from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." 7:00 on your saturday morning. a live picture there of fremont on a day that started a little cloudy but shows some real potential. good saturday morning. thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock in for kris sanchez. what is the best way to start out your weekend? mid 70s temperatures, probably wouldn't hurt. let's check your forecast with meteorologist anthony slaughter. >> the best way with sunshine too, we are looking at a good mix of sun and clouds as we head

through the rest of this weekend. about an hour ago we had a good band of low clouds drift through. a weak cold front that will drift through and temperatures will be similar to where they were yesterday, almost a carbon copy, if you will. low 70s for our inland valleys and 60s at the coast. clouds across the micro climates especially in the east bay, more low clouds against the east bay mountains, but notice a good peek of sunshine here and there through some of the clouds and we will have more on that game today, the oakland a's taking on the astros later on around 1:00. more on that coming up in just a bit. later on again, we're talking about temperatures that will be very seasonal for this time of year. nothing overly warm, mid 70s, room temperature there, in the south bay, east bay and north bay. notice in san francisco it's not going to be overly warm, 64 degrees will do it for your high temperature for today. we are expecting a warmer day for tomorrow. in fact in the south bay close to 80 for your easter sunday before temperatures fall big

time, maybe a 15 degree drop by the time we get into tuesday and wednesday because rain is in the forecast. we'll talk about that rain coming up in just a little bit. sam, back to you. >> we'll enjoy it while it lasts. thank you very much. different day, same story. bay area drivers say they have been complaining for months now and no action has been taken as of yet to fix the lights on a major local highway. we're talking about a busy stretch of interstate 280 from the 11th street on ramp to the highway 87 interchange. elected representatives in san jose tell residents copper thieves are to blame. with copper now commanding more than $4 a pound making lights an attractive target. resident says their complaints have largely fall on deaf ears and been in the dark for at least two months now. cal trans says it's aware of the problem but cannot keep up with repairs. >> just in the year 2012, statewide we had to spend $50 million on repairing the damage done by copper wire thieves. >> do something about this. don't just let it go on. >> residents obviously very

frustrated. california is trying to crack down on copper theft. the state has laws requiring recycling centers to check a photo i.d. or take their picture and obtain a thumb print and the suller must come back three days later to collect their money and receive a check. until the problem is adequately addressed drivers maintain the stage is set for an accident any day now. a scathing report on san jose's police department reveals all sorts of sordid activities including san jose police officers who had sex while on the clock, both of whom are still employed by the department. that is just one of several serious findings revealed in an independent audit of sjpd. 35 officers broke rules the report says, some as simple as speeding, others cited for serious misconduct, such as ignoring rape claims, and failing to investigate a young boy reported missing. that lengthy report also points out that out of 177 allegations of excessive force by officers last year, internal investigations claimed that none

were actually legitimate. the independent police auditor is demanding greater accountability that any officer who lies about confirmed misbehavior be fired immediately. >> this is the first time we've put forth this recommendation. to me it's a no-brainer if you have an officer that lies to internal affairs and deemed to have lied that officer shouldn't be a police officer anywhere let alone the san jose police department. >> san jose police leaders received the report late yesterday. they say they will not comment until they've finished reviewing the whole thing. the city council plans to discuss the matter at next week's meeting. uc berkeley under a federal microscope because of its handling of sexual violence on campus. the scrutiny comes after dozens of students and alumni filed a complaint with the u.s. office for civil rights. they claim uc berkeley kept victims of sexual assault in the dark about what was being done and did not fairly and thoroughly punish the attackers. uc berkeley says it will cooperate fully with the

investigation and tighten its protocol for handling sexual assault cases. a state probe is also in progress. a bay area woman dies at a popular music festival near palm springs. a reminder the concert scene can certainly be dangerous. the riverside coroner's office says 24-year-old kim truong collapsed at the coachella festival on sunday. she died according to authorities of a possible drug overdose. it's not clear where she got it. regulators say it's important to be smart in an environment right for abuse. >> don't take candy from strangers and not drugs. and also you need to know what it is that you're taking. >> certainly no laughing matter here. the riverside coroner's office says toxicology test results may tell investigators why truong died. those results expected to be available in about four weeks. more heartwrenching news from mill valley where for the second time in a week a woman has been found dead on a mount

tamalpais. police say no signs of foul play but are planning an autopsy on the woman you see, marie sanner, a 50-year-old kindergarten teacher discovered on thursday it. her father reported her missing when sanner did not come home from a hike. doesn't look like this case is in any way linked to a men lo park woman who disappeared on march 30th. magdalena glinkowski's body was found on saturday not far from where sanner was located. a deadly stabbing attack on a pit bull in san francisco has dog owners on edge this morning. it happened early friday morning while a man was walking his dog in the mission district. police say the two other men accosted and ganged up on him trying to grab his pit bull. the dog owner fought back. he realized his pit bull had been stabbed once the two attackers ran away. the dog died later at an animal hospital. >> i hope they throw the book at them. absolutely. to try to hurt a, you know,

defenseless animal, it's like -- it's outrageous as if someone tried to stab a child. >> police haven't found the two men responsible yet but they are facing felony animal cruelty charges. california's drought is bad but not as bleak as first thought. federal water leaders announced because of the rain and snow we've had over the past few months the sacramento valley will get 75% of the water it is requesting. until now it was just getting about 40%. still saint leaders urged everybody to keep on conserving. california is still in what's considered a severe drought. with next year looming with the potential for another one. now to a developing story from across the world. more bodies have been recovered this morning after a ferry sank off of south korea's southern coast earlier in the week. now bringing that total death toll to 32. as divers continue their search efforts for possible survivors three more bodies were recovered. the coast guard says strong currents and rain have made it difficult to get inside of the

ferry where most of the passengers are believed to be trapped. the ferry's cap tape was arrested this week on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in feed. two crew members are under arrest. that ferry was carrying 4 75 passengers when it sank. 264 people remain unaccounted for. much more still ahead on "today in the bay." coming up a thief candy store morphs into a drive in and not by choice. and it's been 108 years since the massive earthquake in san francisco. why scientists still cannot predict when the next big one will hit. we'll be right back. [ mom ] hi, we're the pearsons, and we love chex cereal.

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you are watching "today in the bay." 7:10 on your saturday morning. a live picture there of sew noll on a day shaping up to be very nice and for the sports fans among us, a shot of the sap center where the local hockey

team the san jose sharks victorious yesterday and playing again tomorrow in an interstate rivalry against the kings. this was not exactly the drop in customers expected. this photo from a viewer captures the unlikely scene inside of a see's candy store yesterday afternoon. the car came crashing through the wall after colliding with another vehicle on contra costa boulevard. easter is a busy time for see's candy where there were 11 employees inside the store as well as about 30 customers. remarkably nobody was seriously hurt. the two drivers involved in the crash were the only people injured. many customers were left rattled and the damage to the store is quite extensive. mexico rocked by a 7.2 earthquake yesterday. amazingly no reports of deaths or major damage. officials say an early warning system gave people extra notice before that quake struck. mexico city got more than a minute's warning before the shaking started. many are wondering why california does not have a similar system in place.

"today in the bay" sheryl herd has more on the technology that could potentially save lives. >> reporter: an earthquake alert system came alive on mexico television system. an anchor could be seen getting his audience ready. more than a minute later the studio started shaking. cra ka h california has an alert system but a system in the making. >> we have a working prototype of the early warning system throughout california. however, we don't have the people to back it up. >> an earthquake. we're having an earthquake. >> while news anchors at ktla were sliding underneath the desks during an earthquake in southern california last month, seismic sensors were gathering information for the state's alert system. researchers at cal tech in pasadena got an alert eight seconds before the shaking started. seismologists in california have made progress when it comes to

alerting the public to earthquakes but they are making little to no progress when it comes to predicting a quake. >> our best guess as of 20 years ago as to how to do the short-term prediction was to monitor the fault as closely as possible. >> reporter: experts have been doing that for years. but a pre-earthquake signal is undetectab undetectable. meanwhile, bay area residents know earthquakes are a way of life here and it's something they deal with. >> as they say in the next 30 years there's going to be a big earthquake but there's really nothing to be done about it. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. not too comforting. yesterday also marked the 108th anniversary of the 1906 san francisco of this. that 7.2 magnitude quake killed thousands and leveled 500 city blocks. better plans and infrastructure, that is the big difference for san francisco firefighters today compared to the 1906 quake.

fast-moving fire at a mission bay construction site tested the system last month. firefighters kept the flames from spreading. emergency responders were honored for their work. >> we learn something every single time we come together. we learn from other disasters of other cities. we learn from international disasters. from other countries. and we bring it back home. we ask, what else have we not thought about? >> the firefighters say the people should be ready to survive on their own in the event of a disaster. they recommend having enough food, water and first aid supplies for up to four days at a time. a packed show for you on "today in the bay." coming up next the space crash that everyone anticipated and why it's being hailed a success. and we're waking up to a little bit of sunshine this morning and some fog. but we are going to see a warm weekend and a chance of rain finally in the forecast as we move through this upcoming week. details on that after this break. ♪

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you are watching "today in the bay." almost 7:17 on your saturday morning. the full bay area covered on what is shaping up to be a very nice day. first a live picture there of san jose and then we move up to the north bay and san rafael where folks are just starting to get up. a spectacular launch and lunar landing all part of a big day in the space program powered by bay area technology. our business and tech reporter scott budman spent the day at nas ta san anselmo to bri-- naso bring us these details. >> this is a mockup of the spacecraft that landed on the lunar surface on purpose not before 160 days of research that taught us more about our satellite than we've ever known. you're looking at a $280 million spacecraft, crash landing into the moon, and nasa calls it a

big success even though while it found lunar water. >> there is a significant amount of water in the moon in the form of ice at the pole. >> reporter: the lieu flar atmosphere and dust environment explorer designed and built at nasa aims, can confirm we won't be living on the moon any time soon. >> it is very, very hot during the daytime, very, very cold duri during the nighttime, intense radiation. if you're going to have life, that water has to be in its liquid state and liquid water cannot exist on the moon. >> and liftoff of the falcon 9 rocket and dragon. >> reporter: but it is a banner time for the american space program. space x run by people likely inspired by the moon landing of 1969, successfully launched its latest rocket, heading to the space station. >> the cross mission, confirm the absence of water.

>> reporter: while on the ground, the next generation is inspired by the program. >> what we are learning on the moon can be extended to other locations throughout the solar system. you know, this is a stepping stone. >> reporter: nasa says ladee has inspired it to go back to the moon soon for research and maybe even to mine some of those icy deposits. at nasa ames, scott budman, nbc bay area fuse. >> scott budman alws good for pearls of wisdom. we need rain, nobody is denying that. in the meantime warm and sunny temperatures aren't a bad consolation. let's check in with your meteorologist anthony slaughter with a look at your forecast. >> good morning, sam. i want to give you a quick update right now. about 30 minutes ago an earthquake off the solomon islands, 7.5, very large in its magnitude. the thing about this we do not have a tsunami warning issued for the california coast but there is a tsunami warning

issued for the soloman islands and papua new guinea. you may hear more about this as the day progresses that just happened about 20 minutes ago. all right. let's get you back here at home and what we're finding and you can see as we look from our satellite and radar perspective not a whole lot happening. we did have a few low clouds push through earlier today and those are still actually making their way out of the region. you can see that from our oakland sky cam, those low clouds mixed with the blue sky. temperature right now of 53 degrees. quite a crisp start if you will to the day. and you'll notice as we look in san francisco, that fog starting to push out. we had a little marin layer drift up here as the cloud deck moved in and you can see the camera rallying shaking around this morning. gusts up to about 30 miles per hour in the city by the bay and overall as we head through date the winds will relax just a bit, but it's still going to be fairly nice day. 60s at the coast, 70s for our inland valleys, in the south bay you can see completely cleared out. this is what we're going to be looking at in our inland

valleys. a good mix of sunshine through most of the weekend. the thing about it, look at this, tomorrow, temperatures climb about 8 degrees for our inland valley. it's going to be remarkably warmer to your easter sunday. especially in our inland valleys. monday and tuesday, temperatures fall off. we're back into the 60s in our inland cities for tuesday and wednesday. about a 15 degree drop from sunday to tuesday and that's because we do have rain in the forecast for tuesday and for wednesday. we'll start you off with your micro climate forecast for today. pick out your city and you can see it's going to be nice wherever you go. the micro climates in full effect for today. 73 in san jose. meanwhile, in san francisco, only ability 63 in the embarcade embarcadero. jacket weather across the coastline. in the peninsula where you'll find a mix of 60s to low 70s especially in places like palo alto. the north bay, 74 for napa, 75 for santa rosa. oakland, 72 degrees, make for a beautiful day for the ball game later this afternoon as the oakland a's take on the astros.

temperatures right near 70 for first pitch. pops up to 72 and end of the game a few clouds in there, 68 degrees. again, the rest of your micro climates, livermore 74, for today and danville you'll be at 73 degrees. let's talk about that rain that's headed our way again, area of high pressure in control for the weekend. that's why it's going to be incredibly warm for tomorrow, but here comes our next storm system. the thing about this system, it's going to be moving to our north so we're going to get clipped by the tail end of it. we may get a few showers, monday night, but i do think the better chance is going to come for tuesday. the unfortunate thing, look at these rainfall amounts. i mean it couldn't get any worse than this. i mean we really need the rain. and we're only talking about maybe trace amounts with this next system unfortunately. and again that will be more fun monday and tuesday. next weekend more impressive system that could offer more than just a few hundredths of an inch of rain. >> thank you very much. much more still ahead on

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welcome back. in the bay area as you know we are surrounded by incredible wealth but also incredible generosity. as you're about to see in the bay area proud you don't have to be rich to be generous. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas shows us the lesson one school can teach all of us. >> not too long ago, a kindergartner's mom walked into the principal's office at east palo alto cesar chavez academy to ask if she could hold a bake sale at the school. she was told no. but the principal said she had two good reasons for doing so. one at a school where 96% of the students receive free or reduced priced lunches bake sales aren't allowed. the other. >> that's not going to be

enough. i know firsthand that bake sales only give you $100 when really this mother needs more than that. >> reporter: that's because she says the mother was trying to raise money to pay for her son's cancer treatment. >> he's been a little better lately. but also you'll see him running off to the bathroom. and sometimes see him come into the office my stomach hurts, i feel very sick, can i go home. >> reporter: but while she had to tell the mom her request was denied, she told her her timing was perfect. cesar chavez's academy motto is dream big, work hard, give back. and every march is when the giving back happens. >> we needed a plan to give back. >> reporter: so when members of the student council and renaissance club met to choose how to give back this year, they didn't have to look far. but what could these kids among the poorest of the bay area's poor afford to give? >> thank you. >> reporter: the answer, may have just been penny.

>> thank you. >> reporter: but it was a lot of pennies. >> thank you. >> reporter: every morning during the month of march students passed a plastic bucket from room to room. every morning students dug into their pockets and emptied their piggy banks to give and every day the tigdal wave of change grew. in the end close to $2,000. much of it one penny at a time. >> when you step back and you just sew the seed, insta gait a little greatness in them, they will surprise you. >> reporter: it may not be everything the sick boy's family needs, but it may just be a lesson we all need about giving what you can even when it's just a little. garvin thomas, "today in the bay." >> don't underestimate any contribution. still ahead on "today in the bay," a deadly day on mount everest. a northern california man was there as an avalanche killed a dozen people. but how he managed to survive

and tell his family about it. if you live in the bay area, odds are it's consuming a large portion of your paycheck but are rents higher here than they have ever been? a closer look at reality check coming up next.

good morning. 7:30 on your saturday morning. what's shaping up to be a very nice day. a couple of live images for you right now. first san jose the guadeloupe river park and then we move, of course, to san francisco. a nice wide shot there on a day that is expected to be quite nice. good morning, and thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock in for kris sanchez today. we have nice weather on tap but it could be relatively short lived. first, though, our meteorologist anthony slaughter tracking an earthquake. >> yeah. in fact, just about an hour ago there was an earthquake off the soloman islands. 7.5 quake. no tsunami warning but there will be one that has already

been issued for this area here through the indian or through the pacific ocean from papua new guinea to the solomon islands. want to give you a head's up. this is a large earthquake that happened about an hour ago in the solo mon islands. beautiful conditions as the sun continues to come over the horizon. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. a little chill out there. and you'll notice from every micro climate perspective we are clear even from oakland where 30 minutes ago we had low clouds against the east bay mountains, even now clearing out nicely. it will be a nice day, temperatures similar to where they were yesterday. in fact, we're going for highs that are going to be very near average back into the low 70s for our inland valleys. tomorrow it's going to get toasty and then it gets cool for tuesday and wednesday. showers move in. we'll talk more about those shower chances coming up for us in a little bit. >> thanks, anthony. we'll check back in soon. to a developing story half way across the globe. more bodies have been recovered

this morning after a ferry sank off south korea's southern coast earlier this week. now bringing that death toll up to 32 people. divers continue to search for possible survivors, three more bodies were recovered. the coast guard says that strong currents and rain have made it difficult right now to get inside of that ferry where most of the passengers are suspected to be trapped. the ferry's captain was arrested this week on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need. two crew members are under arrest. the ferry was carrying 475 passengers when it sank on wednesday. currently 264 folks are still missing. it's a different day, it's the same story. bay area drivers say they have been complaining for months now and no action has thus far been taken to fix the lights on a major local highway. we're talking about a very busy stretch of interstate 280 from the 11th street on ramp to the highway 87 interchange. elected representatives in san jose tell residents that copper thieves are to blame with copper now commanding more than $4 a

pound. making lights an attractive target. residents say their complaints have fallen on daeeaf ears and been in the dark for two months now. cal trans says it's aware of the is problem but cannot keep up with the cost of repairs. >> in the year 2012 statewide we had to spend $50 million on repairing the damage done by copper wire thieves. >> you know, do something about this. don't just let it go on. >> here's the latest. california is trying to crack down on copper theft. the state has laws requiring recycling centers to check copper seller's photo i.d. or take their picture and ob tape a thumb print. the seller must come back three days later to collect their money and receive a check. until the problem is adequately addressed driver maintain the stage is set for an accident any day now. may have been the deadliest day on record for the tallest peak. an avalanche on mt. everest killed 13 team. a northern california plan was near the accident site by base

two. jim geiger updated his family and friends on his blog saying he is safe. he's attempting to become the oldest american to climb that peak. according to his website he organizes climbs every year to mount shasta and whitney. his daughter has faith in him and says he's in the best shape of his life. >> just constantly going to the gym, hikes up the mountains, carrying a 60-pound pack up and down the hill in auburn. just intense training. >> and his family does expect geiger to complete his climb by the end of the month. now to a new development in south san jose hailed as the new santana row but what many don't know is that land could be toxic. a report recently obtained by our investigative unit shows that there are carcinogens in the ground where stores and homes are popping up. the toxin called tce known to cause birth defects. it was once used in computer chip manufacturing which explains its presence.

the old ibm plant here used to be there, i should say. people who live and work nearby want to know why they didn't know about the contamination. >> i had no idea about that. i don't think that -- i think that should be investigated before they build the houses. >> that bothers me because we're here a lot. you know, we do soccer here and that's the first i've heard of it. i would have thought it would be a little more public. >> and according to the recent report, cleanup crews have tried for years to get rid of the tce but levels remain above legal standards. city leaders say they plan to make sure it's safe before families move in. we will stay on top of that. the professional social network linkedin has hit a milestone. 300 million members. it appears the mountain view bay service is growing quite quickly. 15 months ago there were 200 million members. the vision is to create economic opportunity for all of the 3.3 billion people in the global work force. now for a little perspective facebook just hit 1.3 billion

users in january. new information this week from real facts. that is a group that breaks down apartment data and found bay area rentals have jumped by double digits and prices are the highest elevated they have ever been in the area. could that claim be true. this morning's reality check we crunch the numbers over hypes or factual. it is the rhythm of the bay area's culture. streets teaming with people, buildings soaring, apartments everywhere, but nearly any of it actually affordable. >> it's as hard a time as i can remember in the bay area in terms of housing affordability. rents have risen even throughout the housing bust. remember, prices fell significantly in many parts of the bay area after the housing bubble burst but rents continued to rise. >> reporter: jed, chief economist for on-line real estate company trulia is commenting on a report released by real facts claiming average

rental prices in the bay area have never been higher. and you know what, in terms of real dollars, that's true. but it turns out the real facts report didn't account for inflation. so what we did is take the average rates from the peak of the dotcom era of 2001 in san francisco, oakland and san jose and adjusted them for today's dollars. here's what we found. in san francisco, the current average rent across all types of apartments is an eye-popping $3,057. the city's dotcom rent would be a slightly more reasonable $2,842. so the claim holds true. move over to oakland. and the average rental is now $2,187. in dotcom living the '01 rent would set you back a little over $1900. that part of the claim holds up. in san jose, a different story. current average rent is $2,066. hefty but the dotcom version of that would be over $2200.

here, the claim falls short. still, living in any of these places repains sky high in terms of price especially in san francisco. >> when we compared two bedroom units across the country the most expensive rental housing in the country now is in san francisco. even a bit ahead of new york. >> maybe a bit surprising to learn that. the silver lining here trulia says san francisco has seen twice as much construction as normal in the last year meaning there should be more supply and in theory prices should come down a little bit. for now they remain mostly at historical highs. much more ahead on "today in the bay," the warriors open up the post season against the los angeles clippers. the high flying clippers. the giants continue a tort russ trend. more on sports next. fuel reward card is really what makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #2: actually, getting a great car with 42 highway miles per gallon makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #1: point is there's never been a better time to buy a jetta tdi clean diesel. avo: during the first ever volkswagen tdi clean diesel

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morning. a busy weekend in bay area sports. first a live picture of the sap center where the sharks have been victorious in the first game against the los angeles kings and then, of course, we have the coliseum where the a's have been busy in action. more on that right now. the a's opened up a six-game home stand against the astros last night. the green and gold came into the game boasting the best record in the american league. now oakland scored earlical icy often. bases loaded, knocks in two with that single. then the next it hither alberto i cou caispo, there. josh reddix this bomb right there, a two-run shot capping a seven-run first inning. oakland wins big 11-3. now to san diego, opening night at petco park. the tough night for the giants' office going for 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position. homers to right, see it right

here, the jack to right field off of juan gutierrez giving the padres a 2-0 lead would prove to be enough. san diego holds on for a 2 1u7bz win. that guy needs to work on his dance move but not going to hold it against him. the grind have played in eight straight one-run games. steph curry closed out his spectacular season being named as the nba's player of the month for april. he averaged 26 points to go along with almost 10 assists per game. he'll need those figfeures if hs going to outplay and beat the favored clippers in the first round playoff matchup. >> know each other pretty well. you know, on the court, there's no -- there's no friends basically. i'm going out, going to compete, play hard, you know, try get my team where we want to go to win the series and to do it against a guy that's been there countless times and played well,

i'm looking forward to the challenge. >> you enjoy it. and you see the chess match unfolding as it takes place. which is interesting. but two great players and it should be a lot of fun. speaking from a point guard's standpoint and fan's standpoint, it's going to be a lot of fun. >> two good point guards. may the best man win. >> arguably the two best in the nba if you've been watching steph curry he has a flair for the dramatic. game one is today at 12:30. much more ahead on "today in the bay." including a well-known baseball expression coming to life. we'll explain what we mean coming up next. >> and a warm weekend on tap for this easter holiday weekend. we will talk more about the details and what you can expect at your doorstep. plus the chance of rain coming in this upcoming week. coming up after this.

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forecast for this saturday. what you're going to find is temperatures are going to be similar to where they were yesterday back into the 60s for san francisco. low 60s there. and for our inland valleys today very similar to what we saw again yesterday, low 70s for our inland valleys. places like san jose, even the trivalley in the mid 70s and wine country close to 74. now, let's get you into the rest of this week. of course easter is tomorrow. they may have plans to go to church or spend it with your family and look what's happening. we're talking about temperatures about five to six degrees warmer in the south bay tomorrow. that will put us near 80. definitely want to make sure you have the light colored clothing, loose fit clothing. even in the trivalley, 84 degrees for tomorrow. today it's going to be warm, tomorrow even warmer. you want to make sure you dress accordingly because it is going to be rather hot. you don't want to wear dark colored clothes especially with mid 80s in the trivalley. of course about 5 degrees from 90 degrees. it's going to be hot.

today comfortable room temperature across the board. 73 in san jose for today. on your micro climate forecast. 72 saratoga, morgan hill 74. a little drop if you're doing any traveling through the peninsula today. towards san mateo or belmont back into the 60s there. in san francisco, low to mid 60s from the embarcadero to hay's valley even the marina district, only low 60s for today. jacket weather against the coast. inland valleys to the north bay, 74 napa, 75 santa rosa and oakland and livermore, again a good mix of low 70s expected for there. all right, we've been talking about this chance of rain we're expecting to get this upcoming week. while it doesn't look like an impressive chance, nonetheless it is a chance of rain. it's going to be warm this weekend. the first system to our north that's going to scoot past us. it's this system out here that's going to move directly north of us. in fact, the farther north you live with this particular system, the better chances of rain you'll see. anywhere from about the golden gate bridge point northward. that's where we're going to see the best chance of rain as the

thing moves through. come through monday into tuesday but the rain chances are so slim with this thing, you can even see on the map how the green doesn't come near the bay area so with this system, really the rainfall amounts are really slight. really only from about a trace amount to maybe a few hundredths of an inch unfortunately. but again as we mentioned, sam, every little drop does count. unfortunately, just wish these drops could be a little bigger. back to you. >> beggars cannot be choosers. thank you very much. still ahead on "today in the bay," one south bay widow says she lost her husband to a deadly disease she had never even heard of. the stephanie will bring us that story coming up next.

you are watching "today in the bay." the intention was a relaxing vacation to palm springs, but the trip forevg changed the lives of a san jose couple. days after returning home the

husband died from a rare disease. stephanie chuang has the full story. >> reporter: if you could tell the story of bill and nancy whitney, you'd need many pages. >> we were like best friends. >> reporter: they met in san jose more than 30 years ago. a lot of their free time spent overseas and on the road. and in october 2011, they decided on palm springs. >> this was my first trip down there. >> reporter: it would be their last. the whitneys stayed at hyatt regen regency and returned on a saturday. that's when it began. >> we've had headaches and our stomach wasn't feeling good and just felt like the flu. >> reporter: nancy would recover. bill did not. and at the hospital, the doctor had many questions. >> they asked us where we had been. had we been on any trips, to

warm weather, where there was air conditioning and they already had a feeling it was the legionnaires disease. >> reporter: a feeling confirmed when the tests came back. >> already it was through the system. even that fast. already he was having internal bleeding. >> reporter: just five days later, bill was dead. >> i didn't even get to say bye or anything to him. i wanted really to find out what happened to my husband. >> reporter: so nancy started a new chapter fighting for those answers. she learned that during the stay at the hyatt, they had been just about 50 yards from the hotel's cooling towers. >> we opened up the door, just to get the fresh air. we seemed to sleep better. >> so you did that all three nights. >> yes, we did. >> reporter: those cooling towers would later show detectable levels of legionella bacteria which build up as slime. >> they tested it and found

dangerous levels of legionella bacteria in the cooling tower. >> reporter: tests conducted at one of the cooling towers in the months after bill's death revealed the bacteria level hit almost 1,000 colony forming units per milli leiter a level osha says requires immediate cleaning and bioside treatment and prompt steps to prevent employee exposure. jeff lawson who's representing the whitneys, adds this wasn't the first time a hotel guest had gotten sick from lee gone nare's disease at the hyatt in palm springs. he believes the hotel knew about the bacteria and hid it. >> in 2006, there was another lee gone nare's incident at the hotel where a guest had gotten sick and hyatt had found out about it. they did testing of the hotel. they found legionella bacteria in the water system. after that, they put in a water treatment system, but it didn't -- but they never cleaned

and disineffected the cooling tower. it stayed the way it was. eventually mr. whitney goes there. gets sick and dies. the hyatt's response has been that the safety and welfare of guests is a top priority for all hyatt hotels including hyatt palm springs. adding that the company follows rigorous procedures to ensure that all practices meet or exceed recommended health standards. but the hyatt tapped a couple doctors as expert witnesses. one of them dr. paul edlestein testified mr. whitney was high risk already, he suffered from diabetes, was elderly and obese. factors that increased his likelihood of acquiring legionnaires disease of any source. he claimed it would be impossible to determine where bill got the disease because there was no record of any other case of it at the palm springs hyatt in the months before and after bill died. it hasn't gotten easier for nancy who is the same age her husband was when he passed away.

she says it's his memory that fuels her passion for spreading their story. >> i miss my husband a lot. i miss each day. >> reporter: a story that ended too soon, many chapters now left forever blank. >> he lost his life. he's not here anymore. i should have been sharing it with him. >> again, that was stephanie chuang reporting. nancy says when you go somewhere like a hotel there's no way to know when systems like the cooling towers were cleaned and no enforcement on that matter either. the lawsuit will go to trial later this year. we will be back with more news. stay with us. good morning nelly! woah.

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you are watching "today in the bay." >> you may have well heard of the expression he knocked the cover off of the ball. that is usually reserved for when a hitter makes good contact at the plate. at pnc park it was taken quite literally. take a look at this. milwaukee's martin melmado

knocked the cover off of the ball. had trouble making the throw. watch the throw from pedro alvarez, it's not a good one because half the cover is missing. that is the hard way to earn a base hit. don't expect to see that replicated soon. the lake tahoe wild life care center has a new resident, the newborn bear cub, just under 5 1/2 pounds. if that's not a precious face i don't know what is. the center has no idea where she came from. the 10 week old cub was dropped off at the door at the nearby bear league organization on thursday with no note. her caretakers say she's doing well and has a healthy appetite. she's spending much of her time sleeping and learning to walk. you would have to think better discover her now when she's a cub. >> right. >> than a couple years down the road. >> see those claws though. it's like comep on, it's cute until you -- >> you see the big paws and now that is going to be a lot bigger. >> so much for pets in need. >> seriously. anthony slaughter, i'm sam brock, thank you for joining us this morning. much more news for you coming up

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