good morning. i'm kris sanchez. coming up on today in the bay, the golden sta n staen state wag to focus on the playoffs. but taking center court are the racist comments allegedly made by the owner of the clippers. as the nba benches him, the president weighs in from the sidelines. >> a history making moment in rome this morning. we'll show you the ceremony where two popes celebrated the mass anointing two other popes as saints. >> plus, right showers around the bay area. will to be enough to water your garden or just enough to ruin your fresh car wash. we'll talk about the changes on the way. this is today in the bay. good morning to you.

looking live at a very nice picture of san rafael. we see the low clouds squished down, but what about in san jose? the clouds are up in the sky. let's make sense of this. i'm kris sanchez along with rob mayeda. what does this all mean? >> we're seeing this is enough rain, i think, to help the gardens out or mess up a car wash or two. we're seeing that in san francisco. at at&t park, you can see the drizzle on the camera lens. highway 101, some moisture there. this is going to continue to head south to the south bay around mimorning. the rain totals with drizzle or heavy light rain at times, expected to stay less than a tenth of an inch and most of it falling between now and lunch time. the coverage of the drizzle starts to decrease. we get some late day clearing, and that going to set the stage for a big-time warm up as we get back to the work week with a

pattern shift that will take the jet stream way off to the north and the temperatures will soar as high temperature begins to move in. your seven-day forecast, once we lose the misty skies, we'll have a look at that in the complete forecast in a couple minutes. >> developing news. the continuing fallout of the racist remarks allegedly made by l.a. clippers owner donald sterling on a day that all focus should be on the playoff game against the warriors, the focus is instead on the investigation into the recorded comments. the clippers released this statement yesterday, questioning the authenticity of an audio recording released by tmz of sterling allegedly making the racist comments. it reads, quote, we heard the tape on tmz. we do not know if it is legitimate or if it has been altered. it goes on to say the audio recording does not reflect sterli sterling's views or beliefs. it is the antithesis of what he

is, what he beliefs and how he lives his life. he apologized to anyone who may have been hurt by them. the audio recording is of a man's voice criticizing a woman for posting online about bringing african-american friends to the games. the man is also heard chastising the woman for posting a photo on instagram with magic johnson. nbc news has not independently verified the authenticity of the recording, but mark jackson said if the allegations are true, they're unacceptable and disappointing. here's nba commissioner adam silver. >> the audio recording posted by tmz is truly offensive and disturbing. and we intend to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible. >> now, the nba did ask sterling not to attend today's game at oracle arena. new this morning, even president obama is weighing in on sterling's alleged comments halfway around the world.

>> the statements by the owner of the los angeles clippers, for our malaysian audience, this is a sports team, basketball team in the united states. the owner is reported to have said some incredibly offensive racist statements. when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything. you just let them talk. that's what happened here. >> that question was asked of the president during a press conference with the malaysian prime minister. >> stay with nbc bay area for the latest on this controversy. the warriors take on the clippers today at 12:30 this afternoon. you can find more of our coverage on this story online at n b nbcbayarea.com. >> in other news, a south bay mother who authorities say was suicidal and suffering from depression is accused of stabbing her own 7-month-old

baby boy to dith. police say they were called to a camp for terminally illlivermor to investigate a car crash. when they arrived, they found the car and no driver. as the officers searched for the driver, the 23-year-old mother appeared with her lifeless baby boy in her arms. police say he was stabbed to death. the woman also had cuts and other wounds to her own body. witnesses say she was acting erratically before the stabbing. >> she was seen running the car into objects up beyond the road, smashing the car, both the front end and rear end. extensive damage to the car, so the officers were obviously knew there had been a vehicle accident, but they didn't know anything associated like this. a homicide, until she came walking down the roadway with her 7-month-old child. >> police are interviewing the woman's family to find out what led to the killing. she is now charged with murder. she is in jail. she's being held without bail. >> two suspects are under arrest today for shooting and killing a man and injuring a 15-year-old.

fairfield police arrested jason thompson there on the left and malik howse yesterday. thompson faces murder and other charges. howse was booked as an accessory to a crime. police say the victims were shot at a fairfield home last saturday. 27-year-old victim died at the hospital. and now to a follow up on the deadly car crash we first reported yesterday morning. this morning, the chp says alcohol and speed may have been a factor. according to police, a woman was speeding on 101 in menlo park near the weillow road off-ramp when she lost control of the car, hit a tree, the impact launches the car in the air and she smashed to a second tree. a woman and man died at the scene. the names have not been released. >> this crash is a reminder of how important it is to wear a seat belt. a 33-year-old woman died after her car overturned several times before landing upright on westbound i-80 yesterday afternoon. the traffic near the petrero

avenue exit was shun down for several hours. officers say that woman was not wearing a seat belt. >> new details this morning on the ferry disaster in south korea. the nation's prime minister offered to resign over the government's response. he says keeping his post is too great a burden on the administration. the ferry sank ten days ago and 187 people drowned. bad weather forced crews to suspend the search for more than 100 people still missing. a teenager onboard took photographs before the ship sank. and you can see dozens of students clinging for life as the ship tips over. new this morning, an historic moment in vatican city as john xxiii and john paul ii are declared saints. it's the first canonization of two popes at the same time. with an estimated 1 million

people expected to witness that historic canonization, people from all over the world started cramming into st. peter's square well before sunrise. many of those folks even camped outs the night before along the streets leading to the square. hundreds of thousands of people watched pope francis recite in latin, we declare and define john xxiii and john paul ii be saints, decreeing they are to be venerated as such by the whole church. >> we wanted to bring all our children, all our family to say, you know, thank you. thank you to these two popes who gave us so much. and to be all united with the church, here for us. it's really the church. >> despite his promise to stay hidden from the world following his resignation last year, pope benedict joined pope francis at today's ceremony, furthering poem francis' vision of a united catholic church. >> coming up, paying more. the b.a.r.t. expansion project to the oakland airport and the rider whose say it's not worth

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good morning to you. looking live at some of the low cloud cover over the bay bridge toll plaza, and the clouds are the juicy time so we'll get a little rain out of those. >> this morning, san jose sharks fans are fighting back versions of playoffs past as the sharks fail to finish the los angeles kings on home ice last night. restaurants and bars in the downtown area were packed with sharks faithful, and fans say even though the team lost, they are still just one more win from the next round of the playoffs. >> the sharks have a chance, and they're blowing it. >> how do you feel right now? >> let down.

>> i think he's going to be working for comcast sportsnet soon. we'll have the highlights and reactions from sharks players later on in this news cast. >> to the oost bay, what could be a faster way to oakland international airplane, but at what price? the 3.2 mile trip from the coliseum station to the oakland airport could cost passengers an extra $6 a trip. it could ostcost the transit agency $8 million a year. the connector will replace air b.a.r.t. shuttle that now transports people around the similar route. some b.a.r.t. riders tell us they're not too happy about shelling out more cash. >> that's crazy. that's outrageous. it's only takes a second to get to the airport from the coliseum b.a.r.t. station. why would they charge so much? >> the rates of b.a.r.t. are going up steeply. there's not much benefits to b.a.r.t. seats are dirty, trains are dirty. >> the airport connector project

costs $484 million. the airport board is scheduled to hold a public hearing on connector fares next month and then they will set the price of the rides in june. taking care of your unwanted drugs and taking them off the streets. yesterday was national drug takeback day. officers in san jose worked with the drug enforcement agency to collect expired or unwanted medications, no questions asked. officers say it helps cut back on prescription drug abuse and allows the drugs to be destroyed properly. >> it's set up through the dea. and so all this is confidential. it's all bagged up, brought to the police department. and then state-wide, it's put into a dispenser, and it's all burned. >> according to federal officials, last year's bay area event collected 18 tons of drugs. still ahead on today in the bay -- >> for him, he was very emotional about having played

candlestick before. >> after a finale for candlestick, paul mccartney wants that. new details about the real last show after this. >> and we're looking at loit rain right now. really can't see alcatraz. drizzle around san francisco. we'll see clearing later today and a big-time warm-up in the seven-day forecast. a look at that when we come back.

good morning. oakland, and beyond, so excited about the playoff game coming up with the warriors against the clippers. we'll talk about that later. and also, we want to take a look at free mont this morning. looking a little off kilter, maybe. just a little off. well, the stick was the site of the beatles final show in 1966, but later this year, it will be the site of another historical concert involving one of the fab

four. today, we're shown how candlestick park will get a send off by sir paul mccartney before meeting the wrecking ball next year. >> for more than a half century, candlestick park has played host to generations of visitors, all it was for the giants, the 49ers, a pope, or even legends of rock 'n' roll. but as this concrete edifice winds down its final months, it will be a royal send off from rock 'n' roll's royalty. promoter and other planned entertainment announced sir paul mccartney will send off kan candlestick with a final concert on august 15th. >> he understands history and he understands how historic this will be. >> it's a fitting fare well since they hosted the beatles final concert ip1966. gr for him, he's very emotional about having played candlestick

before, and he's incredibly excited about doing it. >> mccartney's concert will hold about 45,000 people. the stage will fit on the north end of the field, not far from where 49er dwight clark hauled in his legendary 1982 catch. >> we're not going to do field covering. people will be able to walk out on the grass. >> in the months before the concert, the city is planning a series of farewell events for the stick. >> we're holding a robust series of events, a farewell to candlestick last summer at the stick series that includes the u.s. men's soccer team playing, the legends of candlestick flag football game. >> tickets for mccartney go on sale may 5th. promoters estimate they're run between $50 and $250. mccartney chose to play a last concert over the stick over an offer by the 49ers to play their new santa clara stadium. a small coup for the stadium and their fans as they bid farewell to an old front.

>> that's school. >> it was a beautiful day to help your neighbor in the 13th annual comcast cares day, and nbc bay area was there, lending a helping hand. about 500 people volunteered at east san jose's shepherd middle school yesterday morning. hearts were filled with kindness. bucket filled with paint. jessica geary brought her daughter along, painting lines on the playground, and little garcia-cannon was also out there painting. >> it's great to look around and see all these people. you see the number of people out here, and it's just impressive to see so menopy people are willing to make a commitment to their community. >> i always wished we could be here on monday morning because the kids aren't here. we're repainting everything, cleaning it up, making it brand new. so great for them, and i would love to see their faces on monday morning because, you know, this is where they work. this is where they study. and you want it to be a great place for kids. >> it was a great job. comcast cares started 13 years ago in philadelphia. and is now the nation's biggest

single day of corporate volunteerism. and showing off a little petaluma pride at the city's butter and egg days. thousands of people showed up to listen to muse,ic, eat great food and see the parade. some of the lucky ones also got to see our own janell. she was joined by oakland a's players. i think janell probably showed him the ropes. don't you think, rob? rob is here with a forecast that is perfect because it rains today and not yesterday. >> that wouldn't have been good for the fresh paint yesterday. you can see, we have misty skies moving out of the north bay of san francisco into foster city and oakland. also san jose, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. it will be the south bay that gets into the last of the drizzle or light rain as it moves from north to south this morning. let's take you over to oakland. you can see the gray skies.

light rain at times. currently 54 degrees. just after noon today, the warriors game coming up at 12:30. should see misty skies gradually clearing through the afternoon and also not too long after that, 1:05 in the afternoon, the giants taking on the indians there. 60 degrees. cool and breezy at the ballpark. most of the drizzle falling between now and lunchtime. the afternoon, we should start to see clearing skies. the wind will be picking up more strongly than they are right now. winds out of the south, relatively light winds for now, but we'll see northwest winds kicking in from 10 to 20 miles per hour. hour by hour, the rainfall, you can see the scattered yare yeas of drizzle and light rain at times, decreasing as we pass midafternoon, and 10 it really goes try as temperatures climb on up. rain totals for today, this is what you expect when you have heavy drizzle. highest totals on the coastal hilltops around half moon bay. all areas generally seeing less

than a tenth of an inch. all of it falling in the next six hours. then the pattern change ahead is going to involve this system moving on and quickly behind it, as early as tomorrow and tuesday, we're going to see a dose of some off shore winds. this will lead to temperatures starting to climb up. into the valleys, 80s by tuesday, and very likely low 90s by the middle part of the week. you go from the low 60s of today to low 90s by the middle park of the week, you're almost seeing a 30-degree swing in the temperatures between now and wednesday. today, grad well clearing for the south bay. highs in the mid-60s around san jose. peninsula temperatures, also the mid60s. for the north bay, highs in the mid-60s. the trivalley also seeing the highs today in the mid-60s. today easily the coolest day we're going to see over the next seven days. here's a look at the seven day forecast for the south bay and peninsula. notice what happens for the south bay. near 90 on wednesday. that includes san jose wrrbl

also near 90 on thursday. cooling some into the weekend. a few other spots in the seven-day forecast for san francisco, look at that on wednesday. getting close to 83 degrees. into the north bay, the inland valleys soaring close to 90 as we head to the middle part of the week, and another stop for the forecast. the east bay and trivalley, the same trend playing out. low 90s wednesday and thursday. slow cooling into the weekend, and even oakland could see highs in the mid-80ess. a taste of winter for the weekend and summer heading our way. >> we'll all we wearing mussel shirts, right? >> still ahead on today in the bay -- >> they were wrong. >> okay, it's just that simple. >> he would not take no for an answer. the out of this world project one bay area man was determined to see through. and what nasa discovered because of it. good morning nelly! woah.

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proud series where we like to highlight people doing good things for other people. but what about when you do something good for all of human kind? not a stretch when you consider what the subject of this morning's story has done. today in the bay's got the story of his accomplishment and persistence. >> velocity, 33,000 feet per second. >> on july 24th, 1969, the apollo 11 capsule carrying the first men ever to walk on the moon, began its dissent through earth's atmosphere. the whole world held its collective breath, waiting to see if the spacecraft could withstand the intense heat of reentry. the whole world, that is, except bill. >> there was never any doubt in my mind they would come back safely. >> it was bilge's research, you see, that went into designing the heat shield protecting the lives of those american heroes. >> we knew what we were doing.

we dotted all the is, crossed all the ts. it was going to be a success. >> bill, it turns out, is one very confident space scientist at nasa's research center in mountain view. he's sure when he's right and has proven it yet again in a very big way. >> motor's building pressure. >> in 2009, nasa launched the keppler mission into orbit. its job, to stare unblinkingly at one corner of the galaxy, looking not for stars but for the planets that may be orbiting them. bill came up with the idea 30 years ago. and was immediately told it would never work. >> the reception was always negative. >> but bill, it seems, i just as persistent as he is confident. he cobbled together enough funding over the years to put something of a prototype together in his lab. the doubters, able to slow bill

down, but never stop him. >> they were wrong. okay? it's just that simple. >> and after so many rejections, the green light finally came in 2000. >> it really felt wonderful to say yes, we're finally going to get started building spacecraft, getting the answers. we had that talk about how to calculate -- >> and get those answers they have. keppler, you may have heard, is a smashing success. it has to date confirmed discoveries of close to 1,000 planets and just last week, the team revealed the discovery of keppler 186 f, the first earth sized planet in what is called the habitable zone around the sun other than ours. bill and his team continually expanding the boundaries of human knowledge and wowing the world. except for bill, of course. >> it was right at my expectations. >> garvan thomas, today at the bay. >> humble. >> still ahead, the warriors

take on the clippers in game four of the playoff series, but the controversy surrounding the clippers owner is overshadowing the game, and even the president is saying something about it today. plus, we head back to st. peter's square and the historic moment we may never see again.

good morni ing to you. looking live from our camera in foster city. we can see some of the gloomy clouds that are actually going to bring rain today. and off to a camera in emeryville, also a little gloomy this morning. hope your cup of coffee is nice and you woke up with a cheerful attitude. i'm kris sanchez along with rob mayeda. a little gray out there today. >> like black and white television this morning from the city views around the bay. east bay, peninsula, up to san

francisco, you're seeing what they sometimes refer to as the hairspray rain. enough to mist the ground. not enough around san jose bay yet. most of the totals relatively light. the model run, just updating here in the last couple minutes, showing you less than 500th of an inch of rain. that's enough to coat the ground in spots like we have seen this morning around san francisco. as we head into the afternoon, what's left of the drizzle starting to break up. partial clearing today as we watch the temperatures today cool as the jet stream is dropped into the 60s. as we get back to the work week, earl eas tomorrow, 80s and low 90s in the valley. we'll walk you through all the changes we're going to see in the seven-day forecast in a few minutes from now. >> thanks, rob. we continue with our developing news, even president obama weighing in on the racist remarks allegedly made by the owner of the l.a. clippers. donald sterling, on a day that all focus should be on the

hardwood and the playoffs game against the warriors, the focus is instead on the investigation into those recorded comments. the clippers released a statement yesterday questioning the authenticity of the audio recording released by tmz of sterling allegedly making racist comments. it reads, quote, we heard the tape on tmz. we do not know if it's legitimate or if it has been altered. it goes on to say the audio recording does not reflect sturl's beliefs. he feels terrible that such sentiments are being attributed to him and apologizes to anyone who might have been hurt by them. the audio recording posted on the tmz website is of a man's voice criticizing a woman for posting online about bringing african-american friends to the game. the man also heard chastising the woman for posting a photo on instagram with magic johnson. nbc news has not independently verified the authenticity of the

recording, but back here in the bay area, warriors coach mark jackson said if the allegations are true, they're unacceptable and disappointing. here's nba commissioner adam silver. >> the audio recording posted by tmz is truly offensive and disturbing. and we intend to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible. >> the nba asked sterling not to attend today's game at oracle arena. sglo new this morning, president obama addressed t sterling controversy while halfway around the world. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you really don't have to do anything. you just let them talk. that's what happened here. >> that question was asked during a press conference with the malaysian prime minister. stay with nbc bay area for the latest on the controversy. the warriors take on the clippers today in game four of their playoff series at 12:30 this afternoon. we have more on that story and the sterling story online at

nbcbayarea.com. in other news, a south bay mother who authority say was suicidal and suffering from depression is accused of stabbing her 7-month-old baby boy to death. police say they were called to a camp for terminally ill children at del valle park in livermore. that was yesterday morning. they were there to investigate a car crash. they found the car and no driver. as the officers searched for the driver, a 23-year-old mother appeared with her lifeless baby boy in her arms. police say he was stabbed to det. the woman also had cuts and other wounds on her own body. wimszs say she was acting erratically before the stabbing. >> she was seen running the car into objects beyond the road, smashing the car, both the front end and rear end. extensive damage to the car. the officers were obviously knew there had been a vehicle accident, but they didn't know anything associated like this, a homicide, until she came walking down the roadway with her 7-month-old child. >> police are now interviewing the woman's family to find out

what led to the killing. she is charged with murder and being held without bail. south bay moms coming together this weekend to fight gun violence. they gathered at a quilting bee in san jose using pieces of children's clothing and other symbolic fabric. they want to stitch together a quilt that honors those whose lives were lost to gun violence. >> all of us aremotors. we're very concerned about the problems of gun violence in this country. i personally as a teacher lost several students to gun violence and i also know pretty much every student i taught in new york city and fran knew somebody who was a victim of gun violence in some way. >> this event was planned for the same weekend as the annual coninvestigation for the nra, the national rifle association. >> new this morning, a historic moment in vatican city as john xxiii and john paul ii were declared saints. the first canonization of two popes at the same time.

>> an estimated 1 million people were expected to witness the historic canonization, and people from all around the world started cramming into st. peter's square well before sunrise, some having camped out the night before. hundreds of thousands of people watched pope francis recite in latin we declare and define john xxiii and john paul ii saints and venerated as such by the whole church. >> we wanted to bring all our children, all our family to say thank you to these two popes who gave us so much. and to be all united with the church here for us. it's really the church. >> despite his promise to stay hidden from the world following his resignation last year, pope benedict joined pope francis at today's ceremony, further pope francis's vision of a united catholic church. still ahead on today in the bay, we heard from the fans. now we'll hear from the team of

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take a live look at oracle arena this morning where just in a few hours from now, the warriors will take on the l.a. clippers in game four of their first round series. to the sharks who were trying to close out their series against the kings in front of a home crowd last night at the sap center, but as they learned, it would not come easy. a sell-out crowd was ready to celebrate the victory, but l.a. had other plans, jumping out to an early lead and never looking back. the kings win 3-0. the sharks still lead the series three games to two. game six at staples center in l.a. on monday. >> i don't know. we lost. that's it. on to the next game. i know you want to dissect it,

and i'm usually pretty good with you about answering questions, but this is a series and that's why it's the best out of seven. >> tell he doesn't want to talk about it. to the diamond and the giants looking to win their second straight game at home against the indians. hunt er sense singles to right. then in the siktsth, buster posey would add a solo home run. check it out, warriors fans right there, ending up with the ball. maybe it's an omen for today. don't you think? giants hang on for a 5-3 win. a's and astros in oakland. down by four in the ninth until brandon moss hits this three-run homer to pull them within one. with the tying run on base, lowry has a chance to make it complete but strikes out to end it. the a's lose 7-6. >> still ahead, schstates are known for political scandals and where does california stand when

it comes to dirty politics? larry gerston joins us with those answers next. >> good morning. there's lots to do in the bay. for me, i'll be hanging out in san jose if you want to join me. where? at the japan town streets celebrating the japanese arts and cultures. come and say hi because i'll be hosting the outdoor entertainment stage all day long and there will be food and entertainment all day long. check out the local shops as well. tons of hidden treasures to discover here. another major part of my formative years, spinning. not the exercise, but two turn tables and a mixer. they have an exhibit called vinyl, the sound and culture of records, and today, they tie in with a family drop-in workshop called turn tabling. get a lesson in how to run the software because apparently the kids no longer use actual

records. can you be a dj without a disc to jockey? i don't know. here's another one. how do you mark off a square block on the world's crookedest street? i'm talking about lombard street in san francisco? i guess it doesn't matter because the whole street is throwing a loosely defined block party all the way down to taylor street. the first annual kids' got talent show will also be there, plus live music, cool arts and crafts. such a san francisco mix. and before you get into the daily mix, we call the morning commute. join us right back here tomorrow morning on today in the bay. ♪ ♪

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nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us. we have three democrats, one republican, what gives? >> you begin to wonder what is going on here. in the case of a mudesho republican, he was assessed the $40,000 fine. why? for laundering that amount of muchy through two republican committees in his brother's 2008 state assembly campaign. that's all. according to the report, the money was laundered as a means of bypassing the campaign contribution limits. combined with the three democrats who have been suspended, suddenly, it appears california legislature is kind of a cesspool, it leaves a lot to be desired. >> right, so the question is, california, is this a new nation corruption capital? other states have that dubious distinction. >> you begin to wonder, what is going on here? i did some digging to see how do we rank here. there's a group called the center for public integrity.

a squeaky clean nonprofit that ranks states for their ability, the extebt to which they are scandal free. the center considered 14 categories that consider the integrity and grade each state. the categories are the big ones, include public access to information, government accountability of the branches, lobbying disclosures and the rules for ethics re-enforcement. you have good rules for deciding who's minding the store collectly and who isn't. >> i see we have a grade of b. what does that mean? >> it's not bad. according to the center, the public integrity, a mouthful, california is the fourth cleanest or fourth scandal free, best scandal free state in the union. take a look at the cleanest states. new jersey? >> wait, with chris christie? >> that blows your mind. overall, his toquically, to the present day, new jersey is

number one, yeah. a b-plus. connecticut, number two. washington state, number three. and here we are, california, number four. let's look at the other guys, the sleaziest states, georgia comes in 50th. 49th is south dakota. 48th, wyoming. 47th, a surprise for me, virginia. let's not get too excited here because even though new jersey is the cleanest state, as we noted, it gets a b-plus grade. meanwhile, seven states including four that we cited a moment ago, get f grades. another 18 gets d grades, so half are getting ds or fs. clearly, what we see is the states, you know, they have a lot to worry about. california may not be as bad as others, but you know, it's not a good thing. >> you want to be the best of the worst? >> yeah. >> really the question. what's the lesson here? do we as voters, do we fight for more transparency, more sunshine? what do we do? >> everywhere, no doubt about it.

it's nothing -- it shows we have a long way to go in terms of government integrity everywhere. we look to washington, a scandal here, a scandal there, look at the states and you have to admit, if california is one of the best, you can only shake your head about what's going on elsewhere. yes, we have a lot to learn. not just in washington, but across the country when it comes to ethics. we have a long way to go. >> maybe we should post that survey on our website, nbcbayarea.com. it would be interesting for folks to see. >> we still have more ahead on today in the bay, including tapping into the benefits of recycled water. that's as the state deals with the drought emergency, of course. we'll show you the milestone marked by one california plant. and the view right now in san jose still shows sunshine, but other parts of the bay area waking up to drizzle and light rain. a full look at the sunday forecast when we come right back.

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good morning 1 again. we're seeing areas of drizzle around parts of the bay area. especially the north bay, east bay, and peninsula. san jose seeing partly cloudy skies. all locations not too chilly this morning, in the mid-50s. in san francisco, 54 degrees at af, and t park, which by the way, the tarp is out with good reason. you had light rain this reason. by game time at 1:05, around 60 degrees. should see clearing, maybe mist at times early on and gradually trending drier as we head through the afternoon. winds out of the south as a weakening front starts to drop through the bay area, giving us a light drisal and mist at time. they should switch in the opposite direction today, helping to clear out the skies as we move to the second half of sunday. right now, areas of drizzle and occasional light rain for the first half of the day. then you can see what is left of

any of those rain showers decreasing for the afternoon and again toward the evening, breezy and dry, as we get into monday, and then the winds are going to turn offshore, and that's going to lead to the warm-up. rain totals with this system expected to be fairly light. not a lot of moisture out there, just enough heavy drizzle and brief light rain to give you about .5 inch of rain in the system. after today, though, we'll see big changes as the pattern shift begins to evolve. this is the one we have been seeing more or less over the last three to five days. the brief break yesterday and one last sixm for today, and then high pressure is going to build in behind it and we'll see the transition during the day tomorrow. no chance of showers monday and tuesday. valley temperatures tomorrow will be climbing to the 70s. by tuesday, we're talking 80s. by wednesday and thursday, for the trivalley and areas south of san jose into morgan hill, low

90s in the frastz. just a wild swing of temperatures going from the low 60s today to low 90s possible by the time we approach wednesday. closer look at today's temperatures around the bay area. once the skies clear, kind of a mild afternoon. winds are going to pick up later today, looking at highs in the mid-60s in the peninsula bay. in san francisco, upper 50s to near 60. for the north bay, highs in the mid- to upper 60s, in the trivalley, midto upper 60s. let's walk you through the changes in the seven-day forecast, starting off with the south bay. you'll notice the numbers, today, obviously the coolest of next seven days. 70s tomorrow, wednesday and thursday, a couple days south of san jose, we could be in the 90s. even the peninsula in the mid-80s for wednesday. san francisco also warming up into the 80s. possibly by the middle part of the week and more clouds and cooling approaching next weekend. north bay temperatures toward napa and santa rosa close to 90

on wednesday. the trivalley at the bottom of the screen, look at the numbers, tuesday, upper 80s. low, maybe even mid-90s. we'll watch out for that on thursday, and toward oakland, numbers in the mid-80s on wednesday. temperatures warming up even if the recent rain will be watching offshore breezes, hoping they don't get too breezy. right now, witnends not expecte too strong, but a real taste of summer heading our way for wednesday and thursday. >> thank you very much. ow drought is putting a focus on water recycling, and a southern california water recycling plant is celebrating a big milestone. in a single year, the plant was able to recycle more than 100,000 acre feet of water. recycled walter is used not only for landscape irrigation, but also for replenishing the interground aquifer that provides 70% of the l.a. county drinking water. >> honoring an l.a. star with

bay area roots. nearly 30,000 runners and walkers took part in the tenth annual past run in arizona. it honors pat tillman who grew up in san jose and went on to play pro football with the cardinals. you might recall he left the nfl to become an army ranger. he was killed by friendly fire in afghanistan ten years ago. the 4.2 mile run commemorates the number that tillman wore as a player at arizona state, 42. proceeds from the race help to fund hundreds of scholarships. and finally this morning, keeping kids healthy in the south bay. this weekend, parents in santa clara county got a chance to get their kids free visual and dental screenings. it took just a few minutes and by the looks of it, it wasn't too bad. she's still smiling. parents got valuable information as well about their kids' health because if left untreated, dental issues can cause intense pain and discomfort.

experts say untreated vision problems can also hurt a child's future. >> vision is really critical for learning to read. if kids can't focus, the letters, they're never going to like reading. so that's really important to us. >> organizers healthier kids foundation and first five santa clara county say more than ju15 kids got the free screening. we want to thank you for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news alt 4:30, 6:00, and 11:00. but we leave you with a live look at oracle arena where hopefully the focus will return to the hardwood after those comments made by the clippers owner yesterday. so here's to hoping. rob, you rooting for the warriors tonight? >> absolutely. 12:30 start tonight's game. might have some rain outside the park and also in san francisco. have the tarp out at at&t park.

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on "meet the press" this morning, a developing story. president obama has reacted strongly to another racial flash point in this country. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything. you just let them talk. >> the president talking this morning about those racist comments allegedly made by the owner of the los angeles clipsers basketbaclips e clippers. this morning i'll speak with the reverend al sharpton, lorraine miller and host of hbo's "real sports" bryant gumbel. plus, are we at the breaking nount ukraine. is the u.s. poised t