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good morning to you. looking live at some very nice cloud cover there in san bruno. and rob, you always know i'm good for a pot of soup or a pot of chilli on a day like this. today we're going on the heart walk. i'm wondering if i'm going to get soaked. >> you're probably going to see

a few showers. you're starting to see some of those cells moving ashore. right now in parts of the south bay we've been seeing drizzle and mist. this is the area we're watching. it's showing increasing lift in the atmosphere. the cold front is still offshore. as that sweeps toward the bay area, it's going to take the moisture out there, force it to rise up and that's going to generate showers. especially around midday today, less so as we head toward the evening. another thing you may have noticed is very warm air to get the day started. our afternoon highs probably just about 5 to 8 degrees warmer than we are right now. once the rain arrives, it's going to help to cool off the atmosphere a bit. yesterday we were starting the morning off in the mid 40s. quite a shift here of warm and mild air.

winds primarily out of the south and winds coming in off the ocean will keep things cool. not much wind out there again today. for the a's game early in the afternoon, a few scattered showers, less so as we head into the evening. and for the stanford game coming up, we'll see scattered showers maybe toward the first half of the game and then things will be shutting down as we head toward the evening. notice how things do pick up right around lunch time. once the sun sets, the atmosphere should stabilize some and some drier air should arrive. east bay temperatures about the same range. despite the warm start we're seeing to the morning, we'll have a fairly mild finish to the

day, mid 60s closer to san francisco and low to mid 60s along the coast. scattered showers, the slight chance of thunder could happen in the north bay and along the coast where instability will be the highest around midday, fall begins tomorrow afternoon and temperatures actually will rebound into the beginning of next week. so take an umbrella with you during the walk today off and on. >> all right. i think i'm going to get one of those shower caps. thanks. >> a short boat trip this time of year may get you up close to some chawhales. we are looking live at the golden gate bridge, where whales like to sometimes visit. they potentially put themselves in danger by coming into the path of commercial ship traffic. we show you how a new app can help keep the two apart. >> reporter: the cries of

excitement as whale watchers along the bay area coastline come across the lumbering giants and now biologists are hoping to put these ordinary folks to work hoping to save these very whales. >> we really need eyes on the water all the time. >> hundreds of blue and hump back whales travel to the area every summer to feed. at least several are hit and killed by ships. this researcher is worried rerouting the ships isn't enough. >> the vessel will still travel over very important habitat, areas where we have high density of animals. >> reporter: so they developed an app for anyone who sees a whale to record it on their cell phone. those sightings can quickly be relayed to noaa, which can

notify vessels traveling in the area. >> the shippers hear an announcement when they come into the area that there are whales in the area and to slow down and to be careful. >> reporter: last year five whales were killed by ship strikes outside the bay area. researchers estimate that's only about 10% of actual fatalities. >> if you get two or three whales, blue whales being struck, that's a big piece of the population. >> reporter: seen advertiscient launching several expeditions during this week. they're trying to compare their data with the science collected by the citizen brigade to better keep whales and ships apart. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," who is tracking you

online? >> there are companies that get paid to take the cookies on your hard drive and figure out who you are and what your phone number is. >> find out the data they're collecting from you and what you can do about it.

you ever wonder why things you search for on the web seem to pop up later when you're looking for something else? it's because you're being tracked. internet searches can reveal a lot about you and the information is something companies want. critics say these companies are collecting too much data, more than you realize. >> reporter: it's the evolution of the digital revolution. technological advances connecting us to whatever we want, wherever we want. sometimes before we even know we want it. think targeted ads, the ones that seem to magical icallall an

the screens before you even request itlin online. would you feel the same way knowing how targeted ads work? imagine you're in the store and the salesperson casually watching. what you don't see, the hundred set of eyes also watching you, tracking what you pick up and what you buy, all behind the walls. >> there are dozens of companies devoted just to tracking you. and on each page there could be 100 of them. >> it's like peek-a-boo. you have an entire world watching you and you just don't know it. >> that's mostly thanks to

cookies, those help web sites remember you. >> it will be unique to you in a lot of cases, like your social security, so you can be reidentified again and again as you go across the web. >> cookies and how they're used aren't new but -- >> it's getting increasingly sophisticated over time. we have the trackers working together to put one giant view to get as much sense of where you've been online as possible. >> that's why some companies are investing more time in developing privacy blockers. >> privacy fix allows you to get all of these cookies and block future tracking by those companies. >> he visited one web site to show just how many trackers would pop up. >> 81. >> and with one click -- >> they're all deleted.

>> but some people might want some tracking. the digital alliance commissioned a poll that showed nearly 70% of those surveyed want some targeted ads, compared to 16% who didn't. the daa also says it offers the interactive ad industry's most comprehensive solution, the consumer opt-out page, allowing users to go to one site and stop targeted ads. critics say it's misleading. >> it turns out what you're opting out of is not data collection, it's out of seeing targeted ads from those companies. >> internet advocates say access to personal data is also at risk. >> there are companies that get paid to take the cookies on your hard drive to figure out who you are, what your phone number is, how much you paid for your house. >> where i go every day, what my commute is, where my kids go to school. >> and how the company could be

used later. >> does the information i like fast cars then go to my insurance companies and i never even know this happens? it's like we have built this system that sees what's going on and tracks your dreams and hopes. >> and anothinternet privacy ad say this technology isn't necessarily bad but the process of data collection should be more transparent and consumers should have a say. stephanie trong, "bay in the news." >> coming up, what people have to say about aldon smith crashing his car. >> and a baron transforms

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from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> i'm kris sanchez along with rob mayeda. >> you're going to see fog at the bottom of the screen and rain approaching from the west. san jose, light rain and drizzle on some of the hills, east of downtown san jose. moving into marin county, you can see the areas in yellow. those are some of the more intense, brief showers that pass on by. that's when skies will turn mostly cloudy and we'll have a slight chance today of isolated thunder, especially along the

bay where instability will be the highest. the highs pretty mild for this time of year. last day of summer, finishing with the 60s and low 70s for highs. tomorrow if you have outdoor plans looks a lot nicer. linebacker alton smith was charged with a dui yesterday after he was involved in an accident in an affluent neighborhood. >> reporter: teammate ray mcdonald lives in this house a block away from where aldon smith crashed his truck in a front yard nearby. i asked him if he hosted a party. he said no, i did not. there's a lot of talk on twitter that smith was at this san

francisco night club but neighbors wonder if a party in the area is the reason why his truck ended up in this woman's back yard. >> i heard a noise like car accident and i look out of the window and see the big truck in my yard. >> reporter: another neighbor who didn't want to go on camera said he smelled burning rubber and walked outside. he said he banged on semi's window several times and reached in the window to turn off the ignition. >> the driver was identified as aldon smith, he was arrested and booked. >> reporter: this isn't the first time smith has been in trouble with the law. in january of 2012, he was

arrested for suspicion of dui. six months later he was stabbed at a party at his home. earlier this month hoove was na in a lawsuit by a man who said he was shot at a party he hosted. >> if you look at this situation, there's one common element and that's the use of alcohol. the dui arrest was the best thing for the plaintiffs that could have ever happened because they need to show that aldon smith was out of control on the night of the party and that the premises were out of control on the night of the party and exhibit a in the plaintiff's case is going to be a dui at 7:00 in the morning. >> and we continue our coverage on the aldon smith story online. go to nbcbayarea.com to watch

tony's report on smith. and you can see the news briefing on smith's arrest. >> the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons released video of inspectors who investigated chemical weapons nee near damascus. in keeping with a u.s./russian agreement, the syrian government started submitting details of its chemical weapons stock piles. a spokesman for the organization said the initial declaration was being reviewed and details would not be released. the opcw based in the haig polices chemical weapons, its stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. >> rahm emanuel spoke at a vigil

in response to a park shooting. the mayor says that assault weapons, such as the rifle that police believe was used in a park shooting thursday night have no place on city streets. >> you go out there and you enjoy our city because they do not own or belong or they have no place for gangs and assault weapons do not belong in our parks, do not belong on our streets. >> less than 24 hours after a deadly navy yard shooting in washington, d.c. on monday, a shocking e-mail. the associated press says that the company that suspect aaron alexis worked for sent an e-mail to the navy's secretary offering to help the military improve security. in that e-mail the ceo of the consulting company, the experts,

said he was dramatically affected by the loss of 12 innocent lives but quickly went on to describe his work experience and offer his services. the navy confirms the e-mail but declined to comment. >> president obama, first lady michelle obama will attend a memorial service for the victims tomorrow, which is being held at the marine barracks washington, the oldest active post in the marine corps. the service is not open to the public but invitations were sent to roughly 4,000 people. the president also plans to meet with the victims' families. >> new this morning, vast areas of mexico remain underwater this morning after storms hit the country on opposite coastlines this weekend. animals at a zoo ended up wading or swimming through deep floodwaters. giraff giraffes, zebras and other animals were trapped in their enclosures. officials say 12 animals at that zoo have died. in the southern state of garrow,

flash flooding also caused roadslides. the flooding has killed 97 people. more than a million people across mexico are affected by this weather. >> still ahead on "today in the bay" -- >> it just looked like a bare panel with dog pop. >> it wasn't her property but she took action to turn a vacant piece of land into an oasis in the city.

good morning to you. looking live at the golden gate bridge. don't let the rain stop you. just wear your slicker or bring an umbrella.

>> one piece of advice heard is it's better to give than ask permission. here's our story. >> reporter: out almost any  except at one time this window. annie shaw's window. >> it just looked like a barren patch of wood chips and fennel and dog poop basically. >> reporter: this is the plot of land annie is talking about and what it looked like in 2008 at the time her boyfriend said he wanted to move because he wanted a garden. i sa >> i said, well, there's a match

of ground across the street, i'll plant a few flowers and it will save me a lot of work. >> reporter: wrong. about the the time she realized how much work it was going to be, it was too late to turn back. >> i didn't want to give up all the blood, sweat and tears i put into it so i kept going. >> reporter: going for five years now. the land owned by cal-tran is now the pennsylvania street garden. >> amazing how many people say i didn't even know there was a garden there. >> reporter: a little less than one acre of flowers, trees and paths, an oasis in the city maintained not just by annie anymore, but a team of neighbors who volunteer one saturday morning a month to keep the garden growing, neighbors annie says she didn't know before this whole thing got started. >> i feel like i know everyone in the neighborhood and i know how deeply involved people can

be in improving their neighborhood. >> reporter: annie said she is glad she didn't know what she was getting into back then for if she did, the garden never would have been planted and an urban success story never would have taken root. >> i think that being able to understand the community that i live in and accept that that's something that's very important to me, which is something that was completely asleep in me before this. that's been really heart warming. it makes me sick even saying it but i love it! >> still ahead, the internet backlash over a pregnant workout. >> and here's the view of san francisco. in the sun for now but look off to the west, we're watching those showers and possibly some thunder in the bay area right around midday. a look at that saturday forecast is straight ahead.

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here's a view of the clouds spilling into the sun. the next 15 to 20 minutes, moving across marin county, can you see the showers here mainly approaching the north bay coastline for now. this is a sign of things to come here, at least for the first half of the day, these band of showers pushing through approaching san rafael in the next half hour. you can see we've been seeing some light rain. this activity is going to increase, become a little more widespread around lunchtime as this cold front approaches the bay area and you can see the clouds starting to appear offshore. now, notice here the boxed in area in green. the storm prediction center placing most of the day area from santa cruz northward in a slight chance of thundershowers today but the greatest instability closest to the cooler air loft will be on the north bay and combination of

warmer waters on the ocean, it will be the coastal locations and the north bay that will see the best bet for a little bit of thunder. we've got 60s outside. we're going to finish the bay with winds out of the south. they should shift a little westward but stay relatively light for america's cup. yesterday the winds backed off. today 5 to 10 miles an hour may increase. around the a's game today we'll see showers early off and on at times, probably not enough to stop the game but we'll have to watch this closely, at least during the beginning of the game. and around stanford, we'll see showe showers. if you have evening plans,

things look better than they do around noontime today. around the triv-valley temperatures in the 60s, toward 70. and the north bay, at least a brief chance of thunder. today is not a total washout but the middle part of the day will be interesting with the showers coming through and monday back to the low 80s. fall begins tomorrow afternoon. it's going to feel like it with those northwest winds on sunday. >> this california mom is taking a lot of heat for lifting weights while pregnant, really, really pregnant. this morning she is defending herself. it is this picture that put her in the spotlight. she posted this picture just days before she was due to give

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stadium since the first time it happened. it was a rough night as alex rodriguez hit his 24th career grand slam passing yankee legend lou gehrig for most all-time. the yankees beat the giants 5-1. >> oracle team usa will sail at least one more time on the san francisco bay this year. fresh off of avoiding elimination at the america's cup. team usa started slow but finally tracked down emirates team new zealand during the second leg of the race and never looked back from there. the kiwis still lead the race and can win the cup when racing resumes this afternoon. the americans have to win every other race to retain the cup so six in all. you can watch it all on cozi-tv. >> we have more ahead for you,

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>> investigators sort out an alleged attack that left a chihuahua dead. lisa simmons from pets in need is here. we thought it would be good to get your perspective on that. he said his dogs have never done this before. is this the protocol that animals go into quarantine right away? >> it can be. sometimes depending on the severity of the incident they'll allow home quarantine. in this case since the other dog did die, it is very normal for them to take animals into quarantine and assess their behavior and go from there. >> now, can you be forced to surrender your animal, your pet

or euthanize your pet if they're found to be at fault? >> you can be. normally they don't go down that path very quickly. they do assess the behavior of the animal and prior incidents before they make a decision like that. but, yes, they can force you. >> and pets like randy that you have at pets at need have been evaluated by animal behavioralists and he says can you talk about me now? if you come to adopt a pet like randy, who is a 3-year-old terrier -- >> in a shelter environment, we do work very hard with them, assessing their behavior during their time with us. but we always let people know when you get them out in a home and they reach a comfort level, you can see behavior that we didn't know about but we are there for you and call, you know, we'll help you get into training or anything that you need. >> all right. >> we do try to do as much as possible. >> we don't want to short change

randy. randy is available for adoption. he's microchipped, neutered, all ready to go. if you go to the shelter and say you are a viewer from nbc bay area, they'll waive the adoption fees as well. and thanks for offering your expertise as well. we hope we'll never find ourselves in that situation but it's nice to know what the protocol is. now, this is the childhood home of steve jobs and it may be immortalized. the historical commission is set to evaluate the home, part of an effort to add the home to a list of historical sites. it's significant because that's where jobs and apple co-founder

steve wozniak built their first computer. thanks for joining us. we'll see you back here tomorrow.

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