sunshine, but really more clouds today than anything. a far contrast from what we had earlier in the week. only low 60s today. 50s at the coast. 59 in san francisco. 62 in san jose. 64 in santa theresa. you have to get into the south bay to see the warmer conditions. 64 probably the warmest we see today. the good news if you're trying to head to the beach, next weekend looks promising. we'll have that coming up in the seven-day forecast. new this morning, crews are mopping up after spending the night battling a fire at a senior housing complex in the south bay. it started around 11:30 last night at the wesley manor apartments. fire officials say the blaze was contained to the 12th floor of that building, and fortunately, no reports of any injuries at this time. right now, it is unclear how many apartments are damaged, but as we saw from the video, it is likely that building suffered damage from smoke and water.

meantime, a sonoma county man continues to recover from severe burns after a house fire in hillsburg. that fire burned yesterday morning near west grant street and kinley drive. when firefighters arrived, they found the burn victim outside that burning home. the man was air lifted to the burn center at uc davis. the cause of the fire is under investigation. and new details this morning in that dangerous police pursuit in the south bay which ended with the suspect shot dead by officers. that chase came to an end near the intersection of blossom and coleo avenue. this is cell phone video captured by one of the many witnesses to this spree. you can see the car driving on three wheels, trailed by as many as 20 police patrol cars. witnesses say the driver was going as fast as 100 miles an hour as he made his way through parts of san jose and campbell and that they saw sparks flying from underneath the car. police say it all started around 2:30 yesterday afternoon when an

officer tried to stop the 25-year-old suspect who the officer said was behaving suspiciously. >> the driver of the car at that point rammed the police car. so he basically assaulted the officer. at this point the officer does now have cause to pursue that suspect. >> police say that during the pursuit, the suspect rammed two other patrol cars, and pointed what appeared to be a gun at the officers. he also threw things out of his win does, including a baseball bat and a purse along the way. he eventually turned into a neighborhood where he slowed down and got out of the car. authorities say the man refused to obey orders at that point, and two officers opened fire and killed him. the suspect's identity has not been released. the officers are on routine administrative paid leave. a follow-up to breaking news we brought you yesterday morning about a deadly officer-involved shooting in san francisco. this morning, the investigation into what caused dailey city officers to shoot and kill a

suspect yesterday morning. it started with a stolen car chase that continued into san francisco. during the chase, the driver and his passenger jumps out of the car as it was moving near candlestick park. the passenger immediately surrendered, but the driver reportedly ran away holding a gun. when officers caught up, the suspect allegedly raised the gun at the officers. dailey city police officer fired killing that suspect. a man has been arrested for stealing a bouquet of flowers from the memorial for two slain officers. he's charged with vandalism to a law enforcement memorial and public intoxication after a woman told police she saw the man steal that bouquet from in front of the police department, then leave in a taxi. officers stopped the taxi and found him with the flowers, and he had no explanation as to where he had gotten them. this happened friday, the first day back on the job for police

officers following tuesday's killing of sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. more information on the man who killed the officers and why his name was not in criminal data bases despite a significant criminal record. federal law prevents people convicted of a crime and in prison for more than a year from oeng a gun. but because 35-year-old jeremy goulet was sentenced to two consecutive one-year sentences for gun crimes, he wasn't in that data base. meantime, the so cal high school baseball team suited up to play a tribute game for the two murdered officers. the game was organized by the team's coach and sergeant baker's former partner. mixed in with the flowers and the other mementos at the police department memorial, someone pinned a purple heart to a teddy bear. police received an anonymous note complaining, quote, the purple heart is for the sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty. when one loses their life for the protection of others and the

greater good, i know he will understand. another successful gun buyback this weekend, this one in santa clara county. officials say it netted a total of 1,115 firearms. yesterday's event at the fairgrounds was the largest cash funded gun buyback in santa clara history. the money came from the county, private funds, and believe it or not, money seized from drug dealers by the d.a.'s office. organizers say the cash paid out will be worth it in the long run. >> whenever somebody gets injured with a gunshot and has to go to our county hospital, it can cost up to $50,000 to take care of that person, and certainly all of the costs involved in public safety whenever there's gun used in a crime. >> $114,000 were exchanged for all of those firearms. in hayward, the search for a woman now missing for 11 days is

intensifying. family members of this woman, samantha tulea, say they last saw the 29-year-old when she left home for a job interview back on february 19th. that was a tuesday. since then, her family has canvassed much of the bay area putting up missing fliers with her picture on them. her aunt said she suffers from an undiagnosed mental condition which makes her easily manipulated and has the mental xasz ti of someone much younger. >> someone might take advantage of her. she's very gullible. if somebody says, samantha, let's go, she'll go with them. that's what we're afraid of. we're afraid somebody has her and she's trying to leave. i don't know. i don't even know what to think anymore, because it's been so long, you know. >> the woman's family is canvassing b.a.r.t. stations across the bay area because they say there has been more than one sighting of her on b.a.r.t. trains. police are also on the case and say there has been no indication

of criminal activity. still ahead on "today in the bay," work is under way to demolish a home sitting above a massive sink hole. we'll show you why crews say the home is just too dangerous to search for the man trapped in the rubble. ♪

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new this morning, heartbreaking start to life in new york. police say that a newborn who was delivered at the scene of an horrific crash is in serious condition this morning. police say that both parents were killed in that car crash. police say a car slammed into the young couple's car, while they were on their way to the hospital to deliver their baby son. the other driver took off. happening now, crews in florida are demolishing that house where a giant sinkhole swallowed a man while he was in his own bedroom, and that man is now presumed dead. authorities say the ground surrounding the sinkhole is just too dangerous to continue the search for the man. the victim's brother said he already sensed that the search

was over. >> i knew when the fire department or nobody would go inside the house, that was his last resting place, and that's where he would be for the time being. >> neighbors living nearby were given 30 minutes to evacuate their homes yesterday, because engineers feared that the sinkhole would expand. coming up on "today in the bay," thousands of the world's best athletes are taking on the grueling escape from alcatraz triathlon this morning. we'll take you live on the water for the plunge. a little rain overnight. we're expecting the clouds to hang arndt today and rain in the upcoming forecast. the good news is, spring, yeah, just about a couple weeks away. we're going to show you some spring-like weather coming up on the other side of this break.

. looking live at alcatraz. you see the action on the right-hand side of your screen. this is the escape of alcatraz. the grueling triathlon kicks off

in just about 16 minutes. we'll take you live there. we're not talking about a routine operation here in the bay area this weekend. for the 20th year doctors and staff at kaiser in san francisco volunteered their time and skills to provide same-day surgical procedures this weekend. they performed colonoscopies and conducted surgeries. it started back in 1993. >> here we are 20 years later, 10,000 patients, 1,200 volunteers and about $80 million of donated services. it's a remarkable accomplishment that wouldn't have been possible without the entire health care system pitching in. >> a former operation access patient told us that he's alive today because of the treatment received through this program. they found a cancerous tumor he had and removed it before it spread. movie fans are enjoying international films during the

first full weekend at cinequest in san jose. among those in attendance is chuck pallaneck. you might know him best known for "fight club." he's one of the festival's award winners. he said he is intrigued with silicon valley's role in the film industry. >> i am impressed with the kind of juxtaposition of silicon valley with film. this idea that it's not -- that it's technology as well as something artsy fartsy. it's not one or the other. >> who else can get away with saying artsy fartsy. he's working on a no vela that will be out in october and a book due out next year. it is now safe to go back into the water at rockaway beach in pacifica. this weekend's tests show that water quality is fine.

friday was a different story after a sewage pipe broke. the beach was shut down. work crews say 6,000 gallons of waste spilled 1,800 gallons made it into the ocean. it is business as usual at sfo this morning after some tense moments onboard a united flight yesterday. sfo officials say the crew onboard a united flight from vancouver to san francisco declared an emergency, because of a hydraulic problem. they say that problem could have prevented the crew from being able to steer the plane upon landing. good news is, the plane managed to land safely yesterday afternoon. then it was towed to the gate. folks might be waiting around for their flights a little bit this morning because it is a very foggy start at sfo. let's check with meteorologist anthony slaughter, who's watching that. and boy, we wanted to take a live picture of san francisco, we could not because it was too foggy. >> you couldn't see anything.

it would have just been a blank screen. reports of fog and low clouds at sfo. but no delays at least past 15 minutes. on your daily planner today, we're talking about clearing as we head toward noon. this afternoon we'll see more sunshine. look at those temperatures. it's going to be cool today. very sharp contrast from what we saw earlier in the week when we were in the upper 70 rs. here the doppler radar. showers very scattered in nature. so not everybody's actually seeing the rain. but really, everybody picked up a good .01 of an inch with that drizzle that came down overnight. you'll notice as we put this into motion, a lot of this activity will start to fade away as we get to the afternoon hours. by 2:00 we'll see a few peeks of sun. but more clouds than anything else. even at the coast you see how the clouds hug the coast through the evening hours. here comes our next storm maker. this is a big system that's really -- it's going to produce probably the most rain we've seen across northern california, this year alone, over the next

few days. we'll see a break in the rainy pattern once we get to the afternoon hours today. and even for monday. now, tuesday night is when we'll start to see the showers push back into the picture. we're talking about temperatures not only in the 60s, but the 40s and 50s. it's going to get cold once again. the good news in all of this, the pollen levels will start to improve, of course, if you've been suffering from allergies this past week. around noon on tuesday, here's what will happen on tuesday. by rush hour, 5:00, 6:00, a lot of rain becomes more widespread. even into tuesday night into wednesday. so tuesday night looks like it will be a complete washout as we get into wednesday. this is going to be the most rain we've seen in 2013, with about quarter of an inch to a half inch in the south bay. for today, again, we will start to dry out this afternoon. temperatures will be cool. 63 in fremont. 59 in san francisco. 63 as well in santa rosa.

forecast, good news if you're not a big fan of all this rain and clouds, look towards next weekend. it does look like we'll start to see some sunshine by friday or saturday after this system pulls out. this week, keep the umbrellas handy. you may want to pull out the hoodies you stored away. it will be cold this upcoming week. >> the most rain we've had all year, that's an indication it has been very dry. >> abnormally dry. >> thank you very much. still ahead on "today in the bay," he is young, and he is ready to make a change. >> i don't know the right answer right now, but i'm going to do something. it just has to happen. because if i just sit and wait, nothing's really going to change. >> how a bay area college grad is helping people heal the world, and it is a story that will you make you bay area proud.

a bay area man says he learned a valuable lesson early

in life, which is saying something when you're just 24 years old. bruce wilson said he grew up poor and moved around a lot and says everyone in his family had to pitch in just to get by. and that taught him not to wait for others to do something. you see a problem, you fix it. whereas in today's "bay area proud," helping others to fix it. here's "today in the bay's" garvin thomas. >> upon catching up with bruce wilson, one of the first questions you are likely to be asked is, are you caffeinated? you don't have to spend too much time with him afterwards to understand why. >> awesome. awesome. freaking brilliant. awesome. >> reporter: the 24-year-old berkeley grad is a whirlwind of energy, ideas, and enthusiasm. >> very high energy. it's going to be the next step. >> reporter: he's also executive director of the relay foundation. started two years ago to give a hand to what bruce calls social

startups. young people with ideas on how to do good, while doing business. >> i think the simplest answer is the future. without a doubt, all companies in the future are going to have to be social, they're going to have to care about others if they're going to success. >> reporter: success isn't exactly what greeted bruce. his original idea was for the foundation to give out grants, but their first big competition? got just a single entry. >> that day really made us, like, where are we wrong. my question is, did you give -- >> reporter: what bruce said he learned is these social startups didn't need money. at least not right away. they needed advice, connections, feedback. >> most of the people who come to us under the age of 25, most actually around 22, 23, and they're saying, i want to do this, but i don't know what to do next. i need some guidance. >> reporter: the fact it was coming from someone their own age, or younger, didn't seem to

matter. >> never once did somebody say, i have more experience than you, you don't know what you're talking about. because what matters is feeding people, what matters is clothing people, what matters is providing housing, or providing ways to get involved with somebody else's education. it's about what's getting done. >> reporter: in the short time the relay foundation has worked with dozens of organizations to help get them to whatever their next goal may be. >> little steps that they're always the same. >> reporter: bruce himself is himself about to embark on a 30-country world tour on behalf of the relay foundation. he's hoping for a grand exchange of ideas. because bruce is quick to point out, he doesn't have all the answers, he's just sure that "no" isn't one of them. >> i don't know the answer right now, but i'm going to do something. it just has to happen. because if i just sit and wait, nothing's really going to change. >> that was garvin thomas reporting. still ahead on "today in the bay," the first sunday without a

pope at the vatican. how catholics all around the world are reacting this morning. and let the escape begin. it might make you a little sea sick. we put our photographer on the boat to catch the beginning of the escape from alcatraz. thousands of athletes plunging into the chilly waters. you get to watch from here.

good morning to you. looking live at oakland, and waking up with some low clouds this morning. maybe some drizzle, depending on where you are about the bay. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist anthony slaughter. he says we're going to get the most rain we've seen all year very soon. >> give a shout out to some of our fans. this is a fun little thing we do in the mornings when i'm here. dan and kelly, giving a

shout-out there to the viewers. they were pretty -- >> they couldn't believe you were a weather man. >> i was like, yeah, am. looking at rain this morning here on our radar, kris. the showers making their way to san francisco. a lot of this activity light in nature, even very misty in its nature as well. we won't see heavy downpours today, but it will be cloudy and misty for the first half of the day. 55 in sunnyvale, and 51 in san francisco. we'll see the activity hang around and linger through about noon. once we get to 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon we'll see a few breaks in the clouds. we'll see a little bit of sunshine. today it will be short-lived. sunset now at 6:00. our days are getting a little bit longer. again, the skies won't start to clear until about 4:00, 5:00. the good news, if you're making plans for the beach or if you're enjoying the rainy weather, we do have more rain in the forecast. but warmer weather on the way coming up this week. more details. >> thank you very much, anthony.

catholic church services around the world this morning were largely overshadowed by the absence of a pope at the vatican. many of the faithful pray for a smooth transition to a new pope and hope the next one would address problems facing the church. the pope emeritus became the first pope to retire in nearly 700 years. tomorrow cardinals will begin meeting to set the date of the conclave to choose the next pope. happening right now, on your mark, get set, go. a live look from onboard the san francisco bay. our photojournalist erin murphy is up close and personal with thousands of athletes as they prepare to plunge into the chilly waters of the bay to attempt that escape from alcatraz. you would have to shove me overboard this morning. it's chilly. it's challenging enough for most of the athletes, but tackling that task while missing an arm or leg is something else.

athletes will try and do now, that's what they're going to do. they came out to the park yesterday to train one last time. that's when we met up with them. >> we're out here to show everyone just because you see a disability, doesn't mean we have a disability. that the real disability is having a negative attitude. >> i'd say i agree with that. rudy garcia polson is one of nine amputee athletes competing and inspiring people to continue with their dreams no matter what. the triathlon raises funds and awareness for the challenged athletes foundation. new details this morning in that dangerous police pursuit in the south bay which ended with a suspect shot dead by officers. the chase came to an end near the intersection of blossom and colero avenue just off highway 85. cell phone video shows this pursuit going very, very fast. sometimes sparks flying from underneath that car that was driving on three wheels. it was trailed by as many as 20 police patrol cars, as it was

making its way through the streets of san jose and campbell. police say that this all started about 2:30 yesterday afternoon saying an officer tried to stop a suspect. >> the driver of the car at that point rammed the police car, so he basically assaulted the officer. at this point the officer does now have cause to pursue that suspect. >> during the pursuit, police say the suspect rammed two other patrol cars and pointed what appeared to be a gun at the officers. he also threw things out of the car windows including a baseball bat and purse along the way. he eventually turned into a neighborhood where he slowed down and got out of the car. they ordered the man to surrender, he did not. and two officers opened fire, killing him. the suspect's identity has not been released. the officers involved are on paid administrative leave. follow-up now to breaking news that we brought you yesterday morning. another deadly officer involved shooting in san francisco.

the investigation into what caused dailey city police officers to shoot and kill a suspect yesterday morning continues this morning. police say it began with a stolen car chase in dailey city which continued into san francisco. now, during the chase, the driver and his passenger jumped out of the car near candlestick park. the passenger immediately surrendered but the driver ran away holding a gun. dailey city officer fired killing the suspect. a shocker in santa cruz where a man has been arrested for stealing flowers from the memorial for two slain officers. 53-year-old kenneth mafai is charged with vandalism to a law enforcement memorial and perhaps not surprisingly public intoxicati intoxication. a woman saw the man steal the flowers in front of the police department and leave in a taxi. officer found him with the flowers, and no explanation as to where he had gotten them.

this happened on friday, which was the first day back on the job for santa cruz police officers following tuesday's killings of sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. new information on why the man who killed those officers was not in a criminal data base despite his significant criminal record. federal law prevents people who are convicted of a crime and in prison for more than a year from owning a gun. 35-year-old jeremy goulet was sentenced for gun crimes, but he was sentenced to two consecutive one-year terms, and that's why he wasn't in the data base. the memorial service for the two fallen officers will now be held at hp pavilion in san jose on thursday. it was originally at the kaiser permanente arena, but organizers realized they need the a much larger location. the service will be held on thursday at noon.

oakland police are investigating a double homicide this morning. police say a man and a woman were found shot to death yesterday morning near the intersection of 107th avenue and apricot street not far from international boulevard. right now, there's no motive for the killings, and there are no suspects. anyone with information regarding that shooting is asked to call the oakland police department. and happening right now, the search is on for 289-year-old hayward woman who has now been missing for 11 days and the search is intensifying this morning because the woman's family say she maybe at risk. they're con vasing the streets hoping to find her and bring her home. >> reporter: family members posted missing signs on mission street in hayward, hoping and praying 29-year-old samantha tuillo will return home safe. >> i don't know why she is. i hope she's safe and comes back. i hope that nothing bad has happened to her. >> reporter: family members last saw her on february 19th.

leaving home for a job interview. her family said she's never disappeared like this before. her aunt says she suffers from an undiagnosed mental condition that she's easily manipulated as has the mental capacity of someone much younger. >> someone might take advantage of her. if somebody say, samantha, let's go, she'll, you know, go with them. that's what we're afraid of. we're afraid maybe somebody has her and she's trying to leave. i don't know. i don't even know what to think anymore, because it's been so long. >> reporter:n anonymous tip came in to the family from a woman who she said she saw tuillo righting on a b.a.r.t. station. they haven't yet figured out how to explain her absence to her 6-year-old daughter. >> that's what we're doing it for, her little girl. i'm sure everybody has children out there, a mom, a sister, a

niece. you know, that's missing her. that's all we want is for her to return home safely. >> reporter: monte francis, "today in the bay." >> if you see her, definitely call police. coming up on "today in the bay," changes could be coming to nascar in the wake of the scary crash which sent dozens of people to the hospital. plus, randy moss breaking 49ers news about -- randy moss. we'll tell you what he tweeted coming up.

they're splashing into the 51-degree waters of the san francisco bay, making the escape from alcatraz this morning. thousands of athletes who have trained so hard and so long, hoping that they can complete the journey. i am very pleased to be watching from here. thank you to our photographer erin murphy who hopefully took her drama mean this morning. new this morning, nascar considering changes after an awful crash last saturday which injured dozens of people,

surprisingly didn't kill anybody. officials say they're now reviewing several factors, including the design of the catch fence, the distance between fans and the track, and why the car's front end tore apart. the crash at the daytona international speedway sent pieces of kyle larson's car flying through the fence, injuring more than 30 fans. two of those fans are still in the hospital this morning. the sharks looking to leave the month of february behind them and start fresh in march. we're hoping they do it, too. taking on the predators at the tank last night. a matchup of two of the lowest scoring teams in the league. the sharks get two power play goals, one from dan boyle, the other from joe. that appears to be enough to hold off the predators. sharks win 2-1. things not so good for the warriors. se in philadelphia last night. golden state drops their fourth

straight game, 104-97. seth curry's been on fire. it's a bummer that it hasn't led to a win. randy moss' time with the 49ers may be over, at least according to the wide receiver himself. he sent out a tweet saying, quote, wish we could have finished the job. thanks for the opportunity. and good luck in the future, niners. end quote. not a total surprise, as moss caught just 28 passes last year for the niners. a quick update to the world champion giants, defeating the cubs 9-7 in the cactus league yesterday. lincecum was scratched from the game because of a blister on his right middle finger. a's beat the rockies in phoenix 6-3. awesome. still ahead on "today in the bay," he admits he made a mistake, blaming a gambling addiction and depression for blowing nearly 100,000 nds public money, taxpayer money.

he's now out of a job. but we sit down with larry gerston to find out how this move affects the bay area, and what his future might be.

we have breaking news for you this morning. hayward police officers are investigating an officer involved shooting, firing into the vehicle of a suspect who was fleeing the scene. we are getting more details for you. we wanted to tell you, because this is the fourth officer involved shooting for bay area law enforcement agencies in just four days. santa clara county supervisor george resigned from office last friday after the district attorney charged him with five felonies, including perjury and misappropriation of funds. political analyst larry gerston joins us. as always, the question is, were you surprised by this? >> not surprised by the outcome. of course, we're always

surprised, i think, that somebody misuses the public funds abuses the public trust. that kind of thing. george has been the subject of an investigation by the metro, and then by the "mercury news" for several months. their search uncovered countless questions about the allege the misuse of account funds and expense charges to the county. that's the taxpayers that he's involving here. the vigilance of the metro and "mercury news," it's something we ought to remember the next time we say, oh, gosh, what are they doing. something to learn here. >> people say, oh, the reporters again. this investigation revealed that some of the allegations date back a little while. why now? >> yeah, that's a good question. county managers have said that they were asking george questions for a long time for support documents, things like that, and that they had been denied many of the reimbursement

requests. still, george apparently had failed to throw out lots of expense forms. for years and years. so when all is said and done, it appears there may be some changes necessary for the county's monitoring practices. a lesson learned for a lot of people. >> nobody likes to fill out expense reports. we all do it in our businesses. it's one of the parts of the job. but if dow that, it opens gaps in record keeping. >> the whole idea is to provide transparency. once that transparency is gone, that's when the questions arise. >> now we have a vacancy on the santa clara county board of supervisors. there's a number of ways they can fill that. >> this is the interesting part. there are three different possibilities. first the board can go ahead and appoint somebody to fill a seat on the board. he's been on the board almost four years. or schedule an election within 120 days of the resignation that was march 1st, or if the board fails to act on one of those two ways, the governor, after 45

days, can go ahead and appoint someone. now, that rarely happens. >> right. why would that happen? >> you're talking about a very important office here in a very large county. we can expect that they will probably call for an election, it's going to cost the taxpayers about $1 million. but that's the cost of democracy. >> is it worth considering not -- you know, appointing somebody would be less expensive than having an election. and in these tough fiscal times, would that make sense? or do people like the democratic process? >> given almost all four years of that term, you know, someone should be elected. i think that's the way the board is likely to go. >> who is the front-runner? >> this is a sad situation, all right. it's early, of course. but a few names are popping out. theresa alvaredo, a couple of city council people, javier

comepost, who is in that district. perhaps nguyen. but she's indicated she's going to run for mayor. at least she's filed the papers. a female victory would bring back female representation to the board for the first time in a while. a council member would knock over all kinds of dominos. there goes the majority one way or the other. that's also interesting. but you know, there's one lingering question that gets beyond the politics and all that stuff. the d.a. pointed to a secret slush fund. who was providing that money? i think that's a long way to go here. we're not done with this. we may have found george's issue osh the board, and deal with that. and dealt with that. what happens in terms of where the money comes. follow the money if you remember that from watergate. it's true here true. >> thank you very much, larry.

and republicans across the country, or across california meeting in sacramento this weekend to elect new party leaders. many republicans looking for ways to gain ground in this state where democrats have much of the control. kevin oliver from our sister station in sacramento has that story. >> my message is this. get off your [ bleep ]. get back in the game. [ applause ] . get back in the game and fight. >> reporter: before a packed house of california republicans, karl rove laid down the law for the gop if the party wants to start winning seats in state and federal elections here. rove, former senior adviser to george w. bush, helped turn the state of texas over to republicans by attracting candidates of diverse backgrounds. >> on our ticket, white men were the minority. the majority of our ticket were african-americans, and latinos and women. >> reporter: ruben, another bush

staffers, expects latinos to outnumber caucasians in california before the end of the year. >> republicans may not need to capture a majority of latino votes. but we must do significantly better than we have in past elections. >> the hispanic vote is a big voting block that we have to reach out to. >> reporter: a democratic strategist doesn't think it will work. >> i think the republican party is having a lot of discussions about maybe they should wear a new dress. but deep down, most voters, particularly the minorities, know how the republicans think and how they're hostile to their policies. >> that was kevin oliver reporting. the convention wraps up later today. still ahead on "today in the bay," from racehorse to painters? how this retired racehorse is spending his free time. this morning looking live in san jose. a little bit of sun across the bay area. but mostly cloud cover, and the

drizzle with us for the first half of the day.

welcome back. 7:52. looking live in emoryville. this is what we're going to be looking at for the first half of the day. low visibility, low clouds and a bit of fog and drizzle, really from time to time. at least for the first half of the day. we'll see sunshine as we head to the afternoon hours. temperatures will start to warm only back into the lower 60s today. we have rain on the radar still as we speak. a lot of this activity is very light and hit-and-miss. most of it is kind of that drizzly mist kind of action. you notice really a lot of this will be with us for the first half of the day. about 2:00, 3:00, a few peeks of sunshine. again, a lot of that activity very hit-and-miss. not everybody will see the heavy rain today. i think what we'll see is a couple .001 of an inch.

this is our area of low pressure spinning across the gulf of alaska. this will arrive tuesday night and bring a good half an inch maybe up to an inch in some locations. this would be the most rain we've seen all year across the bay area. which is really good news. we've been very dry this past winter. fog and drizzle arrives tuesday night. that will be with us through wednesday and thursday with very cold temperatures. the good news in all of this, pollen levels will improve. 1:00 on tuesday, the showers will start to move to the north bay. by rush hour tuesday evening, everybody's going to be looking at a good soaking, even a couple of thunderstorms possible as we head to tuesday into wednesday. wednesday will be the rain day as we get you through the middle part of the week. good news, up to half an inch in the south bay, even 3/4 in the north bay. we desperately need this rain. we're now under an abnormally dry winter season determined by the climate prediction center. 63 today in santa rosa, only 62 in san jose. it will be cool. keep the jackets handy. tomorrow we see a few more peeks

of sunshine. tuesday night, though, showers push back into the picture. they'll be with us through the mit middle of the week. we'll be flirting with the 70s once again later in the week and back into the warming weather. >> thank you very much. a former racehorse is not wasting his retirement. he has a new hobby. and it's painting. >> yeah, you know you're going on tv, don't you. >> reporter: metro is living out his retirement in rocky ridge, maryland. >> what a ham. i know. >> metro meteor -- >> reporter: the 10-year-old thoroughbred racehorse took home a total of $300,000. >> metro meteor rockets by them all. just blew them away. >> reporter: metro meteor's career ended at penn national race course.

bad knees did him in. >> he's got chips in his knees. he's got bone growing on bone. >> reporter: but metro wasn't about to just roll over and do nothing. >> i taught him to target a canvas. >> reporter: ron, an artist in his own right, taught his horse to paint. with brush in mouth, metro, who measures 16 hands high, creates abstract art. >> this is the most fun i've ever had as an artist. the only thing i have to think about is color choice. i mean, i don't have to think about where the paint's going to go, or anything like that. metro does all that. >> reporter: after each stroke, metro gets a little peppermint flavored horse treat, and a lot of praise, even when he doesn't know his own strength. >> good boy. good boy. you broke that brush, didn't you. >> reporter: ron helps the process by turning the canvas. >> i just let him go. and then when it looks kind of balanced, like a nice painting,

then we'll stop. good boy. >> metro likes to paint in had stall. as you can see, there are canvases on the walls and on the floor and a lot of paint splashed everywhere. they like to refer to this place as studio 6. from studio 6, to gallery 30 in gettysburg, metro's paintings are on sale here starting at $350. metro minis go for $60. >> i think it's amazing that a horse would be able to do that. >> reporter: the gallery has sold paintings all over the country with half of the proceeds going to a racehorse adoption program. >> it's fantastic. >> he's just a great horse. he just got dealt a bad hand of cards. now he's just making the most of it. good boy. great horse. thank you so much for making us

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