♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ good sunday morning. i'm sam brock. coming up on "today in the bay" a potentially dangerous combo. dry conditions and warm weather. a summertime request from cal fire in the middle of winter. also, a little relief may be on the way. we'll let you know when rain is expected in the bay area and why san francisco may not be in the running after all to host the america's cup in 2017. this is "today in the bay." and we begin this morning with a live image of dublin with beautiful vista there. sunrise in the offing. good sunday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock in for kris sanchez. temperatures crept into the

upper 70s in parts of the bay yesterday. can we expect a repeat today? let's check your forecast with meteorologist anthony slaughter. >> we do have clouds building offshore. even showers now that are building across the southern part of california. these showers are not expected to impact us. if you do any traveling perhaps to monterey, you may run into a it wi little drizzle. in the bay area we'll continue to see the clouds stream in. quite a bit of cloud cover. that drizzle not going to make its way into the bay area. you can see as we take a look from our sky camera network, you do -- we are waking up to quite a bit of cloud cover. most of the clouds in the south bay right now with really mostly cloudy skies for the most part. and this is really what we're going to be looking at as we head through the first half of the day. you'll notice a different perspective from the bay bridge. really we are starting to see a few breaks in the clouds. these clouds will be with us. they look like they're going to produce rain but they are not going to today. we do have rain in the forecast.

we'll talk more about when that rain is set to arrive coming up in a bit. important to keep in mind because of the dangerous mix right now. little to no rain and warmer than usual temperatures have fire crews on high alert. it's only january. cal fire stations are gearing up as if it were the middle of summ summer. drought like conditions are causie inine ining vegetation t. they're urging residents in wild land areas to take action. >> ask citizens to look around, see what they can do to make their home fire safe conscious. >> this request is not typically made until late spring. firefighters say condition are the worst they've seen in recent history. in just the last three weeks crews have responded to 300 wildfires. during a normal year, that number would be closer to 50. new this morning, san jose police busy investigating the city's fourth homicide of 2014

this morning. after a man succumbed to stab wounds in the east foothills. officers they they responded to a report of a person wounded in the 3400 block of suncrest avenue at approximately 1:24 a.m. police say upon their arrival -- here's a live image -- they found a man suffering from at least one stab wound. the victim died at a local hospital just after 2:00 a.m. no suspects identified at this point. victim's identity is being held pending notification to his next of kin. developing story at san jose state. that's where police tried to hunt down a suspect accused of two sexual batteries on campus last night. the first incident took place just before 7:00 p.m. near the event center. then another one just before 9:30 near hoover hall. in both cases a man rode up to victims on a bike and touched them inappropriately. they tell us he's a white male with a thick mustache wearing a

black hoodie with black pants and was on a bike, of course. witnesses report last seeing him headed towards the campus village. we're learning new details this morning about the b.a.r.t. officer shot and killed in the line of duty. specifically that another officer might have mistaken him for an armed suspect. that development, according to the san francisco chronicle. you'll recall sergeant tom smith died tuesday from a single bullet wound to the chest. a bullet fired by a fellow officer during a probation search in dublin. sources close to the investigation told the chronicle the shooting may be the result of a split second missed judgment. the alameda county sheriff's office is investigating the shooting death. their spokesperson told the oakland tribune that there are news reports, quote, painting an inaccurate picture of what happened. he said more information is needed before making any conclusions. we'll continue to follow up with that department and bring you the latest developments. san francisco police officers forced to put down a

dog yesterday while checking a vacant building in portrero hill. they were investigating the building in the projects on the 1,000 block of connecticut street around 10:30 in the morning. they opened the door revealing at least one squatter inside and a dog, a pit bull that charged a t them. once officer said he felt threatened and fired a t the dog. neighbors say the animal's name was psycho and he was well known in the area. oakland police are still trying to track down a 14-year-old boy accused of killing his own sister. they've now offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. this, what you see right here, is a facebook photo of the suspect, mario toliver. oakland police say he's been running since he shot his 17-year-old sister justice on thursday. thus far officers have not outlined a motive for the homicide. they do say toliver is considered armed and dangerous. anybody with information on his whereabouts is urged to please contact the oakland police department. a northern california pastor is facing charges of fraud and perjury this morning.

that in addition to arson and conspiracy charges stemling from two weeks ago. mark lewis is the pastor of the fellowship baptist church in vacaville. police swept through the church property looking for financial records. the church was allegedly never registered as a nonprofit or incorporated but used the legal status of another church. people already stunned by his first arrest for reportedly using three church members in an arson attack against a former girlfriend. >> i don't know what to think. a minister you would think should be a little higher standard there. >> i'm quite amazed. i drive by that daily. it's shocking. >> the suspect is currently out on bail of a half million dollars. a national debate over abortion rights took center stage in san francisco this weekend. tens of thousands gathered at civic center plaza for an anti-apportion rally before marching right down market street to justin herman plaza.

a much smaller group of pro-choice demonstrators gathered at powell and market. this will be the tenth year of the walk for life west coast event. participants say they've watched it grow each year. >> we can't see, the sea of people back there. i ran back and forth from the front to the back. still can't see all the way to the back there. last year i think there were estimate about 40,000. this year more. >> it's a good tradition. i can't stop. >> how many years have you come. >> this is my ninth year. i didn't come the first year. >> organizers say the only issue saturday was bad traffic which snarled parts of downtown for hours. much more still ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, talk about taking the wind out of your sails. the america's cup may be racing away from the bay area. why san francisco may not be in the running to host the event again. plus, security concerns are mounting in sochi. what are russian authorities doing to keep people safe at the olympics? details ahead. oh wow. you look incredible!

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7:10 on your sunday morning. a live picture in san francisco. we'll have a look at your weather coming up momentarily. there are reports this morning the next america's cup sailing competition may not be harbored in the bay after all. as recently as last month larry ellison, his winning team oracle usa said it intended to bring the regatta back to san francisco. this weekend the team's ceo sang a different tune. telling the associated press that sailing officials are considering other venues. "today in the bay's" monte francis explains why. >> reporter: san francisco entered into negotiations with larry ellison's winning team oracle usa last month to bring the regatta back to san francisco in three years. >> we would love to come back to san francisco. again, it's a beautiful place. we're going to sit down and talk with the officials in san francisco and see if that's going to be possible. >> reporter: the team's ceo told

the associated press they're considering other venues because san francisco officials don't want to offer the same deal as last time. >> it brings many different types of people to the bay area to watch the event. i think it brought in a lot of revenue also. so i think it was a win/win situation for everyone. >> reporter: but some city supervisors felt the last deal was too generous to event organizers. and critics said the economic benefits for the city were overexaggerated. they suggested the regatta could move to san diego or hawaii where larry ellison owns an island and has a strong relationship with hawaii's governor. sailing enthusiasts we talked to hope it returns. >> with that kind of event, the city gets a lot of exposure worldwide. so if people weren't thinking

about san francisco, after that event they are thinking about it. >> the city is a really special place with the city by the bay and all that it has to offer. america's cup belongs here in san francisco. >> reporter: monte francis, "today in the bay." as the opening ceremony for the winter games gets closer, the actual competitions are moving farther from the limelight with the world's focus honing in on security. and a possible attack in sochi. russian authorities say they're going to great lengths to prevent any violent attacks during the games. but the threats are steadily increasing. at least three such warnings have been issued on the internet with at least one coming from dagestan. a muslim republic with a growing problem of islamic extremism. some question russia's methods. human rights activists say young muslim man in dagestan have been disappearing and are subjected to horrific abuse. >> it's not about individual cases of torture that we

encounter here and there. essentially torture is the rule as far as counterinsurgency is concerned. >> senior u.s. officials say they are aware of the threats and they expect more to surface in the runup to those games. tonight join our own janelle wang for an inside look at the games with a road to sochi special. that half hour special begins at 9:30. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, with new housing heading to san jose, why some people say the trend of more development is pushing them out of a city that they have always called home zplnch. this morning waking up to quite a bit of cloud cover across the bay area. these clouds will be with us for the day. we aren't expecting any rain for today but we are in the seven-day forecast. come back for those details. stay tuned.

7:15 on your sunday morning. a live picture of the city from emoryville. hard to decipher it through all of that haze. starting today it will cost you more to send a letter. first class stamps are now 49 cents. the temporary three cent hike is part of the postal service's efforts to recover from severe mail decreases blamed on the 2008 economic depression. the postal service called the increase temporary, saying it will last no more than two years. though inflation over that time period could make the rate hike permanent. postal service is trying to recoup some $2.8 billion in losses. forever stamps are still good. this is san jose where there's bubbling activity in construction and new housing developments. the bay area's biggest city is changing by leaps and bounds. out with the old and in the with the new. not everyone is happy about it.

stephanie truong has the full story. >> reporter: it's the tale of two worlds. within one city. >> it's like a little oasis in the middle of a big city. >> reporter: san jose has been experiencing its first housing development boom since the crash in 2008. at 85 and coddle, construction has been under way to replace the old ibm site, sitting dormant for more than five years. this is what's slated to open in march. more than 300,000 square feet of future retail space. target, starbucks. construction of housing has also begun. 450 town homes and single family homes. over in downtown, they broke ground last fall. this is what that condo high-rise is supposed to look like. up to 21 stories high and about 7,000 square feet in retail.

just around the corner, construction of one south market hasn't really taken off. set to change the face of this block at market and santa clara street, a 23 story glass and steel tower with more than 300 units. and the same developer that has the axis has its site set on another one. but it could look like this in a couple of years if city approved. set to host more than 640 condo units in two buildings. 20 and 22 stories high. a six-level parking garage. up to 20,000 square feet of retail. >> it's a great find for san jose and for our economy. people are willing to invest. >> the city suffered declines in new housing development a couple times since the '90s including after the dot com bust. the worst came after the great recession. in 2009 the number of new housing units fell 85% from the

year before. picking up in 2010 before yet another dropoff. but the more consistent and strong streak in just the last couple of years. a councilman says thanks to a move he pushed for to slash construction fees which could run around $6 million. >> the majority of the council supported cutting the fees in half. within months we saw a boom. >> reporter: not everyone is happy about that boom and high-end housing. >> i was devastated. >> reporter: at 78, mary ann song says she dropped her dream of retiring in the home she lived in almost 20 years along with her 98-year-old mother. >> but this, i can't explain it to you. this is home. >> reporter: they live in a mobile home park that sits next to the historic winchester mystery house and cinemark theaters. on prime real estate where more luxury condos are under construction. the owner of the property may

soon sell the land. >> they have absolutely the right to sell. what we would love is they would set it to us. >> reporter: the property owner never returned nbc bay area's request for comment. but developer pulte confirms it's exploring the possibility of buying the property adding in a statement it would work closely with local neighbors and businesses. >> it's been terrifying. we have a lot of people who are in their 80s and 90s who are -- i'm going to say poverty level. if this closes they've got nowhere to go. >> this is very upsetting. >> reporter: mary ann says it feels like her golden years are slipping away. she wants those younger than her now looking to build and buy in san jose to remember that they, too, will one day be in her shoes. >> look at your parents. look at your grandparents. i mean, we're not throw away people. and you don't want to become a throw away person. >> reporter: stephanie truong, nbc, bay area news. there is no mystery right

now what the story is on your weather front. rain. we need it. is there any hope for relief from our drought? let's check in with anthony slaughter with a look at your weekend forecast. >> we are going to see some showers in that forecast. you can always find that seven day. scroll to the bottom of your screen. find by thursday and friday, that's when that chance will arife. in the short term we have clouds building and even showers now building off the coast of california. these are not expected to impact us but they are very close. if you are doing any traveling today, perhaps down i-5 or headed over towards monterey you may run into morning drizzle. otherwise you can see the cloud cover is very, very extensive here this morning. now, the clouds mean a cooler day for today. again, waking up to those clouds, making for some pretty beautiful sunsetting -- or sunrises, rather, here across the peninsula in palo alto. see that pink in the distance. overall notice the blanket of low stratus clouds. these, again, will keep us a little bit cooler for today. in fact, yesterday we got up into the mid to upper 70s.

don't think that's going to happen today again with all the cloud cover we're expecting. the unfortunate thing if you're doing a lot of sneezing, clearing your throat lately, well, we have very high allergens. in fact, alder, ash and juniper all in the moderately high category. again, another one of those reminders to take it easy if you do have to be outside. even with the cloud cover today those allergens are still going to spike. we do have some good news on the weather front. you can see that area of low pressure spinning off the coast of california right now. again, that's what's going to make for a cooler day for today. and those clouds are really going to be with us all day long. now, for tomorrow we will start to warm up, but today it's going to be one of those cooler days. at least in that seven-day forecast. let's get to those temperatures and show you what it's looking like. 68 will do it for you high in san jose today after 71 yesterday. gilroy back to 70. up to 77 yesterday. quite a cooler day there. even in the peninsula, 67 in san matteo. 69 in palo alto. an francisco, while you'll still

be above average, expected to be in the 50s this time of year, the embark dare row -- santa rosa, 69. trivalley and east bay, 67 for oakland. 69 for rivermore. pleasantton, close to 70 later on this afternoon. we told you about the chance of rain, here it is. see by thursday stop the clock for you right in the afternoon hours we'll be mostly cloudy waiting on that shower activity to arrive. look what happens thursday night into friday morning. the showers really make a bull's eye right towards the bay area. friday is our best bet to pick up some showers but you'll notice they move out very quickly by the afternoon hours we'll already be done with the rain. any little bit of shower activity we do get this thursday and friday will be some very good news. of course, we will continue to track that all week long. you can always go to nbcbayarea.com to get the very latest. sam, back over to you. much more still to come on "today in the bay." coming up next -- >> i just kept looking around

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okay. you're going to have to take our word for it, but this morning's bay area proud smells just as good as it sounds. it is about taking kids who might be on the wrong path and sending them on a bit of a detour through the kitchen. it's been one local woman's mission for 20 years. and today in the guy's garvin thomas introduces us to the chief cooking up new outlooks on life. >> i need something here. >> at gilroy high school's culinary arts academy, betty ewing does her best to teach her students the skills they're going to need to succeed in the restaurant business. top of the list apparently is the ability to follow orders. >> the chicken needs to go in right now. put that butter in the center.

i need you to slice up that zucchini. >> reporter: what betty says she doesn't share with her students, though, is how the restaurant business changed her life. betty, you see, was homeless as a little girl. her family moving so much, she didn't even start going to school until the fourth grade. >> it was incredibly hard. i had no spelling, no math, no -- very, very little. and so you really -- it was a real big struggle for me. >> reporter: betty not only overcame that rough start, she thrived. starting in the late '70s betty owned a string of successful bay area restaurants. still, one day she decided she wanted to do more than just make herself money. >> who's having tilapia? anybody? >> reporter: she asked a local school district to send some kids over. ones in danger of not graduating. and she would work with them as they worked in her restaurant. >> it was a noodle on the raw

idea. and the results were immense. i just was looking beyond myself. i kept looking around going, gosh, this is working. >> reporter: in 1993 betty turned her idea into a nonprofit called the el cajon project. >> i had two or three. then i had four or five. then we had the eight. and it was successful. >> reporter: 20 years later, it's more like 800 students helped. betty now partners with half a dozen school districts to identify at risk kids. then sends them to work in a variety of upscale restaurants like cupertino's park place to work with chefs like brad creighton. betty says she could measure the success of el cajon by the number of her kids who go on to graduate high school. or the ones who find a career in food service. there are enough of those. but betty doesn't. she measures success in a different way. >> getting from a very slumped

over, immature, uncooperative to somebody who will just walk right up, shake your hand. just going and taking it and running with it. >> reporter: garvin thomas, today in the bay. >> food clearly cures all ills. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, breaking news out of maryland. police identify the suspect in yesterday's mall shooting. and witnesses share their accounts of those terrifying moments. plus, shoppers beware. the latest retailer to launch a probe into a data security breach. we'll have more information. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso.

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♪ green giant and it is 7:31 on your sunday morning. thanks for joining us. a live picture right now from san rafael. a beautiful image. i'm sam brock in for kris sanchez today. as drought conditions heighten,

many folks around the bay area are praying for a little bit of rain. what can you expect? let's check your forecast with anthony slaughter. >> we are expecting rain in the sa seven-day forecast. showers expected thursday evening into friday morning. right now, i want to show you what we're looking at as far as air quality goes. yesterday we had to spare the air. today not so much. air quality levels have improved only slightly, though. we don't have to spare the air for today. keep it in mind. we have been so desperately dry and our air quality is really not so good. here's some better news. showers building off the coast of california. if you are doing any traveling today, perhaps down i-5 maybe or towards monterey you may run into morning drizzle. by the afternoon i think the showers will be out of here. clouds will still be with us as we head through the afternoon hours. that's going to make for a cooler day for today. nothing like what we saw yesterday. complete night and day, in fact. temperatures yesterday in the mid to upper 70s. today om mid to upper 60s.

almost a ten degree drop in some locations. you'll notice cloud cover is very extensive, even from the south bay to the north bay. we're looking at clouds for today. again, later this afternoon, highs will not be in record setting territory and we will not be overly warm. it'll be very comfortable. mid to upper 60s, again, across the board. we'll talk about that rain chance expected to hit us by thursday and friday coming nup a bit. it's a recipe for wildfires. little to no rain and warmer than usual temperatures. those things have fire crews on high alert and asking residents for their help. it's only january but cal fire stations in northern california are already stashing up as if it were the middle of summer. this atypical winter weather is causing vegetation to dry out creating fuel for potential wildfires. it is prompting cal fire to urge rez denlts in wild land areas to take action. >> we ask citizens to take the time to look around, see what they can do to make their home more fire safe conscious. have that 100 feet of defensible space around your property.

>> this request is not usually made until late spring, but firefighters say conditions are the worst they've seen in recent history. in just the last three weeks they've responded to 300 wildfires. to put that into perspective, in a normal year that number would be closer to 50. breaking news out of maryland. the gunman in the deadly mall shooting that left two zumiez employees dead has been identified as 19-year-old darion marcus aguilar. >> it took us a while to identify him. as you know, we were concerned about when the initial officers came upon him seeing a lot of ammunition on him, we were concerned about whether he had bobby trapped himself. >> the suspect carrying large amounts of ammo shot and killed two employees inside the mall in columbia yesterday before turning the shotgun on himself. five others were injured, one shot in the foot. >> it was just boom, boom, boom. people just started screaming and running. it was just complete madness. >> i would downstairs in the

food court getting something for my boss. all the sudden it sounded like somebody had dropped a brick off the top ledge. i ran while the shots were still being fired through the mall to my job and got in the back and took care of the kids. while they froze. it's horrific. >> police have disabled crude attempts at explosives inside of the shooter's bags. the victims have been identified as 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson. family members say brianna had a 2-year-old son. federal law enforcement officials tell nbc news the shooting started as a, quote, domestic incident. san jose police are busy investigating the city's fourth homicide of 2014 this morning after a man succumbs to stab wounds in the east foothills. officers say they responded to a report of a person wounded in the 3400 block of suncrest avenue at around 1:24 this morning. police say upon their arrival

they found a man suffering from at least one stab wound. you see a live image right now of that neighborhood. the victim died a short while later at a local hospital just after 2:00 a.m. no suspects have been identified at this time and the victim's identity is being withheld pending notifications to his next of kin. a developing story now at san jose state. disturbing. that's where police tried to hunt down a suspect accused of two sexual batteries on campus last night. the first incident took place before 7:00 near the event center and then another one just before 9:30 near hoover hall. officers say that in both cases the man rode up to the victims on a bike and touched them inappropriately. campus police sent out a text alert to students with a suspect description. they tell us he's a white male with a thick mustache wearing a black hoodie with black pants, of course on a bike. witnesses report last seeing him headed towards the campus village. new details this morning on the b.a.r.t. officer shot and killed in t line of duty. we're finding out another

officer may have mistaken him for an armed suspect. that is according to the san francisco chronicle. you'll recall sergeant tom smith died on tuesday from a single bullet wound to the chest. it was fired by a fellow officer during a probation search in dublin. sources close to the investigation told the clon kl the shooting may be the result of a split second misjudgment by officer michael mace. the alameda county sheriff's office is investigating the shooting death. their sole and exclusive person, sergeant j.d. nelson told the oakland tribune there are news reports painting an inaccurate picture of what happened and more information is needed before making conclusions. as soon as we have more we'll bring that to you. right now residents in ukraine are cleaning up the latest aftermath in a wave of violent clashes between protesters and the police there. kiev residents began sweeping up broken grass and debris in the ukraine house just hours after protesters stormed the building, forcing out police who had been

holed up inside overnight. hundreds of thousands of ukrainians have protested since november following the president's decision to scrap an association agreement with the european union in favor of closer ties with russia. the president did offer top government posts to opposition leaders late last night on the condition that protesters leave occupied buildings. but the leaders turned that offer down. protesters have said nothing short of the president's r resignation will bring their demonstrations to an end. the dalai lama visits the east bay. on november 23rd the nobel peace prize winner will be delivering a talk on how to achieve happiness. the next day he'll be visiting santa clara university for the first time. that's where he's going to host a discussion on compassion, business and ethics. for more information on tickets check out nbcbayarea.com and search for the dalai lama. certainly not an opportunity you get every day. this weekend what may be another data security attack,

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on friday joe thornton and patrick marlowe both signed three year extensions with the sharks. last night in their first game with the new deals in hand they celebrated in a big way. san jose hosting the wild looking to match a season high with their sixth straight win. second period sharks down two. joe thornton scores on a

one-timer. his seventh goal of the season. 49 seconds later, it was patty's turn. marlowe ties the game with his 22nd goal of the year. on to overtime where jumbo joe caps the night with a game winner. sharks go on to win their sixth in a row, 3-2. to the gridiron, the senior bowl in mobile, alabama. david fells playing for the south. in the second quarter he tosses a 24 yard touchdown bomb to alabama's kevin norwood, showing stuff off for the nfl scouts. fails was 6 for 7 on the day. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a very important discussion as drought concerns continue in california. a controversial proposition that's been around for years could actually stick now on the november ballot. our political expert and analyst larry gersen joins us. lots to do today in the bay.

we'll start off this sunday calendar by sawing aussie. it's australian day. independence day of sorts. in the spirit of that celebration down under head over the bay bridge to treasure island. experience iconic sports like rugby, net ball. au aussie food and music. maybe even see some of these men at work. see what i did? you're probably too young. a family day festival from 1:00 to 4:00 off east caleveras boulevard. milpitas. that's not their slogan. i made it up. january 26th. australian unity. milpitas incorporation. india became self-governing.

head to the new conservatory theatre center in san francisco. get an indian twist on an old favorite bollywood, sleeping beauty. it's playing today. it's the tale of the princess cursed by a jealous hindu goddess. that's the good guy over there. he helps her. she's trapped in a dream world. then on monday, when the dream of the weekend is over i'll be here to help you avoid being trapped in a world of traffic right here on "today in the bay." ♪ [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you,

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with the drought in full swing is it time for new water projects? a major proposal could be brought to the voters in the form of a ballot proposition this coming november. to discuss that issue, larry gerstin joibs us now. we've been hearing about this for years. is this the catalyst? >> this weather doesn't help. if you've got to put a dollar on it, yeah, i think voters may

vote on what's known as the safe, clean and reliable drinking water supply act. wow. which boils down to an $11.2 billion -- that's billion with a "b" bond this november. as a matter of fact, it's already on the november ballot. the legislature put it on some time ago. it's because twice in the last few years the legislature has put the proposal on the ballot only to yank it off at the end. why? because of lots of controversy surrounding the ballot initiative. with the times being what they are, don't be surprised to see this proposal stay on ballot this time. >> that is a lot of money. >> it is. >> presumably folks might be a little skeptical about how that money is going to be spent. tell us -- break down the key elements of the proposal. >> here are the biggest parts, if you will. we've got all kinds of storage and water system improvements. $3 billion. something called delta sustainability. 2.25 billion. conservation and watershed

protection, 1.8 billion. then this question of water supply reliability, 1.4. there's other things as well. those are the major chunks. also things like funds for recycling, ground water cleanup and, of course, drought relief. a lot there in that $11.2 billion package. >> it's fairly clear that allocation of our water resources would really help lots of farmers and businesses that need the water badly right now. is this a slam dunk or what could possibly hold up this sort of package. >> if it were a slam dunk it would have been done. we get down to the nitty-gritty controversies. first, cost, sam. over 30 years, that $11 billion bond, a lot to begin with, balloons to $22 billion because of interest. or about $700 million annually. that would come out of our budget. we're already paying out of the california budget $10 billion interest on $89 billion worth of bonds currently in place. add another 700 million. then there's the question of the

content itself. you know, environmentalists, they're very sketchy about this. they oppose the idea of more dams. that's what the word storage means. water storage means dams. okay? then there's the possibility that dams, that's all there is to it. that's what water storage is. it's cloaked. but that's what it's all about. then there's the possibility that private interest would benefit because of the wording about the management of the water storage projects. upwards of about $1 billion. these concerns, of course, are offset by one fundamental factor. that's the drought. the drought sure to harm. it's catastrophic, as a matter of fact. our $42 billion agriculture economy. with that comes rising food costs. i mean dramatically rising food costs for everyone. so you put all this contentiousness, that environment together, and the governor and the legislature, they've got a lot to think about over a long, hard rest of this winter as to whether to put that

bond on the ballot and whether the plan should undergo reconstructive surgery before it's sent to the voters. >> one question for you. do you think fatigue or perhaps displeasure with what's happened with the high speed rail bonding and all the complications that have ensued with that could affect voters on an issue of this kind of scale and magnitude. >> you know what? i think that's on a lot of people's minds. let's remember what we're going through. this very dry winter. not the first. the educational backgrousecond people's minlds. look at brown's state of the state address a couple days ago. he hinted, he hinted that, in fact, you can expect something like a bond to appear on the ballot when he talked about the need to take care of the state's water supply, make sure we protect it the best we can. to me, that spells some kind of -- of bond. although i really do believe it will be in a different shape than the one that we've seen. just because of those kinds of issues. how much debt can we take?

how much folly some people say -- >> let me ask you this. it did seem like he was hinting at it peripherally in the state of the state. we need help right now. >> there are some infrastructure problems that cannot be manufactured into solutions right now. >> which begs the question, can you create a political solution to a weather problem or environmental problem? >> right. and every day we go without rain, guess what? that contributes to that political solution. because you get to the point where you look around and you hear that you're going to be watering your lawn every other day. you have to be limited to very short showers. cannot get your car washed. suddenly people see personally how this is affecting them. that's the time you strike with the bond. >> what sorts of concessions you have to make as a result of a drought like this. lar larry, thank you so much for joining us. inciteful as always. in the meantime, we will be right back. stick with us.

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welcome back. 7:54. want to get you updated with your sunday forecast. we are looking at widespread cloud cover now from an area of low pressure sitting off the coast. if you are doing traveling, heads up. you may run into drizzle as you head down towards monterey or down 5. otherwise we're not looking at any showers, at least for today. but the skies will definitely look ominous enough you may think we may get some showers from the clouds overhead. notice in the south bay lots of stratus clouds. it may look like it's going to rain this morning, but this is just setting the stage, almost an advertiser, if you will, for what's to come as we head towards thursday and friday. highs today, though, will be about eight to ten degrees cooler from where they were yesterday. places like mill valley got to 79 yesterday. only 69 for today. that will really be the story across the board. even san francisco. while it will be above average, 66 degrees for today, a little

cooler from what we saw for yesterday. let's take you into that hour by hour forecast. you'll notice again, lots of cloud cover. widespread clouds by 9:00. we will start to clear out by the afternoon hours. in fact, by the evening hours we'll see a mostly clear sky for our sunset. peninsula, temperatures in the 60s by lunchtime as you drive home or head home this evening, temperatures back into the mid-60s. same for san francisco. you'll peak around noon cooling with the onshore breeze expected to return by 5:00. otherwise you'll notice a good mix of 60s today across the board. again, a little bit cooler from what we saw yesterday with the widespread 70s. even though it will be cooler today, the allergens have spiked. they are going to continue to remain high this upcoming week. for today alder, ash and juniper in the moderately high category. you may need to take an extra dose of that medication if you do have those allergies. otherwise the passing clouds will be with us today. it'll be cooler because of this area of low pressure. look out across the pacific. you can see what's spinning. this is what's going to

eventually pass to our north as we head to this upcoming week. it will open the storm door. by the time we get into thursday and friday, we're going to be looking at a good shot of showers. in fact, at this point it's a 60% to 70% confidence that this is actually going to happen. thursday night the showers line up off the coast and eventually by friday morning looks like we'll deal with a few showers. by friday afternoon done with the rain. any little bit of shower activity we get thursday or friday really good news. the drought impact is really starting to affect everybody. this will be something we keep our eyes on as we head through the week. sam, back over to you. a pulitzer prize winning journalist with bay area ties is back in town this week to give back to a local organization that helped him pay for college. jose antonio vargas will be at the mountain view center for the performing arts tomorrow night for a benefit screening of his latest documentary, "documented." which chronicles his journey as an undocumented immigrant from the philippines. catch an early glimpse of his

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from nbc news in washington, the world's longest running television program, this is "meet the press" with david gregory. >> and good sunday morning. big week coming up here in washington. one of those moment where is the president has a huge audience and a chance to speak directly to that audience with his state of the union address. my big question through all of this is how much political clout does he actually have left. the outspoken republican senator rand paul is here this morning. he'll talk to me about it. speaking of republican politics, a lot of discomfort this week about some comments made by former presidential candidate mike huckabee over what he described as hiswomen. we'll talk about it. there's a new