good morning. i'm kris sanchez. coming up, powerful words. students and community members remember the victims of a sdedly rampage in santa barbara, and the words of the killer himself that has people wondering why he wasn't stopped before he pulled the trigger. >> plus, the honor of a lifetime for a san jose student. why her family received her diploma in her place. >> plus, remembering the reason for memorial day, and the call to keep more vets alive after they return home from the battlefield. this is today in the bay. good morning to you. looking live at one of the many fun things to do around the bay area on this sunday.

the san ramon art and wind festival. we'll talk about that later. thanks for joining us this sunday morning. i'm kris sanchez along with rob mayeda, who has a smile to start the morning. >> and san francisco, no clouds, and looking to san jose, out toward campbell, mostly clear skies. temperature, mid- to upper 50. we should see low to mid-80s and livermore, close to 90, and if you're heading to the coast, santa cruz looking nice. a little mist near monterrey this morning. we're also watching a very strong hurricane here in the northeastern pacific. this is hurricane amanda. up to 140-mile-per-hour winds. that storm will continue to track off the coast of mexico and off the next couple days, weaken as it incounters more wind shear, but some of the moisture may start to drift

toward california. we'll talk about that in a few minute. >> thank you, rob. we have continuing coverage of the rampage that terrorized santa barbara, killing seven people, including a gunman, near the uc santa barbara campus. grieving residents held a vigil last night for those affected by the tragedy. ♪ amazing grace >> thousands of people gathered to sing amazing grace and to light candles as the vigil filled a plaza in the early evening hours. speakers and performers reflected and honored the lives of those who were lost. hundreds of people also took park in a memorial walk. authorities confirm 22-year-old elliot rodger pulled the trigger, killing six people, and then himself. also, santa barbara county sheriff said rodger stabbed three young men inside his home before the rampage started. he also shot one man inside a

deli. that man was christopher martinez. his father spoke about his son' death. >> irresponsible politicians and the nra, they talk about gun rights. what about chris' right to live? when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say stop this madness? we don't have to live like this. >> elliot rodger posted an ominous video to youtube and wrote a 141-page manifesto about his frustrations about being rejected by women he was trying to pursue. in it, he talked about a day of retribution and revenge. because of that video and because of a troubling pattern of behavior, a big question today is whether this tragedy could have been avoided in the first place. officers say they had contact with the 22-year-old gunman three times before friday night, including a welfare check at his home just last month at the

request of his family. at a news conference, police were asked by a statement by rodger in the welfare call in which he claimed he had his guns and magazines laid out on his bed, but officers never entered his bedroom. >> i'm not going to go back and play monday morning quarterback at this point. we're still investigating this incident and exactly what happened in the interaction they had. you have to understand this is a fairly routine type of call that is quite common place. the deputies were well trained. i'm not going to second guess them at this point. >> the sheriff said he had three hand guns and more than 400 rounds of ammunition. the guns were all purchased legally and were properly registered to rodger. they said he has asperger's syndrome which is on the autism spectrum. >> it brought back memories for a lot of people in santa barbara

who lived through a similar instant in 2000 one. david attias killed 12 people when he drove his car through a crowd of people. he was released in 2012 to an unlocked community outpatient system. the killer was also the son of a hollywood director. we have continuing coverage of this mass killing on isla vista all day long on nbc bay areas and at nbcbayarea.com. >> now an unusual boating accident off the coast of pescade pescadero. they responded to a call about this ship in distress about 2:30 saturday afternoon. the boat struck something and the engine died. that something happened to be a whale. when the boat started taking on water, all five passengers jumped off and swam to the rocks nearby. nobody was hurt and it appears at this point the whale was

unharmed as well. in the south bay, the investigation continues after a kayaker found a body in coyote creek yesterday morning. investigators want to know if that person was killed or died in some sort of accident. firefighters say the body was found about a mile nort of the alviso marina. it is only access nl through the alviees oiso slough. >> we're just trying to see what the best access is going to be for law enforcement to secure the crime scene. so until they can make a determination of the cause of death, it will be considered a crime scene. >> officials say they don't know how long the body was on the water. they would not comment on the condition. in the east bay, a woman is dead and a robbery suspect injured after a high-speed crash. this is what it looked like after police chased after and crashed. it began when a man bought an

item of a raid row shack with counterfeit money and an employee confronted him. he ran off. police chased the suspect, and the suspect's car was crashed into a building. a woman and the suspect were thrown from the car. the woman died at the scene. >> ever since the father of two was gunned down in an incidence of road rage, the community has rallied around his family. he was the sole bread winner for his family. he left behind a wife and two children. a san jose police officer was so moved by the situation, he created a website to collect donations for the family. in just the past few weeks, more than $100,000 have poured in from across the country and abroad. police are still searching for the killer, still asking for anyone with information to call the police. still ahead on today in the bay, a bittersweet day for a family whose wish came true at

san jose state's college graduation. >> and remember the sacrifices of veterans no longer with us. how the father of one medal of honor recipient is trying to change the alarming rate of post-war suicide.

this sunday morning, once again, look at all this blue sky. it's going to be nice and warm this afternoon, and looking live at the golden gate, the fog staying at bay. while we make plans to enjoy what is likely a long weekend for most of us, let us not forget what memorial day is really about. hundreds of veterans gathered in washington, d.c. yesterday for a ceremony marking the world war

ii memorial's tenth anniversary. defense secretary chuck hagel and bob dole addressed the crowds there. dole is a world war ii veteran. hagel served in vietnam. dole is also a founder of a program for older veterans and their families. the organization raises money to send those vets to washington to visit the memorial. the number one killer of americans who have served in the wars in iraq and afghanistan is not combat. it is suicide after they return home. and on this memorial day weekend, a local group is trying to stop that from happening. bob redell reports. post traumatic stress is such a powerful force. >> combat veterans never come back the same. they're changed. >> the v.a. estimates that 22 veterans kill themselves each day. >> 8,000 a year. in the united states. that has to stop. >> that's more than the number of troops killed in combat in the entire wars in iraq and

afghanistan. >> i see these little kids out here running around, having a good time, and some of my post traumatic stress comes up when i see that. >> vets who suffer the stress of combat, they lit candles at a pittsburgh station to draw attention to a problem mark is trying to solve. >> what does a proud father do for their child, for they loved one? what do they do for those people who they don't -- they don't understand what they have gone through? >> carter is father to ty carter, a recipient of the medal of honor who has openly admitted to suffering to post traumatic stress. >> it's just post traumatic stress. because of the disorder. the disorder says that there's something medically wrong. it isn't. it isn't a medical problem.

it's a mental thing. >> mark admits he doesn't have a solution, but with his operation wounded minds, hopes he can raise money and perhaps stumble upon an answer to this horrible problem. >> how do you solve it? how do you solve it for your loved one? >> san jose state celebrated graduation day, there was one graduate not there to receive her diploma. coming up, two weeks after she died in a car crash, her family celebrated her hard work and her memory. rosita's story next. >> and we show you some hazy skies and less low clouds this morning, hinting at a warmer sunday. forecast ahead, i'll have a look at that when we come back.

the university has approved the degree posthumoussly to

rosita aragon. >> closure for a family who lost their daughter two weeks before she was supposed to graduate. her family shed tears of happiness and sorrow as her name was announced at this weekend's commencement ceremony. she was one week away from being the first college graduate in the family when she died in a car crash. yesterday, her parents arrived as they had already planned, but not exactly according to plan. >> on this graduation day, tears of happiness at spartan stadium, and in suite five, tears of sorrow as the family of rozita aragon listened for her name. >> the university has agreed to the giving of degrees posthumous ly of rosita aragon.

>> she was one class short of her spanish degree when she died in her father's arms after a car crash the day before mother's day. >> i think today has been the most difficult day for me from all the other days because today, we were supposed to be here with her, sitting right behind her. >> instead, san jose state leaders presented her diploma to her parents, which brought a brief smile to her mother's name. she was 31 when she died, but her sister said she lived a full life, working full time at la raza radio, and bringing joy to her family. rosita's loving example can be a loving reminder of quickly everything can change. >> enjoy your family every single day. every single day. enjoy. because we don't know. and we don't know.

>> after graduation, the family gathered at the cemetery, and then they did have a graduation barbecue, they say, because it's what rosita would have wanted. now, rob is here with a look at a weekend forecast. such an honor to spend time with families. >> absolutely. and especially on this memorial day weekend. we're seeing the weather cooperating for mest of the outdoor plans except you may notice out toward the trivalley, temperatures really climbing up. upper 80s to low 90s in the forecast later on. right now, mainly clear skies. upper 50s around emeryville to san francisco. you can see the sunshine there. 56 degrees. and the marine layer which at this time yesterday was about 2,000 feet thick, has been squished down closer to 1,500 feet and closer to 1,000 feet in some spots. the sea breeze itself is running about half as strong as what it was yesterday at the same time. we had winds almost up to 20 miles per hour in fairfield, right now, 6 to 11 miles per

hour. but the weaker push of marine air all points to a warmer forecast. the visibility pretty good, except near half moon bay, still seeing fog and mist there, but the skies should rapidly clear out toward the coast as you look at the futurecast. heading into the afternoon, a lot of sunshine as winds start to come out to the coast, and that will keep the skies mostly clear. and early monday morning, we'll see the clouds start to come back in, which will bring cooler changes. out in the pacific, we have our second earliest hurricane for this time of the year. a strong storm, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 1 to 5. hurricane amanda expected to weaken over the next 72 hours but stay a major hurricane through at least monday. you see towards tuesday, beginning to weaken. some of the moisture may spill

up towards baja, california, and perhaps high clouds drifting into the southwest. we'll see if the high clouds reach as far north as the bay area as that storm continues to unravel as we head to the middle part of the week. the story into tomorrow is a slight strengthening of high pressure. we're seeing this morning it should mean out towards the trivalley, highs in a few spots could get close to 90 degrees. especially out towards fairfield. you'll see temperatures climbing close to 90 degrees for the next two days and then we'll see the coast start to cool down as the sea breeze turns stronger and we'll see temperatures dropping as we head to tuesday and wednesday. today, around san jose, 83 degrees. sarah toga may get close to 90. in san francisco, looking nice. upper 60s and low 70s. the trend as we finish off your memorial day holiday weekend, the temperatures staying warm for one more day, monday, and dropping down as we head to tuesday and wednesday. the same trend still holding up

for the north bay and for east bay inland valleys. trivalley, upper 80s to low 90s, and the trend for the north bay and those inland east bay valleys staying warm for one more day and then a good 5 to 10 degree drop in the temperatures come tuesday. also interesting to point out next weekend in the seven-day forecast, you'll see temperatures cooling off even more. inland highs in the low to mid-70s by next weekend. today's plans heading out to the coast, what's left of the low clouds clear, it should be a nice day. low to mid-80s near santa cruz. your yosemite, slight chance of a shower, and warm near lake tahoe and reno. >> thank you very much. still ahead on today in the bay, turning trash into treasure. the bay area nun that helps transform a magnet for drugs into an oasis for families and

the battle she won a decade ago to get the ball rolling.

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[ding] waitress: welcome to denny's. making headlines nowadays, many stories about the lack of affordable housing, working class families pushed out. nothing new in the bay area. in fact, ten years ago, such a fight was brewing in east palo alto. one building in particular and one nun at the forefront. we're shown what it looks like a decade later in this morning's bay area proud. >> you'd never know just by looking at it, but the foundation of the building at 1760 bay road in east palo alto is not concrete. no, the true rock this building stands on is a 76-year-old daughter of charity they call sister t. it was 16 years ago that the sister rented out apartment 24

of the carriage complex, turned it into the rose alee center, and started teaching english classes to anyone in the neighborhood who wanted them, for free. >> it's a wonderful, wonderful ministry. >> when sister t started, the kaerj manor was no great shake. >> it was terrible. >> nothing, in fact, compared to what it looks like today. and the story of how it got that way was actually national news about a decade ago. front page national news, as a matter of fact. >> it was a big, big deal. when i think about it, probably bigger than i thought it was. >> what had happened was a real estate dweveloper bought carriae manor and started evicting families. sister t and members of charity teamed up to raise the millions needed to buy it back. the nuns against the developer

made good copy back then. even better when the nuns came out on top. real estate agent and junior leaguer cary dubra was on the front lines of the fight. she was proud of what they accomplished all those years ago, but knew it was sister t's work year in and year out that has made the building and the center such a success. >> she is the matriarch for all of us. i have learned so much from her. >> not the least of which victory sometimes requires a lot of work to stay that way. >> i walked with the people, i walked with them, i have been there for them. that's what we can do for people. still ahead on today in the bay, the pope continues his trip to the middle east. where today he extended an unprecedented invitation. also, napalm perhaps best known as a weapon, but we're

showing how firefighters in arizona are using it to help fight a massive wildfire. first, mike honda stubbornly refused all debates. now honda's slinging mud, launching false attacks. isn't it time to put the old politics aside? the chronicle endorses ro khanna, saying he "offers an upgrade in congress for silicon valley." and the mercury news says, "ro khanna is ready for the congress of tomorrow... ...while honda is a politician of the past." for our future: ro khanna. khanna: i'm ro khanna and i approve this message.

good sunday morning. taking a tour of the sands this morning. we look live at san rafael, looking lovely, and also san ramon. just as pretty. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda, and always added pressure when there's a holiday in the forecast. >> we're delivering this weekend. we have clear skies. hazy skies right now in the south bay. temperatures mostly in the mid-50s closer to san jose, and up toward the peninsula, mid-50s. roughly the same around downtown san francisco, around the mission district, about 54 degrees. in the east bay and trivalley for now, in the 50s. on our way to upper 80s and near 90 in a few spots later this afternoon. cool start to the morning around the north bay, santa rosa right

now, 52 degrees. we'll jump from the 50s and depending where you are, could get the highs close to 90. low to mid-80s around san jose. we'll let you know how long the warm temperatures will be sticking around. >> thank you very much. we have continuing coverage of the rampage near uc santa barbara's cams where a 22-year-old gunman kills six people and then himself because he said women were not attracted to him. last night, contrasting with the chaos of the shooting spree, a peaceful gathering. amazing grace and candlelight as thousands of people showed up for the vigil that filled the plaza in the early evening hours. speakers and performers reflected and honored the lives that were lost. after the vigil, hundreds of people took part in a memorial

walk. authorities confirm 22-year-old elliot rodger pulled the trigger killing six people and wounding 13 others at 10 individual crime scenes. he stabbed three young men inside his home before going on a shooting spree. he shot one young man in a deli, and that man was christopher martinez. his father spoke out about his son's death. >> chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights. what about chris' right to live? when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say "stop this madness, we don't have to live like this"? >> elliot rodger posted this ominous video to youtube and wrote a 141-page manifesto about his frustrations over being rejected by women he was trying to pursue. in it, he talked about a day of retribution and revenge.

now, because of that video and a troubling pattern of behavior, a big question today is whether this tragedy could have been thwarted. officers say they had contact with the 22-year-old gunman three times before friday night, thecluding a welfare check at his home just last month at the request of his family who had seen that youtube posting. at a news conference, police were asked about a statement allegedly by elliot rodger about the welfare call. rodger claimed he had all his guns and magazines laid out on his bed and officers never entered the bedroom. >> i'm not going to go back and play monday morning quarterback at this point. we're still investigating this incident and exactly what hap n happened and the interaction they had, but you've got to understand that this is a fairly routine type of call that is quite common place. and the deputies who were well trained, so i'm not going to second guess them at this point. >> the santa barbara county sheriff also said rodger had

three hand guns and more than 400 rounds of ammunition. the guns were all legally purchased and properly registered to him. rodger's family said the 22-year-old has asperger's which is on the autism spectrum. friday night's rampage also brought back powerful memories for a lot of people in santa barbara who lived through a similar incident in 2001. david attias killed four people when he drove his car through a crowd in isla vista. he was a freshman at uc santa barbara at the time. he was sentenced to 60 years in a mental institution but was released in 2012 to an unlocked outpatient program. similar to this weekend, he was also the son of a hollywood director. we have continuing coverage of this mass killing all day long on nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com. and now an unusual boating accident off the coast of pascudaro. they responded to a call about

this ship in distress about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. the boat had struck something and that killed the engine. that something happened to be a whale. so when the boat started taking on water, all five passengers jumped off and swam to nearby rocks. luckily, no one was hurt. they were rescued, and it appears the whale was unharmed as well. in the south bay, the investigation continues after a kayaker found the body of a person in coyote creek yesterday morning. investigators now trying to find out if that person died in some sort of accident or was killed. firefighters say the body was found about a mile north of the alvi alviso slough near san jose. it's a popular spot for fishing boat and kayaks. the hel commenter had to pinpoint the location of the body by air before two rescue boats could be launched. >> we're trying to see what the best access is going to be for law enforcement to secure the crime scene. until they can make a determination of the cause of death, it's going to be

considered a crime scene. >> emergency officials say they don't know how long the body has been in the water and wouldn't comment on the condition. >> as california braces for what could be an extreme wildfire season, a wildfire burning in a scenic arizona canyon near flagstaff is expected to nearly triple in size before firefighters gain the upper hand. the so-called slide fire is just 5% contained. as trisha hendricks reports, the fire is burning in steep, rocky terrain that is very difficult for crews to reach. >> the complexity of the slide fire is very, very high. >> thousands of acres of beautiful country engulfed in flames. the captain said air operations are crucial. >> especially in really steep, rugged terrain like we're facing here. >> this fire has a lot of horse power up against it. large helicopters each carrying about 2,000 gallons of water staying busy crisscrossing the canyon, dropping water helping crews doing burn-out operations below. >> we can't put firefighters in

front of the rapid moving fire, so the air support can come in and slow down the spread. >> crews are also fighting fire with fire. >> very important in terms of controlling the spread of the fire to the east here. >> we have some that are doing aerial ignitions in another part where they're dropping ping-pong balls full of napalm to burn out the area. >> it's another way they wirk to keep the fire from escaping because it needs heat, fuel, and oxygen. >> we want to stop it from progressing. >> from burning out between the line and the main fire, we take the flammable fuel and get rid of it. >> crews are positive they'll gain on any more ground fires that ignite. >> they're optimistic they'll be able to pick them up with the helicopters and keep them in check. >> for the thousands evacuated, fire officials are asking for patience because they have a lot of work to do. >> canyons and a checkerboard of stuff that's going to continue to burn. we could look at a long

duration, a week, two weeks, three weeks. we're going to give our best every day. >> firefighters say that the goal is to keep the fire from pushing into nearby communities. authorities say this is a disaster that was man made, but they have ruled out a camp fire. overseas now, ukrainians are casting ballots for the country's presidential election. it is seen as a crucial step towards stabilizing the country rocked by a deadly uprising in the east where pro-russian rebels have vowed to block the ballot. the election comes three months after the ousting of the pro-russian leader. he was chased from power after a month of protests to rejects an association agreement with the european union. this is a preliminary round of voting to thin out the field of candidates, then a run-off is expected next month. pope francis led mass in

bethlehem this morning during the second day of his trip to the middle east. palestinians cheered for the pope as he arrived for mass in bethlehem's manger square. during mass, pope francis spoke about the plight of marginalized and mestrited children around the world and he extended an invuidatiitation to the israeli palestinian presidents to the vatican to pray for peace. their offices both said they would attend. he begged both sites to end a conflict that he said was no longer acceptable. >> still ahead on today in the bay, powered by the panda, but would it be enough for the giants to stay unbeaten against the american league? ♪

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a little baseball weather for you later today, but a look at the ballpark, of course, at&t park and the covey cove this morning. getting off to a slow start this season. pablo sandoval has been red hot, homering three times in the last five games. the question, could he keep it going against the twins last night? bottom of the second, the game still scoreless, and the panda does keep it going. a solo home run to left. his fourth in the last six games. vogelsong then takes it from there. i'll help you out. striking out seven twins on the night, one shy of his season high. the giants remain undefeated in interleague play. to toronto where the a's were trying to stop a two-game skid. bottom of the fifth, two on for melky cabrera who hits a grounder to first. they bobble the ball and then throw it away. two runs score. blue jays up 2-1, and the a's

would get the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but alberto callaspo goes down swinging. oakland with a season high third straight loss. blue jays win 5-2. everybody is watching or at least so it seems. still ahead, the 17th congressional district congress between incumbent mike honda and ro khanna and why the nation is paying attention. there's lots to do today in the bay. the first event is a biggy for san francisco's mission district. there's a parade where our friends from telemundo will participate but it's called carn avol, san francisco, and while it's known for its flashy and often minimalist costumes, they want you to know it's intend todayby a family friendly activity. they're expected about 400,000 total this weekend, so get

prepared for the crowd. i don't know exactly how many, but hundreds of thousands of monarchs also use the bay area as a rest stop and feeding ground. in addition to their extreme bugs exhibit, it's all about butterflies. there's a 3-d film called the flight of the butterflies, and i mentioned the monarch because the first 200 families to visit there can take home a package of milkweed seeds that attract the monarchs. >> we'll celebrate the transition to the new year. thingyan is the name of the water festful, and there's a celebration at kennedy park. you may know the burmese food, dance, and of course, water activities, as remember, this is for the new year water festival, and remember, as we observe memorial day this weekend, there's a reason we get the day off. so please, take a moment to reflect.

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a new poll finds that the 17th congressional district election may be a two-man race between mike honda and challenger and fellow democrat ro khanna. larry gerston joins us now to break down the numbers and the implications. the question, we started to see a lot more ads on tv. >> oh, yeah. >> it's interesting to see it's democrat and democrat. not what we usually see. >> that's the two-party, the top two concept. whoever gets to be the top two go on regardless of republicans, democrats, independent said, doesn't matter. in this case, you have two democrats, likely, we say likely because of the new poll. the poll was kublthed by survey usa just a few days ago. it finds honda with a 2-1 lead over ro khanna. honda with 41%, khanna with 21%.

the others with 6%, undecided, 24%. you put all this together, and it really suggests that these two democrats, well, they're pretty likely to be in the november general election, a run-off, and also, by the way, it kind of offers something for everyone here, at least these top two. honda has a knhacommanding lead. on the other hand, khanna is cutting into honda's lead based on earlier polls. he came from virtually nothing six months ago to a pretty good challenge position now. >> what surprises you most about the race so far? i mean, 24% undecided is not that unusual. >> there are some things, though. honda does particularly well, with democrats, with women, with seniors, with whites, latinos, and middle class income voters, and then you have khanna, who has his best showings with independents, men, middle aged

voters, asian americans and people with incomes over $80,000 a year. they each have their pocket of strength. >> we have a lot of folks watching the congressional race across the country. they want to know what happens. shouldn't mike honda have a greater lead considering he's been in congress so long and his name is so recognizable? >> yeah, that's what some people think. look, there are a couple factors here, that really, we may need to consider. nearly half of the district is new to honda because of the reapportionment that occurred every ten years occurred in 2011. it's important to remember 70% of that district is in santa clara county which has been his home base forever. on the other hand, you have to remember khanna's fund-raising, really massive fund-raising has enabled him to level the playing field with advertising and outreach efforts. >> also surprising, they're not doing well with the people you think they would do well with. mike honda is struggling with

asian americans. khanna is struggling with younger americans. >> honda has not scored with asian americans to the extent we expected, particularly given the high profile in the asian american community. khanna, you know, everything is about young voters, stretching out to the youth. you have a youth core working with him, and he hasn't scored with the young voters who have been the cornerstone of the campaign effort. let's remember one fact, one you alluded to. according to one survey, one fourth of the voters are undecid undecided. there's ten days to election day. that tells us, guess what? they're not going on summer vacation. they're going to be very, very busy this summer and campaigning, campaigning, campaigning all the way through november. >> in an rv up and down. so this week, the state legislature lost a 38-year veteran of public service.

he passed away. what is his legacy? >> he was a character. and i mean that in the best sense of the term. on the one hand, john was this very, very persistent legislature. he headed the ways and means committee. he went after bills year after year after year. took him about five years to get a needle program passed for drug users, seven years to get medical marijuana permits. way ahead of everyone else. no question about it, and then there's this other side that really worried about life and humanity, and he pressed that. he pressed it very hard. he talked about such things as a commission for self-esteem, and he got the legislature to pass that. he was the head of the ethics committee. he had a sign on his wall in his room, in his home, it said life is not an obstacle course. it's a slow dance. and that told you a lot about

john. not an obstacle. slow dance. we'll find a way to make things work. he will be missed by friends and foe alike. many more friends than foes. >> thank you very much, larry. hopefully people will say the same thing about us when it's our time. still ahead on today in the bay, it is a disney movie come to life. three animals from different parts of the world managed to become the unlikeliest of friends. you have to see this story. and the view this morning from san francisco shows not low clouds but high clouds moving by and a warmer forecast ahead for your sunday. we'll have a look at that when we come right back.

good sunday morning to you. we have mostly clear skies, but slightly hazy view from emeryville looking back over to san francisco, and that coupled with a little bit of a weaker sea breeze this morning is going to bring the temperatures up about 5 to 8 degrees warmer than we saw yesterday. so one of the things you'll notice is we don't have as much

low cloud cover across the inner bay right now. look at the wind speeds. yesterday at this time, 15 to 20-mile-per-hour winds in fairfield, now dropping to 6 miles per hour. we will look at temperatures especially in solano county, warming up quite a bit from yesterday. patchy clouds around half moon bay with mist along the coast. those should clear up quickly as winds briefly turn more out of the north through the afternoon. that should bring mostly sunny skies with high clouds passing by from time to time and also sunshine and warmer temperatures out near the coast before the clouds make a return as we head towards monday morning. we're watching temperatures here warming up, and in the pacific, things are heating up for the hurricane season in the northeastern pacific. early start. second earliest appearance of a hurricane this strong this early in the season. you've got hurricane amanda, winds at 140 miles per hour. the good news we have with the storm is it should weaken by the time it tries to make the turn back towards baja, california, around tuesday and wednesday.

what's left of some of the moisture, though, in the form of high clouds like we're seeing outside right now, some may drift to california as we head towards thursday and friday. we'll watch what is left of the moisture of the hurricane later this week. for now and the next 36 hours, we'll see high pressure building in which will allow our temperatures to climb up a few degrees as the marine layer knets squished down closer to sea level. the trivalley should have a chance at upper 80s to near 90, and in the in bay, temperatures in the 70s and 80s. san jose, lower 80s. san francisco, 60s and 70s. 70s to low 80s around the peninsula, in the north bay, near 90 in napa, low 90s possible probably for the next couple days in the trivalley, and the temperature trend to memorial day, the temperatures especially in the trivalley staying warm to hot, and then a big drop tuesday and wednesday as the sea breeze returns.

we'll see the temperatures really cooling down as we approach the middle part of the week. if your plans today include the coast, pretty nice. upper 60s around monterey. 70s to 80s around tawo to reno for the afternoon. finally this morning, a blt of sorts. lions, tigers, bears, a trio of friends you have to see to believe. giving a new mieaning to peacefl coexistence. one of the rarest sights you'll see in georgia. the bear, lion, and tiger known collectively as blt were rescued from a atlanta drug dealer's basement 13 years ago, they were in bad shape but shared a special bond. >> they have never ben separated from each other and we have never told them they're different species. they teach each other how to get along. they're not the same color, not

the same specie, not even from the same country. they love each other, they're brothers and they teach you how to love. >> the three animals live on a habitat of three acres so they could easily separate themselves but they choose to spend all of their time close to each other. speaking of things that go so naturally together, this is our last weekend morning together. i know, we're lycopenet butter and yejelly. >> after 11 years. >> we'll wake up with you on the mornings, and i'm going to wake up with my kids and make them pancakes and cartoons. thank you for choosing us and allowing me to be with you, and with you, rob, and thanks to the crew who makes getting up in the weekends so easy. give yourselves a pat on the back. thank you so much for joining us this morning. i hope you'll join us at 11:00 monday through friday and also tonight at 4:30, 6:00, and 11:00, and of course, any time of day at nbcbayarea.com.

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