warmer air mixes down from higher elevations to lower elevations. you can see most of the bay area today looking at some 60s. a little windy at times. seven-day forecast brings 70s back to the bay area. we'll show you when you can expect those warm temperatures to arrive in the full forecast in just a few minutes. >> we like the 70s. thanks, rob. fire investigators from san francisco are trying to figure out what caused a building there to go up in flames. the fire started at a three-story building on waller near buchanan street in the city's lower haight neighborhood. crews were able to knock down the flames in about 45 minutes. no one was hurt, but six people were forced from their homes last night. now to a developing story. the search for east bay tourists missing in south america. the east bay couple was last seen in peru almost a month ago. this morning friends and family of 25-year-old garrett hand and 27-year-old jamie neal say they are getting more concerned by

the hour. neal's co-workers at the peddler bike shop say she spent months planning the cycling trip through south america. the couple left i november for that five-month adventure and have been chronicling their trip on facebook. but then the facebook posts stopped on january 25th, in peru, and the two have not been heard from since. everyone who knows that couple is extremely worried. earlier this month, the state department issued a travel warning about a group planning to kidnap american tourists in that region around cruiseco. >> i'm extremely concerned. i'm very fearful that something bad has happened. and it's not likely that -- it's not as likely they're just out on an excursion away from internet access. they had been using the internet and skype and facebook, all that stuff to stay in contact, and that contact has ceased. >> that bike shop owner did post

fliers on facebook and with online travel groups in hopes of finding the couple safe. the couple's families are reportedly in contact with authorities in peru and with the u.s. embassy there as well. new details this morning in the murder of an oakland rapper killed on a las vegas strip, along with two other people. police named amar harris as a gunman in thursday u shooting. the 26-year-old's arrest history includes kidnapping, robbery and sexual assault. police also released this picture of a black range rover found east of the strip yesterday. harris opened fire from that suv as both he and kenny clench drove down the las vegas strip. after cherry was shot, his car crashed into a taxi that exploded, killing the driver and his passenger. police are urging anyone with information on harris' whereabouts to come forward. new this morning, did you feel it? a small earthquake shook the

south bay and east bay while many of us were sleeping. the 3.0 magnitude quake struck near fremont around 2:00 this morning. george was in san jose at the time and said had felt like a quick jolt and then it was over. we've got no reports of damages or injuries, just a few rattled nerves. an electrical blast sent two men to the hospital with pretty serious burns. fire crews were called to the commercial warehouse near montague expressway around 9:00 yesterday morning. the fire captain said three men were working on an electrical unit in the back of the building when it suddenly exploded sparking a fire. >> they were working on connecting an electrical panel to the main power source, and some type of arc happened. both individuals were severely burned. they actually caught on fire. and had to retreat for safety. >> both men suffered second and

third-degree burns to more than 30% of their bodies and they are in critical condition this morning. investigators in monterey county are trying to figure out how two scuba divers ended up dead. the man and women were pulled from the water on friday at a popular diving area south of carmel. they were rushed to the hospital. but it was too late. police in oakland are looking for a group of teenagers who shot an an a.c. transit bus. it happened around 12:30 yesterday morning near the intersection of 55th avenue and international boulevard. one of four teenagers got off the bus then opened fire. about six of those shots hit the bus, breaking the back window, and two passengers were cut by that glass. though not too seriously. two other passengers were also hurt when the driver quickly hit the gas to get away from the scene, and that is something that drivers are trained to do in this kind of situation. organizers of a successful gun buyback event on the

peninsula say their communities feel a little bit safer this morning, now that hundreds of guns are off the streets. police in east palo alto and menlo park worked together to collect those guns in exchange for cash yesterday in east palo alto. two bay area fathers organized the event and through their nonprofit event caused more than $52,000 to give to people to people who wanted to turn in their weapons. the buyback was so successful in fact that some people were turned away. a total of 355 firearms were collected. >> that included 111 handguns, 227 rifles, or shotguns, and 11 assault weapons. >> i'll sleep better at night that there are 400 fewer guns within five miles of my home and my children go to school. for sure i feel safer. >> the fathers have children who go to school in palo alto and

they said they wanted to honor the lives of the children killed by gunfire in newtown, connecticut, by preventing a similar tragedy from happening here in the bay area. m.c. hammer is claiming his arrest earlier this week was the result of racial profiling. a police officer in dublin arrested him on thursday at the hacienda crossing shopping center. he was booked on charges including resisting an officer. mc hammer claimed in a tweet it all started when a, quote, chubby elvis looking dude, referring to the police officer, was tapping on my car window. i rolled down the window and he said, are you on parole or probation? hammer says after that, the officer tried to pull him out of his car. hammer is an oakland native who now lives in tracy. still ahead on "today in the bay," the race will go on. the rush to clean up the track at the daytona international speedway ahead of today's historic race.

#. the daytona 500 is set to get under way in less than three hours, but right now, crews are rushing to clean up the mess left behind after that horrific crash yesterday during the nationwide 300. debris flew into the stands injuring dozens of people. "today in the bay's" terry mcsweeney has the dramatic video. >> reporter: coming out of the final turn in the checkered-flag lap, drivers jockeying for position started the multi-car collision that sent number 32, driven by 20-year-old kyle larson, airborne. his car careened into the crash fence supposed to protect the crowd. the engine flew into the grandstand. >> we responded appropriately and had medical personnel at the incident immediately. >> reporter: the track's medical

personnel treated 14 at the infield care center, 14 others were transported to hospitals. >> i've been to nascar races for several years and i've never seen nothing like it. >> i know it's a lot of people hurt out there. and i'm just rooting for them. >> safety officials are at the scene. >> reporter: kyle larson's number 32 car was left in pieces. the entire front end sheared off by the collision. all of the drivers involved in the jaw-dropping crash, including larson, walked away unharmed. >> i've been a part of a couple big ones here, but i've never seen anything like that. that's one of the times i wish i didn't have a rear view mirror, because that was an ugly sight. >> reporter: terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> the track will be ready for the start of the race and everything will move forward as planned. cactus league continues today. but something happened yesterday in the opener that has the players and manager bruce bochy

joking this morning. >>. you're going to think spring has made an early appearance around the bay area as well. a live look at sunshine over san jose. breezy and dry conditions to wrap up the weekend.

looking live at a pretty shot of the sunrise on this early start to sunday morning. good afternoon. enjoying the day. it's going to be beautiful. it is a good start for the world champion giants as cactus league play officially got under way in scottsdale yesterday. you might as well say the orange and black picked up right where they left off, as ryan vogelsong and pablo sandoval got into

training. >> if you're looking for a signature moment in a spring game, it happened when pablo sandoval scored from first, which didn't actually look like a certainty e when he got right about here. >> he stopped playing the song there between third and home. >> you know, i stepped up to the base there, the home plate was moving. >> just before the pablo prance, everything looked oh, so familiar, single, stolen base, the giants playing the regular season brand of baseball in february. >> that's the way we play. that's how we won it last year, playing the small baseball, playing the game right. >> every time i'll try to do my best to get to third base. >> reporter: playing regular season style was the focus of two guys who will trade their orange and black for red, white and blue. >> it's not just getting your work in. it means something. >> was hoping to not have a

whole lot of traffic. i definitely wanted a little bit to get used to it, throwing out of the stretch. >> reporter: there weren't a whole lot of names you could recognize from the angels lineup card, but bruce bochy said expect the same thing from the giants as the wbc gets closer. he said it will give the younger guys a chance to run from the start. like the giants' world series victory parade last year, nearly 1 million people lined the streets of san francisco last night to watch the annual chinese new year's parade. it was fireworks galore, and the symbolic dragon was among one of the first spectacles to delight the crowd there. it was one of the few nighttime parades in the country and every one of the floats is illuminated. this year, the zodiac sign is the snake. folks who gathered said it was a perfect night all around. >> it was awesome. this is exciting.

i mean, this is just one of the best things to do on a night like tonight. clear, cool, a lot of people around. you know, it's going to be a great parade. >> the parade slithered through downtown to union square and ended in chinatown, where 600,000 firecrackers were set off for the grand finale. you may be thinking about a hot shower this morning. but some of our friends and neighbors took an icy dip into the bay for a good cause. more than 1,000 people dressed in costumes, of course, took part in the polar plunge at aquatic park in support of special olympics. it included the police chief and santa clara police captain. the funds raised will help provide one full season of sports instruction and competition for the special olympics athletes. i think the key is just diving right in, not kind of prancing in, rob, wouldn't you say? >> good advice. or wet suit would be nice. >> good idea. >> you can see we had sunshine

for that, and the great news, the chinese new year parade dry last night, but chilly. we have 50 degrees right now. san francisco and oakland, notice concord, 37 degrees. not too far away. as you head up to fairfield, it's 47. ten-degree swing in temperatures due to the fact if you've got the wind around mixing in warmer air from higher elevations closer to ground level, that's one of the reasons we're seeing the temperatures in the upper 40s in fairfield. where the winds are light, you've got 30s this morning around concord. some of the weather headlines, it is locally gusty. higher hill tops gusts to 35 miles per hour. they'll back off towards the evening tonight. slightly warmer temperatures around the bay area today. 60s in the forecast. second half of the week 60s, likely low 70s by the time we head towards thursday and friday. clearing off to the west. high pressure acting like a wall. at least when it comes to northern california in the bay area. storm track is cranking up. but look where it's headed, back

up to the pacific northwest. this pattern not breaking down much. it will weaken slightly tomorrow, allowing more clouds to spill on in. this high is actually going to build back over northern california by the end of the week. that's going to lead to our temperatures climbing on up, and really no sign of rain. mostly sunny skies today, and tomorrow maybe a brief dip in the temperatures for monday. after that, those temperatures will continue to climb on up and we'll be on our way for spring-like temperatures for the second half of the way. san jose south down towards gilroy should see low 60s today. mid-60s in the warmer places around the east bay, perhaps around pleasanton. warmest temperatures we'll see today, likely those inland valleys around sonoma county. as you head over to fairfield, mid-60s this afternoon, close to 60 in san francisco and low 60s around oakland as we finish off the weekend. not much change, at least temperaturewise, for the first

half of the week. we'll get a few extra high clouds on monday. wednesday, thursday and friday, temperatures starting to climb on up as we finish off february on a very dry note. you can see we'll see the warmest day of the week, very likely to be friday, with 60s and low 70s. saturday we'll get clouds in here, maybe a slight chance of showers on sunday. but that might be wishful thinking. right now it looks like the dry pattern we've been seeing will hold on as we head into the start of march. >> does this seem like it will lead to a drought situation later on? >> climate prediction center has put out the forecast calling for the expansion of the drought, perhaps back towards bay area northern california. we lost out on the rain and snow we typically see in january and for most of this month. >> we'll cross our fingers for rain later on. thanks, rob. still ahead on "today in the bay," a neighborhood watch with an eye on the water. you get a lot of people coming by and saying, thank you. it happens every time we clean up.

>> our bay area proud series introduces us to one man who is cleaning up trash to turn his area into a treasure.

keeping oakland's lake merritt clean is a daily battl., it brings tons of trash like cigarette butts and styrofoam. the lake might be a lot worse off if it weren't for one man. this morning's bay area proud, garvin thomas introduces us to a man whose passion and profession for the past 15 years has been focused on keeping lake merick clean. >> reporter: it would seem spending years on the shores of lake merritt cleaning up mother nature has taught dr. richard bailey a lot about human nature. such as what the people of oakland like to eat, drink and

smoke. >> most of the trash we get comes from things we put in our mouths. water bottles, chip bags, cigarette butts. there's a wine cork. you can see where the water's coming out of a big storm drain tunnel. >> reporter: dr. bailey would know what he's talking about. there is no one around who's thought more about the stuff in lake merritt that's not supposed to be there. it all started back in the '90s when dr. bailey, a water quality consultant, was hired to assess lake merritt. what he found was a lake with a lot of problems, but even more potential. >> trash was more prevalent, homeless problem was more severe. >> reporter: so dr. bailey founded the lake merritt institute. because it's just him and a few part-timers, they rely on a lot of volunteers. they came up with the idea of he self-help stations. their efforts appear to have

paid off. when the institute started collecting trash, back in 1997, it could easily collect 5,000 pounds of it after a heavy rain. that number has been cut dramatically. >> the yellow stuff is pollen. >> reporter: this, for example, is the lake after a rain, just the previous day. compared to what it was like -- >> you would see masses of floating styrofoam paper cups, paper plates, bottles. i mean, it would be five times more than this. >> reporter: the institute doesn't claim credit for all the success. the city has installed new filters and passed new laws on trash being created in the first place. still, many long time residents say they see a lake much cleaner than it ever has been, and they let dr. bailey know it. >> you get a lot of people coming by and saying thank you. it happens every time we clean

up. so that's encouraging. it's satisfying. >> that was garvin thomas reporting. coming up on "today in the bay," first, the lead investigator, now his own brother, the latest strange twist in the murder case surrounding oscar pistorius. why his brother is also headed to trial for the death of a woman. we'll explain.

good morning to you. looking live at the clock tower on the ferry building. you can see it's just about 7:30 if your eyes are really good. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez, along with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> depending where you are, if you have the wind, not too cold, but other places we're waking up to the 30s. concord and fairfield, kind of interesting play on the weather this morning. you've got the chilly conditions in concord, 47 in fairfield and napa 47 degrees, where you have

north winds mixing down, warmer air from higher up. making its way down to ground level. that is keeping temperatures up in a few spots. where the winds are light you still need a jacket this morning. we still have 30s out there. mostly sunny skies today. high clouds from the north. temperatures hour by hour, actually up towards the north bay, inland east bay valleys, you can see mid to possibly upper 60s as long as those north winds stick around during the afternoon. fairfield hinting at near 70 today. most of the bay area low to mid-60s for today. the seven-day forecast brings a much better chance of more 70s and an unusually dry forecast for this time of year. we'll take a closer look at that and the climate prediction center for drought conditions coming up in the full forecast in a few minutes. >> thanks, rob. new details this morning, another strange twist involving oscar pistorius, the olympian on trial for murdering his girlfriend on valentine's day. we have now learned that the story of his brother, carl

pistorius, is also facing charges for killing a woman. the family lawyer says carl is charged with culpable homicide and that his trial is expected to start this week. prosecutors say carl pistorius was driving recklessly when he hit and killed a woman who was riding her motorcycle back in 2010. it is the latest twist in a case that has transfixed south africa and many people around the world. you might have heard earlier this week the lead investigator in oscar pistorius' case was removed after it was discovered he himself has been charged with attempted murder, and is due in court in may. as for pistorius, he is now free on bail and his next court appearance is expected in june. new this morning, nearly 100,000 people gathered in st. peters square to listen to pope benedict's final sunday blessing before he retires later this week. ♪

>> people in the crowd cheered, long live the pope, as he addressed them in a number of languages. in his address, the pontiff said he was not abandoning the church and would continue to serve it with the same dedication. he also thanked the people for their gratitude, affection and prayer. pope benedict will make his last public appearance on monday before retiring on thursday. the first pope to do so in hundreds of years. a developing story on the search for two missing tourists. the couple was last seen almost a month ago. friends and family of 25-year-old garrett hand and 27-year-old jamie neal are getting more concerned by the hour. "today in the bay" spoke with one of the co-workers and has the latest. >> she's all about biking and biking as a way of life. >> reporter: friends say jamie neal was thrilled to set off on a biking trip of a lifetime with her boyfriend, garrett hand.

the couple left for south america last november for a five-month adventure. an adventure they had been chronicling on facebook. >> they were having a great, great time. they were really exploring and seeing the world and doing a lot of fun stuff. >> reporter: but the facebook posts stopped on january 25th in cussco, peru. a security camera captured images of the pair getting off a bus and into a taxi in lima. >> i really am deeply concerned about her situation. >> reporter: jeff, the owner of the peddler bike shop where neal's worked for the past two years, says everyone who knows the couple is very worried. especially since the state department issued a travel warning this month about a group planning to kidnap american tourists in the cusco, peru, region. >> i'm extremely concerned. i'm very fearful something bad

has happened. and it's not likely that they're -- it's not as likely they're just out on an excursion away from internet access. they had been using the internet and skype and facebook, you know, all that stuff to stay in contact, and that contact has ceased. >> reporter: he's made up fliers that he's posting on facebook and with online travel groups. he just wants to know his friend and her boyfriend are safe. >> i want them to both know that we're looking for them, and we want them to contact us and reach out to us and tell us that they're okay. we want them to return on time and safe. >> the couple's families are reportedly in contact with authorities in peru. and with the u.s. embassy there as well. new details this morning in the case of three people killed on the las vegas strip. one of them an oakland rapper. police are naming amar harris as the gunman in a shooting that led to a fiery and deadly crash.

the 36-year-old's arrest history includes kidnapping, robbery and sexual assault. police have released this picture of a black range rover they found at an apartment complex east of the strip yesterday. they say harris opened fire from that suv as both he and oakland rapper kenny clutch cherry drove down the las vegas boulevard. after cherry was shot, his car crashed into a taxi which exploded, killing the driver and his passenger. police are urging anyone with information on harris' whereabouts to come forward. organizers of a successful gun buyback event on the peninsula say their communities are a bit safer this morning now that hundreds of guns are off the streets. police in palo alto, east palo alto and menlo park collected the guns in exchange for cash yesterday. it was organized by two bay area fathers whose nonprofit foundation raised more than $52,000 to give to people who wanted to turn in anything from handguns to assault rifles. the buyback was so successful,

that some people were turned away. a total of 355 firearms were collected. >> that included 111 handguns, 227 rifles or shotguns, and 11 assault weapons. >> i'll sleep better at night knowing there's 400 fewer guns within five miles of my home and where my children go to school. for sure i feel safer. >> the fathers have children who go to school in palo alto and said they wanted to honor the victims of the children killed by gunfire in newtown, connecticut, by preventing a similar tragedy from happening here in the bay area. an electrical blast caused crews to be called around 9:00 yesterday morning. the fire captain said three men were working on an electrical unit in the back of the building when it suddenly exploded causing a fire. >> the individuals were working

on connecting an electrical panel to the main power source. some type of arc happened. both of the individuals were severely burned. they actually caught on fire. and had to retreat for safety. >> both men suffered second and third-degree burns to more than 30% of their bodies and they are in critical condition this morning. another much more ahead on "today in the bay." history at daytona international speedway, what nascar fans are saying about danica patrick as she prepares to hit the gas.

looking live this morning at the beautiful green. rob will talk a little bit about possible drought conditions coming up. as we mentioned earlier, the daytona 500 will go on as planned this morning despite

this horrific crash on the track during the nationwide 300 yesterday. one car went flying into the catch fence, sending debris, including an engine, flying into the stands and nearly 30 pem were hurt. before yesterday's crash, most race fans were buzzing about the historic significance of today's race. nascar driver danica patrick will be the first woman to start at the pole position of the daytona 500. a feat that has both female and male fans excited. >> she's such an inspiration for me as a woman, and for my daughter, an inspiration for girls at anywhere, anytime, no matter how old or young you are. >> breath of fresh air. something different. i think she's doing really well. >> the daytona 500 is scheduled to start at 10:00 this morning. the a's opened up cactus league play against the milwaukee brewers in phoenix. a bright spot was jamile weeks

showing off the leather making a nice grab to make a double play. brewers go to beat the a's 2-1. to the ice now, where the struggles continue for the san jose sharks. they fall once again to the dallas stars by a final score of 3-1. and that means the sharks have now lost nine of their last ten games. much more ahead on "today in the bay," including a power struggle. is there one now happening between the state and local governments. political analyst larry joins us to talk about that coming up.

in recent years we've watched that power struggle between the national and state government on issues ranging from environmental protection to gun control. now a similar debate is happening in california between the state and the local governments. nbc bay area political analyst

larry gerston joins us to talk about that. let's start with why it matters which government does what. >> yeah, the big question, kris, is which level of government is best prepared or equipped to preside over the major policy issues. you know the ones that affect our lives every day. since the passage of proposition of 13, the state has taken on more responsibilities as local governments quite frankly have struggled to meet local needs in health care, roads, public safety. most of all, public education. so simply put, the state has assumed a larger funding role. but a reorganization of responsibilities seems to be in the works, at least in some policy areas. >> what are some of the changes? >> the first, prison realignment. already under way. tens of thousands of prisoners in move from state prisons to county jail with local governments now in charge. the second, reorganizing control of public education has been

proposed by governor jerry brown who wants to, quite frankly, cut out a lot of state regulations and provide local funds to poor student performances. in each of these cases, local governments would take over responsibilities previously carried out, or mandated by the state. >> so what's the controversy? what's the problem? >> potentially there are problems in two areas, fund-raising and equality. on the incarceration issue, it's uncertain whether local governments will be made whole financially, for example. as the state transfers prisoners to county jails, will these units receive enough money to cover the costs. it's important. this program is relatively new, but the grumbling has already begun in several counties. >> sure. >> now, concerning education, changes there, well, few at the local level would argue with custom regulations. but the other thing is, with respect to money, and things

like that, what happens when you're funding these school districts. what happens when the wealth year school districts, for example, are not getting the kinds of funds that the poor school districts are. they'll scream foul for being punished for performing well. an awful lot of people are going to be concerned as to how that rolls out. >> i want to spin back and talk about that surprise resignation by marco rubio. usually we care about our own local lawmakers. he said he needs more time with his young family. talk to us about what that means and what we should be watching for. >> certainly we don't want to begrudge someone who re signs office to take care of his family. first of all, there's the two-thirds majority you talked about. the democrats have just achieved that. the first time in decades that they can actually make policies without obstruction from the republicans, because they have enough votes. it's very hard to get.

with rubio's record, kaboom, there it goes. what does that mean in terms of practical politics. a couple of things. first of all, rub yo was the leader on the california environmental equality act. that's an act that many people believe has been overdone, brings on overregulation and makes it hard for business to do their work in california. the second thing has to do with taxing the oil industry. you know, you may remember that california is the only state without an oil extraction tax, severance tax. rubio was a key vote in that, in the sense of would he go along with, in the legislature, to tack on a 9.9% tax currently led by state senator mark leonard. some folks think rubio would have fought that which would have tarnished that authority. on the one hand the reformers have lost somebody they thought would be helpful, and on the other hand the people looking at the status quo thought they lost

somebody who would keep that. the bottom line is, you've got a hole and we might say, welcome back gridlock. >> thank you very much, larry. and of course, we're also watching another political story. unless a budget deal is reached, a massive round of the automatic government spending cuts will go into effect in just five days. governors from across the country, including jerry brown, are gathering in washington, d.c., this week as part of a national meeting. both sides complained that the budget stalemate could seriously hurt the economy on the state and local level. the administration is warning 10,000 teachers could be laid off, more than 1,000 fbi agents could go, and 2,100 food safety inspectors could be cut as well. >> the uncertainty of sequestration is really harming our state, and our national economy. >> this is something nobody wants. it's not a balanced thoughtful compromise. >> recent polls showing the majority of americans support

the president's plan to avoid the sequester through new taxes and spending cuts. but republicans are demanding that the deal should solely be based on spending cuts. secretary of state john kerry is heading on his first official trip overseas. during the grueling nine-nation ten-day trip he will travel to the country's traditional european allies as well as turkey, egypt, saudi arabia, the united arab emirates and qatar. he'll take ideas on how to end nearly two years of brutal violence in syria. the title of a program of the commonwealth club as jimmy carter challenges a superpower. carter faced an energy crisis and a troubled relationship with iran during his term from 1977 to 1981. it starts at 12:30 this afternoon held in the war

memorial building on van nuys avenue. tickets are still available. the cost is about $30. still ahead on "today in the bay," rolling out the red carpet, we have a preview of the biggest night in the movie industry. i'll be watching windy conditions in southern california today. hazy skies today, and you may be surprised by where the temperatures are going in the seven-day forecast. i'll have a look at that when we come right back. ♪

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so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. good sunday morning to you. here's a view of the bay bridge. but look what's happening underneath the british. a little chop to the water out there. north winds helping to move the waters across the bay. a little bit of a bumpy ride for both, moving across the bay this morning. in the hill tops, gusts close to 35 miles per hour this morning. pretty interesting temperatures. wind doing interesting things. oakland and san francisco close to 50 degrees. 30s around fairfield.

you can see 47 the wind there helping to kind of keep things a bit more mild. 37 in concord. and there you see the wind direction, mostly out of the north. and we'll see those breezes thicken throughout the day today. one of the reasons why without the light rain like we had yesterday morning, we'll see a warmer finish to the afternoon. yesterday highs in the upper 50s. today low 60s. thursday, friday, especially friday into saturday, a chance of seeing 70s in the forecast as you wrap up the week. high clouds dropping in from the north during the day today. you can see the clearing off to the west. and the water vapor view shows the mid-level moisture extreming in from the pacific northwest, completely bypassing northern california and the bay area. the story of 2013 so far has been this blocking pattern taking all the rain and kind of sending it off to the north. as that high builds back across the west coast later in the week, that's the reason euroyou

temperatures will climb on up. notice the gold for northern california in the bay area, this is the development of potential drought conditions, given how dry the year has started. and the outlook for march into may, we may not catch up in that rain and snowfall department enough to offset how dry things have been so far this year. hopefully this changes. february's going to end on a dry note as we wrap up this week. low to mid-60s south of san jose today. breezy at times. mostly sunny skies. mid-60s around pleasanton. fairfield up to napa and santa rosa, mid-60s this afternoon. close to 60 in san francisco, with warmer temperatures ahead in the seven-day forecast. we'll see low to mid-60s inland in the next few days. winds cranking up i think again on tuesday. sets up across nevada. i think we'll get a taste of offshore winds thursday into friday. that's when the temperatures will climb on up.

we should see 70s in some inland areas. normally you're talking about storm after storm every two to three days, not this year. 70s and upper 60s as we head towards next week. >> we could use some rain. have you seen a lot of the oscar nominees? >> yes. and for the movies. >> i've seen the kid movies, though. the stars are probably primping as we speak. the 85th annual academy awards hours away. some say this could be a year where oscar spreads the wealth with no one dominating the awards. nbc's mark barger has the preview. >> reporter: a film about a hostage rescue in iran could very well steal away best picture later tonight. >> ben affleck overlooked is the best thing to happen to --

>> the movie with the most nominations is k5u8d the dark house. "lincoln" is the dark horse to win. >> reporter: daniel day lewis is the favored to be the first three-time winner for best actor. tommy lee jones among the heavyweight in the best supporting actor role. >> they've won at least one oscar before in their career. any one of the five could win. >> reporter: robert de niro is part of that group. his co-stars have nominations as well. jennifer lawrence is among the favorites for best actress. >> she gets to be funny. she gets to be tragic. she gets to be sexy. and she pulls off all of those things. >> reporter: zero dark thirty is among the rivals, along with the impossible's naomi watts. there's also emmannuelle riva.

and beast of the southern wild, the youngest nominee ever. >> who the man? >> me the man! >> reporter: there's noth much drama about best supporting actress. anne is really the one best shot that that movie has to take an oscar home. >> she's going to win no doubt. >> reporter: less predictable may be the oscar show itself. >> it's a very talented crowd. >> reporter: seth mcfarland gets the challenge of tweaking hollywood even as it celebrates its best achievements of the year. mark barger, nbc news. a quick fact about "lincoln," all kinds of different odds making it. glad you got to see some of them. >> argo, best picture. >> i'll just be watching for the dresses since i haven't seen any of them. >> it's fun to see the fashion. >> if you haven't seen movies -- >> that's true.

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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roles. this is not an exaggeration. they will lose jobs. >> the sequester blame game has started. live with us secretary of transportation ray lahood who sound add pretty loud alarm bell on friday. mr. secretary, good morning. good to have you here. >> good morning. >> you talked friday about a calamity in our air service system in america, a billion dollars in cuts that have to be made at the department of transportation, $600 million from the faa, 47,000 faa employees will need to be furloughed at least one day per pay period. is it still going to be safe for the american public to fly if this sequester goes forward. >> one thing we never compromise on is safety. we will never take a back seat to safety. safety will not be compromised. but we will have twork with the airlines in slowin