tv Today in the Bay NBC June 23, 2012 7:00am-8:00am PDT
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>> pretty nice. 40s and 50s outside this morning. on the chilly side. need a light jacket out. if you head out to the alameda county fair jacket weather through 9:00 in the morning and nice low 70s for the afternoon, turning breezy by 4:00. the a's and giants coming up in oakland. numbers in 60s to start the game, getting into the upper 50s this evening. as we go through the day, around 1:00, temperatures towards the tri-valley near 70. a cool day. low 60s around san francisco for the pride festivities today and tomorrow. but look what's happening offshore. a trough of low pressure which is going to cross the coast and for parts of northern california, this means a chance of showers. we'll pinpoint those areas coming up in the full forecast. cool temperatures this weekend. new this morning richmond police investigating two separate shooting overnight that left one man dead, another injured. the first shooting happened after 10:30 last night on lancaster drive near the border of richmond and san pablo.
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the victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. then, about an hour later on 37th street in nevin avenue a man found suffering from a gunshot wound. he was pronounced dead at the scene. police are asking any with information to contact them. also, new this morning, support and defend, that's the mind of dozens of protesters trying to save five oakland schools. they are camped out outside lake view elementary, one of the schools scheduled to close. this, despite warnings to leave or face arrests. today, supporters will march at noon, the two miles from franco gala plaza to lake view elementary. likely extra police patrols. oakland unified school district spokesman says police action is not imminent it is inevitable if protesters do not leave. wednesday they will host a people's school board meeting rallying the entire city of
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oakland. a danville marine killed tweaks before his 20th birthday will be remembered. the life of joshua and fallen heroes celebrated today. the danville fallen soldier monument will be dedicated in front of the new veteran's hall at 10:00 this morning. afterwards at danville community center airing luncheon, music and activities. thousands including military families are expected to attend. former penn state coach jerry sandusky is in jail this morning. he will likely spend rest of his life there. after two days of deliberations, a pennsylvania jury found sandusky guilty of molesting ten young boys. chris is at the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania with the story. >> reporter: as he left court friday night, jerry sandusky said nothing, he didn't have to. the look on his face said it all as he was led away in handcuffs. he's now a convicted child molester, guilty of preying on the kid his promised to help in
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the charity he founded. cheers rang out after verdicts announced. jurors spent 21 hours deliberating, testimony from eight victims, one witness, letters and pictures. all pieces in a puzzle, a picture of a now-convicted predator who groomed children to love him to trust him, and then repeatedly violated them. a serial child predator who committed horrific acts upon his victims causing life-long and life-changing consequences for all of them, has been held accountable for his crimes. >> reporter: the crowd outside the courthouse jeered sandusky's attorney as he maintained his client's innocence. >> there are lots of people sitting in jails adrcross this country who are innocence. lots of people -- lots of people -- may i finish? >> reporter: acknowledged whatever sentence a judge hands down, sandusky will never walk free again.
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>> essentially, the sentence that jerry will receive will be a life sentence, just due to the length of it. >> reporter: penn state announced it would seek to settle claims with sandusky's victims, admitting in a statement new york verdict can undo the pain and suffering caused by mr. sandusky. but we do hope this judgment helps the victims and families along their path to healing. in bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> jerry sandusky will be sentenced in 90 days. he faces 60 to 400 years in prison. he's 68 meaning whatever the sentence, sandusky will likely die in custody about. as you saw in the story, jerry sandusky's lawyer, joe amendola faced a crowd gathersds outside the courthouse. he answered questions about sandusky's adopted son, matt. thursday it was rerealed the 33-year-old went to prosecutors and said they would testify against his own father, claiming he was also abused. amendola said the sandusky was shocked and saddened by the
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accusation. prosecutors said a priest would lie on the stand and a bay area man accused of beating him may go free. defense attorneys filed a motion for a mistrial yesterday, lynch is accused of beating the priest in retaliation for sexual abuse when he was 7. the defense claims misconduct occurred when the deputy d.a. told the jury in opening statements that linder would probably lie under oath about having molested lynch and his brother. he denied the abuse on the stand, despite significant evidence to prove that he did abuse the two. lynch's attorney told us his client wanted to expose his accuser. >> we know three additional victims have come forward in the trial. this is exactly what he wanted. he wanted this man out in the open. he wanted people to not be afraid and i think he's accomplished what he wants. >> the d.a.'s office says it will challenge the motion for a mistrial. monday a bay area couple will be in court on charges they killed a man pimping their teenage
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daughter. family members filled the courtroom to support their family. charged with shoot and killing calvin snead on june 4 h. prosecutors allege they not only killed snead but attempted to do so eight days earlier in southern california. the couple pleaded not guilty to charges. they are each being held on $2 million bail. the two men charged in beating of san francisco giants fan bryan stow will be back in court next month. louie sanchez and marvin norwood pleaded not guilty yesterday. two weeks ago they were ordered to stand trial last year. stow suffered severe brain damage and is permanently disabled. both suspects face assault and mayhem charges. a fake san jose doctor convicted of 19 counts of practicing medicine without a license is awaiting his punishment. 53-year-old carrey silverman ran
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laser treatment centers in san jose, san ramon, beverly hills and manhattan. an undercover agent posing a patient led to the arrest. he faces up to 15 years in pris. san jose is rolling out a new program. the announcement comes after a significant increase in gang-related violence. of the city's 19 homicides this year, 9 have been gang related. now the mayor's gang prevention task force plans to send a team of experts to hospitals within 48 hours of any assault that may be gang related. the goal is to convince the injured gang member not to retaliate. >> we would be activated by the chief of trauma and the head nurses here in the emergency room and our interventionists, youth interventionists intern na nal and extent nal would be called in or gender specific need. >> officials are doubling funding for anti-gang programs to $4.5 million.
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we have much more ahead for you on "today in the bay." a daring residue, a young man helps rescue a boy held at knife point on a busy china street. we'll show you how it all ended. and it's a good ending. san francisco extra busy this weekend. thousands are expected at the gay pride festivities. a rundown of the events. zbzbzbzb
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taking a live peek outside. ten minutes after 7:00 saturday morning. looking at oaklanding rob promises sun but cool temperatures today. his full forecast coming up. new this moring israel launched air raids against three hamas targets in gaza, wounding at least 17 people according to hamas. gaza leaders say israel hit security targets in gaza city and northern and southern parts of the coastal territory.
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israelis dis not immediately comment on strikes, which happened while militants fired rockets at israel, cause nothing casualties. violence between hamas and israelis have threatened to unravel a three-day old truce brokered by egypt. cairo, protests continued for a fifth straight day. people protesting after the military disbanded parliament last week and granted powers that stripped the next president of much of his authority. military approved a pointed election commission indefinitely delayed announcing results of last week's close presidential election. voters had a choice between former president mubarak's last prime minister and a conservative islamist. both candidates have claimed victory. tense moments in china when a young man rescued a 5-year-old boy held at knife point. you can see the man in the black shirt with his back towards us holding the child hostage. the parents and professional negotiators tried to convince the man to release the boy in the middle of a busy street.
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after ten minutes a man from the crowd a man grabbed the man from behind and the boy's father grabbed the son. bystanders helped to wrestle the suspect. it's unclear why the man took the boy hostage in the first place. 1 million people are either on their way or already in san francisco for gay pride this weekend. these are live pictures from civic center plaza. >> let people know what we're about. >> last night 3,000 to 4,000 people walked down market street for the year's transmarch to promost respect and equality for transgender people all over. it kicked off a weekend of gay pride events. brandy, a transgender woman shot and killed in oakland. >> brandy will never have the option to march to either come here next year or be here this year. i'm marching for brandy and all of the transwomen murdered who will never be able to have that opportunity to march. >> whether or not you are
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attending gay pride events be a closures. the paint part in the astrotakes place tonight. the pride parade 10:30, sunday market at beale streets. civic center plaza from 11:00 in the morning until 6:30. a surge of debris from japan's tsunami washing ashore thousands of miles away. country that has to undergo one of the biggest beach cleanups because of what's lodged in the sand. a view from san bruno mountain looking off to the bay bridge. hazy skies, clearing skies for the bay area. a look at a cool june forasmeec. mom? hmm?
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over the city of san francisco this weekend. lots going on all around the bay area this weekend. including the pride festival in san francisco. a lot of people want to know wh rock /* rob has to say about sunscreen, all of that stuff. >> we'll see sunshine but at least it's not too hot outside. look at numbers running a lot cooler than they were towards the middle part of the week. outside we have 40s and 50s outside. the wind is backed off a bit. we'll see a sea brees at times piki picking up more around san francisco. flag not moving a lot. winds are faster, high up in altitude than ground level. west wind at 5:00 moving through san francisco. the pride events today numbers in the low to midst 60s around downtown san francisco. mostly sunny, cool conditions, breezy by evening. if you head into the north bay up by sonoma, you should see numbers closer to 7 later this
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afternoon, upper 60s, comfort tlbl in wine country in the north bay for today. patchy low clouds, mist out near the coast earlier. now we're seeing clearing as we go through the afternoon. temperatures today mostly 60s to low 70s. upper 50s closer to coastline tomorrow. also staying cool but it's probably going to take until tuesday and wednesday for temperatures to start to climb up. high pressure biuilds back, thre days or so from now. satellite view's interesting. we got this area of low pressure spinning showers up in the north coast. reinforcing the cool pattern which really kicked in wednesday evening. dropped our temperatures last couple of days, even brought light rain to the north bay yesterday. today the yet stream off to the north. onshore winds keeping temperatures cool this weekend. mostly 60s around the bay. areas north of santa rosa seeing isolated showers this afternoon. upland temperatures around the east bay and south of san jose
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should see low 70s. warmer tomorrow and trending warmer toward the middle part of the week. isolated shower off to the north bay. low clouds reforming on the coast as we get into tomorrow morning. this could lead to misty skies this time tomorrow morning before temperatures warm up and clear out as it gets towards the afternoon. today for the santa clara valley close to 70 in san jose. low 70s morgan hill, tri-valley. alameda county fair, numbers in 70s, windy for the afternoon around the east bay. san francisco in the north bay, mainly 60s to near 70 in napa, trending warmer for your send as you wrap up the weekend, looking at morning mist. afternoon sunshine, nice and comfortable as we kick off the work week. as we head towards the middle part of the week, 80s come back. nothing too hot. no 90s. overall comfortable for the outdoor plans you might need a jacket this time this morning and tomorrow morning with morning mist.
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looking pretty good. >> a lot of events take place over long periods of time of out there in the sun for hours on end. people prefer the 70 rather than the 80. >> still need the sunblock. >> thank you very much. debris from japan's tsunami last year is washing ashore on an island in british columbia. now calls to launch possibly the biggest beach cleanup canada has ever seen. cbc reporter chris brown shows us what's lodges itself on the shoreline. >> reporter: on the short shore, you can jump in a four-wheel drive and head out along vast beaches driving for hours. >> we're heading out to rose pit. >> reporter: we're with a member of the hyde nation. >> a good wind today. >> reporter: we see more s styrofoam and pieces of building insulation. what do you think? >> i don't know. a lot of a mess to clean up. >> reporter: that's not absolute proof but it's all here because
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of the tsunami, but there are also a lot of bottles with japanese writing and this is also the same general area where that harley-davidson motor cycle from japan washed ashore. >> it's a lot now. and it's just beginning. i'm kind of afraid of what we're going to see here in the near future. >> reporter: the next spot we stop looks more like a landfill with rusty propane tanks, barrels and gas cans, some still full. >> this jug here looks like it still has oil in it. >> i think it's terrible. i think it should be cleaned up. >> reporter: it's not just our group that was shocked at the extent of the debris feel. john knightinggail who heads up the vancouver aquarium returned from sailing the west coast. >> never before had we been out there and stand on the deck of the boat and look out and see floating, identifiable, pieces of plastic as far as thee could see. >> reporter: and he says it's potentially disa lly disastrous ecosystem. >> beaches physically impacts,
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basic ecology change, how animals interact. >> reporter: a beach cleanup on a scale to fit unfolding would be a logistical nightmare. we saw a pickup truck stuck in the sand, later covered over by the tide. imagine trying to handle a fleet of cleanup vehicles. >> about five minutes to load this on to the truck. >> reporter: for now, the only plan to deal with the junk that's coming ashore is an improvised one, pick up what you can, hope this is as bad as it gets. chris brown, cbc news, b.c. much more ahead on "today in the bay." why getting a police response when you need one in the bay area is getting tougher.l
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why mothers in need are being told to stay away. >> reporter: for a quarter century, giving homeless pregnant place to stay. money has dried up so much, rent has not been paid since 2007. >> the girls need a home the volume of calls for some reason as increased in terms of the need and i feel so bad. >> reporter: the diocese of oakland owns the 71-year-old east oakland home and claims the building is unsafe and has asked to relocate. >> to retrofit an older building like the one is prohibitively expensive. we do not have funds to do that. we've been honest about that the from beginning. >> it's been 23 years since the last catastrophic earthquake. nor dit a brick crack or a picture fall off the wall. i'm concerned about the safety
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and the women, there is no -- i don't feel that sense of urgency they're feeling. >> reporter: a spokesperson says there's a breakdown in communication with the director, barbara jackson, since a problem came to light over a year ago. the diocese has recently started the legal eviction process. >> obviously the unborns in this area done matter to them anymore because certainly they have been very cold, couple lus aallus an relentlessly pursue taking us court. it is their building. if they give me a year, they can have their building. that's all i've been asking for. >> reporter: the diocese spokesperson says they have offers to help relocate resident but was jackson has turns down the offer. kimberly terry, "today in the bay." getting a police response when you need one is getting tougher in the bay area. the number of police officers in
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the three major cities is dropping fast. retirements and resignations are to blame. "today in the bay" jean elle has more. >> reporter: seeing flashlights of a police car is a relief when you need an officer's help. police departments are shrinking fast. in san francisco, 22 officers are retiring this month. >> obviously we'd like to not lose many officers all at once. >> reporter: the police officer expects 300 officers to retire over the next six years. the department is holding police academies to fill the positions but staffing is expected to get worse before it gets better. under a voter man date san francisco should have 1,971 officers. right now, 750 are on the force and more are leaving. >> before we catch the bounce from these academy classes we're going to be down another 100 to 3 31645. >> reporter: sfpd is hiring and so is oakland pd. >> we always compete for the
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best police officers. >> reporter: with so many vacancies, competition is serious. san jose is down to 1,064 from 1,o 1,099 a number expected to continue to falls. officers are resigning over pension reform. san francisco waits for new recruits to get through months of training, it's consolidating units, changing shifts, turning to technology for help. chief sir says the new partnership with high-tech companies will make it possible for officers to stay in the field to write a report. >> better technology to faster response time, more time on the streets, more efficient. >> reporter: with fewer officers to respond to calls, efficiency is key. jean elle, today in the bay. >> more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up san francisco's gearing up for its big gay pride weekend. what's in store today and tomorrow and the street closures
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good saturday morning. welcome back to the program. 7:30 is the time. looking out over san jose this morning. good morning, thank you very much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. kris sanchez is four nate to have the day off as you do, as well. and hopefully you'll get outside and enjoy some sunshine. >> yeah. we're getting clearing skies this morning, earlier than expected, which is good news. sunshine around san francisco right now. 54 degrees. chilly 47 in san 15 rosa. as look at pleasanton, low 70s. breezy towards 4:00 if you're heading out the alameda county
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fair. a's and giants, giants come back in the last inning. upper 50s later. on. our day planner inland valleys today looking at low 70s. seeing in pleasantson and livermore. 60s around the inner bay. 50s near the coast. north of let's say sonoma county you might find an isolated shower lake county northward with a deep area of low pressure for this time of year sitting off our coast. we'll let you know if that's going to have any bigger impacts coming up in just a few mens from now. >> thank you very much. one of the biggest pride events in san francisco is happening this weekend. you can expect an influx of people. live pictures for you. an estimated 1 million people either on their way or already in san francisco for gay pride weekend. >> let these people know what we're about. >> last night 3,000 to 4,000 people walk down market street for the transmarch to promote respected equality for transgender people all over the
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world. event kicked off a week of full gay pride events in the city. tiffany woods march fed for her friend who was shot and killed in oakland in april. >> brandi will never have the option to march, to come here next year or be here. i'm marching for all of those transwomen murdered who will never be able to have that opportunity to march. >> whether or not you are attending gay pride events be aware of road closures and lack of parking. today civic center plaza host a festival from noon to 6:00, the pink party in the astrohappens tonight, pride parade tomorrow in beale street. stay with nbc bay area on air and online for continuing kovg b c coverage of the festivities including the pride parade. dozens of protesters camped out at lake view elementary stying to save five oakland
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schools no sign they're bulging despite warnings to leave or face arrest. supporters will hold a march at noon two miles to lake view elementary. the district spokesman says no one wants to close schools but these are the five lowest performing schools. protesters say wednesday they'll host a peoples school board meeting rallying not just the neighborhood but the entire city of oakland. he was released from prison this week after one of the most high profile kidnapping cases in california history and this morning, we know where he is. richard schoenfeld is staing with his mother in mountain view. spent over 30 years in prison for kidnapping 26 kids and their bus driver in chowchilla and burying them alive. >> all news. >> reporter: kevin found out friday his new neighbor is one of three men convicted of hijacking a chowchilla school bus and kidnapping children on board. released from president onnen wednesday and is now living in
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mountain view with his mother. >> the police department and judicial system thinks he has a right to go back and have his life and he served his time. i'll continue to be aware and be more susceptible to what's going on around me in my neighborhood. >> reporter: in 1976 shchoenfel and his brother and friend kidnapped 26 children. the three men buried them alive in a van in a rock quarry in livermore. all 27 managed to escape. schoenfeld served almost 35 years in prison before released. we talked to his brother john earlier this week. >> very remorseful. if he could turn it back if he could not do it, turn back time, you know, they had never do it. but that's impossible. >> reporter: schoenfeld will wear a gps monitor 24 hours a day. the state does not consider him a high risk offender. >> the court system decided on the penalty and he served his time and i don't think it's for us decide, certainly vigilante
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thoughts are not a good idea. >> reporter: police say schoenfeld has the same rights to protection and safety as any other citizen. officers were near schoenfeld's mother home to protent people from potentially harassing him. >> he served the time, that's how the law works. that's the way it should go. >> james schoenfeld and fred rick woods have not been found eligible for parole. their hearings happen later this year? jerry sandusky found guilty on 45 of 48 counts of child sex abuse. the one-time penn state assistant football coach, now convicted sect ox offender faci 400 years prison. >> reporter: minutes after being found guilty on 45 of 48 counts against him, former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was take an way in
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handcuffs. cheers went up outside the courthouse after the verdict was announced. >> jerry indicated he was disappointed by the verdict, ow obviously he has to live with it. >> reporter: with the charges and victims his fate seemed clear, long before the decision announced. >> a serial child predator who committed horrific acts upon his victims causing life long and life changing consequences for all of them has been held accountable for his crimes. >> reporter: the jury asked two intriguing questions, focusing on separate, alleged incidents in the penn state locker room. a janitor testified a co-worker, who is mentally incapacitated, told him he saw sandusky abusing a boy in the shower. the jury wanted clarification on the rules that allowed that so-called hear say testimony. the jury asked to review the testimony of former grad student mike mcqueary and a mcqueary family friend. mcqueary is the only third party
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witness to tell the jury hi saw one of the alleged crimes. and on the stand, he was adamant. though i was just a glimpse, he saw sandusky sexually assaulting an underage boy. jerry sandusky faces a minimum 60 years, a maximum of more than 400 years behind bars. brian mohr, bell phone, pennsylvania. >> sandusky's case led to the firing of joe paterno. he died this year of cancer. penn state dismissed its president, criminal charges are pending against two university administrators for failing to properly report suspected child abuse and perjury. they are awaiting trial. jerry sandusky -- sandusky's case led to the firing of hall of fame coach joe paterno. follow the sandusky online at nbcbayarea.com. okay. let's go on to the next story.
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a mother from danville convicted of child endangerment has received an unusual sentence. banned from nordstrom. police say back in february a shopper leaving the mall heard babies crying from a cadillac escalade and called security. investigators say the 46-year-old left her twin 12 1-week-old babies in the suv. she was in the store for 40 minutes. as part of a plea deal a judge ordered her to stay awhat from nordstrom and take parenting classes. a warning from police a purse snatcher on the loose in san francisco. what you should do if you're target. s [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted.
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we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. a warning from police in san francisco after a street robbery land a woman in the hospital. officers say do not resist a robber. just before midnight yesterday, police say three men attacked a
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woman walking home from the glenn park b.a.r.t. station. they demanded her purse but she refused to give it up. she struggled and fell backward and hit her head on the concrete. the victim's in the hospital with a serious head injury. we talked to a neighbor who says she always tries to be careful but not carrying much in her purse. >> so just hand it over, make sure you have everything in your pocket. i keep everything on me. >> police say there was a second robbery in the same area earlier in the day on thursday and in that case, there was just one robber. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, where your kids can get a free plane ride for fun today. plus, interested in buying an electric car? new electric sedan on the market this morning. we'll have details. a live view of san francisco this morning. patchy, low clouds near the coast. nice sunshine over downtown. we'll let you know what you can expect for your weekend forecast and all of your ortdoor plans when we come back. pl
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welcome back. here's a live view out towards oakland. east bay this morning, low tide there, as you can see the water there not moving around a lot. don't have much in the way of wind this morning. but this afternoon we expect the sea breeze to pick up which will ensure a cool start to the first full weekend of summer. outside now we have 40s and 50s. patchy, low clouds on the coast. speaking of the wind, you see it reaching into fairfield this morning. southwest breeze, or delta breeze as we like to say, marine air making its way into east bay valleys ensure today's highs will be mainly in the 60s and 70s. if you head out to the pride events in san francisco today, should see numbers in low 60s, with sunshine. sunblock and maybe light jacket day as that sea breeze turns stronger towards evening. up in wine country, we've got nascar going on from today it's the practice runs, tomorrow it's official race gets under way. we'll see number there's also
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comfortably cool, near 70 during afternoon. weather headlines for you, the low clouds out along the coast with misty skies at times. tomorrow morning, probably more drizzle near the coast. temperatures this weekend staying cool. and as we head towards the middle part of the week we'll see warmer changes. right now the satellite view doesn't look much like what you expect to see this time of year. we've got this deep area of low pressure here offshore which is tossing showers north of mt. shasta. you might see a few showers moving into the afternoon. jet stream has parked itself here across the west coast, this is not a pattern for warm weather. instead we'll see cool air, marine air, pushed inland through the weekend which will keep temperatures in the 50s and 60s around the coast and inner bay. inland temperatures towards the east bay and south of san jose should see 70s heading up to high country, lake tahoe, reno, we'll seal winds around the ridge there of the sierra getting close to 60 miles per
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hour this afternoon. windy in the high country. a chance of stray showers north of santa rosa at times through the afternoon. futurecast shows showers off to the north. watching low clouds filling in again tonight into tomorrow morning. this could lead to morning mist, cloudy start to sunday. areas south of san jose, low 70s, cool, turning breezy for the afternoon. low 70s around the tri-valley and towards fairfield and around san francisco and oakland should see numbers comfortably in the 60s today. 60s, low 70s around the north bay. three day forecast, show a subtle warming trend as we get out of the weekend into monday with misty skies tomorrow morning. through the middle part of the week, temperatures climb up. we'll get 80s but nothing that looks like 90s like we had wednesday. looks like the first stretch of such summer after a warm finish to spring, fairly cool. good news for fire danger concerns with the marine air
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raising humidity levels too. >> fantastic. thank you very much. they're holding a special race through hong kong today. crowds of people lined up in the harbor to watch the long, narrow boats with golden dragon figure heads speed flew water. the event is part of hong kong's dragon boat festival. the festival is thought to have originated more than honor of poet who drowned himself in a river to protest corruption. critics say it couldn't be done. the electric carmaker rolled out its first mass market sedan in fremont yesterday. tesla, the model s, thousands gathered to see the high-tech cars hit the road. after a federal tax credit the base el ands for $49,000. goes from 160 to 300 miles on one charge. >> what makes the model s important is that it breaks the
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spell, the illusion that the world has been under that electric cars are compromised, that you can't make a good electric car. with the model s, we are going to show that an electric car is in fact the best car in the world. >> my hope that is and succeeds we reduce burning oil around the world, protect our environment and put our people to work, and i think that can be done. >> a neighborhood airport in the south bay is opening its doors to the community today. san jose's reid hill view airport holding its association day. event gives the community a peek of the neighborhood airport starts at 8:00 and runs until 4:00 this afternoon. tours of the control tower offered. free airplane he rides for kids 8 to 17. the airport is in east san jose on cunningham avenue. a parade in the east bay to celebrate 100 years of fun. the alameda county fair will kick off its official centennial
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opening with a parade. part of 17 days of fun events planned for the county fair celebration. more than 10,000 people expected to line the parade route through downtown pleasanton. parade begins at 9:30, runs 90 minutes starts at amador valley high school and ends at the a.c.e. train station on pleasanton avenue. if you like this event, you'll have a sweet tooth. ghiradelli selling with a chocolate showdown. contestants competing to create the most memorable chocolate creations. the most eye catching dessert will win the top prize. don't expect kids at an east bay zoo today. oakland zoo holding its 20th annual walk in the wild. it's a fund-raising event for the zoo. tonight nearly 100 restaurants, wineries and brew houses on site showcasing some of the bay area's finest foods. it's adults only for the
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evening. you've got to be 21 to get in. reservation prices start at $125 per person. the event starts at 4:00 and ends at 10:00 tonight. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, help for women that are struggling to get pregnant. new options that are growing more and moreop psuular popular surrogacy, is it for you?
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so, do you want a baby but it's not -- you can't have one, adoption is not in the cards? so, where do you turn? what about another woman? a woman willing to carry a child for you. it's an option becoming more and more popular but is it legal? is it costly? "today in the bay" chris sanchez introduces us to a woman who says surrogacy is accessible to more than just the rich. >> reporter: when this san francisco couple married they knew what they wanted next -- babies. a few years after their picture
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perfect wedding a beautiful boy. then a year later, a second pregnancy. >> so excited. and we had a miscarriage. we thought, that's okay, not a big deal. but yes six months we'd get pregnant and miscarry and no one could say why. >> reporter: for years tiffany who was wants her last name to remain private wanted to adopt. then she turned to surrogacy, something becoming more popular and acceptable. when mitt romney's two youngest grandchildren were born may 4th, romney's son tag tweeted big things to sur surrogate. lives a miracle. cancer survivor revealed on the today show she is using a surrogate to make her baby dreams come true this summer. people less rich and less famous are turning to surrogates in countries like india, guatemala, ukraine where the costs can be a
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fraction of those here in the u.s. >> i think we are going to be seeing a rise in medical tourism generally and with that we absolutely are going to see a rise in reproductive tourism and figuring out international law aspects of that, like i say, trial and error. >> reporter: the attorney is seeing a dramatic rise in couples using surrogates rather than adoption. >> people are looking to surrogacy because it does give them a greater sense of control. >> reporter: surrogacy is isn't without controversy. in fact according to the american bar association map, surrogacy is illegal in nine states in red, only in california and the other six brown states is there case law. in the rest of the states surrogacy is in some form of legal limbo. tiffany found her surrogate hours from her san francisco home. >> we had the hug and the kumbaya, nice cup of tea. but then she has a lawyer and i have a lawyer and you go aover all specifics. >> reporter: tiffany and her
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surrogate began a friendship, the family went on outings and tiffany got to watch her baby grow throughout the pregnant pregnancy. when the girl was born, tiffany was there. >> i got to cut the umbilical cord, i scooted on the bed with her, we were hugging. it was incredible experience. and now, our dream came true. >> reporter: tiffany shares her story on the fertility bridges facebook page in hopes of empowering women paralyzed by infertility. >> after five years of trying and five miscarriages to have this surrogacy go smoothly, gratitude. >> that was chris sanchez reporting. "today in the bay" terrier mix puppies. one cute one there. ready to be adopted.
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favorite part of the saturday morning "today in the bay," slees simmons with pets in needs here. who is this? >> this is jane. she's a little 8-week-old terrier mix puppy. she's ready to go. she's been spayed, current on vaccines. for 8 weeks she'll need more. she's ready for her forever home. >> talking before we came on and you mentioned she was fixed and i didn't know it was possible at 8 weeks. when we got our dog it was sometime after that we went ahead and had her fixed. i didn't know that was possible. >> certainly is. it's called pediatric spaying and neutering and shelters have been practicing for years. critical to get animals spayed and neuters. >> okay. owe don't think jane will have a hard time finding a home. thank you for joining us. see you back here, 5:00, 6:00, 11:00.
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