live above about 2,000 feet, right around 2,000 feet, you may actually see a little bit of rain-snow mix today. otherwise everyone else is looking at rain and as immensed in the south bay, south of san jose, near santa cruz, looking at light shower activity. this stuff has been rolling right along the coast this morning, producing even a few rumbles of thunder, but as i mentioned in san francisco as you saw, it looking at dry

conditions there. it's 44 in san francisco right now. san mayato t matteo at 44 as we. snow levels are going to start to drop to 1,100 feet. live at 2,000 feet right at the cusp may actually see a little rain-snow mix. now tonight as this area of low pressure moves out of the area, we are going to start to see skies clear just momentarily. those winds will continue to gust, and then for tomorrow, as we move through the day, we're talking mainly dry conditions because this ridge is actually going to start to build in for tomorrow, but for today, again this area of low pressure, it's starting inland. it's going to bring some pretty intense storms to the central united states through this week, and as it moves out of this region the winds again following behind it because of the momentum with this system, going to continue to keep things breezy. cool as well. coastal areas will struggle to

get back into the lower 50s. some storms are possible. would i say from about san jose southward so if you live in the south bay, keep the umbrellas handy, even though we're not looking at widespread rain. the heating of the day, may see a few thunderstorms, and so that does mean you want to keep that umbrella handy. 54 at santa cruz. los gatos at 56 and san jose at 55. fairfield right around 55 degrees and pittsburgh at 54 this afternoon and towards wine country, santa rosa and napa around 56 and san francisco 52 degrees. expect to see those showers at least return into the pick tour as we head towards this upcoming week. today again spotty storms so not everybody will see the rain. tomorrow we're looking at a brief break as a warm front starts to slide into the picture and that means warmer temperatures as we head towards tuesday and wednesday. that will be the pick days of the week. tracking a few weak systems that will be sliding this way. not looking at a whole lot of rain, definitely not as much as

we saw this past week but we are starting showers from this upcoming week. even though we get into the first week of spring it won't feel like it. may be a little bit of a lag time. maybe two weeks we'll start seeing things improve. >> looking forward to next weekend's forecast, comcast cares volunteer event around the bay area. it would nice if it wasn't raining. >> keep our fingers crossed. >> so a parade of green wound its way through the streets of san francisco this st. patrick's day. ♪ organizers claim this is the west coast's largest celebration of irish culture. the parade is in its 161st year and featured more than 100 entries t.ended at civic center plaza with the festival and more than 4 million californians of meso of them were there. the bay area is home to a quarter of those folks, and some familiar faces were in the dublin st. patty's day parade in the east bay. our very own rob mayeda wound

their way three the streets. dublin's st. patrick's fay facility continues with a fun run as well. thanks so much for making us part of your morning. thanks for sharing your morning with us. have a good one. ♪

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