right now on today in the bay, breaking news in redwood city where a good samaritan is killed trying to help the victims involved in an overnight crash on highway 280. >> plus a champion sprint car driver seriously hurt in front of thousands of race fans. we'll show you what caused the crash coming up. >> plus, new questions about the deadly limo fire that killed five women. today in the bay starts right now. good morning to you. looking live at palo alto. pretty picture there. lots of different green and of course the obvious low clouds

and fog. what does that mean for you day? find out. i'm kris sanchez along with rob. more sign here, because i didn't know if we could get it this morning. >> gray skies most places, san antonio san jose, we're seeing sunshine. 53 in san francisco with fog and misty skies. 57 in oakland. sea breeze pretty strong. southwest winds at 18 into fairfield. we will see temperatures today like yesterday. one change will be high clouds coming out of the south, hinting at bigger changes that may include showers in the seven-day forecast. today, low clouds are the big story. clearing out of the inner bay by mid-morning, and then it will help keep temperatures down. 83 in san jose. partly cloudy skies later today as more of the tropical moisture comes in. a chance of showers in the seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you very much. we have breaking news to start the morning in redwood city.

a man is dead, he was trying to help the victims involved in an overnight crash on southbound 280 near woodside road. they said the man saw two cars collide after 2:30 this morning. he reportedly got out of his car and was struck by an oncoming car. three other people involved in the crash were taken to the hospital. officials say it appears alcohol may have played a role in the initial crash which shut down all lanes of southbound 280 for several hours. all lanes were reopened to traffic about 30 minutes ago. >> we're following a developing story in san francisco this morning where one person is dead and another is clinging to life after a shood shootout in the tenderloin neighborhood. police say an officer sought two groups of men shooting at one another. at one point, the officer fired his gun at one of the armed men, but police say he missed the

man. the person was -- one person was killed in the gunfire. another was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. it's unclear whether the two victims involved in the shooting were involved in the shooting or were innocent bystanders. one person was arrested at the scene. this morning, supporters of trayvon martin are calling the justice department to file civil rights charges against george zimmerman. about 200 protesters gathered in front of the federal building in downtown oakland yesterday. it was a rally that was organized by a 17-year-old student from hurkials and one of about 100 protests nationwide for a national day of action. justin jones is the same age trayvon martin was when he was killed. >> calling for peace in our communities. whether in the neighborhoods in oakland or sanford florida, we need to end gun violence.

especially the youth. we're trying to get them involved in the modern-day civil rights movement. >> several heckled mayor kwan. she deflected questions about why oakland police failed to step in on several occasions last week when the protesters turned violent. >> i really don't want to talk about it. today's voice is the voices of the young people. please use the source, the facts that they are -- >> across the bay, a smaller group gathered for the same reason in san francisco at the federal building there. police say that rally was also peaceful, and there were no arrests. >> san jose's demonstration is planned for today in front of san jose city hall. >> trayvon martin's mother spoke at the new york rally saying the call for justice isn't just about her son. >> not only do i vow to you to do what i can for trayvon martin, i promise you i'm going to work hard for your children as well.

>> in miami, martin's father called for people to come together to fight what he called senseless violence. 11 days and still no sign of oakland toddler daphne webb. family and friends of the missing 21-month-old spent another day searching for her in oakland, handing out flyers to neighbors yesterday. daphne was reported missing near the intersection of 79th avenue and international boulevard. his father said he left her in the car with his elderly mother who has dementia and when he came back, she was gone. >> it's been tough. i just want to hand out these flyers. and that's what i'm here to do. >> police say they have received several tips in the case but nothing leading to a possible suspect or to daphne herself. when daphne webb was last seen, she was wearing orange pajamas with pink hearts and pink socks.

new this morning, a champion sprint car driver remains in the hospital this morning after an horrific crash at the antiocspeedway. it happened last night during the king of the west race. peter murphy, the winner of last year's new zealand sprint cup was air lifted with serious injuries. officials say he was trapped in the car for 40 minutes while fire crews tried to free him from the wreckage. >> yeah, they were going down the front stretch, and sometimes these are open wheel cars and stuff like that happened. you make contact. we see it a lot. him and another car got together and sent him upside down, and he ended up landing. >> it happened to a friend, a fellow driver, it's tough on you. >> nearly 2,000 fans witnessed that crash, which is one of the largest held at the anti antioc speedway. >> they're asking for the public's help to track down a

person who shot and killed a 30-year-old man in the afternoon. he was shot to death in his car about 3:00 yesterday afternoon near the corner of larkspur and o'connor street. the man had just driven to the area when another man approached, firing several rounds into the car. the shooting is not believed to be gang related. >> new this morning, would-be burglars give a young girl the scare of her life, and now one of the suspects is waking up in jail this morning. police arrested 18-year-old lionel hansen yesterday afternoon on suspicion of burglary and resisting arrest. police say hansen and two other young men broke into a home on hannigan way not far from solano junior high school. a young germ was inside the home at the time and she screamed and then the suspects took off. officers were in the area when they got the call and spotted hansen running away from the house. he was arrested about two blocks away.

hansen is also connected to another burglary in the area that happened earlier this month. the other two men in yesterday's burglary are still on the loose this morning. this morning investigators are still trying to figure out how a woman ended up dead inside her car at the bottom of a steep ravine. the woman has been identified as 90-year-old mary garvey. she was last seen driving -- leaving her home in her car early thursday evening. and then was reported missing to police on friday. that's when a group of volunteers started searching for signs of her, and it was one of those volunteers who discovered the site of the car crash. the vehicle left the roadway and ended up at the bottom of a steep ravine here about 150 feet or more from where we are. right now, what we have going is i have an impact team coming out to do an accident investigation and try to determine the cause of the accident. >> police say they don't know whether speed or alcohol played a factor in the crash.

they're waiting for results from the county impact team which investigates crashes where someone has died. >> still ahead, hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory gone in an instant. what we now know about a fire that wiped out a 15-year-old business.

still no word this morning on the cause of a fire that damaged two sunnyvale businesses. the fire started around 2:30 yesterday afternoon at a shopping center at the corner of north mathilda and maude avenue. it ripped through a chinese restaurant and a liquor store. the owner of the liquor store said they've been in business for 15 years and it's going to take months to recover from such a massing loss. hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory is either melted or destroyed by water damage. >> you feel bad, you know. this is our business, where we pay our bills. so we'll see what goes from here. moving forward, you know, but

can't think of anything else right now. >> the lucky's next door was also evacuated and shut down for a few hours as crews worked to contain the flames there. the supermarket, though, was not damaged. there's some construction going on at the shopping center, but business owners say crews are just working on the facade and there were no crews doing that kind of work yesterday. the cause is now under investigation. no one was hurt. >> still ahead, a very special meeting. a cancer survivor meets face-to-face with the person who helped save his life, and believe it or not, that is not the only connection they have. and here's a view of a very drizzly drive across the golden gate bridge. fog in san francisco and tropical clouds making interesting changes ahead in the seven-day forecast. a look at all that when we come back.

good morning to you. looking live. you can see at the top of your screen what is happening this morning. at the bottom of the screen, more of what's going to happen this afternoon. lots of sunshine coming up. >> congress woman nancy pelosi was home in the bay area this weekend for the dedication of a walkway in her name. the nancy pelosi leadership walkway leads to the aid memorial grove in golden gate park. the minority leader has made fighting hiv and aids a priority as a lawmaker and over the years she has helped to fund hiv vaccine research, extend medicaid for people living with hiv and worked to provide treatment funds. she joined hundreds of volunteers in maintaining the grounds at the site. and later this morning, thousands of people will gather in golden gate park for the bay area's largest aids fund-raiser. the annual aids walk san

francisco kicks off at 10:30 this morning. since 1987, the walk has raised $80 million to help fight hiv and aids. organizers say they expect to add millions dollars more this year. the money raised helps support the work of the san francisco aids foundation and dozens of other aids organizations across the area. the foundation hopes to reduce the number of infections by 50% over the next two years. >> two south bay men whose lives are intertwined met for the first time. 24-year-old jack chin, who was diagnosed with luchemoyeah at age 22. he received a bone marrow transplant. it happened to come from a 28-year-old who he met for the first time yesterday with family and friends in san jose. >> i have been looking forward to this day for about a year. they told me, you get to meet your donor only after a year time. so i have been hoping that he

was going to make it through the entire time. >> this has given me, like, you know, nothing less than the gift of life. >> so now they share bone marrow, but coincidentally, the two men also graduated from the same high school in cupertino. they were just four years apart. >> happening now, firefighters in southern california are making progress this morning on the mountain fire that is burning near palm springs. officials say high humidity and rain yesterday helped the 3500 firefighters battling what is now a 42-square-mile blaze. the fire is about 50% contained. a major change from yesterday morning when containment was just at 15%. but evacuation orders are still in place for some 6,000 people in idyllwild. authorities say the firefight has already cost the state ne nearly $11 million. rob has a look at the forecast. you were talking about some of

the moisture helping the firefighters down south maybe coming up north to our neck of the woods. >> in the next 24 hours, i think we'll be seeing that. in fact, we're starting to see high clouds in san jose. good news from the weather department in terms of what is happening now near the fire likes. as you mention, about 50% contained. you see the radar, we have showers nearby the fire. that's at least helping, and it was san jose state's weather research lab, on a deployment there on site, we watched them get some information in terms of what was happening in the upper atmosphere. the fire with equipment that's able to scan into the clouds or the smoke plumes like a cat scan of the fire itself, detecting a smoke layer and convection. this is important to try to detect updrafts and downdrafts. some of the bay area's research actually down there by the mountain fire and keeping an eye on things with the fire mountain forecast. what really helped out yesterday was the shower activity.

you can see it rotating through southern california. this morning, it's drizzle around san francisco. low clouds, 50s outside right now. strong sea breeze into solano county will insure our afternoon temperatures are going to be fairly mild, though maybe near 90 in the warmer places inland. and the satellite radar for now doesn't show much of the tropical moisture, but san jose now starting to see high clouds coming up out of southern california. all that monsoon moisture which is helping the firefighting efforts in southern california is going to start to drift closer to us. later today, you'll see the clouds coming out of the south and southeast, and i think by the time we get to monday and tuesday, there will be a slight chance of seeing scattered showers or isolated thunder, certainly for the sierra or the coastal range. today, low cloud cover we're seeing at 4:00. as we go through the day monday, watch the clouds drifting out of the south, across the bay area. monday into tuesday.

you'll notice the humidity increasing over the next couple days and we will see a rare chance of a few isolated showers here in july. you'll see the temperatures around the bay area a lot like yesterday. low 80s in san jose. closer to 90 south of downtown, and numbers in the 80s 92 near 90 degrees in livermore. in san francisco, mid-60s and 70s into the north bay and cool 60s and foggy conditions on the coast. 60s, 70s, 80s, to near 90 degree temperatures inland. what's unusual will be just how much of the tropical moisture spills its way toward the bay area because that could be enough to increase just enough instability to kick off isolated showers. not expecting much in terms of rainfall. that's part of the problem. if we see thunder or thunderstorms, fire danger may be elevated, too, in the coming dpas. you want to keep track of the forecast for the first half of the week and the moisture moves on. >> thank you very much.

still ahead on today in the bay, controversy over cats. >> you do it the same way as you mix a drink. >> not any cat but a hybrid cat. are they a reason for concern? the latest on the growing debate coming up. look at 'em.

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relatively new hybrid cat. it's a cross between a domestic cat and an exotic one found in south isha called the leopard cat. >> it should look like it, not acts like it. >> he said his tigers act more like dogs than cats. develop strong bonds to humans, are highly intelligent. >> they really are special. >> and as he showed us, they even walk on eeshs. an aeronautical engineer by profession, at home, he's more of a scientist, mixing cat dna and is working to perfect his own version of the species. >> you do it the same way you mix a drink. bad bartender, good bartender, mediocre bartender. and that's the difference. >> he's named all of his toygers after cocktail s including big kahuna, a 20-pound cat. when he is finished, he said his

cats should look like miniature tigers and weigh about 35 to 40 pounds. he said the toygers are precious and they're graded by quality, much like diamonds. the better the quality, the higher the price. kittens from the new so-called designer breeds can tell from $1,000 to $10,000 each. ten u.s. states have ladged a ban of hybrid cats. ten other states require permits or regulate them. california has no restrictions. most of his cats are four years removed from wildcats and have just a small amount of wild blood left in them, but in san francisco -- >> they don't tend to stand still as long. >> bridget combined savannahs. she and her husband live with two first generation savannahs that are genetically wild. >> most people would like to

live with a lion or tiger but it's not so much fun and there's a great level of responsibility. there's an attraction to the wildcats you can have with a savannah. >> what some consider the tallest cat in the world is magic, seen in this video. they say they're great companions and safe with children. some could be double or triple the size of a standard cat, but they say most savannahs aren't that large, that their wild nature has been exaggerated and the vast majority are considered another breed of domestic cat. >> it will eat cat food, use a litter box, sleep in your bed. pretty much the best of both worlds. >> dr. jennifer scarlet says there's a reason some cat clubs such as the cat fanciers association refuse to recognize hybrid cats. she said especially the first and generation hybrids exhibit

wild traits and be destructive to the home. >> there's no doubt they're beautiful, but they can be quite nocturnal in their behaviors which is be frustrating to people, and sometimes the temperament can vary quite a bit. >> she also points to the 240,000 stray cats in california shelters that are euthanized each year. but kowal, who also operates a rescue for the savannah breed, says breeders of pure-bred cats are not to blame for overpopulation. as for concerns about whether their wild blood makes her cats more prone to attack, she said that's simply not true, considering the temperament of the wildcats, whose dna they share. >> it doesn't attack people. they will actually attack rodents. >> marilyn kreeger is a certified cat behaviorist who herself owns two hybrid cats. she said they make wonderful pets but aren't for everyone. >> very, very intelligent.

they are -- they bond with people. they're very social animals. i don't recommend them for everybody because they're very active and perhaps people don't want a very active cat. >> despite that, most hybrid breeders have long waiting lishs. and people appear to be lining up for the privilege of owning a new kind of cat with a wild family tree. monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> while california does not have any laws against owner hybrid cats, some individual cities and counties do. we checked with a number of county agencies in the bay area and none could cite any dangerous incidents involving hybrid cats. what makes the sleep number store different?

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a very foggy start to the morning. we are seeing sunshine in other spots. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with rob. one of the perks of the job is having windows on all of the bay area cities. >> especially when we're in winter. you can see how cold and rainy it is. this morning, we have drizzle around san francisco and some mist near oakland. 53 degrees in san francisco. tough drive across the golden gate bridge right now due to the fog. sunshine in san jose. 55 degrees. sunshine in livermore as well. onshore winds continue southwest through fairfield. southeast from out of morgan hill into san jose. cool air gets into the santa clara valley this morning. we're also watching moisture to the south that may bring a chance of showers as we get into the work week. low clouds are a story, but as we get through the afternoon, look at the clouds going from south to north over the bay area. we'll be watching the neighboring chance of showers, just not today. 80s in san francisco bay.

90 inland this afternoon, but we'll show you how the impact of the tropical moisture will change up the forecast in the seven-day forecast coming up. >> all right, thank you very much, rob. we have breaking news in redwood city to start off this morning. a man is dead, killed while trying to help the victims involved in an overnight crash on southbound 280 near woodside road. the chp said the man saw two cars collide just after 2:30 this morning. then he reportedly got out of his car to help and was struck by another oncoming car. three other people involved in the crash were taken to the hospital. at this point, officials say it appears alcohol may have played a role in the initial crash, which shut down all lanes of southbound 280 for several hours this morning. all lanes were reopened about an hour ago. new details on the tragic limo fire on the san mateo bridge nearly three months ago. this morning, new questions being raised about whether the driver was too distrablthed to react quickly when the limo

burst into flames. the mercury news reports that the estranged wife of orville brown said her husband and she were arguing on the phone just before the limo went up in flames. she says brown even turned up the volume on the music in the limo so the women in the back could not hear him yelling. she said the music was so loud, she could barely hear him over the phone and she repeatedly told him to turn it down. the district attorney pufs office said they will follow up with the wife. so far, no comments from brown or his attorney. five women died in the fire in early may. new this morning, a champion sprint car driver remains in the hospital after an horrific crash. it happened last night in the king of the west race. peter murphy was air lifted to the medical center with serious injuries. officials say he was trapped in the car for foerbt minutes while fire crews tried to free him

from the wreckage. >> contact with another car, they were going down the front stretch. sometimes things like that happen. you make contact. we see it a lot. him and another car got together and it sent him upside down and he ended up landing. >> when it happens to a friend, a fellow driver, i mean, it's tough on you. >> nearly 2,000 fans witnessed that crash, which is one of the largest held at the antioch speedway. >> we're following a developing story in san francisco where one person is dead and another is clinging to life this morning after a shootout in the city's tenderloin neighborhood. this happened around 9:45 last night at the corner of o' farrell and larkin street. an officer saw two groups of men shooting at one another. at one point, the officer fired his gun at one of the armed men but police say he missed the man. one person was killed in the gunfire and another was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries.

it's unclear whether the two victims were involved in the shooting or whether they were innocent bystanders. scary to see, especially because there's a playground nearby. we know one person was arrested at the scene. >> demanding change. hundreds of people rallied in support of trayvon martin here in the bay area last night. this morning, they're calling for the justice department to file civil rights charges against the man who shot and killed him. today in the bay's monte francis has their story. >> until all young people are safe, none of us are safe. >> about 50 people sit in a circle holding candles and reflecting on a week full of outrage. peaceful protests and violence, that at times spilled into the street of oakland. >> people have been really angry and have every right to be angry, but what is going to get us through this is to transform the nation to make sure there's no more trayvon. that's love. >> earlier, 200 people gathered in front of the justin

department to make sure the justice department pursue a civil rights case against george zimmerman. that wrally was organized by justin jones, 17 years old, who is the same age trayvon martin was when he was killed. >> calling for peace in our nunts, whether it's oakland or sanford, florida, we need to end gun violence. especially the youth. we're trying to get them involved in this modern-day civil right movement. >> when oakland mayor gene kwan took the mike, several people in the crowd heckled her and booed. >> let us make sure that we invest in young people in america and particularly young black men. >> it was justin who calmed the crowd. >> this is an open forum for everyone. if you want to act rowdy, go home. >> feel are outraged, frustrated and hurt, but we're trying to ask them to take those actions and turn them into intelligent actions. >> afterward, the mayor

deflected questions on why police failed to step in on several occasions this week when protests turned violence. >> i don't want to talk about that. today's source is the voice of the young people. >> many people shared their stories and talked about race and their fears and their hopes. >> that's when people don't look at trayvon and see fear. they look at trayvon and see their son, somebody's son, their little boy that they want to protect. >> monte francis, today in the bay. >> across the bay, a similar group protested in front of san francisco's federal building. and police say that rally was also paefrl and there were no arrests. a similar demstrashz is planned for city hall in san jose today. >> still ahead on today in the bay, he's got game on the court and on the course. the bay area athlete on the verge of winning a celebrity tournament in tahoe. >> plus, the beard. he's back in san francisco and he's pitching once again.

we'll explain next.

good morning to you. looking live at that blanket of fog that is squished on top of the transamerica building. it will be a little warmer this afternoon. >> well, speaking of san francisco, the beard is back. brian wilson was spotted pitching at the university of san francisco last week as he continues to recover from a second tommy johns surgery. wilson, you might remember, did not show up for the giants world series ring ceremony back in april, but he has been seen around the city this weekend. espn is reporting that wilson is planning to work out for scouts some time next month in hopes of landing a spot with a big league club. no word on whether or not the giants would be interested. >> speaking of the giants, they're now just 4 1/2 games behind the first-place arizona

diamondbacks. bottom of the fifth, the giants up a run. buster posey comes up big with a two-run home run. his 14th of the season. that's all the giants would need. romo comes in to close out this one. the giants win 4-3. obviously pretty happy about it. meantime, things not so good for the a's. oakland down 1-0 in the sixth, and robbed. bottom of the seventh. callaspo homers to right. the angels win 2-0. and tiger woods is within striking distance, hoping to win his first major championship in five years. woods is just two shots back of the lead as the open championship heading into today's final round. he will be chasing lee west wood who sits at the top of the leaderboard. >> well, he's got game on the court and on the course. warriors star steph curry tops the leaderboard at the american century championship in lake tahoe this morning.

curry made four birdies in a six-hole stretch yesterday and has a one-point lead going into today. the tournament is scored differently than professional golf. the players got points for pars or better. overall, curry has a total of 47 points. he shot a 2 under par yesterday. to the 49ers now, and colin cup cappernic at the top when it comes to jersey sales. seattle seahawks quarterback russell wilson is second ahead of robert griffin iii. adrian peterson and peyton manning round out the top five. >> we sit down with nbc bay area plitcolitical analyst larry ger to break down the governor, his third term in office and where he's headed next. colin cappernic. colin cupairnic. look at 'em.

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grandchildren, but jerry brown is thriving in his second go-around and third term as the state's governor. political analyst larry gerston joins us to explain. a lot of folks saying does he eat special vitamins? how can he keep going? what's with the stamina. >> a lot of guys would like to know what is going on. it's absolutely amazing. whether you agree with jerry brown's activism, this guy is changing the look of california. and very profound ways. and often, leading, dragging sometimes, others along the process. so what makes it so interesting is these days we look around and it's hard to find elected officials out in front, who dare to lead. yet brown's doing just that, often stepping on lots of toes in the process. but boy, he's getting things done. >> he's about halfway through his term, so in your opinion, what stands out as some of what he's made happen. >> hard to narrow it down, but we could look at four major

policy changes, if you will, that have been put into place by brown and the legislature, no question about that. first, of course, would be the idea of dealing with redevelopment agencies. long used to fund massive local government projects such as san jose arena. brown has argued, of course, we've got to move the funds, take them away from local government and in fact give them to the state as a whole. the second, prison realignment. forced by the federal courts to reduce states' overcrowded prisons, he's moved nonviolent offenders into less costly local jails. this over the howls of correction officers, union officials. the third, new taxes. taxes in california, but brown single-handedly head the movement for prop 30. last november, you might remember that, which provides $7 billion additional dollars. mostly for california's public

education. this in a state, by the way, where voters generally oppose new taxes. fourth, the local school funding with new funds at hand. brown's embraced the plan that would give huge increases now to schools with english learners, poor students, the folks who need it the most, the folks who have been most likely of dropping out of school. and here again, the legislature. any one of these things, any one would be considered a milestone in the state's history. you put all four together and it's pretty amazing that these things have been done in a couple years. >> now, he's been able to do this because of, you know, what do you think is the hallmark quality that he has? is it the amount of experience he has, that he's been here before, his name recognition? what's the success? >> probably three factors stand out. maybe come into play here. first, brown's a risk taker. he's a risk taker. we don't think of that anymore. and at my age, he says, i can

take risks. what do i have to ludz? it speaks, no doubt, to his self confidence. second, brown enjoys the support of the public. something not given these days to recent governors like arnold schwarzenegger and gray davis. and third, brown has had the cooperation of the legislature. we don't want to ignore that. thanks in large part to democrat super majorities in both houses. no matter how you assess this whole deal, when it comes to brown, whether you agree with what he's doing, jerry brown has become a real change agent in california. and that's something that we're not used to seeing in a state where people are sort of like comfortable leaving things the way they are. we don't want to move with taxes. don't want to change too much. brown is saying it's time to make changes, and one way or another, they're happening. >> right. and he seems to be pretty healthy. only halfway through his term. i know he works out. we were interviewing him before he introduced his canddouse, and

he looked at my photographer and he said, do you look out. >> he's a role model for a lot of us. at 75, how many of us are going to be as vibrant as this guy? he shows no sign of slowing down. >> thank you very much, larry. hopefully that's in the cards for us. >> still ahead on today in the bay, playing the piano while pedaling. we're going to introduce you to the unique musician cruises the streets of san francisco. and here's the view of san jose this morning. we've got hazy skies, but the sun is out this morning with changes ahead in the seven-day forecast. a closer look at that when we come right back.

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good morning once again. let's give you a view of two entirely different types of weather in the bay area right now. in san francisco, golden gate bridge, a bit of a misty storm of sorts there with the fog obscuring the towers there. the golden gate bridge cool and

cloudy. san jose, difrent story. sunshine and a pretty nice start to the morning. one of the reasons the santa clara valley will see temperatures climbing to the 8 es. san francisco likely staying in the low to mid-60s for the day. for now, we're in the 50s with low clouds over oakland, san mateo, mid-50s. notice the yellow and orange. that's where we'll see temperatures today climbing well into the 90s. but a fairly healthy sea breeze get nothing to fairfield and a healthy breeze will insure inland spots will mainly see temperatures in the 80s. we have a baseball start at 1:05. should be cool and breezy. turning more breezy as we go through the game. the giants seeing low 60s and partly cloudy skies around at & t park today. we're watching high clouds out of the south. right now, just enough to block out the sun, but as more of the

moisture spills out and gets closer to the bay yare yea, there will be spots of showers or isolated thunder. it's just interesting to see just how much of this gets far enough north over the bay area to kick off showers. today, what you'll see is low clouds on the coast, but noticy we go through monday, we're starting to see more moisture out of the south, the future cast here, not picking up any measurable rain. but any time you increase moisture, you increase instability over the bay area and in the higher hilltops there is a chance of isolated thunder or maybe a brief shower. this would be monday into tuesday. today, we're looking at highs in the 80s in san jose. closer to 90 south of downtown san jose. as we head to the trivalley, another warm spot, we'll see around the bay area, 80s, near 90s. and toward livermore, and mid-80s in dublic, and 60s in san francisco.

we should see a little sunshine in the afternoon. it's going to stay cool from san francisco to oakland and upper 70s in the north bay with winds out of the south for the afternoon. the seven-day forecast bringing in changes later tonight. increasing high clouds. by the time we get into tomorrow and tuesday, that will be the chance of seeing maybe an isolated shower. you'll probably notice the increase in humidity. things are going to get a bit more muggy. temperatures coming down with the extra cloud cover and then we lose the moisture and see the temperatures inland climbing back up into the low 90s as we approach next weekend. >> thanks, rob. well, he's known as the pedaling piano man in san francisco. it's beethoven on a bike. robert wellington catches up with a man pushing a 320-pound piano around the streets of san francisco. >> i always loved san francisco. my name is gary, and i lived in san francisco for eight years. i've seen some people pull off

really great musical feats in the street. i fell in love with the sound of outdoor instruments when i was a kid. these days, for the last five years or so, i have been going around san francisco on this piano that i put on a bike. and playing for tips. >> oh, the duck, my biggest fan. it took a couple years to figure out how to put the peon piano ae pike together. the piano is a miniature player piano from the early '60s. it had been sitting out in the rain in someone's backyard for ten years. the bike itself was from a hotdog vendor. the piano and the bike weigh 320 pounds. and i have always been a pretty lazy piano player and i'm 51

years old and with no athletic experience. i don't even golf. so it's hard for me to push around a big piano. i wanted to hear piano under the bay bridge. not that it makes any difference. the bay bridge is too far away to affect how the piano sounds, but it looks neat. right after the shock and surprise, most people think it's really -- i don't know, hilarious or cool. >> awesome. >> a guy with a bicycle and a piano. how great is that. >> i like the idea of biking and piano on a bicycle. great idea. >> when the recession hit, my job went away. >> this has changed my life. you know, i've been a musician in a lot of different settings, but nothing at all like this.

>> 320 pounds. that's a workout. this next story is about a 2-year-old german shepherd from the czech republic who is now helping patrol the streets of palo alto. at heritage park, palo alto police introduced people to eddy, a four-legged crime fighter. he's currently assigned to the night shift. he and his handler receive extensive ongoing training to make sure they're as prepared as possible to handle anything they encounter together. >> he's smart, obedient, he likes to work hard, and on the same token, he has a great demeanor, gentle with kids, great at home. and he's fun to be around, too. >> and he's super cute. police say someone made a $1,000 donation that allowed the police department to purchase eddy. and we want to thank you for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news for you at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00, and of course, any time of day, nbcbayarea.com. have a great day.

this sunday, the president seeks to ignite a new conversation about race in america. >> trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago. >> the president's deeply personal remarks about the aftereffects of the george zimmerman trial add to the debate about the stand your ground laws, racial profiling and the plight of african-american boys in the criminal justice system and our society. >> if trayvon martin was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk? >> this morning a special discussion about race relations and the impact of the president's remarks on the black community and beyond. with us, the president of the national urban league, marc morial, chairman of the congressional black caucus, congresswoman marcia fudge. author and