initiating a new search for sierra lamar, one that's south of morgan hill. that story coming up. and surprising new information about who the real intended target may have been at monday's mass shooting at a university in oakland. i'm christie smith, details coming up. plus, wandering the streets all alone, a man missing more than 12 hours. and a live look outside this morning, what are we in store for today? we will find out on this thursday, april 5th. this is "today in the bay." >> good thursday morning to you, and thanks so much for joining us. 6:00 right now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm john kelley. we check in with christina loren and felt like jack frost made a visit yesterday, but is spring going to spring? >> yeah.

go ahead and take that one out there. spring has sprung in the bay area. you can vividly see the flowers blooming everywhere. it's gorgeous. one of those days where taking a drive is going to be very ideal. 34 degrees, though, grab your jacket before doing so up in napa. we're headed toward a gorgeous afternoon. i'll let you know when winter-like weather returns because that is in the forecast. and we've got that easter sunday ready to go. a lot of people have those easter egg hunts planned. there are some breezy conditions around. we had a couple of bridge advisories. right now just the bay bridge with that wind advisory. our camera here shows the shake on the mountain tops, as well. prepare for those gusts. not a major concern for the commute. and we'll look at debris. that is a concern for southbound 680 approaching the interchange with 242. the merge there, this is an issue across all lanes, but no

lanes reported blocked. what a way to wake up. new this morning, small quakes rumbled north of morgan hill. marking four quakes in the area in the last 24 hours. a magnitude 2.7 quake shook at about 1:00 this morning. less than a minute later by a magnitude 2.1. about half an hour after that, a magnitude 1.3 hit the same location. you may recall on tuesday morning, another magnitude 2.3 quake struck about eight miles north of that city. laura, we have an update to developing news in a search for sierra. it's been almost three weeks since sierra lamar was last seen near her morgan hill home. and now after thousands of tips and several suspicious clues, the investigation is heading south. today the sheriff's department launching a brand new day-long search. nbc bay area's bob redell live in morgan hill this morning with a look at the areas investigators and what they'll be focusing on. bob, good morning. >> good morning, john.

we'll be heading south and out of morgan hill as you mentioned tomorrow will be three weeks since sierra lamar disappeared. the 15-year-old never making it to this intersection where she was supposed to catch her school bus down the road from her home. the sheriff's office and volunteers have already searched a 20-mile radius around her home. this morning at 9:00, they will expand that search south to gilroy and san martin. this will involve about 20 members of the search and rescue unit as well as canines that can detect human remains. investigators tell us they have received over 1,000 tips they're following up on. they have nod said what led them to search south, whether it's one of those tips, a piece of evidence, or just a natural extension of the search area. some people who won't be participating in any searches for sierra are her mother and father. law enforcement has advised them against this to protect them from being the trauma of possibly being the ones to find their daughter. steve lamar tells us last night not knowing what happened to his

daughter has made for some very long days and nights. >> yeah. crying every day still. at least once crying, you know. usually when i'm alone, so i try to not be alone very often. >> reporter: steve lamar tells us that today he will go back to work as silicon valley's start-up. this will be the first time going back on the job since his daughter disappeared. again, it'll be three weeks ago tomorrow morning. reporting live here at morgan hill. bob redell, "today in the bay." and we can also tell you that search for sierra taking a new high-tech twist this morning. san jose-based company child quest international assigning a qr code to the missing teen. that code is a series of printed squares and it appears on missing posters. people with the free qr code app on their cell phones can scan that code and be linked directly to a website with more photos and information about sierra. now the code also includes a

highlighted hot line number that immediately connects you with police. 6:04 right now. the man accused of pulling the trigger in monday's mass killing at a small east bay university campus is now charged with seven counts of murder. 43-year-old one l goh was shackled and showed little emotion during a brief court appearance in oakland. goh softly replied yes when the judge asked if he understood the charges. so far he has not entered a plea. right now, we're learning new details about who police say was the initial target when goh went to that east bay campus with a 45 caliber semiautomatic and four magazines of ammunition. christie, a school administrator came forward saying she was the target, but now we're hearing that might not be the case? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right. there's been a little bit of confusion around this. but first, i wanted to show you what has changed since yesterday outside of oikos university. when we got here yesterday,

there were maybe seven or eight bunches of flowers and you can see how large it is this morning. and we are learning more about who the real intended target was. it was first believed to be a nursing administrator. she wasn't here on monday, though. well, now police believe that the intended target was a different female administrator altogether. ellen is the nursing administrator and she told the associated press that the suspect goh dropped out of the nursing program in november but had come to her several times asking for a tuition refund and that he got angry when she could not give it all back. police say goh came to the school monday and opened fire on ten people, killing seven. a memorial service was held just last night for one victim, lidia simms. earlier her friend spoke to nbc bay area. >> feels guilty. she -- one of her secretary -- her secretary was like one of her children, one of her girls,

her daughter. she's just devastated. >> now, earlier there were a number of reports that goh was teased by fellow students about his difficulty with the english language. she is saying she didn't see that at all and police have not revealed who this other female administrator is only saying that she's scared to death. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." there's still no sign of the gun used during monday's deadly rampage. and now police say they are calling off that search until they get better information here about the gun's location. a boat equipped with sonar has searched near the university but had no luck. a dive team also tried to search the area, but we're told the water's too murky to actually locate anything. we will have more on that investigation into the shooting rampage all morning long and of course all day long at nbcbayarea.com also posting updates, of course, on facebook and on twitter pages. new this morning, an elderly

dementia patient may be wandering the streets of san jose alone after disappearing from a home. the police department sent out a tracking canine overnight to find this man. 67-year-old lee hodgen. he's now been missing for more than 12 hours. he was last seen at his board and care home on sierra wood drive in san jose wearing a red sweatshirt and gray sweat pants. hodgen is diagnosed with dementia and has a history of going missing. it is 6:08 right now. b.a.r.t. police investigating a brazen attack at a busy station. officers trying to track down three teens who witnesses say beat a man just outside the station last night and left him bleeding on the ground. officers not sure at this point if it was an attempted robbery or if the victims knew his attackers. a surveillance camera capturing that entire crime. it is now being reviewed by investigators. it is 6:08 right now. an east bay city is being sued by the family of an elderly man who died after being bitten by a

police dog. relatives for 89-year-old jessie porter filed a wrongful death suit. the accident happened last may when police were searching for suspects in porter's neighborhood. a police dog was lifted over his backyard fence and the dog attacked biting him on a leg. that led to infection and partial amputation of his leg. a few months later, he died. a previous claim against the city was rejected. and the family now says it wants changes in the police procedures. there's a man out there carrying a badge, but we can tell you he's not a cop. this morning a thief pretending to be an undercover officer still on the loose in san jose. police say the suspect drives a dark green compact van, flashes a badge and pulls people over. he asks people for their wallets to try and run a warrant check, but then when he returns that wallet.

the very same thing happened at king and mckee roads. then a little bit later on, another incident at sunset and stowe avenues. san jose police want the public to know no, they do not drive green vans. it is 6:10 right now. janitors take to the streets in a protest over pay. 700 janitors will march through palo alto today. starting at 11:00. the march comes on the day the janitors union voted to authorize the may 1st strike. the statewide contract of the seiu united workers west expires in one month. 6:10 right now. and after a couple of well-deserved days off, christina loren's back in the mix with us. welcome back, what's happening outside? >> i came back just in time for friday eve. and we've got a holiday weekend shaping up. so i can tell you right now we're going to hold off on the rain at least until the second half of easter sunday. this morning, though, you'll need a jacket. you can leave the umbrella at home. temperatures are tumbling up in

the north bay. now only two degrees away from freezing np santa rosa, and fairfield. and the next couple of hours and we lose a little bit of that wind, we're expecting the temperatures to hit the freezing mark. give yourself a little extra time out there. weather headlines tell the story. patc patchy frost today, a mild and breezy afternoon, temperatures will be on the comfortable side. 60 by noon today, inland 62 degrees as you make your way home from work at 4:00 p.m. windy conditions today, no rain just yet. i'll show you when that returns when i get to my seven-day outlook. first, it's 6:11. we want to see how your drive is shaping up on a thursday. >> folks, animated golden gate. let's get a look at the real thing. as folks are traveling toward us, the headlights southbound. reports of an accident just past the toll plaza, but the latest update on the computer right here from chp is it is off of the roadway and actually moving to the parking lot over to the

exploratorium. now just south of there, 101 northbound coming through san bruno, the camera is shaking because of the wind. the gusts of wind coming over those mountain peaks, keep that in mind. wind advisory still in place for the bay bridge crossing the water, as well. highway 4, your traditional slow spot through antioch and not so bad, things were compressed toward "l" street, now spreading out and the debris going on 680, willow pass road, back to you. 6:12 right now. still ahead, an all boys club about to get the first female member. the controversy that has an elite golf course teed off. just ahead. also a scene out of a movie madagascar, a baby giraffe getting ready to suit up as a 67giants starter. the fan favorite making thcut on the team's roster. hey guys, breakfast!

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sun breaking this morning. i'm a little breathy. >> that's how we do it. >> 6:14. >> she's like a track star. it's fun to watch. this morning, he's an actor and an icon knowing to bring batman to life on the little screen. adam west getting a star on the hollywood walk of fame. feel free to jump in with your pows, bams, whiffs. best known playing batman during the 1960s. a the classic series. these days he keeps hopes alive. keeping the character mayor adam west on "family guy." the star is on hollywood boulevard. and bat mobile will be in attendance, as well. hopefully the sound effects for him too. penalties imposed for the new orleans saints pay for pain bounty program. head coach shawn peyton,

assistant and general manager all facing suspensions and fines. they'll travel to new york to ask the league to reconsider this. former defensive coordinator greg williams not appealing his indefinite suspension. the saints accused of paying players to put the hurt on opponents and knock them out during games. los angeles getting closer to bringing back the nfl to the city. today a group looking to build $1 billion stadium will hand its environmental impact report to city leaders. wants to show the nfl can exist in the city without causing major traffic and parking nightmares. they've already got that. the public will now have 45 days to air-conditioners about that project. the home of the masters golf tournament has something to say about the controversial membership policy. it's none of your business. the chairman of augusta national golf course says he has no comment on who the course admits as members. the topic on the front of the burner because the historically

men-only club has a bit of a quandary. historically, the club admits the ceos of ibm as members. this year the new ceo of ibm is a woman. we should mention, secrecy is so high at augusta, there could be a female member that nobody knows about. but members are usually easily recognizable because of those iconic and bold green jackets. >> you could dress up a green dress, perhaps. turns out a baby giraffe will be starting for the giants, after all. brandon belt starting first base opening day. hector sanchez making the cut, as well, as the number two catcher behind buster posey. whiteside will be sent to aaa to fresno. also traded chris stewart to the yankees for pitcher. but by the way, giants open their season in arizona on friday. much excited. yeah. you can still catch the game on

the big screen at at&t park. hosting the authentic opening day viewing party on friday. the gates open at 3:00. i'm ready for some baseball. >> nicely done. >> thank you very much. big fans, right, christina? >> yeah, you should see me slide into home. >> the woman's got it all. hit, run, score. >> and three little ones she's got to dress up this sunday. >> that's right. nice weather, though. >> yeah, great weather for easter celebrations. for dressing up the little ones and the good news is, it's not going to rain so when they go outdoors, they're not going to muck up their sunday best. take a live look at sfo, no flight delays, wind shaking around that camera. and that's the reason we don't have any fog and very little frost to report this morning. might find a little bit in the north bay where temperatures have fallen to the low 40s. 34 in napa and 34 in santa rosa. so watch out for some frost up here, but overall, looking mild

this morning in sunnyvale and san jose. a cold air mass in place. area of low pressure now pushing to the south. and we got really cold air trailing behind it. it's going to take a couple of days to mix out. i think by noon today you'll be able to pull off a layer. it will be on the breezy side. cold morning, sunny days, 60s inland and building breeze that will be at its max later on as you commute home at about 5:00 p.m. winds at the strongest. future cast shows you that. you can see here from the key, you get those pinks, the purples and oranges, a stronger wind gust at 5:00 p.m. as you're commuting home. you want to take it easy. over your open-water bridges, but by 4:00 a.m. friday, starting to clear you out coming to the winds. nice calm start tomorrow morning, will make for cold conditions, but the warm-up is on. 61 degrees in san jose. 71 by saturday, sunday, easter sunday, clouds increase, a few showers. looks like sunday evening into monday morning. but that best chance will be up in the north bay. i think in the south bay will

stay nice and dry like i said. a nice sunny start to your easter. let's check your drive with mike. >> get that easter egg hunt in early. looking over to the south bay. this construction still a factor, for the off ramp. the rest of the roadways looking north, not so bad. 101 north of 680. 680 itself, a live look, shows you the southbound side. we're moving all right here past the golf course. but around vargas, reports of a disabled vehicle blocking one of your middle lanes and so that will be a factor as you're heading around the bend and over toward fremont. it's out of our range of our camera, but i'll watch for any slowing and the evidence of that. hopefully get it cleared quickly. another look, live look for the san mateo bridge. we hope this clears, as well. there's a stall reported right around the high-rise, it's over on the shoulder but a distraction coming counter commute. westbound your commute is moving just fine here. back to the maps, the hayward area, 880 moves smoothly, all the way to the bay bridge toll

plaza, 580 out of the altamont pass, now a 19-minute drive. pretty standard, back to you. >> thanks, mike. it is 6:20 right now. coming up, virtual reality. silicon valley upstarts landing their own showsmbr aboavut>>or solyndra deal. we'll take a look coming up. ♪

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it is 6:23 right now. this morning hugo chavez is back home after the latest round of

radiation therapy in cuba. chavez has been recovering well after a february surgery that removed a second tumor near his pelv pelvis. he will beat cancer to win reelection in october he says. and this morning china struggling to restore several government websites allegedly hacked by the government group anonymous. they say they hacked the sites to protect restrictions. the chinese government blocks users from seeing social media websites like facebook and twitter. new reports say the treasury department was given one day to look over solyndra's numbers to hand out that more than $500 million in funds. that's the latest in a long stream of criticisms over that deal. >> good morning to you. it wasn't the treasury department's responsibility really to approve or disapprove the solyndra loan. it was the energy department's loan. but because the treasury cut the check, it was given an opportunity to look at solyndra's balanced books. treasury says the process was

far too rushed. this report written by treasury's top inspector also points out the department really didn't understand what its role in the examination of the numbers should have been in the first place. put it another way. the treasury's saying we only had 24 hours to do something and the law, the way it's written is not super clear as to what we were supposed to be doing in the first place. this report says the process was rushed so that energy secretary chu could issue a press release. other news, several apple bloggers say apple's looking into connectivity problems with the wi-fi only version of its newest apple ipad. an internal apple memo says employees at the store should exchange bad ipads for good ones and the bad ipads back to be tested so apple engineers can figure out what's going on. and gadget reviewers have started publishing their impressions of that new phone, the lumina 900. if the latest smartphone from

nokia which runs windows software. it's beautiful and top of the line, and yes, you can play angry birds on it and watch netflix. pogue also points out there are lots of apps that don't work on the lumina like pandora. but no doubt they'll start writing apps for it. laura? >> can't wait to see if you'll watch this one, scott. reality tv coming to silicon valley. bravo announced a new reality show about the spirit and energy of the high-tech industry. it follows several young entrepreneurs as they struggle to be the next big internet sensation. randi zuckerberg is producing the show, silicon valley gossip -- they say it's -- well, people from there say it actually has a lot of potential, but don't expect housewife drama that bravo is famous for. bravo, of course, owned by nbc universal as which the station is, as well. >> we'll get to see a situation

taking place out there. fist pumping and internet -- anyway. well, hope not. still to come, a fraud investigation on campus. we'll tell you why classes are still in session even though the school might not be making the grade. and as you're waking up getting ready to hit that front door, hold on to your steering wheel. breezy to windy conditions throughout the day today and then we've got a great-looking weekend shaping up. i'll take you through your forecast in moments. and the real commuters of silicon valley, hitting the roadways, i'll show you some things to watch for and watch out about coming up. ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question.

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up. and two pedestrians run down on purpose. a south bay driver's shocking confession to police just ahead. and a live look outside from the south bay this morning, sun coming up, a cool start to the day. pretty nice forecast on tap for this thursday, april 5th. this is "today in the bay." good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us, 6:30 right now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm john kelley. christina loren is back with us and comes bearing gifts of sunshine and kinder weather. >> yes, and easter egg hunting weather, as well, ideal for easter egg hunting. you don't want it too warm, you don't want the rain because the kids get all dirty. all you need is your jacket. 34 degrees in napa, 34 in santa rosa. it's going to drop off a little bit more and we actually already broke a temperature record in

napa. i'll let you know when the rain does arrive in your seven-day forecast in my next report. >> it is in that seven day. let's look out here for a live shot. what else is going on right now, the wind. look at this camera shaking. our san francisco camera showing us 101 northbound with the headlights. folks heading to the bay bridge lower deck, keep in mind the wind advisory there. the map shows you no major slowing, but we do have the metering lights just turning on, the approach to the maze, just fine. this morning, we are still waiting for a plea from the man accused of pulling the trigger in the execution-style killings of seven oakland university students. 43-year-old goh showed little emotion during a brief court appearance as prosecutors charge him with seven counts of murder. now, new details emerging about who the suspected gunman may have been looking for when he walked into the tiny campus on monday and opened fire. "today in the bay's" christie smith live in oakland. a school administrator came forward saying she was the target, but now we're hearing

that might not be the case, christie. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, laura. a number of new developments, the woman initially identified as the potential target of the gunman who came here monday. well, now police are saying she isn't. they're saying he probably came looking for a different female administrator, but they're not saying who she is. police chief didn't reveal any names. this according to the a.p. now, that woman, the first woman is the director of the nursing program here. and the police chief told the a.p. earlier that she was the apparent target. and she thought so too because she apparently denied suspect goh's request for a tuition refund. she wasn't here monday when police say he came to the school and opened fire killing seven people wounding three. just last night there was a memorial for one of the victims. her funeral will be held later today.

an expert with the asian community mental health services center are offering support to survivors who say may suffer from anxiety or even guilt. >> i think because of stigma many people have difficulty saying i have depression or sadness. >> we're in this new country where, you know, we don't need to be worrying about all those other things. get some help for yourself or your family. >> reporter: now, initially police also said that they thought one of the reasons that goh was upset was because he was expelled from the school. but he is saying now he was not. there were also reports he was teased for his difficulty with the english language. but now some teachers here are saying that they never saw any evidence of that either. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." also this morning, the man accused in the murders of five people inside a san francisco home expected to answer the charges. charged with five counts of

murder with special circumstances for the march 23rd killings near city college. now, those charges do make him eligible for the death penalty, but the d.a. says he will not make it a capital case. he's scheduled to be arraigned today and could enter a plea. 6:34 right now. an update to developing news in the search for sierra lamar. the santa clara county sheriff's office suddenly announcing it has additional areas to check today. bob redell is live in morgan hill where the teenager disappeared nearly three weeks ago. good morning, bob. >> yes, and almost three weeks ago from her disappearance this morning, the search will be heading out of morgan hill. good morning. the sheriff's office along with volunteers have already searched the roughly 20-mile radius around her home and this intersection where she was supposed to have caught her bus to school almost three weeks ago tomorrow. today, the search heads south to san martin and gilroy. investigators aren't saying if they had specific information or if this is a logical extension

of the search area. the search will run from 9:00 to 5:30 tonight, the sheriff's office will call in around 20 members of their search and rescue unit as well as three canines capable of finding human remains. investigators are working on a theory that someone abducted the 15-year-old before she went to school. her dad who we spoke with last night realizes this is a strong possibility but holds out hope this nightmare has a happy ending. >> dream sequence would be that sierra walks through the front door and says, mom, dad, i made a mistake. i took off and i shouldn't have, and i'm sorry to put you through all this. >> reporter: people have phoned in or e-mailed over 1,000 tips to the sheriff's office that we understand investigators are trying to follow up on. reporting live here in morgan hill, bob redell, "today in the bay."

>> and for the latest updates on the search for sierra, visit our website, nbcbayarea.com, type sierra into the search bar on the home page. well, laura, the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash telling police he ran two pedestrians down intentionally. the 45-year-old being held on $1 million bail after turning himself in for that hit-and-run and causing a second accident in los altos. both within minutes of each other on saturday. admitting to investigators, yes, he hit two people in a crosswalk on hollenbeck avenue and sped away allegedly, drove right into the path of a second cart a short time later a few miles away. one of those pedestrians ended up dying monday. the other one right now remains in a coma. one witness said she could not believe what she was seeing. >> i was just so scared. i told my neighbor, i said, barbara come here, i'm so scared. two bodies on the ground.

>> he was arraigned yesterday on charges including vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run, and battery of a police officer for allegedly assaulting four officers in custody. it is 6:36 right now. an oakland charter school will continue to operate despite an ongoing investigation by the state. city school board narrowly voted yesterday to keep the american-indian public charter school open. it comes as it's being investigated for fraud and mismanagement. early findings show more than $1 million in payments were made to its founder ben chavez and his wife. he took in $250,000 in rent annually from the school. signed $500,000 checks on construction projects for his personal business, allegedly. there are also issues on other expenses and ways the nonprofit board members operated. is it just me? or is it hard to believe that the holiday's almost here of easter? >> easter already.

>> blowing my mind. the good news is meteorologist christina loren says, hey, a nice one. >> it is going to be a nice one. it's one of those days where you do want to get outdoors on the holiday. you want to have that easter egg hunt outdoors instead of having to huddle inside and search for those eggs. we are going to get rain on sunday, but not until the second half and even into the overnight hours sunday into monday. that's very good. looking very promising for good conditions as you wake up on easter sunday. 39 degrees right now in livermore, 42 in san jose. good morning to you in sunnyvale, 43 degrees there. we do have subfreezing temperatures starting to register up in the north bay. you want to keep that in mind, you are below freezing. patchy frost, mild and breezy, 62 degrees inland as you make your way home from work. i've got your forecast today and your seven day showing you when the rain comes in and that holiday forecast. well, we hear about a new

accident, this is non-injury at a bad spot. at the dublin interchange westbound 580 approaching 680 right where the congestion forms. it should be cleared shortly. 21-minute drive right now, though, over to 680. we'll get a look at 680 live. we had a stalled vehicle that has cleared without any major impact on your commute. but the volume slowing increasing into fremont. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:39. coming up, sometimes the hardest a job.trying to find that is until now. how that job market could be getting a boost. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal,

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welcome back, everybody. hey, if you're looking for work right now, there may be good news out there. it might be easier to land that job. brian mooar live in washington, d.c. this morning. he has a look at some of the jobs on the rebound. brian, good morning. >> hi, john. we'll get to that in a second. later on today, president obama is signing something called "the jobs act" which is designed to help small businesses and the jobs they help create. this comes as the obama administration looking for some very good news on the jobs front tomorrow as those new numbers are announced. right now, the economy has been creating 245,000 jobs a month over the past three months. that puts the unemployment rate at a three-year low, 8.3%. and where have those jobs been rebounding? in the service industry.

john, you want a good economic sign, go to a restaurant and it may well say help wanted. >> i will keep that in mind, brian. thank you very much. >> we were just talking about it. 6:42. coming up, uninterrupted news including a quake cluster in the south bay. we'll tell you about the city breaking for more aftershocks this morning. and a major american corporation cuts off employee accesso utube. we'll take a look. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?

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yesterday morning, a 2.3 quake was recorded, that one was just about a mile away. >> quite a few clusters there. what a way to wake up. also nice to wake up to nice weather. let's check in with christina loren. >> it's almost completely clear out there. a few high wispy clouds. deceptive sunshine for the first part of the day because we are starting out really cold this morning. temperatures a couple of degrees away from freezing in santa rosa, napa, and fairfield. elsewhere, the low to mid-40s. so cold enough for a jacket, but something you can peel off by about noon as many cities will be approaching the 60s at that point. chilly conditions left over from an area of low pressure that's now racing into central portion of the united states. the cold front is dragging into southern california. for us, breezy conditions left behind and a couple days to get that cold air out of here. we're talking about the 60s today and tomorrow, and then as we head through saturday, the 70s return. so 61 degrees today in san jose,

63 in los gatos, and 62 degrees in redwood city. i want to spend a little bit of time on your seven-day forecast because we have changes on the horizon. as we head into friday, a little bit warmer. you'll be at 65 degrees tomorrow inland, 63 by the bay. saturday, we warm you up, warmest day of the week, 71 degrees, nice conditions inland, and then sunday morning, we are going to see a fair amount of cloud cover, but we're going to hold off on the showers until the second half of sunday. so if you wanted to have an easter egg hunt any time between 7:00 and mid-morning hours, that will be ideal. after which time those clouds will increase ahead of an area of low pressure slated to bring a shower sunday night into monday. by tuesday, a mix of sun and clouds holding on to very comfortable conditions. very much so on par with our seasonal average, 64 degrees tuesday, 61 on wednesday. all right. it's 6:47. you've got to get to work today and tomorrow, mike's here to help you out. >> weekend looks great, but got to get through thursday and friday.

22-minute drive slowing in general. standard flow here, but the accident at the dublin interchange, westbound 580 might be clear, might be on the northbound 680 as you come through that bend there. there's an issue, we don't know which part of the connector it is affecting. no major impact, no injuries, but still that will add to the slow down. southbound 680, as we talked about the volume an issue there. southbound 680 at mission so the fremont funnel there will be more of an issue coming off of 680. not really a need to stay clear of it yet. we don't see any backup forming here. getting down to the south bay, smooth drive for 680 and 880, 101 shows you slowdown toward 680 itself. but look at that, highway 87. had a tough week so far and looks like it's off to a slow start right here. no incidents reported. that's what we've got, though. bay bridge, pretty good approach for 24 and the rest of the

feeder roads. east shore freeway, 19 minutes, slowing through richmond down towards berkeley. and a live look at 880. the volume of traffic holding steady. southbound very pleasant, as well. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. after weeks of searching and few clues to go on this morning the search for sierra lamar takes a new turn. nbc bay area's bob redell live in morgan hill this morning with a look at the areas investigators just announced they'll check today. good morning, bob. >> reporter: yes, good morning. tomorrow marks three weeks since sierra lamar disappeared. never having caught her school bus at this intersection here down the road from her home. the sheriff's office and volunteers have already searched a 20-mile radius around the 15-year-old's home. this morning at 9:00, they will expand that search south of gilroy and san martin. the search will involve about 20 members of the department's search and rescue unit as well as three canines who can detect human remains. investors tell us they have

received over 1,000 tips they are following up on. they have not said what has led them to search, whether it's one of those tips, a piece of evidence, or just the natural extension of the search area. some people who won't be participating in any searches for sierra are her mother and father. law enforcement has advised them against this to protect them from the trauma of being the ones to possibly find their daughter. steve lamar told us last night not knowing what happened to his daughter has made for some very long days and nights. >> crying every day still. at least once crying, you know. usually when i'm alone so i try to not be alone very often and -- >> steve lamar tells us that today he goes back to his job at his silicon valley start-up. this will be his first time back to work since his daughter disappe disappeared. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." and new details in the oikos university shooting. police right now saying the gunman may have had a different

initial target than originally believed. christie smith live from oakland with an update on this tragic shooting. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, john, yeah. oakland police saying it may have been a different female administrator who was the intended target, not the one they initially believed. that woman also actually believed that the gunman may have been coming for her. ellen is the director of the nursing program at the university. she thought she could have been the target after she denied a full tuition refund to the former student goh who left the school. police believe he came to the school monday looking for an administrator and then shot seven people wounding three others. investigators aren't say who they think this new intended target is, only that she is very scared. and this comes as family and friends struggle to cope with the loss. they held a memorial last night for one student lidia sim.

her funeral is scheduled for later today. police also said that goh was upset because he was teased because of his difficulty with the english language. but now instructors are saying they didn't see any evidence of that. reporting live at oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." 6:52 right now. happening right now, syrian troops attacking towns across the country ahead of a cease-fire next week. the attacks appear to be a push from president assad to make gains on the ground before tuesday's truce. the cease-fire put forward by u.n. envoy annan to end the crisis which has claimed the lives of more than 9,000 people. in pakistan, a suspected suicide bomber killed two people this morning. the southern port city of karachi. among the dead, a senior police official. five others were also injured during that blast. the apparent target of the bombing, the city's police chief was not harmed. and in western afghanistan, the taliban is claiming

responsibility for a deadly attack at a militia outpost. at least ten members of the government-sponsored security force were shot and killed. connecticut may become the next state to ban capital punishment. state lawmakers there approving a bill -- tabled last year during the high-profile death penalty case of two men who murdered a mother and two daughters then set their house on fire. the father of the lone survivor, he opposes the repeal. if the legislation passes, connecticut would be the fifth state to abandon capital punishment. next november california will vote on its own repeal. 6:53. the man in the middle of the penn state sexual abuse scandal will be back in court today. jerry sandusky attending a pretrial hearing. his attorneys will ask to dismiss some charges. requesting more information regarding sandusky's accusers

including specific ages and dates of alleged sexual abuse. the former football coach is facing more than 50 counts in connection with a sexual assault of ten children. this morning, a tuition pricing system that led to another pepper spraying incident involving student protesters may be reviewed by the california attorney general. we have video showing the students being sprayed by police as they try to push their way into a santa monica college. trustees, that was a trustees meeting tuesday night. the students were protesting the school's plan to charge students more for more popular courses. the community college association wants the attorney general to determine if this policy is, in fact, legal. the president of the santa monica school is defending the decision to use the pepper spray on protesters saying the officers used restraint. 6:54 right now. "today" show coming up next. ann curry shows us what they're working on. >> coming up here on "today," new details on whitney houston's tragic death. from the final coroner's report. we're going to tell you what it's revealing about a

last-ditch effort to save the singer's life and what appears to be drug paraphernalia throughout her hotel room. jackie kennedy's agent who was with her and with the president. it is a very emotional story. also then we're going to talk about the huge backlash on our website and others to a woman's article claiming that women hate her for being beautiful. this morning we're going to hear from that writer for the first time. also nadya suleman will be here. we'll talk to her about her decision to take public assistance and also her recent and controversial photo shoot and also how her 14 children are doing. also have jay leno's take on ryan seacrest's appearance today. now back to you two. this morning, walmart at the center of the heated debate in hayward. that chain wants to put one of the neighborhood market stores at this former circuit city site

near the union city border. hayward's development service director already approved the plan. but neighbors there and the united food and commercial union appealing the decision. the group says the market will undercut business at nearby super markets. meantime, redwood city considering a new plan to try to fill vacant spaces downtown. planning commission says it wants to allow offices to fill ground level floors. right now ground floor space is reserved for retail use. so far, no official decision has been made. planning commissioners will review this idea at a later date. 6:56. san jose has been awarded the right to use the word reform. a superior court judge rejecting objections from labor unions over the word. the ruling also allows the city to use the phrase "to protect essential services" in the ballot description. union attorneys argued those words will mislead voters. the rulings did not dramatically change measure "b," chuck reed's

plan to slow pension costs. that measure would require employees to pay more for pensions or choose a cheaper plan. scott mcgrew is back with a check on the markets. >> good morning to you. moving lower again, the dow industrials down about 36 points. yahoo moving lower, as well, this morning. down about a dime a day after that company cut 2,000 people from the roster. we've got the latest first-time jobless claims, lowest in four years tomorrow we'll get the big jobless number and the unemployment rate. proctor and gamble has cut off employee access to youtube and other internet sites after it was revealed employees watch 50,000 youtube videos a day. i double-checked that number. this according to a cincinnati newspaper. this works out to a little less than two videos per day per employee. because proctor and gamble has so many employees. netflix and pandora also blocked. so they will never find out what

exactly charlie bit. laura? >> pretty good video there. >> ouch. >> 6:57 right now. this morning, an amazing sight almost as it appeared on mars. scientists didn't find life on the red planet. but a nasa camera orbiting the planet did spot a massive martian dust devil. dust devil roughly 12 miles high and about the width of a football field. it's actually a 3d computer simulation based on the picture taken of the dust devil. interestingly, despite the monster size and density, the atmosphere is so low, even a high-velocity dust devil unlikely to knock you over. >> yeah, i thought that looked a little too clear to be real. let's check in on the weather with christina loren. >> you might be breaking out the dust devil in your home later on. we've got a beautiful day shaping up, open up those windows, let that clean air in. it's cold right now, but headed toward the 60s. 62 degrees at 4:00 p.m. inland. we'll meet back here tomorrow, we'll have your hour by hour

easter sunday forecast. first, let's check your drive with mike. two new accidents one on the east shore freeway. westbound 80, it's in your second lane adding to this congestion coming out of richmond, heading down towards berkeley. things are backing up at the toll plaza, but lighter overall for the maze. over here northbound 101, new accident, adding to the congestion for 101. and look at that, guadalupe again having a tough start to the day. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, mike. well, a hollywood actor is right now a real life superhero all over again. ryan gosselin saved her life. she says well, she wasn't lookinging the right way and shep didn't see the cab, but gossling has good reflexes, snatched her out of harm's way and told her to watch out. she tweeted, i literally, literally just got saved f