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[ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop. good morning. i'm kris sanchez. today on today in the bay, a large fire breaks out in berkel berkeley, sending smoke across the area. several businesses and more than a million dollars worth of inventory up in flames. >> also, the latest from the tour bus trash. >> and only on nbc, our cameras were rolling on a state-wide sting, how it's going to keep drivers a bit safer. this is today in the bay. good morning. looking live at san jose this morning. and a nice, cool start to what
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is otherwise going to be a pretty warm afternoon. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with rob mayeda, and the second half of the weekend warmer than the first half. >> we're going to see more warming in the afternoon as we're waking up to a lot of low clouds. san jose, 54, and roughly the same temperature and same sky, looking back to san francisco. only the bottom half of the tow there. 54 degrees. the change we'll see the low clouds will break up around 10:00 and 11 look this morning as winds come down out of the north. that going to lead to sun on the coast and temperatures climbing up a few more degrees than yesterday. if you're going to head to the coast, it looks like late day sunshine and patchy low clouds into tomorrow morning. areas like santa cruz should see temperatures climbing up into the low 70s. for parts of the bay area today, we could be closing in on 80 degrees or at least upper 70s in
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the forecast. a look at that coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, rob. we're following a developing story in the rising financial toll of a fire that ripped through four businesses in berkeley. it's no wonder that the tally is expected to be in the millions of dollars. the fire apparently started at wooden duck furniture on eastshore high way next to interstate 80. the fire first reported about 8:00 last night, quickly went to six alarms. someone in the neighboring business saw the flames and called 911. the property owner tells us the fire spread from that furniture store to three other businesses, import tiles, joshua tree, and thriving lifestyles. >> oh, my god. this is so crazy. because it's going to take -- i can't imagine what it's going to take to put all these businesses back together. >> the property owner is also the owner of import tiles, and he says his loss in inventory
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alone exceeded $1 million. no cause for the fire just yet, but there's still smoke rising from the building. firefighters waiting for that to clear before the arson investigation can begin in earnest. there were no reports of injuries to anyone associated with those properties, nor to firefighters so that's the good news. the fire caused a huge backup on east bay highways, interstate 80 looked like around 9:00 last night, pretty much a nightmare. traffic slowed in both directions as the fire burned between university avenue and gillman street. lots of smoke in the air as well and you could see the flames for miles. we're continuing to follow another developing story this morning. the head-on crash near red bluff that killed ten people, five of them students. investigators continue to comb through the wreckage left behind. the bus was brand new, only on the road for about a month before the crash. the driver of the bus tried to stop ahead of the crash, leaving
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175 feet of skid marks leading to that final crash site. investigators, federal investigators say the driver of the fedex truck that slammed into the tour bus did not appear to brake. they say the truck left no skid marks as it careened across the median and slammed into the bus. >> the initial inspection, the mechanical condition of the vehicles has already started. it's extremely difficult due to fire damage. >> it was already in flames? >> yeah. it wasn't coming from the front or the engine. it was more from behind the cab. >> they say they were lucky to survive their car, and witness statements are being examined. the ntsb is asking for more witnesses to come fogward. coming up in 30 minutes, we'll hear from one of the survivors and why the 18-year-old says he disagreed with that couple's account. more details now, ntsb officials say they could be on scene of the crash for up to two weeks collecting evidence but it may be up to a year before they
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release their analysis and recommendations. among the questions they'll try to answer, whether a barrier in the middle of the freeway could have stopped that crash, and whether seat belts would have saved lives. plus, they're looking into whether a fire suppression system might have helped. the ntsb recommended that fire systems be installed in buses snar to the sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings. >> stay with nbc bay area for the latest on the bus crash coverage. when we're not on the air, head to nbcbayarea.com for up to the minute news. investigators are trying to figure out what led to the death of a peninsula hiker whose body was found yesterday. magdalena glinkowski went for a hike two weeks ago and never returned home. an all-out search last weekend turned up nothing, but surveillance footage and a tip from a jogger prompted the search team to zero in on a specific region of the 6,000 acre park and that's where they discovered the woman's body
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yesterday morning. >> the body was located in a very remote, rugged area, a drainage off what might be considered one of the more common trails used here in the mountains. it's unusual for people to travel these areas, which would explain as to why she had not been located up to this point. >> detectives say they don't know how glinkowski died, but experienced hikers at the park told us the trail she was hiking is pretty dangerous where a person could easily slip and fall. >> more questions about safety on the new bay bridge this morning. according to the san francisco chronicle, the problem started when chinese made sections of the bridge didn't fit together correctly. caltrans suspended its own rules and allowed them to be welded together even though the firm that designed the eastern span warned that some of the welds could crack under the pounding of vehicles. engineers also told caltrans they would likely see damage to the joints in a major
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earthquake. last january, a state senate report raised questions about the structural safety of the bay bridge. the report suggesting caltrans managers allowed untested steel bolt to be installed. the faulty bolts were discovered last month. turning to a story you will only see on nbc bay area. a state-wide sting on unlicensed auto dealers this weekend. investigators are citing people selling cars that could be unsafe to drive. officials say the problem is particularly bad in san jose. dmv investigators say only 3 of 20 cars that had for sale signs were legitimate, and that was just on one san jose street alone. according to investigators, unlicensed car dealers will typically purchase low-end vehicles from auctions or with salvage titles from a wrecking yard and then sell the vehicles for profit. often, given false names so there's no recourse for the buyer once they find out. >> they post them for sale. often selling to -- to the
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hispanic community. a lot of undocumented individuals buy these vehicles. then they know that they won't complain to the local police because they're afraid of getting deported. >> seven citations were handed out in all in san jose. the state-wide operation had 167 undercover dmv officers hitting 50 different cities. >> the san jose police officer accused of raping a woman he was supposed to be protecting is expected to be arraigned in court. jeffrey graves was arrested after an alleged sexual assault in a horel room after initially responding to a domestic disturbance between that woman and her husband. graves is out on $100,000 bail. he was last in court in late march bud dit not enter a plea. the judge did order him to turn over all of his oweapons, both personal and duty weapons as well. he's also ordered to stay away from the victim and not to
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communicate with her. still ahead on today in the bay, firefighters warning to artists. why fire crews want them to stay away from fire hydrants. plus, more unwanted riders on b.a.r.t. what a rider spotted that has him itching.
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take a look at the morning in dublin. a beautiful start to the day, as we see the sun trying to peek through the low clouds, and in san jose, not as pink, but we'll take it. a nice way to start the day. a nice quiet morning for this santa clara neighborhood, but yesterday, this was the crash site that broke a gas line and forced some people out of their homes before sunrise. according to firefighters, an elderly woman may have hit the gas pedal instead of the brake on kylie boulevard. that caused her minivan to jump the curb, slam into the house,
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swing around and slam into another house. the woman who lives next door said it was pretty frightening. >> there was a screech and shaking of the house. so got up, called 911, and then ran outside to make sure everything was okay, what happened, was it an earthquake? it was definitely not an earthquake. >> she said the driver also took out two pillars from the front of her home. emergency repair work by utility crews forced some residents out of their homes for several hours and they had no gas for a few hours as well. >> san francisco fire officials are asking artists to stop painting the fire hydrants. chronicle reporting that 30 to 40 hydrants have been painted over the last few months, but pproblem it can cause confusion for firefighters. those hydrants are painted specific colors with specific markings to tell crews how much water pressure is available and which mains are being used. the city has to pay about $4,000 to remove the hydrants, check them for damage, repair them if
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there is damage, and then reinstall them. unwanted riders on b.a.r.t., and now a b.a.r.t. train is getting scrubbed down this weekend. a rider says he found bed bugs on his leg on thursday after he got on the train at 19th station in oakland. he e-mails b.a.r.t., and b.a.r.t. workers took the train out of service for cleaning. b.a.r.t. released a statement saying our vehicles are not conducive hosts for insect habitation or propagation. but it is possible that insects can be introduced via the person or belongings of other riders. sorry we read those stories. they make your itchy. a musical street party honored the life and legacy of ceasar chavez. sunny skies yesterday for the 14th annual festival and parade in the mission district. classic rides lined the streets as street vendors tempted the crowds. >> it brings everybody together, and it's just a good time for
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everybody to have. and for kids, too, to see where our parents came from. >> this is one of the largest celebrations honoring the civil rights leader in northern california. from the farm to the ballpark, coming up on today in the bay, we'll give you a first look at the fresh spin on the food being rolled out at at&t park. and the view over the south bay this morning, san jose, blanket of low clouds, still about 3,000 feet at the top of the clouds, but sunshine and warmer temperatures, part of your sunday forecast. a look at that when we come back.
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peeking out the window in foster city this morning, this is what we see, but don't be deceived by the clouds there, nor by the clouds along the coast in san francisco, because it is going to be nice and warm and sunny, rob says. cherry blossoms blooming all over the city, northern
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california cherry blossom festival is happening this weekend in san francisco's japan town. the second largest festival highlighting the flowers outside of washington, d.c. >> what is unique is it has about 25,000 people. it's all done by volunteers, no paid staff. the heart is shown here, making everybody feel comfortable and happy at the festival here. >> the festival's grand parade will be held next weekend on easter sunday. >> the giants continue their opening week at home today when they take on the rockies at 1:05, and fans can still look forward to the standard ballpark fare, but peanuts, hotdogs, garlic fries not the only thing at at&t park this year. now we have something new. brats, kale, and pickle chips. here's damian with a tour that might make you like baseball even if you don't like baseball. >> it's safe to say you won't go hungry coming to the ball game.
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there's a wide variety of food items on the menu. some traditional, some new items, some are healthy, some are deeply fried. select a region and chances are the giants will have a hotdog to match that region, and if it's another kind of foot you like, you'll likely find it at the park, from tamales and caramel apples to the traditional garlic fries. and a new brat. >> this year, we came up with a new bratwurst. it's made with gordon beer. we're putting it on a pretzel bun, and it's in saurkraut and spicy brown mustard. >> if that isn't enough, bite into another new item. >> we're going to try fried pickle chips this year, it's an item we think the kids will really like, and i'm hoping we have lines at the fried pickle chip stand. >> if you're watching yourg caloric intake, the giants are also unveiling their new
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vegetable garden. it was still under construction a week ago. it will have fresh vegetables including kale. >> there's going to be a variety of different vegetables and things that are actually going to be grown on site, and the idea is that we're going to use some of that, the vegetables as toppings on like flatbreads and healthy sandwiches and some of the soups and smoothies. >> a variety at the yard. and the giants say they have also added to their vast seafood menu this year. we're at at&t park. i'm damian trujillo. >> are the vegetables going to have nice weather to grow in? rob is here with a look at the forecast. good gardening weather this weekend. >> a critical part of the process. the sun will come out. it's going to take a while for san francisco. first pitch at 1:05. 65 at first pitch. cloudy skies. inland locations around pleasanton, livermore, trivalley, inner parts of the
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east bay, places that see the temperatures climb up as we head to the afternoon. right now outside, a lot of clouds. we have low clouds essentially from san jose across the bay, over toward san francisco, where it's 54 degrees. all gray for now, and that marine layer is 3,000 feet thick, but above the low clouds, we'll see north winds that will start to clear things out as we go through the afternoon. right now, low clouds and misty skies possible through 9:00 or 10:00 this morning, and as we head past lunch time, we'll see the inland vacations, the valleys, the east bay and south of san jose warming up 5 to 8 degrees and as we head to the evening, a slightly weaker sea breeze. we should see mostly 60s and 70s for the bay area and a few spots getting close to 80. another sign that we'll see  warming today is the sea breeze. warm clouds that came in overnight, but the sea breeze this morning about half as strong as yesterday at the same time. we will see high pressure
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building in for today, into monday, and this will lead to our temperatures climbing up and eventually lead to clearing out to the coast, northwest winds help to break out some of the low clouds heading into the afternoon. by 5:00, notice some patches of low clouds on the coast, and we shouldn't see nearly as many low clouds inland as we head to tomorrow morning. just patches along the clouds along the coast. what has changed is we had this cool start to the weekend. area of low pressure tracking through southern california. now heading off to arizona and new mexico, and this is going to allow high pressure to build in for about 48 hours. we'll get a benefit today with warming temperatures and maybe into monday, we could see temperatures climbing up more. you could see am of that in the seven-day forecast. any chances of rain this week don't look good at all. for the bay area, clouds passing by. high pressure will weaken enough to cool us down wednesday and thursday, but the rain way off to the north. there's a system off shore next
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sunday into next monday. may toss a few showers our way. don't think it's going to impact easter, but it could bring changes in the next ten days, a chance of showers, but nothing in the seven-day forecast for you, and certainly nothing as we wrap up the weekend. we'll see temperatures eventually hitting the 70s around san jose. mid-70s for san jose. warmer locations around saratoga and campbell, mid- to upper 70s for the afternoon. peninsula, upper 60s and low 70s. warmish temperatures around the bay area. we should see those highs in the upper 70s to near 80 in pleasanton, and the north bay looking pretty comfortable with highs in the mid-70s. next two days will be the warmest days we see at least to start the week. notice a temperature drop in the south bay for tuesday. same story, peninsula and into san francisco. the trivalley, we should see at least two days, today and tomorrow, with a chance of close to 80, and then big time cooling.
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breezy as well. tuesday and wednesday, as the winds pick up off the ocean. temperatures dropping down approaching the middle part of the week. >> thank you. a miracle surgery coming up on today in the bay. >> how a bay area doctor helped this man become a father after a botched childhood sirkm scission.
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recommended by vets. loved by dogs. from the makers of frontline® plus. the addition of another life. a man who thought he would never have a family of his own traveled thousands of miles here to the bay area for a special reunion. not with family or friends but with his doctor. today in the bay's stephanie trung has more on his rare and complex surgery. >> they traveled 2200 miles from mississippi to california for a special celebration. of the 6 months this baby has
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lived. it would include a special reunion. mike moore and wife heather say why their doctor didn't physically deliver memphis, he did deliver a miracle. >> oh, my gosh. and how have you been doing now? >> when mike was just 7 years old, he underwent a botched circumcision that spread severe infection, forcing doctors to hamp tate. he lived without normal anatomy for years. >> i had a psychiatrist, three or four different doctors. >> he would fall into deep depression until seven years agree when he met with dr. lee who specialized in reconstructive plastic surgery. >> using tissue from his thigh. >> it was the second time dr. lee ever performed this surgery. >> then to go and have a baby, that is, as far as i know, a world's first. >> stanford performs nearly 500 major reconstructive complex surgeries every year, 200 of which involve intricate
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microsurgeries. from allowing people to eat again, fixing cleft lips and pallets to separating conjoined twins and separating arms and l legs. >> what we do in plastic surgery is not so much life-saving perhaps, but it's life giving. >> that gift of life is something mike still emotionally wrestles with every day. >> i want anybody who had to go through what i had to go through, it's possible to have a child. i held him for the first time. i didn't know what to think. heart warming. for the rest of my life --
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>> for this dad, superheroes and their stories hold a special place in his heart. after all, they make miracles happen. >> i bought him the super man stuff because i know he's a miracle. >> for emphasis, they dress him in a cape which even adorns his tinea shoes and labels with the famous "s." >> i love the symbol. it's hope. for him to be here, something had to go right. >> he's like, i'm a miracle. that was stephanie reporting. it has come full circle. mike says it was a news story his uncle saw in 2005 of the first time dr. lee performed the surgery that inspired him to try it. dr. lee says there is a lack of awareness that these very specific procedures are available, and the moores say they're going to start trying for baby number two. >> one of the students who survived the deadly bus crash tells us what he saw. coming up on today in the bay, why he disagrees with other
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eyewitness accounts. >> and we had the latest on the missing malaysian jet liner and why optimism has been tempered today. ♪ hey, that's the last crescent! oh, did you want it? yeah. we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half. that's not half!
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good morning to you. looking live from our camera outside -- from palo alto looking towards the bridge in the difference. and in emeryville, we can see the city, well, we would if the low cloud cover would just lift a little bit. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez along with rob mayeda who said today will be a little warmer than yesterday. >> for inland locations around the east bay or inner valley to the trivalley, we should see temperatures climb up, but the morning looking like a replay of yesterday. 54 degrees right now, and by 11:00 to lunch time, we'll see the low clouds break up inland which should allow our temperatures to clie to the
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mid-70s. aparound napa, 75. 75 in san francisco, as we plan the breakup of the low clouds, we should take into the afternoon, you'll notice patches of low clouds on the coast as winds turn more out of the north in the day. that should mix down drier air and break up the low clouds we're seeing. temperatures around the bay area if you're heading to santa cruz, should see more sunshine. school cool in monterey at 63, and reno, still breezy. we could see changes near the end of the seven-day forecast. we'll have a look at that in a few minutes. >> thank you varmuch. >> we're following a developing story this morning. smoke still rising from the rubble of four berkeley businesses and the damage estimate rising, too. it's expected to be in the millions of dollars. the fire appears to have started at the wooden duck furniture store on eastshore highway next to interstate 80 and not far from the university exit.
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the fire was reported around 8:00 last night and quickly went to six alarms. someone in a neighboring business saw the flames and called 911. the property owner tells us the fire spread from the furniture store to three other businesses, import tiles, joshua tree, and thriving lifestyles. >> oh, my god. this is so crazy because it's going to take -- i can't imagine what it's going to take to put all these businesses back together. >> one of those businesses is his business. he doesn't just own the property. he owns import tiles as well and he said his loss in inventory alone exceeds $1 million, never mind the building. there's no word on the cause of the fire, but we do know firefighters still on the scene watching for hot spots and ready to investigate what the cause was. no reports of injuries. >> the fire caused a huge backup on east bay freeways. here's what interstate 80 looked like around 9:00 as the fire was still raging. traffic slowed in both directions as that fire burned
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between university aeft and gillman street. there was lots of smoke in the air as well and our viewers say they could see the flames for miles. >> we are continuing to follow another developing story this morning. the head-on crash near red bluff that killed ten people, five of them students. investigators continue to comb through the wreckage left behind. what we can tell you this morning is that the bus was brand new, only on the road for a month before that crash. the driver of the bus tried to stop, according to investigators, leaving 175 miles of skid marks leading to the crash site. but federal investigators say the driver of the fedex truck that slammed into the tour bus did not appear to brake at all. they say the truck left no skid marks as it careens across the median and slammed into the bus. >> the initial inspection, the mechanical condition of the vehicles has already started. it's extremely difficult due to the fire damage. >> it was already in flames? >> already in flames, yeah. it wasn't coming from the front or the engine. it was more from behind the cab.
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>> that woman is one of the witnesses being spoken to by investigators. their vehicle and their witness statements are being examined by the ntsb. the ntsb also asking for more witnesses to come forward. >> while authorities are working frantically to figure out what caused the deadly crash, we spoke with an 18-year-old student who was onboard the bus. we have this powerful story, which includes details that could be sensitive to some viewers. >> over the last two nights, miles hill has awoken from the same dream. >> after closing my eyes, all i could see was fire and i could hear the screams of people who were burning alive and i could hear the boom of the bus when it exploded. >> as a survivor, it's hard not to go back in time and remember all of the ways the accident could have been prevented. >> our bus was late. it was an hour late. we were supposed to leave at 6:30. all of the buses were supposed to leave at 6:30.
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>> he said earlier in the trip, the bus had been involved in another small accident that led them to be in the wrong place at the exact wrong time. >> that really hadn't happened, then the really bad accident wouldn't have happened. >> and finally, when the moment did arrive, he watched from right behind the seat of the driver. >> he had time to move out of the way, but he was in shock, just as i was, and that prevented him from moving the wheel. >> like other witnesses, miles disputes acts that the fedex truck was in fire before the crash. >> was not on fire at all. >> tonight, there are things he wishes he never would have seen, after spending nine hours getting to know other students and chaperones who lost their lives. >> i watched him on fire before i kicked out the window. then there were two, michael and madeleine, they were engaged. they died on impact. and i saw that happen. >> scotty schwartz reporting
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from chico. stay with nbc bay area for the latest on the bus crash. or head to nbcbayarea.com for up to the minute news. >> investigators are trying to figure out what led to the death of a peninsula hiker whose body was found yesterday. magdalena glinkowski went for a hike in the state park two weeks ago and never returned home. an all-out search last weekend turned up nothing, but then surveillance footage and a dip from a jogger prompted them to zero in oba specific region of the 6,000 acre park. that's where they discovered the woman's body yesterday morning. >> the body was located in a very remote, rugged area, a drainage off what might be considered one of the more common trails used here in the mountains. it's unusual for people to travel these areas which would explain as to why she had not been located up to this point. >> detectives say they don't yet know how glinkowski died but experienced hikers tell us the trail he was hiking is pretty
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dangerous where a person could easily slip and fall. optimism over four underwater signals believed to be coming from the missing flight 370 appear to wane this morning. the sea has gone quiet and australia's prime minister is warning that the massive search is likely to be long, up to 12 planes and 14 ships scoured the southern indian ocean today for debris from the missing plane, but no new electronic pings have been heard in five days and the batteries powering the beacon on the plane's black box recorders may already be dead. >> it sounds as though the battery life has come to an end. it certifies for 30 days. we're now into day 36. it's not likely it's going to last much more. >> officials say that once they are confident no more sounds will be heard, a robotic device will be send down to scour for wreckage across the vast area in extremely deep water. >> chilean officials say a large
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forest fire raging in an eastern port city has killed at least four people and destroyed 500 homes. firefighters have had difficulty fighting the blaze because of the city's landscape, which is surrounded by dozens of steep hills where most people live. the fire has destroyed hundreds of homes and forces hundreds of residents to evacuate the area. according to the mayor of the town, there have not been any reports of injuries just yet. firefighters still working to put out the fire, it is unknown how the blaze started. still ahead, the giants have a good news/bad news day on the diamond, and some shark history was made in the desert. what joe pavelski has done that only three before him have done as well.
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good morning to you. loorbing at a very dramatic picture in oakland this morning. dreary, gray clouds that are going to lift and give way to sunshine this afternoon.
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and in san francisco, we're looking at golden gate park in the distance where folks are probably out getting some exercise. we're glad you're with us instead this morning. the giants were hoping that after two subpar starts to open the season, ace matt cane would find the third time the charm. he would only give up one run in the afternoon. troy tulowitzki with the fly ball to right. hunter pence makes the catch, but the throw to the plate is late and rockies take a 1-0 lead. unfortunately for the giants, that's the way it would stand. despite several chances, they wr not able to get a run across the plate, but here's an optimistic bruce bochy. >> two, three guys who aren't swinging the bat like they can. so i can't tell you if they're pressed or not, sometimes that's human nature if you don't get off to a great start, you start looking at numbers. hopefully they're not. they're good hitters. they'll come around. you know, numbers will be up there at the end of the day.
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it would be niesz to get them going now, though. >> seattle now and the a's taking on the mariners. josh donaldson provided early offense with the first-inning home run. two runs shot. and sonny gray would take care of the rest, striking out a career high nine batters. oakland wins it 3-1. and to the ice and phoenix where the sharks versus the coyotes under way. joe pavelski looking for his first 40-goal season, and he got it, and then some. scoring twice in the first period, becoming only the fourth sharkers player in history to join the 40-goal club. san jose hangs on for a 3-2 win in the desert. still ahead, the race for governor looks lopsided after the first major poll is released, but is it too early to consider jerry brown a shoo-in? our political analyst joins us next.
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the first major poll for the 2014 governor's race is out and it looks like a slam dunk for incumbent jerry brown, but can he make the lead last? larry gerston joins us now. i think to call it one-sided is actually being kind. it's not lopsided. it's just upended. >> is there another side? let's not jump the gun here. so far, so good. if you're jerry brown, yeah, you have to feel good about it. take a look at the field poll. that's what we're talking about. the results released just a couple days ago. by golly, there's jerry brown by himself, 57%. tim donnelly, 17%, next three are republicans. andrew blount, 3%, and others, 21%. okay, others/undecided, okay. okay, numbers are always fun, especially for people like me, but there's a couple caveats. it's early.
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let's remember that, and brown's popularity with the voters coincides with his approval rating as governor, and the economy is just rolling around. 59% are saying, yeah, he's a good guy. we like him, but we have to wait on all that. >> so the state's new top two primary systems, but even the first time, the majority in the primary doesn't prevent a run-off in november, so talk about how this is going to work. you look perplexed. >> i'm trying to be objective, neutral, that's my job, so i'm not going to say anything bad. this is new state-wide. we did it two years ago for the local assembly, state senate and congressional elections. so under the top two system, what happens is especially when it's been used for state-wide offices like now, the top two guys, whoever they are, run off against each other in the general election.
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regardless of their political party or margin of victory. so it could be two democrats running. it could be two republicans or a combination. and the other thing is, the first place finisher could get as many as maybe 70% or 80% in june, the second place finisher, 10% or 15%, doesn't matter. okay, there's going to be a run-off no matter what. and there's another change to consider here, too, and that is voters can support anyone, even if he or she is of another party. so a democrat could vote for a republican. a republican could vote for a democrat. so the system is wide open. there's no question about it. we all have to learn more about it. >> obviously, jerry brown is going to be one of those two, unless something major happens. >> it would appear. >> and it could, anything is possible, so who do you think is going to be fighting for that second spot? >> yeah, for me, this is where it gets really interesting.
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okay, the fight seems to be for the soul of the republican party. tim donnelly, who has expressed harsh words against immigration, opposes same-sex marriage, he has 17%, towering over another conservative, andrew blount, the mayor of laguna hills. and then there's neal gaskari, and he's the wild card because he joined the race late, but he's got more than a million dollars in the bank while the two conservatives have very little. we want to watch him. >> i just started to see his political ads hitting the airwaves as well. it seems like maybe he's starting those sooner than everybody else. >> he's got to catch up. it's one thing to come in with a million bucks. now you have to start spending it, and he has waited a while to do that, no question about it. here's what we want to watch between now and june 31st. look at the leaves on the trees instead of just the forest for a second. can brown cruise to victory
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without scandals? we've seen a few of those in the democratic party recently, or economicdisaster? will moderate kashkari be able to wrestle second place and take over the republican party in a way that has not gone the last 20 or 30 years? and how will the 21%, that's one fifth of the voters, move as we get to june 3rd? yeah, things look like they're cruising right now, butut for m who comes in second is going to be the story. >> sometimes that is the story. thank yoyou very much, larry. we'll see you soon. still ahead on today in the bay, a new look at technology that turns cars invisible. my parallel parker is about to get worse. >> right now, we're looking live over san francisco. you're seeing mostly cloudy skies, but a mostly warmer forecast. despite the low clouds for our inland valley today i'll have a look at that when we come back.
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we're once again waking up to low clouds. the marine layer up to 3,000 feet thick, just like yesterday morning, which means drizing around the hilltops around the east of downtown, san jose. go 54 degrees currently. the temperatures mainly in the low 50s. closer to san francisco, low clouds over the bay bridge, and you can see the bay bridge on the east bay, too, mostly gray skies for now. however, we'll start to see changes by around 10:00 this morning. the low clouds and some of the mist out there will start to break up and by lunch time, at least for some of our inland locations around the east bay and areas south of san jose, we should see temperatures warming at least five degrees above yesterday. and then by the evening, temperatures climbing up, probably hanging on to some 70s
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towards sunset after 7:43 tonight with patchy low clouds on the coast and a little more sunshine to wrap up the weekend. right now, one of the changes we're seeing is the sea breeze, just a shadow of its former self from last night. we had winds howling at 20 to 30 miles per hour. this hour, 24 hours ago, fairfield had southwest winds at 25. now the winds down to 6 miles per hour. so yes, the low clouds have surged inland, but the push of that marine layer starting to back off, and the wind direction will begin to shift as we head to the afternoon. as the winds begin to mix down out of the north, what it's going oo do is drop down drier air and brake up the clouds in the morning and for the afternoon, we should see more sunshine on the coast. a few degrees warming inland and probably at least a couple degrees on the coast with a little more sunshine for the afternoon, and then tonight, just some patches of low clouds near the seashore, and nowhere near the coverage inland for tomorrow morning in terms of the low clouds for your monday morbing commute. the change we're seeing right
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now is this area of low pressure beginning to leave southern california, opening the door for high pressure, at least short term, to build in. this is going to lead to warming and the change in the wind direction. wind coming out of the north in the day, which will help to break up the low clouds and boost the temperatures 5 to 10 degrees for valley locations through the next two days. middle part of the week, we'll get cooling as the high pressure weakens, system passing by to the north will toss clouds our way. unfortunately, we could use spring rain, but it doesn't seem to be in the cards, up to next saturday, looking dry for california and most of the west coast except seattle, will see showers at times. 75 today in san jose. upper 60s to low 70s. 65 degrees, and we should see temperatures around first pitch time close to 65 for that game with the temperatures there around the city. you'll see a slight warm-up around san francisco compared to yesterday. 75 today in the south bay.
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peninsula temperatures next two days hanging oon to the 70s. everybody begins to cool down on tuesday. this includes the north bay and the trivalley. mid-70s today, close toaty on monday, and then the temperatures come down tuesday into wednesday. breezy with more clouds, but still no rain in the forecast. >> all right, thank you very much, rob. pope francis led a palm sunday service at the vatican this morning, breaking with tradition and addressing more than 100,000 faithful entirely off the cuff. in his address, pope francis called on people, himself included, to look into their own hearts to see how they're living their lives. after the service, the pontiff seemed to have perked up immensely. posing for photographs with young pilgrims, palm sunday marks the day the bible said jesus rode into jerusalem to the cheers of crowds the week before christians believed he rose from the dead. >> and now the bay area may be ruined by a lunar eclipse. the so called blood moon can be
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seen tomorrow night, and that's when the earth gets between the sun and moon, blocking most of the light, causing the moon to turn dark red in color. it also blocks warmth and the satellite which is orbiting the moon, needs the warmth for the instruments to work. it's the first spacecraft designed from nasa that has been orbiting the moon and collecting information since last accept. >> ever wonder what you ran over? land rover is making sure you know whether it was a pot hole or something else. check this out. new technology that uses cameras and heads-up displays to make the front of the car invisible. it's designed for off-roading and maneuver in close quarters, but think about parking in a small spot. it will be included in the 2015 model. no word on how much extra it will cost. i guess if my car is invisible, it helps with my parallel parking. if your car is invisible, i'm
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good sunday morning. we're talking about the politics of health care. is the resignation of kathleen sebelius a sign of siuccess for failure for the president's health care law. we'll have an exclusive interview. and with republican president candidates in hamp this weekend making it clear they'll continue the health care fight. we'll discuss what promises to be a pivotal issue in november's midterm. plus, boston strong. one year later. ahead of the anniversary of the boston marathon bombings, i went to the city for a special discussion on how boston is recovering from tragedy with a unique round table and an audience of first responders. >> i take the events of that day

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