good morning. what went wrong? >> saw a very, very large explosion and fireball. >> this morning, investigators on the scene of that deadly crash between a fedex truck and a bus filled with teenagers. what sent the truck careening across the median and whether that truck was on fire before it lost control. we'll speak live with one of the lead investigators. sea world setback, big loss in court for the popular water parks four years after a trainer was drawned by a killer whale. what does it mean for sea world's future? sold. an exclusive home with private islands, that massive pool you just saw and 50 acres to do whatever now off the market. making it the most expensive

house ever sold in the u.s. so, just how much does a place like this cost? we'll tell you, "today," saturday, april 12th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm erica hill. >> and i'm carson daly alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. lester is enjoying the morning off. >> nice to have you back with us. >> thank you. >> and i like that house you just bought, with the massive pool. i can't wait to check it out. >> oh, do you like that? you didn't get the e-invite yet? >> i'm going to find it. >> you should check that out again. meantime, coming up this morning, olympic sprinter oscar pistorius getting a break today after a week of very difficult testimony in his murder trial. the prosecutors there raking him

over the coals. coming up, key moments of the trial so far. >> surprising competitor, organic food game, why walmart is opening its shelves up to a new line of groceries and how many are predicting that this could change the price for what we all pay for organic. we'll introduce to a girl who plays with the boys and is proud of it. she's one of the stars on her basketball team. but the team is being told they can't play in a tournament if she's still on the team. the investigation into that terrible bus crash in california. janet shamlian is in chico, california, with the very latest for us. janet, good morning. >> reporter: erica, good morning. there is new information into this investigation, an eyewitness who says the fedex truck was on fire before it crossed the median and slammed into that bus. that will be critical to the investigation as the ntsb looks into what happened here. they say there will be no quick answers into this and the investigation could take as long

as three months. the other side of this is the identification of the victims. just a terrible process, as these families sit and wait. both drivers, we lost in this. three adult chaperones, five students. in some cases the medical examiner has asked for dental records to positively identify the victims. among them, we're learning a little bit more about them, including marisa serrato, 17 years old, an identical twin whose sister was riding on another bus and arrived safely. her family waited yesterday anxious every time the phone rang. they did receive confirmation last night that she was among the victims. michael was a counselor on the trip. the couple became engaged in paris last year. arthur aruzo also a counselor on the trip. 26 years old. humble state university confirmed his death as well. the tragedy is that for many of these families these kids were

the first ones to be going to college. some of them were from underprivileged families. this was a big deal for them. it came right as we were going through prom season, graduation next month. just a horrific accident at a time of life when things should be starting. >> so true. mike rose is an ntsb investigator. good morning. >> good morning. >> you were on the scene yesterday. you've been at this a number of years. based on your expertise and what you saw yesterday, give us a sense, did anything stand out to you? >> we're still in the earliest stages of collecting our factual information. we have six different groups looking at a wide variety of area. we were on scene at 9:30 am yesterday for the first time, came from washington at 1:30. of course, the highway was already cleared by then. we're still in the early phases of that factual information. i will say we're focused on

collecting what's perishable right now to make sure we have everything we possibly can for now. >> we heard janet mention at the top of her report that there's now this eyewitness who has come forward with a conflicting report about the fire. the chp said they believe the blaze after the truck struck the bus. this couple saying they were sideswiped by the fedex truck and that it was already on fire, that the fire appeared to be coming from behind the cab. any information at this point on that fire? >> we're still collecting all the witness reports. thank you for raising that actually. we've heard about this. and so we'll be looking at evaluating exactly what was observed. i also, if possible, would love to be able to tell folks that if they saw something and haven't actually spoken to the police, we would appreciate them calling the police, submitting a report or coming directly to us. we actually have a website -- an e-mail address that's already set up for witness at ntsb.gov.

>> those eyewitness reports are important, as you mentioned, and also any cameras that could have captured this. vehicles, buses have accuracy on board. whether or not they survived that fiery crash is another issue. do we know what was on board and what may or may not have survived? >> and, thank you, yes. we are looking for not only witness but any technology that's available, which could include witnesses that may have information or, yes, we'll be look at what's available. on the truck, most of the technology was probably destroyed. we have a look at that today. there's an electronic control module that we'll be looking for on the bus, if that is available, that could tell us information about the speed, rpms and any hard braking that might have happened before the crash. >> there's also been talk about this median before the north and southbound lanes, 60 feet wide but just grass. should there have been more of a barrier on this stretch of road? >> the ntsb actually has 15 open

recommendations related to medians and the kind of barriers that you need. so, this is exactly one of the things that we'll be collecting information about. it ends up that anything over 50 feet is an option on whether or not to have barriers. but we're going to be looking at the criteria to determine whether or not there should be more here in this particular median. >> we appreciate you taking the time for us this morning. we know it's the start of a busy few weeks for you. >> thank you. >> thanks. all right. this morning, searchers are still looking for any sign of malaysia airlines flight 370. and the hunt for this plane, they say, could take a very long time. katy tur is in perth, australia. katy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carson. there have been 1,100 miles northwest of where we're standing right now, narrowing down the area they're looking in every single day. ocean shield is still towing

that pinger locater, two world war ii buoys and countless eyes on the water. remember the batteries in the black box beacons are only expected to last 30 days. we're on day 36 right now. we believe they'll wait a full ten days after day 30, which would be wednesday, before they do anything else. once they do that, the underwater, unmanned submarine into the water to scan the ocean floor. that could take weeks before they spot any actual wreckage or whatever happens to be down there. it's important to note as you mentioned, the australian prime minister mentioned on a trade trip to china, they believe they know where the black box is in a few kilometers. it's a strong statement. today, he backtracked a little and told reporters it would take quite some time before they know anything for sure, but they do believe they're looking in the

right area. it could take weeks, maybe even months before they have any definitive evidence, carson, that these are the black boxes. & that the wreckage is down where they're looking. >> katy tur in australia. thank you. >> tensions are rising in that ongoing crisis with russia. this morning armed men stormed the ukrainian police station and protests are expected to continue throughout the weekend. aman mohyeldin is in ukraine this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. four armed gunmen overtook this police station. it's the type of crisis the ukrainian government is trying to contain. it comes on the heels of another similar siege, if you will, on a government building here in the city of donesk, that they want to declare an independent

republican re public or have a referendum to break way the eastern part of the country from ukraine. they've barricaded themselves inside this building and so far have refused any offers from the ukrainian government to hand over the building and leave the premises. the ukrainian government says it wants to end the situation peacefully and not use violence or the use of force but it is creating more of a tension for the government in kiev that is still struggling. meanwhile, the russian government says it is prepared for talks involving the ukrainian government, eu and the u.s. later this week, scheduled to take place thursday. perhaps representatives from the eastern part of the country attend those talks. the states and european union say it is russia's actions that are creating this tension that is leading ukraine to face more crises like the ones we're facing here in donestk. erica? >> thank you.

his choice to be the next health and human services secretary, replacing kathleen sebelius, who has been engulfed in controversy ever since the botched healthcare rollout. kristen welker is outside the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, carson. known here as being a tested manager. also a 48-year-old mom of two who sailed through her confirmation hearings last year, getting unanimous approval. in this election year, everything related to healthcare is sure to be contentious. >> i'm humbled, honored and excited. >> siylvia matthews, earning th president's high praise. >> she's a proven manager who has demonstrated her ability to build great teams, forge strong relationships and deliver results at the highest levels. >> so who is the woman behind the new face of healthcare?

born in the small town of hinten, west virginia, she earned degrees from harvard and oxford where she's a rhodes scholar. the 48-year-old served in the clinton administration for eight years, including a stint as deputy chief of staff. as obama's omb director, she has overseen tense budget negotiations and helped manage last year's government shutdown. >> she has good relations with republicans on the hill. that said, you could put mother theresa in as secretary of hhs and it would not change republicans' attitudes toward obamacare. >> still, republicans will undoubtedly use her confirmation hearing to take fresh aim at obamacare in this mid term election year. republican house minority leader tweeted sebelius had an impossible task. no one can make obamacare work. saxby chambliss said he had

concerns, john mccain tweet ed birdwell is an excellent choice. >> the next enrollment deadline is just around the corner in november. in addition to overseeing the next enrollment period, burwell will have to oversee the next expansion of medicaid and keep premiums low. even if the confirmation hearings are contentious, she will likely get confirmed. white house officials say they hope that happens by the end of may. carson, back to you. >> kristen welker at the white house this morning, thanks. >> jenna has a look now at the rest of the morning's top stories. good morning. >> good morning, erica. good morning, everyone. kninicaragua is on high alert ar an earthquake hit. the tremor was felt in el salvador and neighboring costa rica.

hundreds of people have been hurt and hundreds of homes damaged. as investigators in pennsylvania try to figure out what caused the teen to go on a stabbing rampage at his school, the most severely injured victim is said to undergo more surgery this victim. the 17-year-old remains in critical condition. he had successful surgery on friday on his chest and abdomen. meanwhile stabbing suspect alex reibold has been charged as an adult. >> an orlando area daycare center, the man who caused the crash is in custody this morning as a community remembers a little girl who died in a tragic accident. kerry sanders reports. >> reporter: this morning, 4-year-old is being remembered by friends and family. >> she wasust incredible and she's gone. >> reporter: lily's mother described her daughter as beautiful, passionate and innocent. ♪ call me maybe >> lily was sitting at a table,

waiting for her afternoon snack on wednesday when a car crashed into the building. >> they had three surgeons working on her and they still couldn't put her back together. >> reporter: the man who caused the accident is 28-year-old robert corcado. >> you have a right to remain silent. >> reporter: and is charged with leaving the scene of a deadly accident. more charges are pending. now, parents are struggling to find the right words to explain to their children something that can't be explained. nbc news was allowed to record, as parents talked to their children. >> a big stupid guy hit my school. he hit right through the wall and it goes -- >> one of the girls is my daughter's best friend. i'm trying to figure out how to tell her why she can't see her

no more. >> i'm angry just because when you bring your child to a child care center, you expect them to be safe. >> she was a princess and a superhero at the same time. she was absolutely infectious and i will miss her for the rest of my life. >> reporter: for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, winter park, florida. a major setback for sea world this morning. a federal appeals court has ruled against the company in its attempt to allow trainers back in the water with killer whales. this, following the death of a trainer four years ago. the court said sea world violated workplace safety laws by allowing the trainers to have direct contact with the whales. carson, if you're on the market for a slightly bigger home than the one you already have and you have $120 million laying around, a, marry me.

just saying. marry me. the most expensive home sold in the united states ever. 15,000 square feet of house which sits on 4,000 feet of waterfront. a drive way 1,800 feet long, a 75-foot pool. i think it is like a bathroom, maybe a garage. i tried to put $120 million into my mortgage calculator and it broke. >> i'm looking for a drive way more like 2,200. >> this is not the house for you. >> what are the taxes on that bad boy? >> where have no idea. . >> good morning. nice start to the weekend. we will see above-average temperatures for most areas across the country but we also have to talk about rain and storms. you can see lighter showers in fargo and isolated showers to

the southwest of minneapolis. we are going to see threat of severe storms. the biggest threat will be for large hail. we are not looking for tornado outbreak. however, tomorrow this area in orange down into texas and louisiana is where we will see strong storms. it is through here where we could see isola we're looking at mostly cloudy skies around the bay area. 50s outside and a fairly strong sea breeze. winds up to 25 miles per hour. times into fairfield, the onshore push of marin air will an all-day event for the bay area. breaking out the sunshine for the south bay. temperatures near 70 in san jose, mid 60s around the peninsula, close to 60 for san francisco and you see there in the north bay and also towards the east bay today, highs in the low 70s. turning warmer tomorrow, we'll see the numbers back into the mid to upper 70s for sunday afternoon. and that's your latest forecast.

as more people turn to healthier ways to feed their families one retailer is getting into the organic grocery game. this retail giant could help make organic food more affordable and accessible anywhere. >> reporter: the premium prices just don't fit her budget. >> supposed to eat well. >> reporter: that's about to change for franklin and shoppers like her. wal-mart taking on revered organic retailers with the announcement they will carry the wild oats brand of organic food products priced at least 25% less than the competition. >> absolutely excited. >> reporter: wal-mart is anticipating a big response to organic products, so big they will initially introduce it to

half the stores. the ultimate goal to offer 100 products at all stores. >> we want to make sure that price is not determined by certain consumers' choices. >> reporter: new offerings are the result of an internal survey that revealed 91% of shoppers would buy organic food if offered at a lower price. in the united states organic food sales more than tripled in a decade up to 29 billion in 2012. more retailers are seeking a market toe hold all to the benefit of the consumer. >> i do think that the availability of more organics, the availability of fruits and vegetables in general will certainly held more people to add healthier foods to the diet. >> consumers now with more choices and a big new player in

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online giant amazon has amazon has an offer some employees might not be able to refuse. >> they are paying some employees to leave their jobs and quit. >> sounds nice. disgruntled employees around the world how bad do you wish you worked for amazon right now? the online retailer says if the employee isn't happy working with them you can earn up to $5,000 by quitting. amazon will offer to pay you about $2,000 for the first year

and every year after that that you are disgruntled you can earn an additional $1,000. if you are really disgruntled wait four years because then you will make the $5,000. >> i'll take the 5 grand. >> just for sitting here did i earn $5,000? >> i'm happy. >> you are totally unhappy but if you stay longer you get more money? >> exactly. it kind of makes sense. what would it take for you to quit? how much money would it take for you to quit your job? $15,000 and 18 months medical benefits. just enough to live by the ocean year round. really? i wish i would have waited to quit. wait four years because then you get the max $5,000 and then you have to start looking for a new job. >> there is that part, too. >> nobody should mention a price

to lose this job. whatever you are thinking keep it in your head. >> i feel like somebody is recording us somewhere, like we are on camera somewhere. >> still to come on today funny man bob sagett on his new book, "dirty daddy". .

good morning to you. looking live at a bit of a foggy picture from our san francisco or rather emeryville camera looking toward san francisco there. little cloudy this morning. thanks for joining us. i'm chis kris sanchez along with rob myette ta who tells us what the fog means the rest of the day. >> low clouds across the san francisco bay about 3,000 feet thick this morning. with our temperatures right now in the low 50s, not going to warm up a whole lot thanks that the sea breeze is blowing in. winds up to 25 miles per hour. it's going to take some time for the low clouds you saw from emeryville to break up. even by 11:00 this morning we're still going to see patchy low clouds across the central bay

and afternoon hazy sunshine but then the low clouds come can back in tonight with areas of drizzle for the coast. tomorrow should be a slightly warmer day. today, the cooler of the two weekend days, highs only near 70 in san jose. lots of 60s around the peninsula and only close to 60 for san francisco and you see out towards the north bay, 68 in santa rosa, 74 pleasonton, 72 livermore. temperatures trending about five to eight degrees warmer by the time we get to sunday which means we should get closer to 80 in the valleys as we approach monday of next week. we begin with an update on a developing story that deadly tour bus crash in northern california. ntsb investigators are combing through the wreckage left behind after a fedex truck hit a tour bus in orland thursday night. the big rig crossed the center divide and slammed head-on into that bus. witnesses say the fedex driver rather the fedex truck was on fire even before that collision. ten people were killed, five of the victims were high school

students. one issue the ntsb will look at what could have been done to stop the fire on board the bus. >> it's our top ten. our top ten transportation safety issues that's going to save lives and prevent injuries. fire safety is on that list. that is a concern across all modes but in highway it's all about this like motor coaches, wheel well fires, engine fires. >> the agency will also look closely at whether the stretch of interstate 5 where the bus was hit should have had a barrier along the immediaten to prevent head-on collisions. coming up at 7:00, a live report from outside the medical hospital where five of the victims are still being treated. 49ers star colin kaepernick is finally commenting on the police investigation in miami. detectives are trying to figure out what happened at a miami condo last week. the police report says a woman woke up in a hospital bed and the last thing she says she remembers is smoking marijuana and drinking with colin kaepernick and two other football players.

on twitter the 49ers quarterback denied any wrong doing. he tweeted, quote, i take great pride in who i am and what i do, but i guess sometimes you have to deal with someone who makes things up. kaepernick also thanked his fans for the support and says their faith, their faith is not misplaced. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" a growing trend in the south bay, real estate market so hot, it's scaring sellers. why homeowners are afraid to let go of their homes. all the days news coming up at 7:00. here's more of the "today" show.

hi. we're back on this saturday morning. the crowd continues to grow out there on rockefeller plaza all enjoying a beautiful morning. >> a lot of people out there. >> coming up this half hour he is a comedian, actor and now an author. bob saggett will tell us about his new book "dirty daddy". now that the weather is finally warming up you may want to consider a cruise for your next vacation. is this the best time to book one? when is the last time you counted some calories? some dieters are choosing to focus on other things when

choosing to lose weight. we begin with what has been another tough week for oscar pistorius and his murder trial in south africa. the olympic athlete broke down several times on the stand. mike taibbi has more from south africa. >> reporter: a dramatic conclusion to a difficult week of testimony by oscar pistorius. >> standing in front of the door talking to you when you shot. >> reporter: he has been telling his story under oath but not on camera. he started with an emotional apology to the family of reeva steenkamp. >> i can't mention the pain and sorrow i caused your family. >> reporter: his account of his discovery that he shot not an intruder but his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, was agonizing.

cross examination was rough house from the start. >> you shot and killed her. do you take responsibility for that? >> i did. >> say it. i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> reporter: used words in text messages to paint the olympian as an arrogant hot head reckless with guns and unable and unwilling to take responsibility for wrong doing. the barrage of questions drove pistorius into statements, contradictions and melt downs. >> why would this question make you emotional? >> because it's the person i cared about. >> reporter: after another inprecise answer he was forced to correct he complained i'm tired. that's not going to change. the judge told him it will have to. the consensus from legal

experts, pistorius is struggling. >> there are differences from the bail affidavit early on. >> reporter: outside court a weary pistorius was handed a flower bouquet by a woman who told us she is still a fan, still a believer. for "today," mike taibbi, nbc news. want to get a check on your forecast. dylan is out on the plaza. >> i need to know what is going on with the pig because you are much prettier than your poster. >> i have always been the biggest one in the family. >> you are so tiny. how tall is the rest of your family? we are looking at pretty nice weather across the country. tonight into tomorrow we are looking at a snow storm in denver. we can see about three to six inches of snow in denver, up to

a foot in the mountains and then the heavy rain will create possibly stronger storms, the cold front will as we go into early tomorrow afternoon. vale, colorado nine to 12 inches of snow. april the whole denver area sees more snow than in january. this is kind of typical for this time of year. we watch out for stronger storms in kansas all the way into parts of chicago. . look for bigger threats to be and we're seeing low clouds to start the morning around the bay area and as we head into the afternoon for the next two days, rockies taking on the giants, 1:05 this afternoon, temperatures close to 60 today. tomorrow warmer, lower 60s there at at&t park and sunday's temperatures will be warmer than the highs we see today. only near 70 around san jose today. 60s for the peninsula and upper 50s to low 60s for san francisco and even the tri-valley cooling down with patchy low clouds pushed in across this morning. .

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welcome aboard? 6,000 new passengers. 2,900 state rooms, guest state rooms. we are going to clean and get ready for our next guests within three hours. of course, all the food and beverage areas are getting ready. how do you do that? everybody knows what they need to be doing. >> reporter: with 17 decks and 2,700 state rooms the $1.4 billion vessel is one of the two largest in the world. three football fields long. it's part of a $38 billion industry where more than 20 million people on the planet set sail every year. we will find something for every taste. >> from people wanting to conserve to people who want to splurge. >> reporter: any budget you can get on board.

>> april is in between the seasons. you find fantastic deals in the caribbean, europe and cruises to alaska. >> reporter: a little planning ahead goes a long way. >> think about your itinerary. if you are seeing a lot of ocean it might not matter if you are in an interior cabin or exterior cab cabin. think about the perks. >> reporter: take advantage of loyalty clubs. they are usually free to join and offer exclusive experiences for their members. the best way to stretch your dollar is to know what you want. if you are in the mood to cruise hurry before the deals sail away. for "today," julia bagg, miami. >> sarah, thanks for being here this morning.

we share a similar story, both of our parents are new found lovers of cruising. it is crazy for my dad to be thinking about anything so far in advance. before we talk about deals let's talk about the neuvirus. >> if you spent more on a cruise than you are willing to lose consider trip insurance. >> you said the season is coming to an end. >> the season is november to april. we are seeing the end of it. if you are looking to cruise now or the coming months you are pretty much safe. >> may seems like a good time to go. what about staying healthy in general? >> wash your hands with soap. restaurants served by staffers as opposed buffets.

>> the travel agents are paid by the cruise line so they can help you get access to great discounts and deals and you won't pay additional costs. plus they are familiar with the ship and tell you which room to book. >> if i want to take a cruise i haven't done it before what is the best way to go about getting a good deal? think about the activities, know what you want to do and sort of sort out and plot and plan. >> you will definitely want to plan in advance so you have access to excursions and experiences. you can consider local experts on the ground to offer you excursions at a lesser price. make sure you are back at port on time because if you are not with the cruise line they won't wait for you. >> you will be stuck in key west which isn't a bad thing. >> the celebrity cruise, it is moving in april they are

offering a great deal for $499 per person stopping in british virgin islands. you can compare it to another trip which is $599 round trip to bermuda. >> what about alaska or hawaii? >> in may offering a rate $549 now going up to $679 in july. the difference in temperature is just ten degrees. hawaii is a great cruise any time of year. you can compare it this month is $899 for a seven day cruise compared to $1199. >> that's why we are here for the deals. from "full house" to our house bob sagget with fun,

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comedy was so blue i thought that happened after the "full house" days. >> 17 years old that is how i did standup comedy. it wasn't the character on "fullhouse". it was a job. i was excited about it. i kept doing standup throughout. it was the ying yang of being the sweet father and going offroad and watching richard prior come up and befriending rodney dangerfield. it was an odd life. we had a lot of deaths in our lives at the time. i just survived with comedy. i wrote the book about comedy and death and my nether regions intersect. >> i think a lot of people can relate to that. everybody i think in their family has these tough stories. it is difficult to talk about.

some of the only way to get through it is completely inappropriate humor. >> it is a little hard to say, my parents lost four children. two of my sisters and two others before i was born and my father lost all of his brothers. my dad got this sense of humor to survive. i ended up doing it professionally. i had no idea i would be a comedian. some people think it is subjective whether i am now. >> as long as they are paying the ticket price. >> i just love making people laugh. this book called "dirty daddy" my daughters support it. they read it. and it is that intersection where sad things happen and no one is unscathed. that is what i'm finding on this book tour that people are relating to it in the way of i lost my sister but then your comedy gets me out of it. they make a lot of jokes. >> i enjoyed a lot.

i related to too much of it. writing this book about this intersection of pain and humor. and your mother passes away. how did that impact this book coming out? >> it was very strange. my mother died about two months ago and the book had been published. i wanted to make it a past tense reference to her. i was able to do an homage to her at the end. she said to me before she was leaving -- she was very positive in her death. she wasn't in a lot of pain like a lot of our relatives and she said i'm going to help sell your book. she read about 110 pages and couldn't read anymore and said your book is very good but i had to stop reading. is that okay. she was about to get to a chapter called things i shouldn't have done and another chapter called relationships i shouldn't talk about i think i

prolonged her life but her not going to those chapters. it is a very funny book by what i have been told. >> it is funny. it is completely inappropriate for us to share the funny parts. >> i'm going to read the entire book now. >> i wanted to start the book with call me ischmal. it starts with the fact that i have a laptop on my crotch and it heats up. >> unfortunately we are out of time. >> "dirty daddy". did you know there are competitions for your brain. we send dylan to see how she stacks up against true mental athletes. to see how she stack up

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rello,. you are watching "today in the bay." . >> good morning. looking live at palo alto this morning before everybody's awake. i think we'll see some more lights lighting up very soon. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez with meteorologist rob mayeda who has a look at a weekend forecast that looks about right. >> does look pretty good. low clouds over the bay area and cloudy start to the morning in san jose. it's 54 degrees right now and thanks to an all day sea braez which has put winds into livermore this morning, that's going to keep things cool as the low clouds begin to break up this afternoon. so for the morning low clouds still hung out around the inner bay through almost lunch time and then staying on the coast all day long and then towards the evening the low clouds come in again. chance of mist and drizzle

around pillar point to santa cruz this afternoon. our highs near 70 san jose, should be mid 60s closer to the peninsula and 50s to low 60s today in san francisco with some gradually clearing skies. inland low 70s in the tri-valley, the numbers should jump to the upper 70s and by monday we should see the high in the inland locations of the east bay closer to 80 by monday afternoon. back to you. >> thanks, rob. we begin with a developing story that deadly tour bus crash north of sacramento. ntsb investigators are combing through the wreckage left behind after a fedex truck hit a tour bus in orland thursday night. the big rig crashed the center divide and slammed head-on into that bus. witnesses say the fedex truck was already on fire before the collision. ten people were killed, five of the victims were high school students. one issue the ntsb will look at will have to do with what could have been done on board the bus to stop the fire. >> it's our top ten. our top ten transportation

safety issues that's going to save lives and prevent injuries. fire safety is on that list. that is a concern across all modes, but in highway, it's all about things like motor coaches, wheel well fires, engine fires. the agency will also look closely at whether the stretch of interstate 5 where the bus was hit should have had a barrier along the median to prevent the headon collisions. coming up at 7:00 we'll have a report outside the hospital where five of the victims are being treated this morning. colin kaepernick is finally commenting on the police investigation involving him in miami. detectives are trying to figure out what happened at a miami condo last week. the police report says a woman told them she woke up in a hospital bed and the last thing she remembers is smoking pot and drinking with kaepernick and two other football players. on twitter the 49ers quarterback denied wrong doing saying, quote, i take great pride in who i am and what i do but i guess

sometimes you have to deal with someone makes things up. kaepernick thanked his fans and said their support is not misplaced. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" a growing trend in the south bay, real estate markets so hot it's scaring the sellers. why homeowners are afraid to let their homes go. that and all the rest of the day's news coming up at 7:00. right now here's more of the "today" show.

good morning. it is saturday, april 12th, 2014. here is a look at today's top stories. just what went wrong? investigators in california working around the clock to try to figure out what caused a fiery crash between a bus full of teenagers and a fedex truck. this morning a call for more eyewitnesses to come forward as family and friends gather to mourn the loss of those young lives cut short. seaworld setback, latest blow against the water parks. it may now be forced to change its policies four years after a trainer was drowned by a killer whale. we'll take a look at what happens next. and no girls allowed? one of the stars of a boy's youth basketball team is a girl. but even though she plays just as well, if not better than the guys, everyone is being told

they can't play in an upcoming tournament. so is it fair? we'll talk with them. and good morning. as we welcome you back here to the top of the hour. >> no, it's not fair. that story bother mes me. i want them to play and i want them to win it all now. >> she is one of the best players on the team and the whole team is behind her. >> good spirited, everything about her. and she's good. >> i played on a boy's team. >> they didn't keep you from the tournament. >> waus because we were 5. you stood up there and just -- >> showing up. but you showed up, dylan. >> i did. >> that's what's important. the duke and duchess of cambridge are greeted by thousands of fans as their trip continues. dylan is taking a memory challenge. with some of the smartest brainiacs around, that's not

intimidating at all. did you really have to memorize an entire deck of cards? >> i tried to get through an entire deck of cards. i got some ways through. >> i actually did that story last year and i forgot that i did the entire story. it had no impact on me whatsoever. >> you retained nothing. >> they did remember that you were there, though. >> i didn't and i was the one that was actually there. >> fond memories apparently. ongoing investigation into the deadly bus accident as more eyewitnesses come forward, officials are starting to put together the pieces of what happened. it could be a long time before they know for sure. janet shamlian is in chico, california, this morning with more. janet, good morning. >> reporter: carson, good morning to you. there's new information that could advance the investigation. a couple whose car was sideswiped by the fedex truck say that truck was on fire before it crossed over the median and crashed into the bus. >> i saw a very, very large

explosion and fireball. >> reporter: the impact was shocking. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: the damage, massive. >> it is a fedex truck. >> reporter: why that semi crossed the median on interstate 5, slamming into a bus full of high school students is, this morning, still a mystery. >> i know people want information regarding the investigation right away. i know peoplee regard iing the investigation and we might have answers for months on that. >> ntsb may look at whether the highway should have a median barrier. >> for the students onboard. it was terror then chaos. >> i was sleeping and then you hear like errrrr and then a girl screaming and then boom. >> i saw black and there was fire at the back of the bus.

>> the smoke was everywhere. >> jonathan said a simple decision he made earlier in the day may have been a life safer. >> we sat in the back in the last seat. i'm greatful we sat there because the front was horrible and i was like wow it could have been us. >> among those who lost their lives. >> had only one of them survived the other would be absolute wreck. >> their dream ended on a trip celebrating new beginnings. >> parents and students are still here. and we are still trying to support everybody as best we can. >> students are to spend the weekend for a look at their own futures. >> christina's sisters were on the l trip. marissa wasly in the bus that crashed and late friday their

worst fears were confirmed. >> something that i never thought a normal simple fun trip would end up in this nightmare. >> both drivers were killed in the accident the ceo of fedex expressed condolences to the victims of the families and says that the company is committed to helping in the investigation. the families of five high schoolers are planning funerals tragic. >> we want to get a check now on the rest of the morning's headlines. >> good morning we are starting over seas new details out of ukraine. armed men, these are the latest public buildings to be taken over by pro russian militanmili. gm engineer's decision to change a part but not the part number has become a key point in the

ignition crisis. e-mail was released to the keychainth new part number could have alerted dealers to the change. the phoenix woman accused of throwing a shoe at hillary clinton appeared to be aware of what she had done. she was given a sum ones and released on friday. it has been almost a week since mickey rooney died and his wife has decided to drop a legal claim over his remains. he will be buried at a hollywood cemetery plot instead of a plot he bought with his wife. have you filed your taxes yet if

you haven't well the bam's doba and we learned that their income dropped last year they reported an adjusted gross income of $480,000 that is down from 2012 when it was $610,000. why the drop? well it has been attributed to a decline in their book sales. and finally this morning good news for an endangered green turtle named freedom. it lost a flipper but thanks to a student in israel. he designed a new fin for him. in the end, freedom doesn't

actually get freedom. i actually wrote the whole story so i could get the one line. they don't have a turtle. it is a great story. how about that kid in israel. that is amazing. >> and here we are. >> andn? back to you guys now. >> we want to turn to that legal setback to s eemt a world. federal appeals court said that sea world violate d laws. ron mott has that story for us. >> reporter: they can move through and out of the water with precision and grace. but on a february day four years ago, a killer whale at sea world in orlando did the unexpected ea

drag i dragging dawn brancho into the pool by her hair until she died. it's parent company reported a 13% reduction in attendance in the first quarter of 2013. this is the latest blow in a long line of bad news particularly with the release o. "bla "blackfish". u.s. court up held a decision by osha that they violated federal law by exposing employees to recognized hazards. >> sea world feels strongly that havingal this close interactions part of their show. >> in a statement seaworld

expressed dit eed disappointmen decision. continue with increased safety measures during our shows. sea world said no decision has been made on whether to appeal friday's ruling to the u.s. supreme court. popular entertainment, perhaps no longer making the splash it once did. for "today," ron mott, nbc news. >> okay. get a check now of the forecast? >> let's do that right now. >> what do you think? dylan, what have you got for us? >> we've got this girl scout troop from buffalo. how long have you been trying to make money to come here? >> two years. >> two years. that's a lot of cookies. so you guys made it. they've seen "matilda" going to the top of the rock today. they've got it all planned. it's going to be slu absolutely gorgeous. most of the country will enjoy really warm temperatures. you've seen that jet stream all the way up to the north.

above-average temperatures in the southwest by 5 to 10 degrees. in the midwest, that's where temperatures will really feel the warmest, 15 to almost 20 degrees above normal, 83 degrees today in wichita, 83 in tulsa. 79 in memphis, tennessee and in the northeast, it looks fantastic as well. 66 in new york city. 75 in d.c., 10 degrees above normal for this time of the year. it will be absolutely gorgeous. we do have to keep an eye out for stronger storms, especially through the plains and the midwest, including chicago, where we could see some large hail with those storms as they . velop later on this af and a look outside our window this morning as low clouds all across the bay from san jose over towards palo alto and san francisco, 52 degrees. giants flag there blowing around. we'll see an all day sea breeze, game time first pitch temperature close to 60. lots of low clouds for the morning, they will linger until probably about lunch time for the central bay before the clouds spill back in as we head

towards the evening once again. our highs near 70 in san jose, low 60s in san francisco and low 70s around tri-valley for the afternoon. close to 70 today. forecast. back inside to you guys. >> thanks now to the great the weight debate when it comes to losing the pounds, how much should you look at caloric impact? >> ditching things labeled low cal for wholesome and delicious. >> it is and the feeling of being deprived when 100 calories sounds great but people are realizing that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be a filling 100 calories. when it comes to losing weight, there are a lot of buzz words. >> low carbohydrates. low sodium. low fat. >> and a lot of trends. >> i eat a lot of quinoa. >> if there was one tried and true method to losing weight, it has to be counting calories. >> calories alone are not working. we're getting fatter and fatter

and more and more people are dieting. >> turns out obsessing over calories alone has left dieters with an empty feeling. >> people are finding out that when they consume low-calorie products that have lots of nothing within them, they feel hangry. that's what i call when i merge hungry and angry. >> reporter: shunning low-calorie food for food high in fiber and made from natural ingredients. >> i do purchase things that have a lot of fiber in it. >> healthy food is something that comes straight from the the earth. >> organic. anything that's green pretty much. >> is this just the latest diet fad? >> people are getting smarter. we know that protein and fiber is the perfect combination. it helps to keep you feeling full and satisfied. >> fad or no fad, many top brands are seeing slimming sales, special k cereals down 7%. diet coke and diet pepsi also down 7% and nestle's lean

cuisine is down. >> these companies are going to be pumping out products that have better ingredients. ingredients that are good for your body, that keep you feeling full and satisfied. >> now joy also says many companies responding to customers' requests for more filling foods but warns you should beware of big nutritional claims, that that could just be a ploy to draw you in. >> a ploy to draw us in? >> just simple math. you have to burn more than you take in, right? >> that's the bottom line. there's all these crazy diet plans and nutritional food plans people put you on. it's move movre, eat less. at the end of the day it's calories in, calories out. >> that math is the easy. 100 calories of an apple is not the same as a 100 calorie snack that has no nutritional value.

>> the goal is to look for food that is keep you full longer. i call it wlf. >> is there an e on the end of that? >> you're the memory champion. you want to look for foods that keep you full. hummus, hard boiled eggs, there's 100 calories there. that will get you to your next meal as opposed to the bag of the 100 calorie cookies. >> i'm going to eat this one piece of pizza and that will be my calorie and fat intake over the next two meals. >> can you do that? do you have will thepower to not eat the next two meals? a lot of people can't do that. >> no, i can't either. how much time do we have? wherever will and kate go, millions follow. the latest

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the country. >> the biggest crowd, i think. >> reporter: crowds braved a bit of rain as will and kate arrived to pay their respects at a war memorial. it was a busy day for the royal couple. william toured an aircraft factory while kate toured. opening a new cycling facility. but in the town of their namesake, they thrilled the crowd. about 15,000 people lined the streets to get a glimpse of will and kate. some actually got to meet them. what did they say? >> william asked us about our hats and kate said she quite liked our hats as well. >> reporter: those prince george didn't make an appearance today, back with his nanny, he still had plenty of fans in the crowd. his first royal engagement is still the talk of the country and the world. it's been a whirlwind week for

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you are watching "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. looking live at san jose and some of the low clouds that are kind of drooping all around the bay area but should be a nice afternoon. thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez with meteorologist rob mayeda who has a look at your entire weekend forecast. >> this morning a lot of low clouds around the bay area, low to mid 50s for now. as we go through the afternoon today we will see these low clouds around the bay area and for the sierra area south of highway 50 slight chance you may see a shower or two heading out to yosemite for today, 76 there. santa cruz, 65, mun re misty skies. all day sea breeze keeping your temperatures at 60, low 60s

around san francisco and the north bay and tri-valley locations it will have highs in the low 70s. east bay, oakland 65, 71 walnut cre creek. by tomorrow high pressure building in, temperatures climbing up with upper 70s in our valleys for sunday afternoon. >> thanks, rob. and we begin with an update on the developing story in northern california, that deadly tour bus crash north of sacramento. ntsb investigators today will continue to comb through the wreckage left behind after a fedex truck hit a tour bus in orland on thursday night. the big rig crossed the center divide and slammed head-on to that bus. witnesses say the fedex truck was already on fire before the collision. ten people were killed, five of them were students. one issue the ntsb will look at now is what could have been done to stop the bus when it was already on fire. >> it's our top ten. our top ten transportation safety issues that's going to save lives and prevent injuries, fire safety is on that list. that is a concern across all

modes, but in highway, it's all about things like motorcoaches, wheel well fires, engine fires. >> the agency will also look closely at whether the stretch of interstate 5 where the bus was hit should have had a barrier to prevent the head-on collisions. coming up at 7:00 a live report outside enloe medical hospital where five of the victims are still being treated. 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick is commenting on the police investigation involving him in miami. detectives are trying to figure out what happened at a miami condo last week. the police report says a woman woke up in a hospital bed and says she -- the last thing she remembers is smoking pot and drinking with kaepernick and two other football players. on twitter the 49ers quarterback denies any wrong doing. he tweeted, quote, i take great pride in who i am and what i do but i guess sometimes you have to deal with someone who makes things up. kaepernick also thanked his fans for their support and says their faith is not misplaced.

coming up this morning on ""today in the bay" a growing trend in the south bay. the real estate market so hot a lot of people looking to buy but sellers are scaredp. why homeowners are afraid to let their homes go. those stories at 7:00. here's the rest of the "today" show.

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a good looking morning here. the crowd enjoying themselves taking some photos. still to come a power house on the basketball court is being turned away from the game. this little phenom isn't allowed to play in a tournament. why officials say she shouldn't be there. >> also will the new late show host stephen colbert to be able to be himself? >> and there are all types of people who use their memory to win at their sport. ail introduce you to tell and don't worry i'm putting you to the test too. >> and then the only thing that bothers me about living in north i don't see enough broadway

shows. but this one is a must-see. now the people behind "rocky" the musical will be the set. find out what it takes to play the italian stallion. >> first let's get a check of the weather. >> across most of the country we will see temperatures today well above average. something i haven't been able to say all that much. we are looking at severe storms. we could see large hail and damaging wind gusts that risk turns into a strong risk. and all in orange from texas into southern illinois we could see hail and damaging wind gusts. and we are looking at snow perhaps six or more inches of snow. and more than they see in january. not unusual.

but the and a look out the window from emeryville back to san francisco, mostly cloudy skies, a little bit of sun breaking through the clouds around san francisco. see the giants flag there, 52 degrees right now in san francisco and speaking of the game and all day sea breeze today will keep our temperatures running on the cool side. first pitch coming up just after 1:00, should see temperatures near 60 today. tomorrow's game right around the same time running a little warmer. this is high pressure builds in, highs inland near 70 tomorrow, mid 70s for our inland valleys. in the carolinas, the top spot. seventh annual pie rate fest. it has everything you would expect from pirates, sword fighting, even pirate camps for kids. throw on your eye patch and bring along your parrot for the costume contest if you have those sorts of things laying

around. erica? >> dylan, thanks. powerhouse on the basketball court will not be allowed to play in an upcoming tournament. why? because she's a girl. the 10-year-old is one of the best players on the team. it's a boys' team. tournament officials say the rules prohibit girls and boys from playing together. now her team and her family are fighting back. nbc sports has the story. >> reporter: the only girl on this crowded court but that's not what makes jaelyn stand out. it's her skills. >> very well, no different than any boy with her skills would have. she gets hurt like every other kid gets hurt. she scores like every other kid score. >> at the beginning of the tournament it's always, oh, man, that girl on your team, she's really. >> reporter: her game best matches up with her male fourth grade classmates. no problem for the kids. but the adults, that's a different story.

the southwest salsa slam notified the basketball academy that they weren't eligible for the tournament because girls can't play with boys and vice versa. the e-mail the tournament explained the decision, writing that the american athletic union won't allow it. the statement reading, in part, we understand the frustrations that sticking to these requirements may bring to some but our priority is to keep our young athletes and our volu volunteers who help with the tournament safe and to provide a competitive forum for all young athletes. >> if you watch the videos, you see her getting laid out. you see her going to the basket strong. she can handle it. >> because i'm a girl and they're boys. >> taught from the start there's no i in team, the boys felt there was no team without jaelyn and refused to play without her. >> i asked every single one of them, how does this make you feel? they didn't feel good and they don't want to play without her. >> it makes me feel happy because it makes me feel like

i'm part of the team. >> it means everything. >> but jaelyn and her family are not giving up. their lawyer has filed a court injunction, in an attempt to let her live out her hoop dreams. for "today," dave briggs, stanford, connecticut. >> i hope they win that. that story drives me crazy. >> it's insane. >> they should allow them all to play. >> if you play, play. >> she's a great player. >> i think she's good. >> i think you know where we all stand on that one. tweet us using the #orange room and we'll share some of your responses on the show. still to come this morning, stephen colbert, selena gomez still to come this morning, stas a mother of two, it'smez really hard to work at home. when i really need to get stuff done, i hide in the laundry room. no one ever goes in there. a lawyer that's a monkey? hahahaha.

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this morning in "today's" hollywood headlines. >> is stephen colbert ready for the late-night hot seat? here to take us through it all. >> good morning. >> what a huge story it was a couple of days ago, taking over for letterman when he retires in 2015. what colbert will we get, the conservative character on comedy central or the man behind that? >> we're going to meet the man behind that. the big question is, who is the man behind that?

he studied at northwestern under -- excuse me. he studied with famous troupes doing improv. at heart is a catholic and he says now you're finally going to to get to meet the real me but we don't know who that is. he is a great interviewer. better stay on your toes. >> most everybody is okay with that selection. as soon as it came out. >> you didn't hear anybody complaining. >> a better guy could not have gotten this. he doesn't let his three children watch his show right now. because he doesn't want them to be confused about who daddy is. >> the late-night wars are really over. jimmy kimmel tweeted out a funnier, finer guy there is not. >> not being nasty anymore. >> he will be considered the older of the late-night show hosts and the jimmys will be early 40s, mid 40s. an interesting time. >> it will be very interesting. we're always rooting for jimmy

fallon. the people are really excited about "mad men" are coming back for its final season. >> final season. >> any little tidbits, spoilers? >> the show's creator is very -- this is divided into seven parts in 2014, seven more in 2015. it's all about don draper and finding out who he is. he grew up in basically a brothel we found out last season. and maybe moving to l.a. >> like the series finale, what they'll do. >> how they'll wrap it up, and when. >> they won't wrap it up in nice little -- he said that. he wants to leave his characters in our imagination. it might be one of those open ended -- >> the sopranos. >> exactly. he doesn't wrapped up in a nice bow. that's life. >> but you think they're always

leaving something teed up for a potential movie. >> we were just talking about this, "entourage" did not wrap up nicely. >> i need closure. i don't mind lead closures dying in the end. >> carson? >> "sons of anarchy." it's a great show. selena gomez has, i guess, fired her parents. >> yes. exclusive details at e! this has been in the works. first her parents are not happy about this, mandy and brad. now they're okay with it. selena says she's a young woman, it's time to let the parents go, let them be just parents and not their managers. >> doesn't it seem like from the outside -- i didn't have to worry about this as a kid. it never ends up working out that well. you would think it's a good -- if you can make that break, make it? >> absolutely. brooke shields, it was a tumultuous time when her mother was her manager. they are doing this amicably. they've got projects they're

finishing up to let her parents be parents. >> i was a childhood star and fired my parents immediately. >> see how well it turned out. >> look at you now. >> thank you so much. you can catch e! news. she is a big broadway fan, only her second time here. last time you were here, you were how old? >> 19. >> you took a broadway workshop and learned how to sing. sing us out to break. ♪ oh, still to come on today, dylan take takes brainiac. how did she do? we'll find out but first this is "today" on nbc.

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we are back on this saturday morning with a competitive world of memorization. did you know there are actually challenges for brainiacs to see who has the best memory? >> didn't know it. >> we'll learn more about it. the people who take these challenges are called mental athletes. dylan recently went head-to-head. how did it go, dylan? >> these challenges are very tough. i wound up with a headache at the end. i have my friends here who will hold out these cards. look at these cards. remember the order that they're in. >> all of them? >> the color, suit, and number of each card. so you guys focus on that. and i'm going to show you how i did. take a look at this. in the world of competitive sports you'll find a variety of athletes. you've got olympians, amateurs, professionals and then there are these guys. mental athletes. yes, mental athletes.

what exactly is that? i'll let one tell you. >> a mental athlete is anyone who exercises their mind. >> there was plenty of that going on at the 17th annual u.s.a. memory championship. >> we have 72 mental athletes, the most we've ever had, coming from all over the united states. >> the events includes memorization of names, faces, numbers, poetry and cards. among the competitors, one meteorologist. yep, that's me. but before i give it a go, i figure a last-minute tutoring session with brad couldn't hurt. >> be as creative as possible. translate anything you need to remember into a creative pictur picture. >> three divide by nine times three. >> a girl next to you. >> she's really smart and a scientist and has a degree in

the weather. >> because i don't want to disappoint i'm taking this mental athlete thing very seriously, but i wish i had more than a day to practice. >> while i didn't finish first, second or third, i did get quite the workout. if you would like to exercise your mind, here are some of brad's tips to get you started. >> some of the things that we can do to improve our memory, certainly, get enough sleep. you can improve your memory by reducing your stress. >> also key, don't multitask. don't outsource to technology and don't overindulge in alcohol. do get fit. do focus and do make a commitment. while an improved memory can enhance your life, for brad sometimes the benefits are as simple as this. >> exercising my memory on a daily basis enriches my life. when my wife tells me something, i remember it. >> this is the quietest i've ever heard you guys. you're really focus ond this. now you have 30 seconds to put

these cards that you won't see again in order. if you can. when i did this, i had five minutes to memorize the cards and five minutes to recall. >> carson, you're on to something here. >> it helps if you imagine -- >> i'm trying to see it in my head. >> it's your last card. >> there we go. >> seen it before we ran that piece. >> no, i know. >> i'm just guessing at this point. >> i know. >> hold up the cards. let's see how you did. king of hearts. jenna, you're out. okay. then the two of spades. then the seven of spades. >> i'm out. >> you guys got three. >> wait, what? >> i got the last two right. >> you didn't have the seven of

spades? >> no. >> wait a minute. i don't think i had that either. >> that could be the problem. >> wait a minute. >> anyway -- >> we didn't have the right cars. >> but i put all my cards down. does that count for anything? it's like -- >> anyway, the guy who won this -- >> i quit. >> i had five minutes to memorize these cards and five minutes to recall. i ended up getting 18 in a row. the guy who won got all 52 in just over a minute. >> we didn't have the right cards so i think -- >> don't mince words. >> in other words, we lost. still to come from the big screen to broadway, the classic movie "rocky" has

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it. die-hard "rocky" fan has more. >> this comes to mind. sylvester stallone's franchise adored by moviegoers. 38 years after the first film, rocky is climbing back in the ring, this time on broadway. ♪ this ain't about great this ain't about tough and what if that ain't good enough ♪ >> the guy stepping into balanceboa's shoes, andy carl. >> you're here making "rocky:the musical." >> put a question mark at the end of that statement. "rocky: the musical"? >> beating out actors for the lead. >> what has he said about you playing rocky? that's his role. >> it's his baby and i took pride and honor in him handing over the gauntlet. i was proud to jump in and give it my all. >> jump in, andy has, training hard by day, performing harder

at night. >> when you see that final fight and there's 20 minutes of us just going at it and blood and sweat is flying everywhere -- >> the rocky stage unlike any other on broadway, the ring goes into the crowd, taking goers out of their seats. it isn't as easy as andy makes it look. i needed to give it a try. first, cue the music. it starts with the body language. then you have to suit up and drink up. >> ooh! >> eye of the tiger. no pain. >> you ain't so bad. >> the takeaway, whether it's on film, on stage or at the gym, becoming rocky -- >> we've got blood. >> we've got blood. >> isn't easy. >> for "today," joelle garguilo.

>> you drank the egg. >> yes. >> she's just off camera here. amazing. >> i love the one-armed push-ups, joelle. we want to remind you about our upcoming series, weekend's biggest fan, a chance for us to hang out with you. if you love music like lester, you could jam with him. if you know your way around a kitchen, i would love to cook with you. jenna is looking for a fan to go water skiing with her. and dylan would love a golf partner. why do you share your passions? >> and bring your golf clubs. that will do it for us on a saturday morning. tomorrow on "today," playing a 76-hour marathon game without stopping. why they're doing that. pretty remarkable story as we approach the one-year anniversary of the boston marathon bombing. i'll introduce you to a very special young woman who

emphasizes boston good morning. i'm kris sanchez. coming up next on "today in the bay," an overnight crash sends people from their homes under evacuation in the south bay and more on the deadly tour bus crash on interstate 5 that killed five. ten people injured. including what's next in the investigation. rob mayeda will let us know whether we're in for another warmup. is

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. from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. looking live at a golden start to the day in san francisco. and we see the flag waving around and we see the low clouds so we are wondering, what does this all mean, right? thanks for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. we're all about me, me, me. >> and the weather looks pretty good for you outside right now. we have the low clouds, some sunny breaks between some of the low clouds this morning in san jose right now, mostly cloudy skies, spilling into the santa

clara valley, 54 degrees and the marine layer which has helped to bring in some of the low clouds almost 3,000 feet deep this morning. the cooling reaching our inland valleys towards the tri-valley too. toward the afternoon we will see the temperatures begin to climb up, but maybe not as warm as you might expect. only near 70 in san jose today, out towards livermore and pleasonton, see low 70s this afternoon and low 60s around san francisco and speaking of san francisco, we'll be looking at our temperatures as the game gets started today just after 1:00. close to 60 today and then tomorrow, we'll see those temperatures climbing up into the low to mid 60s around san francisco as we start to see a bit of a warming trend for the second half of the weekend. around the bay area and beyond 65 with low clouds, mist around monterrey at times. lake tahoe 68. a slight chance of showers south of highway 50. more about the weekend warmup arriving for tomorrow in your sunday forecast. a full l c