they going to be okay weatherwise? >> it will be great. no problems on the weather front. you can enjoy it. we'll have high pollen levels the other thing to keep in mind. the sunshine and the 70s makes for a beautiful weekend. you can see looking from the skycam sk sky camera, fogged in but we'll see it burn off and the visibility starting to decrease the last hour or so as the fog has started to form. 1:00 approaching 70 degrees in san francisco. let's take you to the east bay and show you what it's looking like from the oakland skyc sky camera. a lot of sunshine. and the sunshine will be with us all day long. pollen levels those will be a little high but other than that, temperatures will be above average by about 5 to 7 degrees in places like san francisco at 70 today. 73 in the south bay. 75 for the north bay and the east bay valleys. we are tracking the next system that's already starting to make its effects felt across the bay area. the high, thin clouds the brush-off from the next storm

you can see approaching the coastline. we'll talk about when the rain does arrive coming up in a little bit. and we begin with the developing story of the malaysian jetliner now missing for nearly a whole day. authorities just reported that the vietnamese air force spotted oil slicks off the southern tip of vietnam. oil slicks that are consistent with a crash. the plane carrying more than 200 passengers including three americans and an infant took off from cue and they lost communication after two hours after takeoff and it would have been off the coast of vietnam. nearly all of the 227 passengers are chinese and relatives have started to gather in a hotel in beijing waiting for any news as planes, ships and helicopters from three different countries search for that jet. according to reuters the plane similar to the plane seen here had been in service for more than 11 years and a french

government agency is reporting that it had been involved in a ground collision with a chinese jet in 2012. the 53-year-old pilot has more than 18,000 hours of flight time and was piloting one of the safest aircrafts in service. >> [ inaudible ] -- our thoughts and prayers are with all the passengers and crew and their family members. >> meteorologists say there was no significant weather in the area at the time that the plane went missing and the pilot did not send out a distress signal. malaysia airlines says right now they are still trying to contact all of the passengers' families while still hoping for survivors. this malaysia airlines flight is a boeing 777 the kind of jet we are eerily familiar with here in the bay area. the asiana airlines plane that crashed last year at sfo was

also a 777. investigators have pointed to pilot error as the cause of that crash in which three people died but boeing says the 777 has one of the best safety records in all of aviation. stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage and you can go to nbcbayarea.com for the latest updates and to sign up for breaking news alerts and to follow us on twitter. and more problems for boeing's dreamliner jets. boeing says it is inspecting the wings of 43 planes after discovering hairline cracks. those wings are made by a japanese company that reportedly told boeing its manufacturing process could cause cracking. last year boeing had issues with the lithium ion batteries and were forced to ground the entire dream liner fleet. san jose airport was one of several around the country which was impacted. cold case crack. the husband of a woman murdered 25 years ago in the south bay is now under arrest this morning along with his brother in connection with her death. kathy zimmer was strangled, her

body found in the back seat of her own car at the san jose airport march 29th, 1989. the santa clara county district attorney's office charged her husband david zimmer and his brother robert zimmer in connection with her murder. about a month ago investigators showed nbc bay area this colorful quilt which was found covering her body. now, while the da's office could not say yet whether that quilt played a role, court documents show robert zimmer's dna was found on a piece of kathy zimmer's clothing worn at the time of her death. >> hearing my day-to-day father figure for, you know, the majority of my life at that time and it's honestly like a kick to the gut. >> we've learned kathy and her husband david were separated at the time of her death. prosecutors say after kathy died, david zimmer collected on two life insurance policies and

sold their home totaling more than $400,000. in san jose mayor chuck reed has an idea to curb the rising burglary rate. he wants to bring back a dedicated unit to the police department which would use nonsworn personnel to take the initial burglary report. opponents say, though, that doesn't address the larger issue which they say is a shrinking police force. that proposal goes before the city council on tuesday. and we have more details this morning on a proposed cyberbullying law named after saratoga teenager audrey pott. the 15-year-old high school student committed suicide after she was sexually assaulted by three classmates who took photos of the assault which they later shared with other people. the new bill authored by jim bell would make it easier for prosecutors to bring felony adult charges against juvenile suspects which could include prison time and also make the charges public. >> we were forced to sit through the juvenile process and witness the great protections provided

to the perpetrators in this case. basically their crimes were veiled in secrecy. there was no public conviction. >> the three boys in the assault served 30 to 45 days in juvenile hall for their crimes. to the east bay where a school went on lockdown yesterday afternoon after a student reported a sexual assau assault. it happened at the world academy school near the corner of 28th avenue and foothill boulevard in oakland. a 7-year-old girl told teachers that a stranger came up to her and molested her. the school immediately went into lockdown and called in police. police did search the area but did not find the suspect. and a follow-up this morning to the story of the east bay teacher accused of child molestation. a judge raised his bail to $17 million and the school district is scrambling. prosecutors also more than doubled charges against david g guinto he faces 27 charges

including kidnapping. he was arrested wednesday. we've learned the same school district released him from another school just weeks before during another sexual misconduct investigation. the west contra costa school district is now overhauling its hiring protocol. wash your car, pay a huge fine, maybe even go to jail. those are penalties under consideration in southern alameda county. we all know california is in a water crisis, after all, and now the water district may impose tough new laws when it comes to water usages in fremont, newark and union city. if the new proposal passes people caught washing their cars or clearing their driveways and sidewalks and usinge ining hosed of a broom could be charged and could be fined and sentenced on 30 days in jail or both. >> this year is the driest year

in essentially recorded history. and we are facing a cutback on our state water project water which normally is 40% of our supply, so the allocation this year is zero. >> we need all the extra help that we can as homeowners as, you know, the community to do our part. i stopped watering my lawn a good eight months to a year ago, you know, just let it -- nature run its course. >> a hearing on that new proposal is scheduled for next thursday at the alameda county water district in fremont. if you want to speak up, that's your chance. no more jobs, please. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" why one bay area man says the increase in employment is actually hurting his city. and our transport companies like uber biased? the group of people say they are not fair about choosing their fares.

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looking live at a pretty picture from san rafael this morning. usually gets hit by storms hard. today blue skies. and to san francisco now and a kind of cool shot of the south of market district. uber is in hot water again and it's accusations against transport companies like uber are starting to get the attention of san francisco leaders. cabbies have voiced their concerns for years and now another group is stepping forward. "today in the bay" stephanie truong has the story. >> reporter: a blind man who always has a service dog with him jonathan lyons says a san francisco cab has never turned him away. he can't say the same thing about uber. he said a driver recently told him he didn't usually take animals. >> the law says that, you know, i have the right to access public services with my guide dog. and he said, oh, that's nice but that doesn't really mean anything, you know, this is my car and i can take whoever i want. >> reporter: he was left unsatisfied with uber's response to his complaint. >> we're sorry that this

happened to you. here's a $20 credit but you need to understand that each of our drivers are individual contractors and we can't control what they do. >> reporter: jamie works at lighthouse for the blind said he normally has great experiences with uber. >> when i requested an uber over in fremont and when the driver arrived he challenged me and said that my pet was not allowed in the car. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc bay area uber said it's taken significant steps to assure accessibility including voiceover support for its smartphone app and has partnered with hearing impaired drivers who use technology to communicate with his passengers. but this attorney says it's happening across the board and says this could be veer into the courts if these companies aren't careful. >> these transportation network companies are empowering their drivers to be selective. they can choose what areas of the city they want to service.

they can choose not to accept a passenger. >> we want to be their customers. we want to give them our money, you know, and to do that we need to have -- you know, we need to have a way to get inside the car. >> reporter: stephanie truong, nbc bay area news. here's a twist too much of a good thing, some of the folks who live in mountain view say they want the tech boom and everything that comes with it to come to a stop. mountain view based coupons.com is one of the city's growing companies. it just had its ipo party yesterday and the neighbors at google and linkedin are also adding more buildings and about 15,000 new jobs. that's prompting some people to say, while some job growth is good, too much could hurt their city. >> making housing more expensive and scarce. and increasing the traffic congestion both locally and regionally. and eventually undermining the vitality of the companies themselves because they wouldn't have a place for the workers to

live. >> the mountain view city council says there's still more discussion and debate ahead about the area's growth plan. still ahead on "today in the bay" big names in tech working to fight the growing backlash in san francisco. what they are doing to try to improve their image. and waking up to some sunshine this morning as we get you going for the weekend. we are talking about beautiful conditions for today. rain arrives by tomorrow, so take advantage of today. we'll talk about that forecast after this. [ mom ] hi, we're the pearsons, and we love chex cereal.

so we made our own commercial to tell you why. first, chex makes lots of gluten free flavors. which is a huge thing for us. and there's seven to choose from. like cinnamon, honey nut, and chocolate. i tell them "you guys are gonna turn into chocolate chex!" i like cinnamon, greg is a honey nut nut. when you find something this good, you want to spread the word. [ all ] we're the pearsons, and we love chex! looking live at sunol. the rain that we've gotten lately making for some very pretty hillsides. green there in the distance. a little hazy at the port of oakland, all going to clear up today and maybe rain tomorrow. check with anthony in a bit. now we have more on the love/hate relationship between san francisco and the tech companies that call it home. salesforce.com started in an

apartment on telegraph hill but the company is trying to lead the tech industry in giving back. here's "today in the bay's" joe risotto jr. >> reporter: salesforce.com threw itself a birthday party worthy of a tech giant. in addition to balloons and a free concert, the company used the event to give back. volunteers collected canned foods and packed up 15,000 pounds of supplies to ship overseas. but rather than lighting birthday candles, mark benoff set off to light a fire beneath the city's tech industry. >> we can see the tech backlash. you can see people's reactions to things like buses on the street, and tech companies have not stepped up at the level that they could. >> reporter: amid san francisco's affordability crisis, he launched an initiative challenging tech companies to raise $100 million for bay area charities. >> we have ngos in san francisco

to give back to them in a significant way. >> reporter: the call for philanthropies as tech companies are fighting against a growing revolt against the tech companies. daniel luery whose group tipping point helps disseminate the tech donations said the tech companies are answering the benioff challenge. >> we have over ten companies now that have committed. >> reporter: but ted gullickson said the donations are only a good first step. >> it's great that they are spreading money around to various charities and all that but their impact is on housing oideally they should be spending all of that on building affordable housing. >> reporter: benioff said his initiative has already raised $10 million but he cautions the real celebration may still be many years away. >> look at all that sunshine in san francisco yesterday. you can expect more of the same today.

but with a little bit on the side, right, anthony? >> allergens will be high today. the pollen forecast is maxed out for today, for every single allergen because spring has sprung across the bay area. even though spring doesn't officially begin until march 20th here in the bay area you can see the trees are blooming and the grass is out. ving just really coming to life because of the rain we saw about two weeks ago. right now we are waking up to just a few high thin clouds. not overly cloudy even in san jose just a few thin layers of some fog up against the foothills but you'll notice the sunshine going to be all with us through the day today. in fact, by 1:00 we'll be into the 70s in san jose. really going to be a nice day across the board. in fact, even across portions of san francisco we are expecting 70 there. 75 in the east bay and 75 for the north bay valleys so it's going to be warm today. about 5 to 7 degrees above where we should be this time of year. here's the thing. we're talking about rain. we'll get to this in just a little bit. you can see the high, thin

clouds brushing off towards the coast because the next system is starting to make its approach. today 70s across the board. 73 in san jose, 75 in gilroy, san mateo, you'll be at 71. palo alto, 73. san francisco, right near 70 but the closer you get toward the water more of that marine influence, outer richmond district, 69. and sausalito, 67, and santa rosa and napa a good day to head to wine country. low 70s. east bay and tri-valley where we'll see the warmest conditions livermore, 75, pleasanton 73 and danville at 72. we've got your neighborhood covered. now, here's something else you need to know about tonight. before you head to bed, spring forward one hour. so fast-forward the clocks one hour before you head to bed. this morning our sunrise is at 6:38 but tomorrow when we meet back here it will be 7:30 in the morning when we see the sunrise. so it will be a little later in the day but overall you get that extra hour of daylight in the evening hours but unfortunately you lose the hour of sleep tonight. all right, let's talk about what

that rain means for us as we head through the weekend. in fact, you can see as we head through tonight we'll stay dry but the clouds will increase. the onshore push will mean fog and low clouds push back towards the valley floor. tomorrow morning will be dry but look what happens by tomorrow afternoon. if you live in santa rosa, napa, heads up, you'll start to see the rain first and eventually tomorrow evening, so once the sun goes down that's when we'll start to see the clouds increase across the south bay and the east bay valleys and then rain pushes through as we head towards early monday morning but you'll notice it's not a huge system and we don't really get the brunt of this system. we'll get clipped by the tail edge of the front but it doesn't mean we'll see a whole lot of rainfall. i want to give you a quick update. we saw a ton of rain in san jose. you could notice we got very close to where we should be for this time of year in february. and even for march, even though we only get about 2 inches of rain on average for march we've already got rain in the bucket so that's good news and just want to leave you with this final note. we are now under menial watch the waters off the southern

pacific or eastern pacific off of south america have already started to warm and that means as we head through the next summer, fall, and winter we could be tracking more increased chances of rain, but that's a ways away. >> give us a seven-day forecast, you gives an 18-month forecast. >> that's right. we take it all the way. >> thank you, anthony. still ahead on "today in the bay," a bay area chef goes from working on google's campus to helping people get back on their feet. we'll show you how his new job will make you bay area proud.

now to this morning's pay area proud where we highlight the people making a positive difference in our communities. often we meet people who have made a career change to bring about that change but that isn't the case for the man at the center of this story. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas shows us that man simply changed his place of employment. >> reporter: at oakland society

of st. vincent depaul dining hall doors open promptly every day at 10:45 and before the lunch rush is done some 800 of oakland's most needy will no longer be among its most hungry. you would think for chef peter calas this work would be as different as it gets from a job he just held a few months ago, running the largest cafe on googgoo google's mountain view campus. you would think that put he would tell you, that you are wrong. he sees them more alike than different. >> no money exchanged for the people i cook for. it's large batch cooking and you try to make it as nutritious as possible and it's always the same people you see mostly day to day. they take a train. and you try to serve them. >> reporter: it's not the only surprise peter has up his chef's coat. that's because he'll also tell you that giving a man or a woman a free hot meal is not the most satisfying part of his job.

>> i want to go through the process of making a pizza with you. >> reporter: teaching someone how to cook that meal, well, that is. >> i get more satisfaction when i can train someone to be back into the, you know -- into have a career in culinary. >> reporter: peter runs the kitchen of champions at st. vincent depaul. every 12 weeks a new group of trainees show up. they come from every conceivable background but with a common goal, get the skills to get a job and hopefully change their lives. >> the work is so richly rewarding. i don't even -- it's hard to find the words to describe it. >> reporter: nick ming was one of those trainees a few years ago. she now works for kitchen of champions helping graduates find their own jobs. something she was able to do for 80% of last year's graduates. a record of success that sounds as good as it tastes. >> being able to work with people to transform their circumstances at this level is

super awesome. it really is awesome. i love it. >> reporter: garvin thomas, "today in the bay." still ahead on "today in the bay," the latest on the malaysia airlines flight that disappeared on its way to beijing and what the vietnam air force spotted overnight. it was definitely a dinner to remember. the drug-tainted meat that sent a pregnant mother and her chern children to the hospital. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪

good morning to you. look at this pretty picture of foster city. we see blue sky. we see a little bit of cloud cover which is going to burn off and we're going to have a fantastic day before we get a little bit more rain. thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez along with anthony slaughter and we do like the rain but it is nice to get a little break for it for the weekend. >> yes, it is. we are looking at those clear skies, as you mentioned high, thin clouds overhead right now but really not impacting

visibility. you can see from the east bay right now visibility looks pretty good. there you go, things working. the winds are calm, no fog to reported. even the little bit of fog up against the foothills burned off the last few minutes and all day long we are talking about plenty of sunshine. it will be very warm today. we're going warmer from where we were yesterday. we've only got in the 60s in a few places yesterday. got into the 70s like gilroy. we'll be back into the low to mid-70s for today. 73 in the south bay. 70 in san francisco. 75 in the north bay and for the east bay valleys, but here's the thing as we head through the day tomorrow, quite a different story. more cloud cover and cooler temperatures, so definitely take advantage of today because even tomorrow afternoon the north bay will start to see the first raindrops with temperatures cooling back into the 60s. we'll have the timeline on when that rain arrives at your doorstep coming up in just a little bit. kris, back to you. >> thank you, anthony. to the developing story now and the oil slick spotted in the waters off of vietnam in an area where a malaysian jetliner

disappeared nearly a day ago. the oil slick spied by the vietnam air force are consistent with a crash. the plane carrying more than 200 passengers including three americans and an infant took off from the capital of malaysia and was headed for beijing. air traffic control lost communication with the flight crew two hours after takeoff yesterday at which point it would have been off the coast of southern vote nall. nearly all of the 227 passengers are chinese and relatives are now gathered overnight in a beijing hotel waiting for any news. planes, ships, helicopters from at least three different countries are searching for that jet. according to reuters, the plane which is similar to the one seen here had been in service for more than 11 years and a french government agency is reporting that it had been involved in a ground collision with a chinese jet in 2012. malaysia airlines says the 53-year-old pilot has more than 18,000 hours of flight time and was piloting one of the safest

aircraft in service. >> the borderline between the malaysia airspace and vietnam and our thoughts and prayers are with all the affected passengers and crew and their family members. >> meteorologists say there was no significant weather in the area at the time the plane went missing and the pilots did not send out a distress signal. malaysia airlines says right now they're working to contact all of the passengers' families while hoping for survivors. this malaysia airlines flight is a boeing 777 the same kind of plane that crashed last year at sfo. investigators have pointed to pilot error as the cause of the abliana airlines crash in which three people died. still the boeing 777 has one of the best safety records in aviation. it's been flying for 20 years. stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of this story and you can also go to

nbcbayarea.com for the latest updates and to sign up for breaking news alerts. you can also follow us on twitter. and more problems for boeing's dreamliner jets. boeing says inspecting the wing -- it is inspecting the wings of 43 planes after discovering hairline cracks. the wings are made by a japanese company that reportedly told boeing its manufacturing process could cause cracking. last year boeing had issues with the lithium ion batteries and was forced to ground its entire dreamliner fleet. those are 787s, of course. san jose airport was one of several airports around the country that was really impacted. ukraine's acting foreign minister said there's hope the crisis in crimea can be resolved peacefully, the acting foreign minister said even though they didn't meet with russia in person, they were able to pass messages through mediators. he says they're thinking and that's why there's hope. he made a new call for the creation of an international contacts group to help with the

crisis in the crimean region which is now controlled by russian forces. secretary of state john kerry also wants a contact group established. back here in the bay area, a cold case was cracked. the husband of a woman murdered 25 years ago in the south bay is under arrest this morning along with his own brother in connection with his wife's death. kathy zimmer was strangled. her body found in the back seat of her own car at san jose airport march 29th, 1989. the santa clara county district attorney's office charged her husband david zimmer and his brother robert in connection with the murder. about a month ago investigators showed nbc bay area this quilt which was found covering her body. while the da's office could not yet say whether that quilt played a role in the arrest, a court document shows robert zimmer's dna was found on a piece of kathy zimmer's clothing which she was wearing at the time of her death. debbie lawrence says it hurts to know that her stepfather and her step uncle may be connected with her mother's killing.

>> hearing my day-to-day father figure for the majority of my life at that time and it's honestly like a kick to the gut. >> nbc bay area has learned that kathy and her husband david were separated at the time of her death. prosecutors say after kathy died, david collected on two life insurance policies and sold their home totaling more than $400,000. a 3-year-old hayward boy and his family recovering this morning after saving a fire. the toddler named maurice and his grandparents were upstairs in their apartment thursday night when the fire started. the boy's aunt and uncle escaped through the front door but maurice and his grandparents were trapped in a bedroom 25 feet above the ground. they dropped maurice into the waiting arm of his aunt and she made the catch of her life. >> my mom was already down, so by that time i just -- she said get the baby, get the baby and he just dropped him and she caught him. >> maurice was not hurt but his grandparents were taken to the hospital where they were treated

for broken bones they suffered when they jumped from the second story window. firefighters say a pot left on the stove was the reason for that fire. and take a look at this video. it was a beautiful day in san francisco yesterday. but it was raining, sort of. a broken sprinkler system sent the water gushing from the top of the jpmorgan chase building in the financial district at the corner of market and kearney. an unexpected rainstorm that did not show up on the radar. luckily, though, no one was hurt. a medical nightmare for a florida family poisoned by meat they bought at walmart. investigators say it was tainted with lsd. a pregnant woman, her boyfriend and her two young daughters ate the meat and everyone ended up in the hospital. the woman was forced into labor. she was nine months pregnant. the girls had to be intubated to help them breathe, but the good news is the woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy. walmart is working with police

to figure out how lsd got into the meat at the store. still ahead on "today in the bay," shoes were optional at oracle arena last night as the warriors returned home. good morning nelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. shoes. shades. ah! wow! now that voice... my voice? [ auto-tuned ] what's wrong with my voice? yeah man, bee got swag! be happy! be healthy! that's gotta go too. ♪ hey! must be the honey! [ sparkle ] sweet.

looking live at the south bay right now. traffic moving along smoothly. the skies perfect for whatever you have planned for today. and in oakland you see nice blue sky trying to peek through those little clouds that are sweeping down but they'll be gone soon enough. the warriors were back home at oracle after a successful six-game road trip they were looking to keep the momentum going against the atlanta hawks. atlanta hung in with golden state early despite a wardrobe malfunction. he's got no shoes. he hits the three to keep the hawks close, but the warriors would eventually blow this one open. andre ig uodala with the

alley-oop. and they are a season high 15 games over .500. to spring training and the giants facing the royals, tim lincecum looking good. throwing three scoreless innings. the story of the spring, though, has been 31-year-old rookie mark minikazi he hits his second home run of the cactus league. the giants win 5-0. still ahead on "today in the bay," haunted by flashbacks of the night someone almost took his life. victims of violent crimes with posttramatic stress disorder. we investigate the failure to treat them and how it costs us all. and as i mentioned earlier, waking up to sunshine and it will stick around all day long. we're tracking the next chance of rain due to arrive tomorrow. we'll detail it. ♪

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welcome back. 7:42 the time right now. waking up to sunshine across the bay area on this saturday and it

will really be with us all day long. temperatures will warm quickly. in fact, highs everywhere will be back into the 70s. let's get a look at that and you'll find san francisco right at 70. gorgeous conditions there. the north, east, and south bay valleys will see low to mid-70s so those will be without a doubt some of our warmest locations. we're tracking rain in the seven-day forecast. you'll find on bottom of your screen always scrolling there. but you can see the clouds starting to move in with the next system not overly impressive from this vantage point but when you step out you can see the trail of moisture headed up towards the pacific northwest streaming down from hawaii all the way up into alaska, so this is the cold front which is going to move through as we head through the day tomorrow. keep it in mind as the day rounds out today, we'll see more cloud cover by the evening and then showers for tomorrow evening. san jose today, 73 degrees. los gatos at 71. gilroy you'll be at 75. san mateo, 71. palo alto always warm there at 73 degrees today. san francisco right up against the water you'll be right around 68, 69 degrees.

but downtown and south san francisco right at 70 degrees so it will be warm there even santa rosa at 73. sausalito this afternoon 67 degrees. oakland, danville, and livermore all mid-70s today, believe it or not, it's really going to be a beautiful day across the bay area. now, just want to leave you with this as we head to bed tonight just remember to fast-forward those clocks. just want to give you a quick update, tomorrow the sunrise will be at 7:30 as opposed to this morning at 6:30 and tomorrow that sunset goes down at 7:10. let's talk about the rain. clouds start to build in and then here comes the shower activity. by about midday we'll start to see the sprinkles over towards the coast and the north bay but it's not until about 5:306:00 tomorrow evening when the showers start to push up against santa rosa and napa and eventually down to san francisco and the east bay and south bay valleys but the system starts to fall apart as it moves into the bay area so we're not talking about a heavy amount of rain. really just about a tenth of an

inch and maybe a quarter of an inch and that will do it with the highest amounts across the north bay. we've mentioned earlier how el nino has popped back into the headlines and this is where we'll watch the warming waters off the eastern pacific. even if we get a weak to moderate el nino over the course of the summer and fall we could still be dealing with dire drought situations, in fact, like the drought we had in 1976 where we did have a weak el nino, so we would need a very strong el nino to establish itself over the course of summer and fall to at least help with some of the drought worries we've had because every strong el nino we've had 4 of 6 we've had more rainfall so this is something we're counting on. if it happens, well, we'll definitely have more rain, but if we get a weak el nino we could be talking about 50/50 chances there. showers in the forecast for tomorrow night so keep the umbrellas handy. >> thank you, anthony. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- >> next thing i know i just started hearing shots. i'm hanging there with my foot

caught. the dreams kept going. i kept hearing gunshots going off. >> posttramatic stress disorders, soldiers not the only ones who suffer from it. we investigate the lack of treatment and how it hurts us all. good morning. there's lots to do today in the bay. have you heard the buzz about what's going on in san carlos this morning? well, it's a bee show, uncle jared's bee show to be exact. he'll help you explain why bees swarm and explain the different types of honey and show you the inner workings of a real live beehive and share presentations and a puppet show, it's at the public library in san carlos. i tried to find videos but we have no video for this one. i mean, no one has video. this is the first-ever family fun and obstacle run they're having right here and we are in san rafael. great open space and a great skate park there, too, it's free. not the skate parks but the event and it's only one mile long.

the obstacles are designed for families to have fun and share laugh even, a great way to be out and get fit and be a family. let's move to oakland and the kinetics art center the circus spire youth troupe will perform aerial acts and juggling clowns and acrobats and more. tickets are between 20 and 50 bucks and a little spendy but it's cheaper than some options so we'll consider it and consider coming back here for your first commute after the time change monday right here on "today in the bay."

posttramatic stress disorder is something we usually talk about when we talk about our troops coming back from war. but more and more research is showing that another group of people is not getting the help they need following traumatic events. they are the victim of violent crimes and the lack of treatment could cost all of us in health

care and public safety. vicky nguyen explains what she found. >> reporter: the bay area is home to several cities that see some of the highest incidents of violent crime but what surprised us is what happens to people after they are shot or stabbed and end up in the hospital. in partnership with nonprofit journalism organizations we learn patients who are not treated for ptsd can be more likely to carry weapons and leave their jobs and end up back in the health care system. >> in there and out there. >> reporter: 23-year-old john ethan still has the scars, wounds from a bullet that passed through his right leg. it was new year's eve two years ago at 10:00 in the morning. he was in a friend's car near this intersection in oakland. >> next thing i know i started hearing shots. i'm hanging there with my foot caught and i remember seeing the blood splatter and i just laid down on the street. paramedics came and i ended up in the hospital. >> reporter: when ethan was released from oakland's highland

hospital he said he felt depressed and lost, plagued by nightmares. >> the dreams kept going. i kept hearing gunshots going off. >> reporter: these were signs of posttramatic centers disorder and growing research shows people like ethan that suffer traumatic injuries that are shot, stabbed or beaten are developing it at rates comparable to veterans of war. >> somewhere between 10% and 40%. >> reporter: doug is a doctor at a trauma center in seattle. like physicians at highland and north bay medical center in fairfield he sees patients surviving in a civilian combat zone. >> it's sort of the intersection between, you know, public health and the gun violence. our studies say don't throw away the underclass. we can help these folks. >> reporter: he says the problem is when civilians especially young people suffer neighborhood violence they rarely get the screening, support and treatment they need. >> your odds of not returning to work after that injury go from 40% to 60%. >> reporter: and studies show

other social problems for the community including a higher likelihood of carrying a weapon, jobless and ending back up in the hospital where often treatment costs fall on the community. >> the understanding and the sympathy that we've shown to soldiers who come back from war we now have to show to our young people who don't get to come back from the battlefield. >> reporter: ann marks leads youth arrive which has served 1,200 young people. the group found patients who received intervention were 70% less likely to be arrested and 60% less likely to engage in violent crimes. >> there are hundreds if not thousands of people particularly young men who have undiagnosed symptoms of trauma. they're not sleeping well. they are feeling depressed. and disconnected from their loved ones. >> reporter: nbc bay area news partner pro publica surveyed trauma centers with high rates

of violence including oakland, detroit and ball hor and it found one hospital in new orleans systematically screened patients for ptsd, the unit surveyed local trauma centers. we found some like john muir medical center in walnut creek and stanford medical center do assess patients in the hospital for acute signs of stress. san francisco general's wrap-around project connects patients with mentors. but the american college of surgeons believe hospitals should do more. they plan to recommend trauma centers nationwide evaluate support and treat patients for ptsd. >> i don't hear the gunshots anymore but i still have the nightmares. >> reporter: two years after he was shot ethan is still recovering with help from a case manager at youth alive. >> i heard you talk about the traumatic stress. >> reporter: experts say a uniform investment in ptsd screening will pay off in the prevention of future violence so that civilians caught in the trauma won't repeat it. >> i just try to find a goal every day and do something for

that. and i just -- i stay out of trouble. >> reporter: experts say ptsd screening is a form of preventive medicine that can limit other health problems linked to trauma. to see more of the national data looking at how hospitals deal with ptsd in the civilian population and what some bay area hospitals are currently doing go to our website nbcbayarea.com and click on investigations. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call, 888-996-tips or send an e-mail to the uviuvitt nbcbayarea.com.

and we have our friends from pets in need. we have lisa simmons here with dmitri. for those of you who think, wow, they only like little dogs at

pets in need. >> we do like the big dogs as well. this is dmitri. he's around 4 years old and he's a husky/malamute mix. and he is just one of the most gentle giants you could hope to have. >> yeah. >> he already knows his basic commands. >> we saw him sitting, yeah. >> sit, down. he's very quiet. >> that's nice. quiet is nice. >> yep, it is. he pretty much ignores other dogs. and we think he would just be an awesome fit for just about any family. he does shed a lot. >> you don't say? >> well, they have this really thick undercoat that, you know, if you brush him regularly -- >> yeah. >> he had a bath this morning so that's blowing a little coat, too. >> okay. >> but he's just really just a great -- >> i think a lot of times people are nervous about a big dog because if they have little kids they think, you know, this is not a good match but it can be. >> it can be. our biggest concern is, you know, when you have a smaller child they can knock them over and that could be pretty scary

for the kid and -- >> look at those eyes. really good looking. >> he's just a gentle giant. >> we have to get him out of the shelter before he eats out of shelter and home. i mean, one food bill is okay but if you have a bunch of these guys, you're in trouble. you can find out more about dmitri or about the other pets at pets in need, and you can find them at petsinneed.org. finally this morning sticking with his ultramodern cutting edge technology, levy stadium will be featuring collapsible goalposts the first time ever in the nfl and they were installed yesterday and will increase safety on the field as well as allow the stadium to ease into nonfootball events like the concerts and other events they have planned. we want to thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and be upstaged by the tail. dmitri, again, is available for adoption today, petsinneed.org. the shelter is in redwood city.

it's very nice. stop by. stay good-bye, dmitri!

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