good morning. i'm kris sanchez. we are following news, a powerful earthquake rocks italy, causing major damage and death. we have the latest details coming up. plus, the bay area's wacky and charming beta breakers race is getting started. we will catch up with early morning runners and walkers. and facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has a new status, married his long time girlfriend in his backyard. we'll show you how he pulled off that big secret. this is today in the bay. good morning. looking live in san francisco,

we'll show you the picture in a bit where the elite runners kickoff just about now. and the regular folks that like to get crazy, they start in about a half hour. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kris sanchez with rob mayeda. folks won't have to run naked, because it is not going to be hot. >> that's right, we don't encourage that activity. >> we don't, people do. >> watching that video this morning carefully. in the 50s this morning, not too bad when you consider clear skies and little hint of a sea breeze. we'll see that change later this afternoon. we manage one more warm day if not hot day inland by the tri-valley. numbers by livermore and pleasanton, mid to upper 80s. 70s in the inner bay. san francisco on the coast, notice the trend. by 5:00, mostly cloudy skies. we're going to see a change in the forecast arriving late in the weekend, which will push

more low clouds towards the coast. coming up, we'll let you know what that means in terms of the solar eclipse feeling and big drop in temperatures coming into the full work week. a look at the changes in the forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, rob. to that developing news out of northern italy. rescue crews are searching for survivors after a 6.0 magnitude quake that killed at least six people. it struck around 4:00 in the morning local time, 22 miles north of balance own i can't. it lasted more than a minute, sending thousands of italians running into the street. at least 50 people are injured. right now, crews are searching for additional victims trapped under the rubble. we will bring more details as we get them. police in chicago face a big test trying to keep the peace. they're dealing with protesters gathered for opening day at the nato summit where president obama and other world leaders will gather. they will meet after three men were arrested, accused of

planning to attack president obama's campaign headquarters as well as mayor rahm emanuel's home and other targets. they appeared in a federal courtroom yesterday. defense attorneys for the suspects say the charges are trumped up to frighten protesters. >> this is extremely sensationalized allegation, and this is exactly what we anticipate from law enforcement and from various levels of government before national security event. >> they say they are self described and arch ises that boasted about damage they would do in chicago. meantime, today at the summit, president obama and other world leaders are expected to draft the road map out of the war in afghanistan. on the heels of a history making ipo, mark zuckerberg, ceo of facebook, had another big day. he got married, and it was all kept secret until the groom posted a wedding photo and changed his relationship status

on his facebook page. today, we report from palo alto on the event and big time wedding guests as well. >> reporter: fewer than 100 guests came to mark zuckerberg's house in palo alto saturday afternoon for what they thought was a party to celebrate priscilla chan's graduation from medical school. instead, it was a wedding in his backyard. these photos show the happy couple after the ceremony. a person authorized to speak on their behalf said chan's ring featured a simple ruby. at 8:30, the lead singer of green day was seen leaving zuckerberg's house. he had a guitar, we assume he was there to perform. as it grew, guests danced to pop songs, and neighbors didn't seem to mind. >> it is cool. everybody likes to party. why shouldn't zuckerberg party, sure. >> reporter: the marriage announcement came where else but on facebook, where he changed his status to married to

priscilla chan. they met at harvard, dated for nine years. their wedding caps a busy week for them both. zuckerberg's birthday and chan's graduation from medical school were both monday. then on friday, zuckerberg rang the bell for nasdaq on facebook's first day of public trading. even in the shadow of the tech world's biggest ipo, this night may be perhaps the most memorable of all. >> i think it is cool. they have been dating a long time. you know, they're in love i guess, and i wish them happiness, good for them, right? >> reporter: monte francis, today in the bay. >> no word where the couple is headed for their honeymoon. an interesting note on mark zuckerberg's facebook page, he posted announcement of the marriage and had 700 times more likes than the announcement of the facebook ipo. that's an indication how many are reacting to this big news. police try to find the owners of a burned out warehouse

in downtown oakland where firefighters battling that blaze discovered a sizable illegal marijuana operation. the fire reported about 4:00 yesterday morning at a warehouse on broadway near 30th. flames shot 20 feet into the air, took fire crews several hours to get flames under control. once they did at the back of the warehouse, found 200 pot plants, large filtering system and electrical system altered to support that grow operation. >> blew my mind. i just had no idea. quiet tenants, nice people, older couple people that used it as a restaurant warehouse. that's the only thing i had seen. >> police are waiting to execute search warrants to remove plants and other evidence. fire officials say the fire caused about a half million dollars in damage. volunteers cleaning a south bay river made a gruesome discovery. found the body of a man in his 50s. no foul play is suspected in his

death, and police say the volunteers found the body 10:30 yesterday morning as they were cleaning the guadalupe river in san jose. a mother pushes to name a south bay post office after her son killed in iraq is moving forward. kenneth fowler died eight years ago. his mother wants the downtown post office on hope to be named after him. at a tuesday meeting, the city council is said to approve a resolution in support of that proposal. runners and walkers are hitting the pavement for one of the wackiest races in the bay area and probably the country. the 101st running of the beta breakers. nowadays, you can't drink and you have to keep your clothes on, although it is still option. the san francisco race still has a uniquely bay area charm. police are out in full force keeping people on their best behavior and the job to enforce

fun but also to enforce two things from last year, one, zero tolerance on alcohol and ban on floats. san francisco is expecting close to 50,000 runners to take part in this year's race. elite runners got started about eight minutes ago, and the rest of the folks take off in 20 minutes. here is the race route that began at beal and howard streets. it will finish at great highway. if you plan on driving into the city today, make sure you do a little research and plan your route. streets on the race course will be shut down until about 11:00. streets in golden gate park and great highway will be closed until 4:00 this afternoon. some community bus routes also will be changed. a historical navy battleship is set to travel under the golden gate bridge headed for a new home. uss iowa was undergoing restoration in richmond. from its mooring there, it will be taken to sorp california where it is supposed to be

turned into a museum. if you want to watch, it should pass under golden gate bridge about 3:30 this afternoon. much more ahead on today in the bay. still to come, a big endorsement for gay marriage from the country's oldest african-american civil rights group. details on that coming up. plus, he is finally getting some rest after years of house arrest in china. a daring is cape and diplomatic uncertainty. a blind activist wakes upn o american soil. we'll show you how he plans to build his new life here. eses

good morning, looking live at the fair city, waking up to a cool start but nice day overall. get ready for another dip in temperatures. we will talk with rob again an bit. naacp made a move some call historic. the country's oldest sifl rights group voted to endorse same sex marriage, which has long divided

african-americans. given the timing of the vote, it is likely to be viewed both as a statement of principle as well as support for the president endorsement of gay marriage. the group issued a statement saying the naacp will, quote, oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law. the strongest opposition to gay weddings within the black community has come from church leaders whose opinions may not be swayed by the naacp. blind chinese activist chen guangcheng woke up in the united states for the first time. he is now in an apartment in manhattan greenwich village where chen and his family plan to live. they arrived from china last night. the complex houses faculty and graduate students of new york university where he is expected to attend law school. it has been almost a month since his dramatic escape from house arrest. he was under arrest seven years because of outspoken opposition to forced abortions and other social issues.

still ahead on today in the bay, age which has no boundaries, at least for an 80-year-old bay woman running the breakers race for more than a quarter century, her story coming up. and so far, a nice start to the morning in san jose. clear skies for now, and we'll be watching the skies to see how ec getsli gets under way after 5:00. a look at the forecast when we come back. [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian mebkeflezighi

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the rest of us. think i'll keep the sweater on today. >> it is cool this morning. saw the sunshine around san francisco. a pretty nice start. going through the rest of the day, should be a warm day inland before cooler changes arrive, getting back to the work week. right now in san francisco, 53 degrees, nice start. 53 in oakland, 56 in san jose, 55 in livermore. right now, not much of a sea breeze. still have a little west, northwest wind at 13, winds out of the southwest into fairfield. those winds are picking up through the afternoon, hinting at cooler changes as we get out of the weekend, get back to the work week. inland valleys, nice and warm inland. on the coast, you will see low clouds come back. as on shore winds pick up, we'll see much cooler temperatures, especially come monday and tuesday along with windy conditions at times. satellite and radar, high clouds crossing the northern california coastline. most of it stays north of the

bay area until late today or tonight into tomorrow. we will see more high clouds sweeping on in. we're going to be watching the jet stream dropping to the south during the day tomorrow. leads to a big drop in temperatures. a super charge, that sea breeze. even showers north of santa rosa as temperatures drop off middle part of the week. here is the pornographic to show you going through the afternoon and evening. 6:00 or 6:30, get the maximum viewing of that partial solar eclipse, some fog tries to creep in. here is the good news. doesn't look like it rounds san francisco and go into the inner bay. most of the bay area if it holds up should have good viewing with most fog on the sea shore. as you go through tonight, then the fog punches in. once the marine layer deep ens, temperatures monday start to really drop off. if you like 80s, enjoy today's weather. mid-80s easily south of san jose

and towards livermore. 82 in san jose. 75 in santa cruz before low clouds come back. mid-80s in pleasanton, mid-80s to concord and fairfield. warming around san francisco and the peninsula. 60s and 70s around noon, then by midafternoon, sea breeze cranked up with winds out of the west 15 to 25 miles per hour. and eventually low clouds in the bay into monday morning. today, warmest day in the next seven days. temperatures really start to cool down, especially inland monday into tuesday. we will see some windy conditions at times, pretty gusty, too. gusts may get close to 40 miles per hour come wednesday. other item to watch towards next weekend, memorial day weekend looks unsettled. cool temperatures and very possibly some showers coming in for saturday. still a long ways off. hopefully the forecast changes, cut off lows tend to do weird things with the weather.

that's how things look now. >> thank you very much, rob. as the warm weather drives more boaters to local waters, santa clara parks and recreation department kicks off the annual kids life jacket loaner program. it offers an easy way to borrow infant, child, teen size life jackets for free. to get one, head to coyote lake, the county park in gilroy, where you can sign it out for a day or the whole weekend and head out to the bay, not just our local lakes. the 101st running of the bay to breakers is happening as we speak. among the thousands taking part is an 81-year-old grandmother from the peninsula who has been running the race more than a quarter century. today in the bay kimberly terry has her story. >> i love being outside, just decided i like running, so i

did. >> reporter: martha jones didn't take up running until her 40s. once she started, it stuck. >> i am down to four days a week. i think health wise, it's amazing, really is. such a great deal for you. and i know when i don't do it, i don't feel as good. >> reporter: every year since 1984, martha has run the bay to breakers. >> i remember the first time my granddaughter ran with me, which has been a few years ago, she was flabbergasted with the news people. >> reporter: while she isn't able to run the entire course any more. >> i am not speedy by any matter or means. >> reporter: she still loves the spectacle of it. >> fun people, interesting people, everyone is very friendly, and yeah. get a big kick out of it. >> reporter: but after 28 consecutive years, martha says this might be her last run at bay to breakers. the self sufficient grandmother that still holds a part-time

jobs and reads at least one book a week says she's worried about recovering should she take a fall. >> possibly her last race. i wanted to honor her through this. >> reporter: her son came up from santa monica to run with his mom this year. it will be his first bay to breakers. >> i am excited. i thought you know, why not, the last race and i am her oldest son. want to do it for her. it is special for me. >> reporter: kimberly terry, today in the bay. >> look at her go. more ahead on today in the bay. giants fans, owning this would be the ultimate prize. we will show you the game gear used bycaoun r i ftakemet orerh and how you can take it home.

now you can get even closer to your favorite san francisco giants player. the jerseys that the players wear during the game, sweaty,

sticky, dirty ones are flying off the shelf. we show you some of the game used gear now for sale at the ballpark. >> reporter: orange and black is game night requirement for giants fans. now fans have a new way to stand out, original gear. this gear was used by the players. there are dirty game balls, tarred, broken bats, scuffed up bases, worn jerseys, some are signed, some just stained. >> it has like a sport ee feel to it. you're like he wore it in a game. >> reporter: she wants to cuddle a matt cain jersey. >> may just hold it awhile, put it on the wall. >> reporter: like any good secondhand store, merchandise is always changing. during the fourth inning monday night, they delivered game night goods, including an awe then indicated bat. >> see it on hd tv dates, it

matches up to this helmet you know that was used in that game. >> reporter: bobby likes to link his souvenir to specific plays. >> sweat marks, whatever. >> reporter: why would you want a shirt with sweat marks? >> got lost in the laundry at home. it is part of history. you know. >> reporter: fans of all ages. this fan is eyeing a used bat. >> i would show it off to my friends. >> no more sweaty socks coming into the house. golden gate bridge is the only san francisco landmark celebrating a 75th landmark as well as the u.s. mint. today, we have a rare look inside the building once known as the granite lady. >> reporter: san francisco's market street, it looks like a fortress on the hill. ominous gray building wrapped in high fences and barbed wire.

>> i heard it is a prison, mental society. >> reporter: in reality, it is home to one of the country's last u.s. mints. it is a high tech government factory that's nothing but money. >> an year, make close to 60 million coins. >> reporter: san francisco's minting history began in 1854, when the old mint would turn miner's gold into coin. but the coins produced here aren't your run of the mill pocket change. since the '60s, the building began to produce mainly collector's coins bearing trademark s for san francisco. >> we make the proof coins that represent coins that you have in your pocket. when you look at a proof coin, you go wow. it is so shiny. >> reporter: there's plenty of history to the process. artwork steel dyes used to

imprint the coins. now, lasers do much of the work. >> went from doing it by hand to having nice machines do it for us. >> reporter: for all of this technology, the eye for perfection is still human. >> consider myself and my crew 21st century artisans and black smiths, making american artwork and history through coins. >> reporter: it is one of the few occupations where mistakes are worth even more than the perfect product. >> collectors are out there hoping we'll make a mistake and it will get out and they'll have a coin that's worth millions of dollars. >> reporter: a time when spare change is normally tossed in a jar, it is unusual to see coins so revered, they can only be handled with white gloves, where the idea of making money is considered an art. still ahead on today in the bay, a powerful deadly earthquake shakes italy. we are following for the latest damage. we will show you the estimates coming up.

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ride it at universal studios hollywood. and looking at some of the folks running bay to the breakers race for the 101st running of the race. so colorful. we're seeing some of the folks making through with costumes that are a little more tame than we're used to. >> serious race until you see a bee and stormby. >> good morning. i'm kris sanchez with rob mayeda. >> they may have questionable attire in some places, 53, sunny in texas. 56 in san jose.

notice the wind, not much sea breeze now. that's the reason why. if you head to the giants game, you can see the spread of temperatures, upper 80s by livermore. cooling at the coast by 5:00. mostly cloudy skies there, that's the issue as you watch the solar eclipse later today. we have a weather system that will enhance that ocean air later today. let you know what that means for the rest of bay area temperatures and big drop in the seven day forecast coming up in the full sunday forecast. look at the solar eclipse forecast. >> that's what we want to know for the afternoon. thanks, rob. following developing news out of northern ilt lee. rescue crews are frantically looking for survivors after a 6.0 magnitude quake, six people dead already. it struck around 4:00 in the morning, people were sleeping,

about 22 miles north of bol own a. it sent thousands running into the streets. more than 50 people injured and folks are expecting, rescue workers expect to find more of them, searching under all of that rubble for survivors and also for possible victims as well. back here at home, thousands of protesters are expected in chicago for the nato summit. protesters from occupy movement will join forces with an anti-war coalition, and the threat of violence is real. last week, police in chicago say they discovered and stopped a terrorist plot connected to the nato summit. police arrested these three men, accused of planning to attack the president's campaign headquarters as well as mayor rahm emanuel's home and other targets. today, president obama, other world leaders will gather

anyway. a south carolina coastline under a tropical storm watch this morning. forecasters warn of dangerous surf. tropical storm alberto is churning up the seaboard with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour. here at home, facebook status, married. mark zuckerberg's big week got even bigger with a surprise wedding to his long time girl friend. he took the plunge with priscilla yesterday in palo alto. the wedding was secret, even to the 100 guests who thought they were gathering to celebrate chan's graduation from medical school. some photos released by facebook show the happy couple after the ceremony. the wedding reception went on well into the night. neighbors didn't seem to mind. >> that's cool. everybody likes to party. why shouldn't zuckerberg party, sure. >> they met at harvard, dated nine years. the marriage came one day after

he took the company public. this morning, an 18-year-old man is recovering after a gang related shooting. happened on the 1600 block of honeysuckle drive. a man had at least one gunshot wound. was hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injury. investigators say the shooting was gang related and so far haven't arrested any suspects. in san jose, an unsettles discovery for volunteers that showed up to clean up the guadalupe river. instead, they found the body of a man believed to be in his 50s, no foul play is suspected in his death. police say the volunteers found that body yesterday morning. this year for the first time since lawmakers have approved a bill, a conservative group urges parents to keep kids home tuesday. the group, save california is

running tv ads warning parents any classroom information about the murdered san francisco supervisor would be immoral indoctrination. harvey mills day is may 22nd. on that day, schools are encouraged to discuss the openly gay lawmaker's fight for civil rights. a concert will be held at fox theater in redwood city, will feature several local bands. it was organized by michelle rubin stein. she assembled a group of teens and together they planned that concert, secured more than $12,000 in donations for suicide prevention programs. a lightning strike turned out to be lucky for two homeless brothers. alfred and george were struck by lightning camping on mt. diablo after losing their home to foreclosure. since the story aired, people

have donated about $10,000 to the brothers and goodwill keeps coming. a community fund-raiser will be at the pacific coast brewing company. an ee vept from 3:30 this afternoon until 7:00 this evening. also this week, the brothers get to move into an east oakland home an act as temporary care takers there. much more ahead on today in the bay. an unusual sighting in the night sky. hasn'tn n the u.s. nearly 20 years. how you can catch a glimpse of it safely.

good morning. looking live at a hazy start to the day. looking live at san francisco from the san bruno mountain camera. very pretty start. cnbc sue herrera has a look at the upcoming week in the world of business. after years on the decline, the u.s. housing market appears to be on the rebound. home builders feeling more confident and constructing more

new homes. fewer homeowners are late with mortgage payments, and this week, we get a better look at the housing situation with two readings on home sales. two reports on home prices, and mortgage application. we will see how orders for big ticket long lasting goods are, including things like appliances, cars, aircraft, and computers. earnings season winding down. some companies like lowe's, costco,tive niece, best buy, dell will report earnings. hewlett packard has erpgs and expected to announce job cuts to effect 10% of their work force, as many as 30,000. nebraska expected to close three processing plants and layoff 85 workers this week. this is the company that processes pink slime. the beef product that caused an uproar for the past couple months. atlantic city new jersey newest casino opens its doors.

$2.5 million smoke free rovell will have 5,000 workers and beyonce performs opening day. i am sue herrera. get your news before the bell on today in the bay at 4:30 in the morning. you may see a ring of fire in the sky tonight. we will talk about the much anticipated annular solar eclipse. what makes it special and best time to see it. first, here is the community calendar. >> good morning. i'm mike inouye. lots to do in the bay. head to the newark pavilion for hawaiian music and top chef battle, including sam choi. i think we should call the champion the pokey man.

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time in nearly 20 years, an annular solar eclipse will be visible in most part of the united states. joining us, jonathan braidman from the space and science center. thanks for joining us, last time they heard annular, it was annual. what is that? >> annular solar eclipse is when the moon is far enough away from the earth it appears to be smaller than the sun. therefore, instead of covering the sun like a total eclipse, this has a ring of sunlight, ring of fire you can see from some parts of california today. >> talk about the fact it is not safe to look at it directly. we should emphasize that, you can really hurt your eyes. >> go out and see it, don't look at it directly. you can damage your eyesight. you want to use welders glass number 14. if you can see through glasses, they're not good enough to look at the sun. the best way to do it is to look through a pin hole camera. you can use your hands to make

your own pin hole, watch your shadow on the ground. if you have a perfect circle of light between your fingers, you know you're doing it right, you can see the moon cross the sun on the image you project on the ground. >> rob mentioned using a piece of paper with a pin prick as well. >> that's a pin hole camera and simple. you need tin foil. >> it kind of starts to be visible 5:00, 5:15? >> starts at 5:15, peak at 6:30, over by 7:40. you want a place to watch it with a clear view to western or north horizon. that way, you can see down to sunset. it will be going straight through until right around sunset. sunset a little after 8:00, ends around 7:40. should be a spectacular show. >> we were talking about a

camera, i asked rob, can you use a camera to take a picture. it can even damage the camera. >> it can damage the camera. optics could be sensitive to that much light. you don't want to hold it, point it directly at the sun for too long. if looking through a digital camera, it should be safe for your eyes. but if you leave it there too long, it can focus on the back part of the camera and damage the camera. >> had some exciting things in the skies lately, this isn't the last of the excitement. something else is coming. >> we call it an astronomical triple play. rare for all three to happen at once. solar eclipse tomorrow. june 4th, a lunar eclipse, same deal, except the earth shadow falls on the moon. that's at 3:00 in the morning, for the night owls. >> or for us. >> then june 5th, also a transit of venus, that's pretty special. that's alignment of venus, the

earth and the sun. so we will be able to see venus passing in front of the sun, especially through solar telescopes, spectacular thing to see. won't happen again for 105 years. >> so a great place to find out more about this. unfortunately, your event is sold out. >> tomorrow, the event is sold out. other two events, tickets are available, selling fast. i recommend getting out there, trying to see that spectacular event, venus transit in particular. it is really cool. >> thank you for helping us. we will put our fingers together today. thank you very much. the viewing party is sold out, but found a couple others in the bay area. among them, lawrence hall of science at uc berkeley has several telescopes on their main plaza. also, special programming inside the planetarium. that event from 5:00 to 8:00 tonight. from security lines to dealing with jam packed planes and delays, flying can be a bit

of a hassle in the summer months. now airports are taking steps to make it less stressful. might be surprised what you see in your next layover. get this story from john yang. >> reporter: getting from point a to point b by plane these days often means a lot of time at point c, long layovers, late connections and those weather delays. at the atlanta airport, rick nelson spent a recent layover in a rented private cubicle right off the concourse. a company called minute suites rents them $30 an hour. sound proof, have a tv for entertainment, desk for working, and for napping, a day bed. nelson spends eight hours a week in airports, often trying to work at a crowded gate. >> how does this compare to that? >> 100% better. >> reporter: they're in atlanta and philadelphia, plan to open later in dallas and minneapolis. more than half the clientele are

business travelers. >> they want to decompress, be in a relaxing, private setting. >> reporter: stressed road warriors find more options at airports. minneapolis, st. paul, the airport marked a 1.4 mile walking trail. companies like express spa have airport locations that offer massages. passengers at san francisco can work out kinks at a yoga room. >> having the opportunity to do five or ten minutes when i already have time and can wait, it is nice. >> reporter: a website tracks gyms near airports, this 24 hour fitness 15 minutes from the airport. airlines are stepping up their game, too. as they compete for travelers, they offer more amenities. they have growing demand for airport lounges. most offer full bars, work stations. this delta lounge in atlanta has a quiet room, even showers for weary travelers. >> they find this is the place,

the haven from the maddening crowd in the terminal. >> reporter: one of the ways travelers try to find peace and quiet. john yang, nbc news, atlanta. from a workout at the airport to running and walking for one of the wackiest races in the bay area, 101st running of the bay breakers race is under way. this is video just into the newsroom. like to delay it a bit, never know what can happen. nowadays, you can't drink, have to keep your close on. the san francisco race has bay area charm. police are out in full force, keeping thousands of people on their best behavior. they say their job is to, quote, enforce fun. but they're also enforcing two bans adopted last year, one zero tolerance on alcohol, the other, a ban on floats. san francisco expects close to 50,000 runners to take part this year. still ahead on today in the bay, three extremely rare cubs born at a zoo.

we'll show you where you can see them in person, and what makes them so special. meantime, a nice clear start to the morning in san francisco. we're watching a warm day inland, and how the weather will behave for the forecastol l eclipse forecast later this evening. a look at that when we come back.

welcome back. a live look at oakland this morning, mostly sunny and mostly pleasant forecast going into the afternoon. one that's going to be a little warm if not hot for inland valleys. show you the temperatures in a moment. for the most part, i think the weather should behave for the bay area as we watch the relatively rare annular solar eclipse viewing. it peaks bouts 6:32. should get good viewing, except at the coast. this is the first of three big events. we have the overnight lunar eclipse coming june 4th, which

you can safely view that at night, unlike the solar eclipse where you want to protect your eyes or watch it here on nbc bay area at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. and the transit of venus june 5th. you have one, two, three of these events. that, too, you want to find your way to the science center, you need special gear to see that. not something you can see with the naked eye. places like that can show you that rare transit of venus june 5th. right now, fairly mild outside. upper 50s around fairfield and concord. seeing a little sea breeze this morning, but that will be turning stronger as we head through the afternoon, thanks to a weather system that's making for some bad viewing across oregon and washington for the partial view of the annular eclipse. notice northern california is seeing a few high clouds there around eureka and reddick. 6:00, when you see prime viewing, 6:30, maybe from pacifica to half moon bay,

you'll see a few low clouds coming in. more of them spill in later tonight into monday morning hinting at cooler changes in the forecast. getting past today, 80s inland. warm finish to the weekend south of san jose and east towards livermore. we see temperatures in mid to upper 80s. then around 4:00, we see a sea breeze kick in. these areas, some good viewing of the eclipse for east bay valleys. if you get to the north bay, san francisco, parts of the peninsula may get 70s before the sea breeze turns on. you can see temperatures 70s to low 80s in wine country, low 60s on the coast. watch for the low clouds late day in pacifica, half moon bay. the trend in the forecast, warmer inland. low clouds going back to the coast this evening. monday, temperatures start to drop and they drop a lot more as you go through the week. tuesday probably gets drizzle and windy conditions as the trough kicks off to the east

into wednesday, and look at the temperatures, 60s and 70s. and for now, still a chance of some showers, especially out towards the sierra as you get to memorial day weekend next weekend. again, solar eclipse viewing looks good around the bay area. only exception to the rule may be the coast and maybe areas in far northern california. the best viewing in northern california goes from eureka, redding, to reno, probably getting a better view there than we will. 85% coverage around 6:30. should be dramatic site. >> don't look up, look through. >> exactly. a rare treat for animal lovers in india where three rare white tiger cubs were born at the zoo. zookeepers are keeping a close watch on the cubs while they adjust to their new environment and making sure their mother and the cubs aren't disturbed except for quick video. they brought in a tiger and tigress in january. white bengal tigers are very

rare. it depends on a recess i have gene passed on by the parents. vancouver aquarium has new residents as well. these endangered south african penguins waddled in front of cameras, making public debut this weekend. now that they're in their new home, the aquarium is having a contest looking for suggestions based on british columbia cities and towns. thank you so much for making us a part of the morning. more local news at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00, and all day at nbcbayarea.com. >> batman and the bumble bees. >> the running of the bay to breakers race is going on this morning, also the big game between the a's and giants. have a great day, see you next weekend. ♪

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