new this morning, a man dead after an overnight shooting in oakland. we'll have all the details coming up. >> reporter: the investigators' theory on the kind of person who might have taken 15-year-old sierra lamar. i'm bob redell live in morgan hill coming up. and the alameda county community food bank has a problem. their bins and shelves are bare. we'll tell you why they need help now coming up in a live report. a live look outside overlooking san francisco this morning. what are you in store for weather wise? we'll check the forecast on this thursday, march 29th, "today in the bay."

good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us, 6:00 right now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm john kelly. heading toward the end of the week, we're figuring out in a hurry, you don't fool with mother nature because she does whatever she wants. >> yeah, and she wants to do some very different things between today and saturday. today we're talking about the 70s. you want to grab that jacket, but layer today. temperatures climbing in the mid-60s by noon. we do have thick fog that's going to limit your sunshine for the first part of day. san francisco, probably have to wait until noon to see that sunshine through. but still, hitting the upper 60s, low 70s across the board. we do have flight delays across sfo, i'll let you know when the fog is expected to clear your city and when the rain arrives. first let's check your drive with mike at 6:01. >> your visibility should be okay on the bay bridge, approaching there should be okay. our map shows green chicklets on

the approach. but issues through oakland, we have debris reported. actually a car tire reported in the lanes. at least reports that hit it, you've been warned there may be a traffic break as they head over there. but a live look at the traffic shows the build is well south of the coliseum up into downtown. we'll watch this, the commute is on. >> thanks, mike. well, new this morning, oakland police at this hour investigating a shooting that has left one man dead. it all happened on 26th avenue near 20th street. details at this point are still coming in as we gather them. but at this point, we do know at least, yes, one man is dead and homicide detectives have been called to the scene. we'll of course keep you updated as more information comes in. 6:02 right now. nearly two weeks after sierra lamar disappeared, we're learning more about the direction the investigation is taking. "today in the bay" joins us live from morgan hill with the latest developments. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura, and here on the third day of the all-volunteer

search being run out of burnett elementary here in morgan hill, we're getting a better sense of where the santa clara county sheriff's office stands in their investigation. we have spoken with sheriff lori smith. she tells us they're not ready to call this a stranger abduction, they're just not there yet. it's quite possible whoever took sierra lamar 13 days ago knew her or was acquainted with her. investigators do believe that this person is familiar with the area, the sheriff points out that 40% of people who abduct children live within a mile of that child's home. and they're also working with the theory that this was a crime of opportunity. in other words, the person didn't plan this abduction, they saw the 15-year-old and just made a snap decision to take her. >> it's impulsive. the less than 2% of the strangers that abduct children are registered sex offenders, but they do have criminal history. and so we're looking at parolees, probationers, people

who have criminal records. >> reporter: the sheriff's office has already contacted registered sex offenders that live within a couple miles of the home. and they'll soon be moving on to people who have just criminal records. both parents have taken polygraphs, but law enforcement refused to comment on the results. again, if you want to help in the volunteer search, show up between 8:00 and 1:00 today through sunday here at burnett elementary. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." san ramon police hoping someone will recognize a sketch of a man who forced his way into a woman's home and assaulted her. take a close look at this picture. police say this is the man that forced his way into that home on montros way tuesday morning. he apparently sexually assaulted the woman and took off in a small blue or silver suv. the man appears to be in his 40s with a heavy build, straight black hair and brown eyes. it is 6:04 right now.

and this morning navado police are investigating a robbery at the bank of marin. we've got a picture of the suspect taken by surveillance cameras. he allegedly handed a note demanding money then took off on foot. anyone with information about the robbery should call navado police. also new this morning, ten people right now facing charges after taking over an oakland school district building. the group was demanding the school board reverse its decision to close five schools. this disruption forced board members to recess that meeting until today. nine adults and one juvenile were arrested just after midnight for refusing to leave the building. a desperate plea for help from the east bay food bank this morning. "today in the bay" is live in oakland where the alameda county community food bank says they could be out of supplies by tomorrow. how will they operate, christie? >> well, you know, that's the question and where they're making this public appeal. if all were well, what they're

saying is those wooden bins back there would be full of food. right now they're empty. these bins right here, there would be a lot more of them. they would be full of cans and other things, but right now their donations are just down for a lot of people, it was great, they gave over the holidays, they got hundreds of thousands of pounds of food. but this is what's in a lot of these bins this morning. so that tells you the last time a lot of people donated, it was during the holidays. and what's happening now is that the food they got over the holidays is running out and there is a demand right now here with me this morning is michael, good morning, thank you for being up so early. who needs the food right now? >> we're serving 1 in 6 residents of the county. these are working families, children, seniors, making up most of who we serve. it's really everybody's neighbors that need food right now. >> reporter: and you were mentioning this isn't something you think about, but a lot of families have their children home for spring break and have to feed them, as well.

>> right, the biggest uptick in need when children are you have school, spring break, summer break when the children would be otherwise receiving school lunches. when children are out of school, that's the biggest time of need for us. >> if steve can pan down, one thing we notice through these bins you're seeing, is there is food, a lot of it is stuffing and soups and other things but not a lot of canned goods and that's one of the things they're asking for. how can people ask? >> best way to help would be to go to our website, accfb.org. make a donation online and we can quickly turn every dollar we get into $5 worth of food distributed. >> all right. thanks so much, michael. certainly lots of ways to help. that's the latest from here reporting live in oakland, i'm christie smith, "today in the bay." new video could shed new light on exactly what happened the night an unarmed teenager was shot and killed in florida. this is video of george zimmerman. the watch volunteer who shot and

killed trayvon martin. this video was taken just after that shooting in this security video obtained by abc news, you can see zimmerman getting out of the police cruiser and taken into an office. zimmerman telling police he shot martin after the 17-year-old attacked him. his family claims zimmerman's nose was broken and the back of his head had a big gash in it. zimmerman's father defended his son speaking out for the first time to fox 35 in orlando detailing what his son told him leading up to the shooting. >> in doing so, his firearm was shown. trayvon martin said something to the effect of you're going to die now or you're going to die tonight, something to that effect. >> a laura from martin's family says that video released yesterday shows no noticeable injuries on zimmerman. zimmerman, of course, has not been charged in the shooting of martin which has sparked protests nationwide. 6:08 right now. the trayvon martin case has

prompted a number of protests involving hoodies, however. including this one on the house floor. happened yesterday when illinois congressman bobby bush revealed his hoodie while speaking about the teenager's murder. he was removed violating the house dress code. bush and jackie spears say they will organize an even larger hoodie protest in front of the capitol later this week. 6:09. time to check back in with christina loren to find out about a sunny day on tap for today, right? >> yeah, it's going to be nice out there. i don't have kids like you but i'm sure you know the rest of that song. we're going to have to get through the clouds before we see that sunshine. and it's going to take a little while, probably until about noon down here in the south bay, maybe 2:00 in san francisco. meanwhile, you might have to wait until about 3:30 up in the north bay, but your temperatures climbing along the way. because we are going to get breaks of sun. we do have thick fog out there. and ten miles of visibility just

about everywhere, however that fog is developing and our gauges are located in very specific spots across the bay area. it might not be picking up those low visibilities. you might encounter deep pockets out there. indication the fog is out there, the flight delays out of sfo. take it easy across the bay area this morning. we'll be at about 65 degrees in san jose by noon. so comfortable conditions. you're already peeling off a layer in the east bay and the south bay where the sun will shine through earliest. it's going to take its time up in the north bay. that's why your temperatures will still be in the 50s at noon. but take a look where we're headed by about 3:00 or 4:00 today. 70 degrees in san jose, 66 in oakland, and i'm still forecasting 70 degrees in santa rosa with a strong ridge of high pressure. it's going to build in for the next couple of days. as we head through 7:00 p.m. friday, we start to get our showers, steady rain developing, continuing to time out this system for you, get outdoors comfortably this weekend and why you might want to start that spring garden on sunday.

really good day to do so. 6:10 first. check your drive with mike. >> let's take you out to 580 where we still have slowing. this earlier accident over on the left side of your screen. that's right around the bridge reportedly cleared from the highway. so at least spectator slowing from what the earlier activity was. we'll say that's where it kicks off. all the way back past the area. really slowing on the approach off of north livermore avenue. and pretty much a general slowdown for the entire 580 commute. 19 minutes over out of the altamont pass. we have construction crews on the move from the onramps. diablo road, be ut this is late than they typically clear. folks who are not used to seeing those crews move around. we'll get a live look across the bay. no metering lights yet but the traffic picked up going into san francisco. back to you. >> the lights are pretty, but

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welcome back, everyone. a man bound for san francisco international airport in police custody right now this morning. out on the east coast. "today in the bay" is in our newsroom. she has all the latest developments. good morning. >> earlier we brought you live pictures coming from philadelphia international airport. this is where a 29-year-old man is still detained after tsa agents found what appears to be some sort of firework in his carry-on. the man telling officials he forgot. he had the fireworks when trying to board u.s. airways flight bound for sfo early this morning.

now the bomb squad was called in. they did their inspection and just gave the all clear. still, the man is in custody while the tsa, fbi and philadelphia police investigate. no flights are affected. now to the latest regarding the gunman who confessed to killing seven people in southern france this month. authorities refusing to allow him to be buried in nigeria because of security concerns. his father requesting he be buried in his birth country. he was killed by police in his apartment one week ago after a long police standoff. well, facebook founder mark zuckerburg making friends in toek o tokyo. the japanese leader thanking zuckerburg for facebook's ability to reconnect people after last year's tsunami. emphasizing facebook's commitment to japan.

now john and laura, he made sure to point out it's the only country outside the u.s. to have a facebook engineering office. >> wow. that's cool information. thank you very much. >> and it made such a difference when it came to that tragedy, as well. >> good point there. let's check in with christina loren one more time. i guess a little calm before the storms kick back in. >> and the calm before the time line. that's tomorrow. mandated on facebook, yeah. yeah. zuckerburg's facebook, thanks for that. i've got a bone to pick with mr. zuckerburg. we're looking good out there. 49 degrees in san mateo, 48 in sunnyvale and oakland. starting out nice and mild, san francisco, you're actually at 50. but we have some fog developing. so that's going to keep your temperatures cool for the first part of the day. high pressure will clear those clouds, though, we're talking about a nice day just about everywhere with the sun shining by about 4:00 p.m. over the greater bay area. so cool start, drizzle near the coast with onshore flow and thick fog.

isolated shower possible north as the jet stream kind of hovering just to our north. it's going to keep the storm track to the north, we'll see a stray shower from time to time sneak into the north bay. i think that'll happen as we head through the second half of today. weekend storm arrives, we all get one heading into saturday. saturday's your day for outdoor plans, high pressure staying nice and firm for the next couple of days. that's going to keep this system moving to the pacific northwest to our north and keep us nice and dry. at least south of the golden gate bridge for today and tomorrow. high pressure still going to bring your temperatures in the mid-60s even right by the water. all works out like this, 7:00 p.m., steady rain at the coast, everybody getting wet at 7:00 a.m. saturday, the bulk of the moisture between about 6:00 and 9:00. the cold blast arrives at 8:00 p.m. saturday night and we get snow on top of mt. hamilton. today's highs look good for outdoor activity, 70 in san jose, 70 in livermore, seven-day outlook, rain on the way, major drop between friday and saturday. keep that in mind.

check your drive with mike. we've been following this accident for northbound 101. it has cleared from the roadway and still has the slowing. we're getting ready for the slowdown, which we expect to see in the next 20 minutes. however, look at this, right there, highway 87, extra slowing past capital. that's early to see this. speeds in the 40s, just showed up. i'll track it and see if it sticks around. that could be an early ship for that guadalupe parkway. that could be an issue getting into downtown san jose. the construction clearing here, the oregon expressway off ramp and the dumbarton bridge, highway 4 over to the newark side, 101 clear up the peninsula, as well, including past highway 192, the bridge itself, let's get a live look, traffic flowing off of the high-rise and the peninsula moves smoothly, westbound, your commute direction at the limit across the bridge, steady, no wind issues today, but we may see fog creeping around keep that in mind. we'll let you know, as well. 580 moves smoothly through livermore.

that may be the reason for additional slowing for that 22-minute travel time. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. a stretch of roadway in need of repair. it will be fixed before the start of this year's engine tour. $100,000 will be spent on a privately owned road on the southern entrance to mt. diablo state park. the repair job is supposed to make it safer for racers and fans. it wasn't meant to be a permanent fix, however, but the engine tour starts on may 13th. here's a cool way for youngsters to leave their mark, eastbound students have a chance to put their stamp on the tunnel. caltrans holding a contest to design several pieces of art 36 inches tall and they'll be on display over the entrance to the tunnel. k-12 students in contra costa and alameda counties are the ones that can compete in this. and the style this year, the deco theme is 1920s. that deco theme, the deadline to

submit entries may 7th. a bay area city putting in new parking meters designed to make paying easier. installing 1,000 meters that can pay with coins, credit cards, and eventually your mobile device. installations will take about a week to complete. sensors will also be installed that will give realtime information on where those hot spots are available. san francisco, in the meantime, trying something new with the parking meters, demand pricing. meters close to the civic center, fisherman's wharf can be found for just a quarter per hour according to the "chronicle," but if you want to park in the financial district, well, get ready to shell out financially, as well, $4.75 per hour. this is the fifth rate adjustment since the program started in july. well, that plan to electrify caltrain slowly moving forward. bay area transportation leaders are approving a fund deal there to make caltrain faster, cleaner, and quieter.

the california high-speed rail authority and five bay area transit agencies agreeing to split up that $1.4 billion cost to upgrade and electrify caltrain. caltrain would like to finish the product by 2019 in hopes of sharing that track with the state's new high-speed rail line. it's 6:21 right now. coming up on "today in the bay," students hoping for minimum wage increase in san jose. >> great day, great week really for ayea are stocks, the third ipo this week take a look coming up. as a fashion blogger,

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welcome back, everybody on this thursday morning. a picturesque shot up in san francisco. and that's where we start your day. we'll let you know how traffic is flowing and weather outside with christina loren. the time now 6:24. it started out as a class project and now an effort to raise the minimum wage is headed for the november ballot. students in a sociology class at san jose state university developed the initiative with the help of community groups. the students gathered more than 30,000 signatures to put it on the ballot. today, the students will deliver the petitions to city hall to be verified. by the end of the day today three bay area companies will have ipos. scott mcgrew, quite a week. >> isn't it, though? vocera communications, annie's food, that was yesterday, today we get cafe press. they'll start trading on the nasdaq some time after the opening chime on the market in six minutes. cafe press, that site that lets you create t-shirts and coffee

mugs with your own design on them. it's been around forever. and internet time since 1999 and is just now going public. wednesday's big ipo both had -- both had very good first days of trading. vocera, that makes the hospital communications a lot like the badges you see on star trek game, 31%, annie's in the east bay, absolutely exploded up 89%. and you'd think that companies would be thrilled when their stock rises 89% in the first few moments of trading. really that meant annie left a lot of money on the table. a company only gets cash from the first trade every other trade is between private individuals. if i buy share of a company on the first offering of $10, the company gets $10 and uses that money for expansion or research or whatever. after that, the initial sale, if the stock rises to $100 and i

saw it, the company doesn't get any of it. apple head tim cook seen meeting with the chinese government has visited the fox con plants in shenzen. cook pretty much invented apple's manufacturing process. he was the man who moved apple from making its own stuff in its own factories. apple had factories to consolidating to one massive contract factory. >> thank you. it is 6:26 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," the alameda county food bank making an appeal for donations. coming up in a live report. and investigators developing a theory about what led to sierra lamar's disappearance. a live report is next. [ female announcer ] here in california, our schools need help.

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might have abducted 15-year-old sierra lamar. i'm bob redell, we're going to take you live to morgan hill coming up. and the community food bank has a problem. all of their holiday donations are running out this week. i'm christie smith, coming up, how you can help in a live report. and this is a live look at the golden gate bridge, traffic flowing fairly smoothly out there right now. just in case you've forgotten, let us remind you, it is friday eve, also known as thursday, march 29th, "today in the bay." good morning to you, and thanks so much for joining us. seconds away from 6:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm john kelly. that weekend now in sight, and what are we seeing in your crystal ball? >> i thought it was a magic eight ball to be honest, and the outcome is unknown right now. we're looking good right now.

i can tell you it's going to rain on saturday. if you want to make outdoor plans, sunday's your day to do so. 50 in oakland and 48 degrees in sunnyvale, we're starting out nice and mild, slated to hit the 70s later on today. 6:29, let's check your drive with mike. >> folks, let's look over at the bay bridge because it's 6:30. and we had a few minutes with the metering lights on now. all the cluster of lights, keeping things moving smoothly on the upper deck. in the foreground, we see lighter flow than last time. it's all backed up forming back to about the 880 overcrossing already. there's another look and the golden gate bridge, not a problem. back to you. 6:30 right now, new this morning, oakland police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead. a woman at the scene told us the victim is her son. and she gave us this photo of him. shooting happened around 12:30 this morning on 26th avenue near 20 street. at this point we know at least

one man was killed and homicide detectives have been called to the scene. nearly two full weeks after sierra lamar went missing, investigators revealing new theorys about what may have happened to the teenager. bob redell live in morgan hill right now with preparations for another day of searching all over morgan hill. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, john. we're here at burnett elementary at morgan hill, in about an hour and a half organizers will begin their third search effort day to find 15-year-old sierra lamar. she's the girl who disappeared from near her home here in morgan hill up two friday mornings ago. the sheriff's office is looking for a kidnapper. they believe it's quite possible he or she is familiar with this area, especially when you consider this statistic, the sheriff pointing out to us that 40% of people who abduct children live within a mile of the child's home. investigators are also working on a theory this person did not plan this abduction, that, instead, it was a crime of opportunity. >> we believe in cases of

stranger abduction, and we're not there yet. we don't know if this was an acquaintance or a stranger, but in cases of stranger abduction, we know that it's usually an impulsive act. >> the sheriff's office already has contacted registered sex offenders who live within a couple of miles of the lamar home. they're about to finish up if they haven't already with probationers and parolees now moving on to people who just have criminal records. both parents have taken polygraph exams, but law enforcement won't competent on the results. yesterday, the sheriff's office searched several nearby percolation ponds and reservoir for clues surrounding sierra's disappearance while almost 300 volunteers look through fields in the area. you can still volunteer in the search by coming here to burnett elementary off 85 tilton to register between 8:00 and 1:00, those are general times today through sunday. reporting live here in morgan hill, bob redell, "today in the

bay." the man accused of killing five people in the san francisco home will be back in court today. the arraignment will continue this morning. police say he committed the murders near san francisco city college on friday during a burglary. he could face the death penalty. the public defender's office asked to represent in the case has a conflict of interest. they represented his brother in a separate case and he is a potential witness in this case. well, union city high school teacher back in court this morning to answer charges he sexually assaulted a student. 38-year-old expected to enter a plea some time today. police say he had a nine-month relationship with a 16-year-old student at james logan high school. he's now facing 22 counts of sexual assault, and right now he's free on bail. navado police need your help finding a bank robber this morning. they say this man entered the bank of marin yesterday and passed a note to the teller

demanding money. he took off after getting an undisclosed amount of cash. anyone with information on the robbery should call navado police. the shelves are almost bare here in a bay area organization, helping those in need finds itself in need this morning. christie smith live in oakland where the community food bank is struggling right now just trying to stretch its budget to try to get more food for the people in need. good morning, christie. >> good morning to you, john. this is just not the time of year where you normally take a donation. they've got hundreds of thousands of pounds of food over the holidays. and that's what's left here this morning. they've got a lot of things like stuffing and cranberry sauce, but they're thinking by the end of this week what they have left they're going to run out of. normally those bins you see back there, the wood ones would be full of food. right now have they're completely empty. and these bins on the floor, there is food here, but normally, there would be a whole lot more. and the demand is high.

here with us this morning is mike. good morning. can you talk about -- one of the things you're asking for is a cash donation, and we were talking about this example of something like peanut butter. maybe you'd spend $3 in the store for something like this, but what could you do? >> we can multiply that into about $15 worth of food that we can distribute. >> so who do you help? and specifically who needs it now? you were saying that a number of people have their kids home for spring break and now they have to see their kids. >> well, there's actually no face of hunger right now, we're feeding everybody, working family, seniors, children, but one of the biggest things right now are families with children. any time where children are out of school and not receiving the school meals they would otherwise be getting, that's added burden, two meals a day on these families, ten meals a week for every child. >> how can people help? >> go to our website, visit

accsb.org, click the donate button or our virtual food drive and go shopping for us. >> great, thanks for being up this morning. certainly the need is there. reporting live in oakland, "today in the bay." republican presidential candidate rick santorum will be in town today and hopefully has a sweet tooth. santorum will attend a public rally at the jelly belly factory in fairfield at 4:00 p.m. followed by a private reception inside the factory for campaign donors. the former senator from pennsylvania will also attend a fundraiser in alamo where supporters will pay $2,500. >> imagine channelling a little bit of ronald reagan thing with the jelly bellies. we check back in with christina loren, rain over the weekend. >> maybe a rainbow as we head through sunday. we've got a lot of rain on the way, but saturday is your washout day. we're going to clear out quickly. that means if you want to make the outdoor plans, after all, it's springtime in the area. you'll be able to do so and the

soil will be nice and moist, great for starting that spring garden. sunday kicks off a nice, fair stretch of weather that lasts well into easter weekend. that's the good news. 50 degrees in oakland, 48 degrees in sunnyvale this morning, good morning to you there, 46 in fairfield and 47 in santa rosa. it all works out for today, nice, cool start with temperatures in the 40s and 50s until about i'd say 8:00 a.m. in the south bay, and then once that sun comes up, temperatures are going to soar down here. we'll get the sunshine off the bat in the south bay. you'll have to wait for it up in the north bay. warming nicely, though, throughout the day today, and the storm track the sitting just to our north. a stray shower certainly possible today and tomorrow. and that storm track through saturday, talking about 1 to 2 inches of rain up in the north bay and san francisco, oakland, as well, could get soggy saturday. so enjoy, 68 degrees at 4:00 p.m. with a mix of sun and clouds. and you'll be at 62 by the coast. and my next report, i'll time

out that system and we'll take an early preview at next week. spring break for many kids. let's see if that's making forring a lighter drive with mike. >> well, because in san jose and the east bay, they're both off this week as well as mission college. and that's creating some -- well, less commuters. that'll affect next week. highway 4, has the slowdown, traditional, and the circling in toward concord for highway 4, that's moving west as is typical for this time of morning. 680 and 24 move smoothly, 680, the last of the crews has picked up from the red gear onramp. the rest picked up about ten minutes ago. we're looking at a slower drive coming in through the altamont pass and livermore. the earlier accident has cleared, but debris reported and that caused more slowdown as you're coming through the heart of livermore. a live look outside and see how things are shaping up for 880 past the coliseum, holding steady, speeds in the 50s, not a major issue until you get to the

toll plaza. back to you. >> thanks for the update. coming up, a rash of burglaries have police asking for the public's help. we have details coming up. mitt romney will get a big endorsement today, but also trying to make up for another gaffe. a live report is next. and you know what to do. come check us out on facebook, look up nbc bay area. you get the weather, the traffic, the conversation, you get thguys. and us.

6:41 right now. we are less than a week away from another round of gop primaries. and as the race drags out, campaign finances becoming more of an issue for some of the candidates. "today in the bay" tracie potts joins us live from washington. good morning, tracie. >> good morning, laura. and as a result, he's changing his strategy, laying off about a third of his staff, getting rid of his campaign manager. he says he'll focus more on online efforts in key states in an attempt to still get that nomination. now, on the flip side, though, yesterday, gingrich was defending himself against charges that he's wealthy or that he's always been wealthy at a forum here at georgetown. a student said he was offended by gingrich's comment that students should work as janitors to make money in college. he says his daughters did. the student called it offensive. gingrich repeatedly saying i wasn't wealthy, i wasn't wealthy in college.

mitt romney who is the wealthiest of the candidates is getting a big endorsement today from former president george bush, that's bush 41, the elder bush. but also, again, dogged on the campaign trail about these questions of just how much money he has. now pictures of a garage in san diego, plans for one that he was building on to his house. four-car garage with elevators, separate ones for each car. not so unusual, the campaign says, but certainly fodder for his opponents, including santorum who will be in the bay area today. >> how will they adjust? thank you, tracie. coming up, 15 minutes of uninterrupted news. including a group showing pink slime a little bit of love. we have that coming up. >> i thought that was strawberry yogurt. we'll go behind the scenes thehe c cafe e press starts selling shares to the public. chevron with techron.

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i think we're going to get a chance to enjoy the forecast today. >> we are. >> sunglasses. >> yeah? sunglasses, 70s. >> i know it's going to be sunny, right? >> hanging on my every word. hold that thought. yes, we are going to see the 70s today. and i know john and myself, we like the warmer weather. it is back in the mix today and tomorrow, laura likes to garden, well, you're going to get your day in the hay on sunday. we'll have nice, moist soil out there. great gardening conditions. right now, we're not seeing all that much of the sun and that's because it's slowly but surely coming up. we've got low clouds and that's preventing flights out of sfo, so you want to check ahead probably for the next three hours and i believe these visibilities will come down throughout the next couple of hours, as well, we'll keep you updated throughout the "today" show.

pretty comfortable conditions for this morning, you don't need the heavy jacket. you want to layer up today because we are headed toward the 70s. in fact, mid-60s by noon. here's our next storm. high pressure takes control for the next couple of days. keep that storm track to our north. what we're expecting are temperatures comfortable in the south bay. the sunshine today, few 70s down south. forecasting 70s in santa row a. with thick pockets of fog out there. 8:00 p.m., that steady rain developing and moving into the east bay, we stop the clock at 7:00 a.m. saturday starting to get the heaviest of the rain, the bulk of the moisture expected to come through. between about 6:00 and 9:00. by 1:00 p.m., turning showery, and then the cold blast comes in saturday night. temperatures on saturday are only going to end up in the mid-50s. but we might get some snow on top of mt. hamilton, snow levels dropping to about 2,500 feet. 70 degrees in san jose, 67 in

fremont for today, so for tomorrow, showers arrive by the evening hours, rain moves in saturday and then a nice, mild day on sunday, and i do believe this is a great day to do gardening. i'm not a gardener like laura, but i know you want that soil, get in there -- >> i did it last weekend. >> and you get the sunshine and fair weather all the way through tuesday. let's check your drive with mike. >> good gardening advice, as well. find everything here. we're looking at 101. find the slowing north of 680 up to the airport and 87. that slowdown we've been tracking has been sticking around. by time we get to capital expressway, speeds into the 50s. then down toward the 30s as you approach, expect slowing downtown by the time you get there, folks, that's for the south bay. getting in the south bay, showing slowing now, a bit of volume. there's a good deal of slowing right past the expressway lane and a smooth drive over the hill. low clouds hovering around, fog may be an issue a little later on in your commute. get a look out at livermore,

31-minute drive coming out of the altamont pass, coming through this congested area, most of the focus coming through here, some folks cutting through highway 84 down through livermore and pleasantton and the earlier debris has cleared. that's why things are a little bit cleaner toward the dublin interchange expected to spread on over to 580 in the next few minutes. we're looking at highway 4, speeds down below 20 and through pittsburgh, bay point and thereupon concord, the volume builds over toward that interchange, guys, back to you. >> thanks a lot. volunteers this morning about to gather again, resume the search for sierra lamar, and right now, we're getting a better idea about the direction that investigation is taking into the teen's disappearance. bob redell has all the latest developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. here on the third day of this all-volunteer search for sierra lamar being run out of burnett elementary in morgan hill.

we are getting a better sense of where the sheriff's office stands in their investigation. we've spoken with sheriff lori smith. they're not ready to call this a stranger abduction, not there yet in her words. it's quite possible, though, whoever took sierra lamar 13 days ago knew her and was at least acquainted with her. investigators do believe that this person is familiar with the area, the sheriff points out that 40% of the people who abduct children live within a mile of the child's home. and they're also working on a theory this was a crime of opportunity. in other words, the person didn't plan this, they saw the 15-year-old girl and made a snap decision to take her. >> it's impulsive. the less than 2% of the strangers that abduct children are registered sex offenders, but they do have criminal history. and so we're looking at parolees, probationers, people who have criminal records. >> the sheriff's office has already contacted register sex offenders who live within a

couple of miles of the lamar home. they're about to finish up if they haven't already with probationers and parolees. now moving on to people with criminal records. both parents have taken polygraph exams, but law enforcement will not comment on the results. yesterday the sheriff's office searched nearby percolation pond and the reservoir for clues surrounding sierra's disappearance while almost 300 volunteers looked to fields in the area. you can still volunteer for this search being run by the klaas kids foundation by showing up here between roughly 8:00 and 1:00 today through sunday. reporting live here in morgan hill, bob redell, "today in the bay." suspected serial killer joseph mesa will return to court next week to set a trial date. he asked the judge yesterday to postpone setting a trial date until he could discuss the case with his attorney adviser. he is representing himself on charges he killed four northern california women between 1977 and 1994. he is due back in court next week.

the trial of an alleged gang member accused in a triple murder will enter a new phase next week. 25-year-old edwin ramos is accused of opening fire killing anthony belonya and two of his boys back in 2008. prosecutors rested their case tuesday after presenting evidence that ramos shot him thinking they were rival gang members. the defense begins monday with ramos' attorney claiming he was driving the car that ramos, rather, was driving the car but was not the gunman. a spike in home burglaries has residents in one peninsula city asking for answers. they want answers here. dozens of people attending a community meeting -- there are they are reminded the best way to avoid becoming a burglary victim is to lock all doors and windows and report suspicious behavior. thieves who hit her home knew exactly what they wanted.

>> i could see the door was open and i said to my husband, for some reason i said, go look -- go see if the tv's still here. and he said it is and then i went to my jewelry box. and it wasn't. and they had taken all the gold. just gold. >> palo alto authorities say there have been 71 daytime burglaries this year alone compared to the 31 in the first three months of 2011 and 22 in 2010. they say cities like menlo park and redwood city are also seeing a spike. empty shelves and short on funds, a food bank now needs help. "today in the bay" is live in oakland where the alameda county community food bank that cupboards are nearly bare. >> yeah, they are bare. the boxes normally would be full of food, right now they're not. and then all of those bins that you see over there that went out during the holidays, they're just sitting here idle right

now. more than 3,000 of them. and really the last big push you might remember was over the holidays. and that's what they have left over here is the whole lot of cranberry sauce and stuffing. so the alameda county community food bank thinks they might be running out of certain foods in a matter of days. they're putting out the plea for donations of cash or food. right now, a lot of families thinking about having to feed their kids over spring break. they're saying last april they had one of their biggest demands ever and thinking this year will probably be about the same. they help feed about 49,000 people a week. so if you want to help out, you can go to their website and make a donation online at www.accfb.org. reporting live in oakland, i'm christie smith, "today in the bay." a unique field trip being planned today for the center of that pink slime debate. the leaders of several states will travel to the only place right now where the controversial beef filler is

still being made. good old nebraska. the group wants to show its support for the embattled manufacturer's beef products incorporated. bans over the safety and health benefits of meat additive. 6:55 right now. this morning, the debate over using public money to pad the wallets of u.c.'s best paid employees. a threatened lawsuit by 36 top executives. they say regents are legally required to increase their pensions because of the policy approved back in 1999 to lift limits if a federal waiver was approved. that happened in 2007. today, the u.c. system president will ask regents to rescind that policy. a report on the pepper spraying of students at a u.c. davis rally will soon be released. but a judge has told the task force investigating to release the report about what happened after it removes the police officers' names. the officers have 21 days to

appeal the ruling. if there's no appeal, the report can be released. the first time it was held in iraq in decades, but the annual summit off to a shaky start after a rocket attack. "today in the bay" live in the newsroom with the developments. >> good morning. first off, only ten heads of state of the 22-member arab league even showing up for the summit start in baghdad today and then to add insult to injury, officials say a mortar hit near the iranian embassy there just as the meeting got underway. two loud explosions were heard, but so far there are no reports of casualties. now, among those in attendance, u.n. secretary general ban ki moon who is dead set on squashing the deadly violence in syria. this is the scene in wales where drivers are rushing to the pump before a possible strike by fuel tanker drivers for five of the uk's seven major fuel distribution firms are

threatening to strike over health and safety standards. and new questions this morning in the trayvon martin case after police released this surveillance video of the alleged gunman the night martin was shot and killed. this video obtained exclusive by by abc news. it shows george zimmerman getting out of the patrol car at police headquarters telling s i police the teenager attacked him, broke his nose and cut the back of his head. this video here allows you to be the judge. now, martin was killed february 26th, zimmerman, though, still has not been charged with any sort of crime. john and laura? >> thank you, marla. 6:57 right now. california women are earning college and graduate degrees at a higher rate than men, but women still trail men when it comes to leadership positions, earning power, and proficiency in science and math. it's according to a new analysis by mt. st. marys college in l.a. women make up more than half of

the enrollment and more likely to graduate than men. but in the business world, a study shows women only own about 30% of the state's businesses. and represent just 3% of chief executive officers in california's top public companies. well, more than half of all cancer is preventable and people can actually help change that today. that's the word from a new study conducted by public health researchers at washington university. they say smoking alone is responsible for a third of all cancer cases in the u.s. obesity accounts for another 20%. now researchers say tighter tobacco restrictions and eliminating certain elements in foods such as transfats are also helping to reduce the number of cancer cases. it's 6:58 right now. cafe press the latest bay area company to offer shares to the public. scott mcgrew joins us. >> well, good morning to you. it is exciting to see this sort of thing happen. let's go to the nasdaq and hear from the ceo himself.

>> an exciting day for the world's customization engine cafe press. congratulations to you all. it's time for even more. >> rarely do we get to see behind the scenes a the the nasdaq, but here's the countdown, five, four, three -- as cafe press launches to the public. now cafe press is the third bay area company to launch, annie's out of the east bay yesterday as did vocera communications out of san jose. cafe press has been around since 1999 and is just now going public. i have not seen a trade on them yet. but we'll certainly keep you updated. one final check from christina loren. >> good morning, guys. grab that jacket or at least a sweater. you won't need the heavy coat today. by noon, 57 degrees inland, touching on the 70s later. let's check your drive with mike. >> the atypical slowing for 680. a disabled bmw in your middle lane as you get toward the