to the ballpark later on this afternoon, look at this, 59 degrees, fog, and winds gusting up to 30, 40 miles per hour. so it's definitely a cool coastline day today especially in san francisco. so keep those jackets handy. we'll see you in a bit to talk more about the rest of the weekend forecast in a little while. christina lor kris? >> breaking news, firefighters are working on a fire at a lumber yard in the south bay. firefighters say it's happening at monterey road near blanchard on coyote, south of san jose. now the fire was in one of the processing buildings. that building was completely destroyed. the flames spread to another building, and crews have that fire near containment. southbound monterey road is closed, near bailey. reroute if you're head in that direction. san francisco police investigating a deadly shooting which happened on 6th street near mission in the south of

market neighborhood after 11:00 last night. officers at the scene found a 25-year-old man lying on the sidewalk where he had been shot. that man died at the scene. so far, police have not made any arrests. this morning, a warning before you go out on your morning walk or jog. rattlesnake bites on the rise especially in california. "today in the bay," a bite victim in wassonville. >> reporter: a vipicture of a chopped up rattlesnake. construction workers saw it and hacked it up. within picked up the decapitated head and bit them in the hand. >> they keep bite reflexes after an hour after killed. >> reporter: in the past two months, six bites. last year at this time, one. >> if you hear the buzz and it's scares you. >> reporter: justin fields has seen many rattlers in his lifetime. almost got bitten by one as a

kid. >> my feet never touched the ground. >> reporter: rattlesnakes coming out of hibernation in april. rattlers attack if they're surprise ford have to defend themselves. most, but not all bites, have venom. >> the venom is a poison, a toxin, gets injected and causes, spain, swelling, possibly death. >> reporter: this year's dry spring is causing the snakes to go further out to find food. people are seeing more rattlers because we're building homes and parks near their natural habitat. >> he moved this and it situated underneath the can. >> reporter: faith sees rattle snakes almost every day. the rattling sound still gives her chills. >> gets the hamp pumping. >> reporter: george kiriyama "today in the bay." >> warning signs are posted in santa clara county where ranger says folks need to be on the

lookout especially in the sum. >> a candle may to be blame for a house fire on the peninsula which killed a 2-year-old boy and injured three family members. the fire happened yesterday morning on lake drive in san bruno. two construction workers working near didby rushed to the house. they found the man trapped inside and pulled him to safety. the man begs the workers to go back inside for his grandson. >> he told me there was a 2-year-old at the back room. we ran towards the back of the house with the ladder, started breaking windows but couldn't get to hill. it was too full of smoke. >> firefighters believe a candle started the fire in the hallway where the family had a hindu shrine. the grandparents were baby-sitting at the time. they're 234 tin the hospital in critical condition. >> the man charged with killing sierra lamar. the suspect's father is awaiting trial. the 51-year-old is facing

charges of molesting his own daughter for nearly 10 years. he was taken into custody last month after his daughter told police that her father molested her from the time she was 5 years old to when she was 14. his son, 21-year-old, charged with kidnapping and murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar. her body has not been found. he is expected to enter a plea later this month. $25 million, that's how much a lawyer says hans reiser's children should get from their pain. reiser killed his wife who was of course their mother. in closing statements at reiser's civil trial yesterday the attorney representing the reiser children focused on how close the children were to their mother, nina reiser. he then accused the convicted kill of damaging the children further by suggesting that he killed her to protect them. >> she did everything that you can reasonably expect a mother to do. she took these kids camping. they went to yosemite, lake

tahoe, monterey, santa cruz. they went to the aquarium. they went to the explorer toium, birthday parties, sleepovers. she was supermom and at same time study ing to become a doctor. for mr. reiser to be dancing on her grave is pathetic. >> reiser is scheduled to give his closing arguments monday. the jury will deliberate how much money if any, they should award the children. the 12-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl live in russia with their maternal grandmother. also in the east bay, city leaders in oakland say they are going to try something new to control violent crime that has worked in los angeles. it's called, friday night in the park. this is the second time there's been a big party at elm hurst park. there was another celebration going on at gillmor park on 66th avenue. two parks are located in areas where killings and robberies are on the rise. mayor jean quan believes

gatherings like this fight crime. >> in neighborhoods where there's a lot of gangs, this kind of event by the end of the summer, you'll see, we have 100 parents here and this event brings a neighborhood together. >> the mayor says friday nights in the park will continue throughout the summer. the countdown is on to game day and cal's athletic director says memorial stadium will be ready for the season. the renovation project started two years ago. we are told that crews are working 12-hour days to make sure to complete the football stadium in time for the september first kick-off against nevada. landscaping and signage could be a work in progress but the goal to have seat, scoreboards, rest rooms and, of course, concessions ready to go. artificial turf and brand-new video screens scheduled to be installed early next month. in the south bay, a big swim competition just getting started. thousands of people are expected to show up at the santa clara

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nature valley, nature at its most delicious. . . good morning. looking live at the golden gate bridge. we've been out of touch for a little while because of the tour de france and wimbledon and vacations but it's nice to be back with you this morning. today in spain, four people were hurt but no one gored during the

final bull run of pamplona's festival. two men suffered head injuries from falls. another runner bruised his shoulder. a fourth man injured his knee. a total of 38 thrill seekers including one american sent to the hospital during this year's festival. most of those injuries resulted from falls as people ran with half ton bulls during the narrow cobblestone streets. a shark killed a surfer near australia's wedge island this morning. local beaches closed after the fifth deadly shark attack in ten months. police are now searching for the man's remains. he was surfing more than 100 feet from the beach near wedge island, when that attack happened. a friend witnessed that horrifying attack and he said the shark came after him when he reached to grab his friend's body. >> i did another loop and when i came to get -- came back to the body, the shark took it and

there was blood everywhere. it's nothing i could do. i just did everything i could. >> wedge island is a family destination located north of perth. in france this morning, they are celebrating the beginning of the french revolution with a military parade down the champs elysees. ♪ the event began with bagpipes and renditions of the national anthem. jets trailing exhaust in the colors of the french flag flew over paris before military units and tanks made their way down the avenue. bastille day pays tribute to the storming of the bastille prison by angry paris crowds on this day in 1789. we still have more ahead on "today in the bay." including why a storm rolling in could complicate your weekend. and there's a pretty intense fog storm rolling across the bay area this morning. we're talking about visibilities down quite a bit at

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good morning to you. looking live at san mateo bridge there. you can see a bit of blue, a bit of the water and of course the fog sitting right on top of the bay area today. we'll check with anthony in just a few minutes. now, a storm not the kind that goes in anthony's forecast. is it a solar storm. we'll get to that in a moment. but, first, we want to tell you about the fire that is burning in placerville this morning. it is a wildfire that is threatening at least 150 homes. governor jerry brown called for more firefighters to help battle those flames. the fire started on wednesday and has burned about two square miles. right now it's only 10% contained. the cause of the fire is under investigation. this is burning near the town of

forest hill, about 15 miles from auburn. now to that solar storm that could disrupt your weekend. the sun released a massive flare that is hurling a cloud of highly charged particles toward the earth at 3 million miles per hour. that ball of energy should be arriving right about today. scientists say it could be a minor event, but it will impact radio communication, gps signals, and could cause blackouts, as well. police living in canada and the northern u.s. may be able to see colorful auroras in the sky as well. now let's check in with anthony slaughter. >> you know this morning we are waking up to fog across the area. and it looks like the clouds are with us for the first half of the day. good morning, i'm anthony slaughter from the nbc bay area weather center. we are talking about temperatures that are very uniform this morning. it's 55 this morning up in the north bay. close to 55 in many locations this morning. 56 now in san francisco with a little drizzle.

head down to the south bay, we are starting to see clouds break up a bit. we're at 61 already in sunnyvale. starting to warm with the sunshine in place. but hey, if you live at coast today, bottom line, you're looking at foggy conditions. you can see, a still shot of our satellite image. look hard you can see the outline of the fog extending all the way from concord down towards gilroy and as we led through the day this fog will retreat out back into the open waters but again if you live in the coastal areas that's where you're dealing with fog all day long. now, at the coast this morning, we already had that fog and drizzle in place. as we head through the afternoon hours expect more passing clouds if you live inland. not a cloudy day by any means. if you do live at the coast, again, one of those days might be good to grab a book, stay inside. if you like the fog, head out to the giants game because they are playing around 6:05 this evening. cool onshore push will continue at least for another day or so. now that marine layer's very deep off the ocean. talking about foggy conditions again this morning that will

start to retreat back towards the coast. again from about bodega bay, half moon bay, looking at 50 and 60s for daytime highs. inland 70 and 80s. winds gusting quite a bit. we haven't talked a lot about the tropics but we have a hurricane out in the pacific. hurricane fabio with winds up to 90 miles per hour as of this morning. now, this thing's going to attack an interesting track. it's headed towards southern california. now when we get towards wednesday it's only a tropical depression with winds up to 30 miles per hour as it moves into cooler water. nonetheless, if this thing continues on the same track, we can be looking at a little moisture in our forecast as we head towards the next week. that will be something interesting to watch. as far as the forecast goes today, back to 79 in san jose. 73 santa cruz. with afternoon sunshine. same for the east bay. temperatures warmer here with 80 at livermore, 80 danville. 77 in concord. if you live in san francisco today, it's one of those days

like yesterday. 64 with fog. even in oakland, not going to see much sunshine but peaks, 68 there. 81 in santa rosa. a quick peek at the seven-day forecast. temperatures cool. few you think today's cool, wait until monday. livermore, walnut creek in triple digits of wednesday and thursday, they're going to be in mid-70s. what a difference a few days make. of course we did this last week with our twitter shoutouts. if you're on twitter, facebook, connect with us. watching from her seat over there ashley. thanks for hitting us on twitter connect with us when we're not here. we're always there. >> yeah, we are. thank you, anthony. running a 5k of a different color in san francisco this morning. the annual color run is back at candlestick park. each time a runner reaches a kilometer they are hit with a different color. racers began the race with a

white t-shirt. by the time races are finish, they look tie dyed. the race start as the 8:00 for the first race. another race at 1:00. don't forget to wear a white shirt, that is the most important race day rule. >> and your jacket. >> as long as it's white. jazz lovers, this is for you. second annual japan town jazz fiscal kicks off in san francisco featuring some of the top asian-american jazz artists. this year held at japantownplaz. festival at noon. vima dance studio offering free cha-cha lessons in san francisco, part of a grand opening party celebrating the new location on 26th street. there will also be ballroom dance performances, all starting at 8:00 tonight. in the south bay the circus, sort of, has come to town. instead of tigers, elephants and clowns, main attraction the horses. show is called cavalia, a

multimedia show combining high-tech special effects with acrobatics and horses. >> it's a beautiful show that's about the relationship and the bond we have with our horses. so you see us working together and playing together most of the time. it's pretty much a different show every night. >> since the show debuted nearly ten years ago, more than 3 million people have seen cavalia worldwide. but this is the first time it's been in san jose. cavalia opens next wednesday and runs through august 5th. you've probably seen the tents right along the intersection between 87 and 101 and north first street. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, it's not your average home. the electric compound at center of a fight that could end with the electric compound at center of a fight that could end with all of it being torn down. be nice, ing on a from the shallow end. back in '08, we didn't have these u-verse wireless receivers that let you move the tv around wherever. no siree, bob.

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some call one marin county home own air visionary, others call him a rule breaker. "today in the bay" joe rosato jr. shows us why it's under fire. >> reporter: every homeowner will upon ponder a home improvement. but david's project began 40 years ago. >> i had a vision. i had a dream. >> reporter: the vision started waite simple house in the wooded hills of marin county. but soon -- >> the top is the bell tower. and bill with recycled materials. >> reporter: the home improvements took over. >> we hand-dug a well. it goes down 30 feet. >> reporter: hoffman's additions include a pond with a concrete boat fed by ground water. there's an on nate tea house under construction after 35 years. >> this has been my personal project that i've pretty much put together piece by piece.

>> reporter: the longtime tea distributor also built several caves to store his rare teas. and a tower to house a solar shower. >> when it's finished you can come to our solar power shower tower hour. >> reporter: hoffman doesn't consider the 30-home made struck doors that fill the property to be the real story. the real story, he says, are the many sustainable systems he's created. >> i have three different designs on the property for turning body waste into a valuable fertilizer. >> reporter: was somewhere leftover food are decomposed by earth worms in his earth worm palace. >> the worms are fed everything that we don't eat out of the kitchen. >> reporter: reclaimed water goes down a mote to be used again. but hoffman's vision has one very big snag -- he has no permits for any of it. >> david hoffman ignored the county for 20 years. and it came at his own peril.

>> reporter: for more than two decades, county officials red tagged his creations, now he faces more than $200,000 in fines, and a deadline. >> i'm supposed to pay that money and then take out a demolition permit and have the entire property, both properties, levelled to the ground by august 1st. >> reporter: marin county supervisor steve kinsey hopes the county will cut hoffman some slack and maybe find a way to keep his property intact. >> it would be a tragedy in my opinion to see that piece of work destroyed. >> reporter: hoffman says he only wanted to demonstrate an alternative way of living in a world of waste. only the world of rules and regulations wasn't far behind. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. kol cooling off from the heat wave could have you reaching to your wallet. angie's list reports customer paying two, three times as much

for freon over past years. it's being phrased out per the federal government regulations. and the closer it gets to disappearing, the more expensive it's going to get. we have a recall to warn you. nearly a half million high chairs recalled because children can be injured. children can fall against the pegs on the rear legs of the chico polyhigh 5 chair. logon to chicousa.com/pykit to see if your chairs affected. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- the sudden death of silver ter stallone's son, sage. is foul play suspected? the late ef on the investigation.

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good morning. looking live at sunol there in the distance. we see a bit of the yellow hillsides we're used to this time of year, and some of the fog we're not used to in around parts of the bay area that are not san francisco, of course. thank for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez with meteorologist anthony slaughter in for rob mayeda, who is off today. >> yes. he's been very busy this week, filling in for christina. here i am. so you know we are waking up to clouds. as you mentioned, kris, one of the most noticeable things in the forecast for this week how cool it's been. one specific location, altamont pass, yesterday 1:00 in the morning when bottom out for the low it was 76 degrees. this morning, 51. what a difference a day makes. talking 20 degrees cooler or more than that in some locations. it is definitely a change of season as you step out the door this morning. 55 in santa rosa. 55 napa. even livermore, 57. we are starting to see sun out in the south bay and even in the

peninsula in the east bay. starting to warm just a bit. 61 in sun vi venyvale. lower 80s from about gilroy towards evergreen. cooler as you head into the city of san jose. and even not bad across the east bay, talking about places that were in the triple digits back into the 70s and 80s today. temperatures across the board, more tolerable for this time of year. that's what we'll go with our forecast. bottom line, tollerable temperatures today. enjoy. >> thank you. an update on developing news we first told you about a half hour ago. firefighters now putting out hot spot at the scene of a lumber yard fire in the south bay. live pictures of crews working that scene right now. in the town of coyote which is south of san jose at monterey road near blanchard. the fire destroyed a processing building. then the fire spread to a nearby building before crews put it out. southbound monterey road is

closed near bailey. also new this morning, san francisco police are investigating a deadly shooting which happened on 6th street near mission in the south of market neighborhood after 11:00 last night. officers at the scene found 25-year-old man lying on the sidewalk. he had been shot and he died there at the scene. so far, police have not made any arrests. also new this morning, firefighters knocked down a fire at an east oakland home overnight. happened rose dale avenue near east 18th street after 1:30 this morning. crews had flames out in 15 minutes. investigators are trying to figure out what started that fire in the first place. and there are heavy hearts in san bruno after a house fire killed a 2-year-old boy and sent three family members to the hospital. the fire happened yesterday morning in san bruno on lake drive near san bruin flow avenue. "today in the bay"'s jean elle reports a crew of construction workers helped save one man from the flames.

>> it was -- it was tough. >> reporter: this man and his brothers jumped into action friday morning, working on a house on lake drive, they saw fire inside the house next door and a man trapped inside. >> we saw the house on fire and there was a guy at the window on the second floor, we gave him a ladder so he could get down. we started breaking windows. >> reporter: the construction workers got one man out safely. he urged them to save a baby trapped inside. >> told me there was a 2-year-old at the back room we ran towards the back of the house with the ladder, started breaking windows but couldn't get to him. it was too full of smoke. >> reporter: san bruno firefighters say the baby boy and his grandparents were trapped upstairs because the hallway escape was engulfed in flames. this man's 2-year-old cousin died in the fire. >> i loved that guy. i really loved him the. >> reporter: grandparents were

baby-sitting. they are both in the hospital, in critical conditioning, leaving the large, close-knit family devastated. >> i'm really sad. i'm just praying right now that my grandma and grandpa come back. i hope they make it. that's all i want right now. >> reporter: firefighters believe a candle started the fire in the hallway. that's where the family had a hindu shrine, with a single candle. the san bruno fire department has not officially determines the cause of the fire though investigators believe it was accidental. jean elle, "today in the bay." summertime heat bringing out rattlesnakes and with more snakes come more bites. the rattlers have bitten six people in the past three months in santa clara county compared to one bite last year when more rain produced more food for the snakes. this year's dry spring caused the snakes to search a little bit farther for food. experts say we are seeing them because we build and play where they live. >> some tall grass, i bet i landed ten feet away and my feet

never touched the ground. >> that was a man who was nearly bitten by a rattlesnake as a kid. rattlesnakes come out of hibernation in april. they attack when they are surprised or they have to defend themselves. devastation and grief for actor sylvester stallone after the sudden death of his son. sage stallone found unresponsive in his apartment in studio city near hollywood yesterday. the 36-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. prescription bottles were found in his apartment but the coroner is not saying whether they had a role in his death. no suicide note was found. an autopsy will be performed in the next few days. toxicology reports take much longer than that. sage stallone appeared alongside his father at age 14 in "rocky v." a disturbing prank, vandalism at a cemetery in union city. employees say they found 150 headstones covered in vegetable oil. this happened at chapel of the

chimes memorial park. it is stillen clear whether anyone has been arrested in this case. employees say they plan to clean those headstones over the weekend. the war to stop for -- moving on to our next story. also today, the anti-fau grois forces have a new target this morning. last night they protested at mountain view's exclusive shea tj restaurant. the social club in san francisco will be picketed tonight for serving the delicacy. and the -- because it is the social club claims it's exempt from the state ban because it was built on federal land and, thus, cannot be subject to california law. in the south bay, a big swim competition is just getting under way. thousands of people are expected to show up at the santa clara swim center to watch more than 80 obey area swimmers are compete for the cabana lug

championship. the theme is the olympics. this morn willing begin with a parade, music and of course racing will begin. much more ahead on "today in the bay." the new california law that will let you text while driving but only under certain conditions. we'll explain that, coming up. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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an exception to the rule, hands-free texting received the okay from governor jerry brown. under the new law, drivers are allowed to dictate send and/or listen to text messages as they are using voice activated hands-free devices. the measure was introduced to extend the same hands-free exception to texting that already exists for using a cell phone while driving. the governor signed the bill into law yesterday. it goes into effect on january 1st. a bay area tech company's publicity stunt is drawing attention to the world of on

demand. an idea that people can increasingly use technology to satisfy their instant cravings, at the same time, "today in the bay" joe rosato jr. shows us not everyone's a fan. >> reporter: we live in a time people want what they want when they want. the san francisco tech company huber. >> on demand car service specializing in getting people a ride within they need it, at the push of a button using asmartphone app. >> reporter: you can summon a town car or limousine to pick you up. >> it can go so many places. a great opportunity for on demand anything. >> reporter: to demonstrate that point, the company today switched up its format a bit. instead of a car, you can could for a cone. for one day only the simple push of an ice cream symbol on the company's app brought the

services an ice cream truck. for six hours, five trucks fanned out across san francisco, pedalling ice cream on demand. >> i punched it in, set in where other location is, and came to us. >> reporter: the fact it wasn't exactly ice cream weather didn't seem to bother anyone. >> we have a co-worker who is just getting married and what better way to celebrate than ice ice cream for the entire office? >> reporter: for vendor lauren kate the business has come a long way from the days she'd drive through neighborhoods playing music. >> people can tweet me or im me for facebook or call me and i'll come make deliveries. >> reporter: everyone may love ice cream, not everyone likes huber's car service. the cab company say the model's unfair and stealing their business. >> huber does not provide any cars. they don't have -- they don't provide the insurance for their vehicles. they're not responsible for screening their drivers. all of these things we do. >> reporter: at the same time people say technology has fueled

an expectation of convenience. >> you have all of these convenience services and you can just arrange them from your phone or whatever and have them come on your schedule and all that. >> reporter: so whether it's a ride, a drumstick, or anything else, satisfaction is now only a button away. joe rosato jr. >> one of the world's biggest pop couple turn conventions in california. we are talking comic-con. just waking up with us this morning a foggy start in san francisco. and the fog's with us most of the day. we'll let you know how long it will stick around and what the weekend looks like coming up after this. this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news.

welcome back here on this saturday morning. taking a live look into san jose here at 7:44. yes, you see gray skies. we do have clouds out this morning. the low clouds and fog have

drifted all wait into the south and east bay with a deep marine layer into the san francisco area. in fact that cooling wind pushed into the east bay. one notable thing to mention, the altamont pass yesterday at this time, around the morning hours, basically in the 70s. this morning we're in the 50s. what a difference a day makes. we are looking at much cooler conditions across all of the bay area. in fact it's 55 in santa rosa. 56 san francisco. even at 57 in livermore. really, you can see as you take a look at satellite picture look hard here but you can see that low cloud deck that is extending from concord towards gilroy. east of concord and gilroy you see the sunshine first. then gradually work its way back to the coast so it's a slow process today. this morning, fog in place. this in afternoon a mix of sun and clouds depending where you're at the coast. more fog and clouds than anything. but the further inland you go, you will see more sunshine because of a trough of low pressure breaking through this

ridge that's been in place really all week long producing triple digit heat across the southern half of the united states. really from arizona even here into california. up towards oregon. but here at home, today, cooler conditions. 50s and 60s at the coast with fog. 70s and 80s inland. overall winds, they're gusty, up to 30, 40 miles per hour especially at the coast. notice that fog, as i mentioned will retreat back towards the coastline. as we head towards 2:00, but places like san francisco, san mat mateo, more fog all of the day. as we head through evening hours with fog begins to push back into the east bay, tomorrow we do this all over again. notice tomorrow afternoon, san francisco, more sunshine. so we are looking at the least the second half of the weekend turning out to be nice in the city. if you're making plans to head to the astros game, houston astros taking on the san francisco, it's going to be cool at 6:05. 59 degrees. want to keep that jacket handy.

79 later on in san jose. 80 evergreen. work your way to the east 80 in danville. dublin the same. cooler in the peninsula and coastline. 64 in san francisco. 59 today in bodega bay. not the perfect -- not the best of beach days. towards next week, if you are looking for some warmer weather and warrant to get out of the cool funk wait until next friday. the next chance, warm up with coastal numbers 70s. monday, 50s. roller coaster ride. >> i like the beach days because it's not crowded. >> me, too. calm and peace. serene. >> thank you very much. san diego is playing host to one of the world's biggest pop culture conventions this weekend, comic constarted on thursday and runs through tomorrow. nbc's mark barger has a look. commie conrules. >> reporter: the superheroes and

supernatural it's christmas in july. >> best time of the year for me and my friends. >> reporter: 130,000 people around the world are making the trek to the san diego convention center phone comic con. an everybody tranvan ga that exploded its comic book routes 33 years ago. >> walking up to a geeky buffet. >> reporter: the writer is a veteran. >> always a place for comics at comic-con. sitting along side everything in movies and television. >> reporter: a major promotional tool for hollywood, plugging tv shows current and upcoming, as well as pushing potential big screen blockbusters. >> this place is awesome. >> reporter: fans of "twilight" excitement. >> unique, they're not like all vampires. >> reporter: it's tempers by the approach of this fall's finale. batman fans share that feeling. the dark knight's film farewell

is days away. >> i've been keeping everything shut because i want to be surprised for every moment of it. >> reporter: when it comes to comic-con there's really a shortage of surprises. >> that's something. the cast of nbc's comedy "community "aperiodiest, the cast of "grim" there be there today. the star of spider-man -- not spider-man, superman scheduled to be there as well. looking for something to do in the south bay the san jose blues festival is back. bo diddley, etta james, a future performers scheduled to play this weekend. admission is $10. the festival runs from noon to 8:00 and will be held in st. james park in downtown san jose. once booming japanese-american flower industry is back. this time, on the movie screen. the documentary "blossoms and

thorns" premiere later this afternoon at the rosy the riveter national park in richmond. memories and stories of japanese american flower growers in richmond and el cerrito. after the premiere, george kiriyama will lead a discussion with the direct sfloor still ahead on "today in the bay" the most popular baby names so far in 2012. the list is different from years past. and it might surprise you. but first, here's mike inouye with our weekend calendar. >> i'm mike inouye. lots to do today in the bay. saturday is a craft inspired assortment of activities. start with happy hollow park and zoo in san jose. the teddy bear picnic today. you can bring your teddy bear and friends to the event. er to story time, sing-along, and share this with friends, vet techs will be on hand to repair rips and tears to boo-boos your bear may have gotten.

buy a lunch or bring a blanket and picnic basket. anybody old enough to remember yogi bear? if you are, you're old like me. not quite prehistoric but we can go there. golden gate park, conservatory of flowers. check out plant-asarus rex. play dindinopictionary. additional kids cost $8 apiece. more crafts down the peninsula. we'll call these folks artisans. the palo alto glass and clay festival goes on in palo alto. in its 20th year this event features fine and functional art with 175 artists showing their wares. you can stroll the area. meet the artists. you can even talk the talk or walk the walk and get your

artist hands dirt yet with pottery making and wheel throwing demonstrations. maybe you'll find your true call piping made a cool ashtray in the '70s. wonder if i can sell that there. there's lots to do out there "today in the bay." [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi

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more than 38,000 followers, make that 38,001. the website that lists the hottest baby names for the first half of 2012 finds they are unusual and heavily influenced by pop culture. according to namebary.com the movie the hunger games and hbo's game of thrones. topping the list is a name, senna, name of a twilight vampire and male counterpart which has a "hunger games" influence. other names niar, gatsby, blue, theon. whatever happened to kris and anthony? everyone likes to be pampered even pets. pet owners in brazil have a new way to show their devotion. a pet motel opened this week. appears to have one fan among canines. one room but it's decorated with nice touches.

there's a heart-shaped miprror n the ceiling, bed, and the motel owner wanted to create a space where owners can bring dogs they know -- where they know they will be comfortable and looked after. so then why just one room? in the ukraine, a zoo is showing off a pair of recently-born white lion cubs. the rare genetic mutation that gives the white lions their color is very rare indeed. staff at zoo say they weren't expecting a white club from a normal colored lioness. the cubs are living in the zoo director's office playing with a white tiger cub born in may. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, the celebration dedicated to french fries.

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