area. the battle continues with the tea party. plus, feels like summer, doesn't it? we'll show you the forecast for the rest of the weekend. good evening. i'm diane dwyer. terry is off tonight. in case you didn't get a chance to get out today, it was unusually warm and sunny all around the bay area. here is a live look at san jose and san francisco right now. it looks and feels more like summer than winter, doesn't it? even in downtown san jose, children use the fountains at the caesar chavez plaza to cool off. this is typically a scene in july, not in march. let's check in with rob mayeda for more. >> nice day. san jose close to 80 degrees a bit earlier. 79 both san jose and morgan hill. san francisco, of course, and dublin had the st. patrick's day parades. you can see close to 80 in

livermore. san rafael 80 degrees. we're getting summer-like pattern right now, late day sea breeze picks up. the low clouds coming into san francisco, what you do see when you get the sea breeze. that is starting to move into san francisco right now. but as our weather stays warm, what you'll have to watch out for is large swells heading toward the seashore. this is something we're watching in addition to the warm weather. high surf advisory. if you head out to the seashore and enjoy the upper 70s to 80s in santa cruz, waves up to 18 feet. we'll talk more about that, and mid-80s in the forecast for parts of the bay tomorrow. thanks a lot, rob. tomorrow marks two years since sierra lamar disappeared in the south bay. the 15-year-old girl was last seen on her way to school. tomorrow people are planning a ceremony in her honor. kimberly tere is in fremont with more for us. >> reporter: hello, diane. tomorrow at 11:00, that ceremony

will be held here at washington high school. and right there around the tree will be dedicated, along with a plaque in honor of sierra, who would have been a senior in high school this year. >> they say time will heal all wounds. well, i will tell you those wounds are very deep. and it's really hard as a mother, as a parent, to have those wounds heal without having the answers. >> reporter: sierra lamar was last leaving for the bus stop the morning of march 16th, 2012. >> it would have been between about 7:00. >> reporter: since then, more than 4,000 volunteers have scoured hundreds of square miles for any sign of her. unwilling to give up hope, a dedicated group of 25 volunteers still search for her every saturday. >> these folks are exceptional people. they stayed in. and said, you know, no matter, we're going to keep searching. we want to bring her home.

>> reporter: yesterday her family and supporters gathered at a bowling alley to raise money to keep the searches going. >> it always helps to come out and have -- surround yourself with people, you know, especially like our family and the volunteers and friends. >> reporter: sierra's dad said he misses his daughter who would be 17 now. he says it's hard to move on not knowing what happened to her. two months after sierra disappeared, police arrested garcia torres after detectives said her dna was found in her car. last month a grand jury indicted the 22-year-old on kidnapping and murder charges which could lead to life in prison if he's convicted. >> i'm pleased that the judicial process is starting to move forward. it's definitely long overdue. it's been difficult for us as a family, this waiting period. >> reporter: a trial date is expected to be set at a hearing april 16th. the plaque which will be put on the bench at washington high school during a ceremony tomorrow will read in part, dedicated to sierra lamar, and

the memory of all missing children. the labor and materials for both were donated. live in fremont, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. kimberly, thank you for the update. the authorities extended an amber alert for four children from southern california. the missing children are 7-year-old boy, a 5-year-old boy and twin 1-year-old girls. police say their parents may have taken them by force from their grandmother's home in los angeles yesterday. the couple did not have custody of the children. investigators say the parents have a history of violent behavior. police say child protective services placed the children with their grandmother. according to officers, they may be driving a dark plum-colored pt cruiser with tinted windows. the car also likely has a paper license plate with no official state tag. sheriff's deputies are looking for a woman's husband after she was found dead in her home. they consider him a person of interest at this point. the victim, 46-year-old jung,

was found dead yesterday in castro valley. they don't say how she died, but they say someone killed her and they have not located the weapon at this point. now they want to talk to her husband. >> we're not calling him a suspect yet because we've not been able to speak to him. we don't know if he was home yesterday. however, all of the information that we found, all the evidence at the house does point to him, and it being suspicious. >> deputies say the husband may be driving the family vehicle, a silver toyota rav 4 with possible paper plates. we're told the couple's two daughters are safe. republicans are holding their statewide convention in the bay area this weekend, and they're facing a few challenges, including a well-known incumbent for governor, and a battle with the tea party. monty francis is here with the latest for us. >> reporter: the theme to this convention is rebuild, renew and reclaim. republicans know they have an uphill battle in california, so they're trying to figure out how

to regain voter support. just a short time ago, inside the hyatt regency, the tea party caucus chanting taxed enough already. they marched around the hotel. republicans represent just 29% of the state's registered voters, and that is down 6 percentage points from a decade ago. the big question for republicans here is how to reach more constituents, particularly latino voters who this month are projected to surpass whites as the largest ethnic group in california. we posed that question to the two leading republican candidates for governor, tim donnelly, who is the tea party favorite, and ex-treasury official, neil cashcari. >> i think we have progressives in charge of california. they want quogovernment to have more control over every aspect of their lives. >> i'm reaching out to all

ethnic backgrounds, latinos, african-americans. i'm the son of immigrants. my family was middle class. i got to live the american dream because i got a good education. i want every kid in california to have the same shot i've had. >> you see the choices before the state gop reflected in these two candidates. donnelly is the founder of a minuteman border patrol chapter, and a tea party favorite. cashcari is fiscally conservative but supports same-sex marriage and voted for president obama in 2008. they feel the party should move farther to the right and be conservative in both the position and candidates the party puts forth. more think the moderate views are the way to go, especially in terms of immigration if they are to sway latinos. two national figures from the republican party made stops here today. former secretary of state condoleezza rice, she spoke at the luncheon today. congressman pete sessions of texas is scheduled to speak at tonight's dinner banquet.

the convention wraps up here tomorrow. monty francis, nbc bay area news. monty, thank you. the new span of the bay bridge has been open for about six months, but the quality of the construction is under fire again. the chp is launching an investigation. it cost more than $6 billion. you can kind of see it there, right off to the right. according to the sacramento bee, chp investigators are trying to find out if cal tran intentionally ignored welding problems in order to finish the bridge on time. the chp did say, though, that at this point this is an administrative investigation, not a criminal investigation. on to a story that continues to develop, the missing plane from malaysia. the investigation is expanding this weekend. that's after authorities said that flight 370 likely veered off its flight plan, because of someone's deliberate actions. authorities are taking a closer look at everyone onboard, from the crew, to the passengers.

nbc has more from the malaysian capital. >> reporter: it was a sobering news conference here with the malaysian prime minister announcing that they are now confident that that flight 370 was being controlled by someone after it disappeared. >> it left military radar coverage. this movement is consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane. >> reporter: immediately after he spoke, we saw detectives arrive at the home of the pilot. reports say his home was searched. they were there for around two hours. they then moved on, went to the co-pilot's house. and they searched in there, it appeared and then they left with two men who reportedly, or we are told were members of his family. now, the two pilots are one in his 50s, highly experienced.

he lives in an upscale neighborhood. and he has 18,000 flight hours under his belt. the co-pilot, very different. he is fareed hamid, relatively new, with 2,800 flight hours. he lives with his mom and dad. although he is said to be engaged to be married. so a number of possibilities open still. and a number of questions for investigators, who flew the plane, what motivation did they have, and where did they fly it to. they still have two possible directions that the plane may have gone in. a second news conference in which we were expected to be able to ask some questions here again, dramatically counseled today, and they said they weren't going to hold that. a note of caution, though, it may be that they are holding back information, but this is amongst other things now a police investigation. maybe a good reason they don't want to reveal some of the information they have as parts of the inquiry. back to you.

>> we have continuing coverage on this story on air and online. you can find updates on nbcbayarea.com, and on our twitter feed 24 hours a day. crime and safety were at the top of the agenda for oakland leaders this weekend. mayor jane quaun and interim police chief hosted a town hall meeting in east oakland. the chief focused op the city's gunshot detection system. he said the contract for the program is up in august. the police department is trying to figure out how to pay for it. police leaders hope the city council will allocate money to fund the program for another year. >> it's been a valuable tool in a lot of cases. we've been able to make good gun arrests responding to the activations. it's been helpful in investigating shootings that have occurred. >> crime has come down pretty consistently so far. we have the largest drop in homicides in the nation among the big cities last year. and now even our day-to-day

shooting crime in almost every category. >> the mayor said the city is close to naming a permanent police chief. that announcement may happen next month. today volunteers helped clean up one of the biggest homeless camps in the nation. the encampment is behind happy hollow zoo. they collected garbage. and today they worked with homeless people to haul away bags of trash. they said they want to help make the area feel like a home for those who feel like they have nowhere else to go. >> it's to help the people who are already here, get things a little more cleaned up. we know that the resources are tight. we know that the city's budgets are limited. but there's no reason why the people here are living under the conditions they're under. >> the homeless program is creating case files for each person there. the group is trying to help them move out of that camp as well. coming up next, a major recall for a popular family minivan. the defective part that may pose a fire danger.

what may be a new development on drone deliveries, the bay area neighborhood that may see them first. we'll show you.

a police canine unit made a significant drug bust in the north bay. we just received this photo today. sonoma police officer and his four-legged partner were called in to help search a rental car on thursday night. the dog looks very proud here, sniffed the car and led officers to the trunk. that's where they found the 50 pounds of marijuana, and more than $41,000 in cash. authorities needless to say arrested the driver. a bay area startup may beat amazon to the punch. they have a plan to bring drone deliveries to a bay area neighborhood. that neighborhood, well, the mission district of san francisco. the drones would work similar to amazon's proposed plans. people pick what they want

online and then a drone would deliver the item in less than 15 minutes. the startup hopes to start deliveries in july and charge shoppers about $1 per trip. they picked the mission district because the neighborhood is small, and doesn't have any tall buildings. we have to note, the faa still has not approved any drone deliveries. so the company's plan might not happen at least not in time for their schedule. honda is recalling one of its most popular family vehicles, because of a fire risk. the odyssey minivan, nearly 900,000 odysseys are part of the recalls, models from 2005 to 2015. they said it has a defective gas pump cover that's prone to cracking and fuel leaks. honda says it has no reports of fires or injuries related to that problem. still to come, one of the biggest irish celebrations on the west coast. the st. patrick's day parade in san francisco. and a perfect day for it.

makes you want to dance, doesn't it? one of the largest irish events on the west coast overtook downtown san francisco. nearly 100,000 people lined the parade route every year, hosted by the united irish societies. this year's theme is a tribute to the irish workers of america. normally we're seeing rain on this st. patrick's day party. not today, just beautiful. rob mayeda will tell us how long it will stick around. we didn't hit any records, but it sure felt like it. >> we have to get to the mid-80s to break the record. the only green we saw was out in the crowd. we do have a strong sea breeze now, tops of the tower there of the golden gate bridge sticking out of the fog. this is very much like a

summer-like pattern when you get the temperatures soaring into the 80s. around parade time it was in the mid-70s this afternoon. 77 still in san jose. around the north bay we're at 73 degrees. so temperatures this evening, nice and comfortable. and still near 80 out by campbell. south of san jose, we're at 77 degrees. around the peninsula, still seeing warm temperatures around woodside. as you get into the mission district now, starting to see the cooling taking place as the fog starts to roll in from the golden gate. tri valley still plenty warm. dublin, 76 right now. and into the north bay the temperatures starting to cool as some of that sea breeze cooler air starts to pump in from the south into petaluma. winds strongly onshore right now. the pattern should shut down later tonight. the gusty conditions you're seeing in san francisco go back down a little bit as we go through later on this evening. if you're going to head out to the coast, look out for the surf. wave heights at about eight

feet. the swell approaching close to 14 feet tomorrow. which means breakers as high as 18 feet. tomorrow afternoon into monday. look out if you're on the coast. rip currents and sneaker waves a real possibility there to wrap up the weekend. low clouds moving in around the coast for the morning. we should see the same pattern tomorrow. in the meantime, temperatures tomorrow for inland valleys soaring into the 70s and 80s again. no sign of in i rain, by the way. just monday, tossing clouds at times. look at this, wednesday, thursday, friday, into next weekend, if the weather's nice. we really could use some more rain. nothing showing up in the long-range forecast all the way through next week. here you go tomorrow. mid-80ings. los gatos and morgan hill climbing up on sunday afternoon. san francisco, low 70s tomorrow. i think the coast may be running a little bit cooler. the sea breeze will turn on earlier in the day tomorrow and napa near 80 degrees. look at the tri valley, temperatures in the 80s tomorrow. your getaway forecast looking

pretty good. watch out for the high surf. even reno and lake tahoe, 60s and 70s to wrap up the weekend. no snow showing up there in the seven-day forecast. at least beautiful, except for the fact we need that rain. >> indeed. comcast sports net's mindy joins us now. >> it's mean for rob to show us those forecasts and we have to work. >> he should be more thoughtful. >> the pac-12 top basketball team, they put on a clinic in the conference championship. and the cactus league version of the bay bridge series. the giants hosted the a's in scottsdale. a lot of big names were not in the lineup. highlights in spring baseball coming up in sports.

the giants hosted the a's in scottsdale for the third spring meeting between the cross-bay

rivals. the a's had only one big hitter in their lineup. most of oakland's starters were playing the rangers. matt cain on the mound for san francisco. in the top of the third, steven got all of that one. that's a three-run shot. gave up seven earned. foul ball goes into the stands. there is a scrum. this woman comes up victorious. the a's win their third straight against san francisco 8-1 the final there. the rest of the giants had better results against the mariners. top of the second. solo shot to left. giants up 3-0. top of the fifth, tied at five. the pop-up to abraham el monte. the sun gets in the way.

bottom of the ninth, gillespie. watch the catch. unbelievable by elliott blair. the giants win this one 13-6. rangers taking on the remainder of the a's. all the a's starters in this one. brandon moss. he's going deep. this is a two-run shot. the a's take a one-run lead at this point. next batter, josh reddick. these are back-to-back jacks. needless to say, the bats were hot for oakland. moss, his second round-tripper of the game. the rangers scored two in the top of the ninth and come to win this one 16-15 the final there. a's starting pitcher a.j. griffin will begin the season on the disabled list of the an mri revealed tendonites in the elbow of his pitching arm. there is no structural damage, so he does not need surgery. the a's hope to have the right-hander back sometime in may.

number four arizona ruled the pac-12 all season. ucla had two. the bruins lost to the wildcats at home by four during the regular season. their matchup in the conference championship lived up to the billing. great offense, solid defense, big plays and back and forth for the league. this is one not to miss in las vegas. san jose's own aaron gordon. alley-oop. the pac-12 player of the year. he had eight assists. johnson had a game high 22. jordan adams breaks the tie with a huge three. 15 seconds left with a chance to tie gave york no good. first pac-12 tourney win since 2008. arizona more than likely will lose its number one seed in the ncaa tournament. so a lot of fun basketball right here and we're getting ready for march madness. i can't believe it's right around the corner. >> i know, it's crazy. thanks, mindy.

we will see you back here tonight at 11:00. good night.

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