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this is "today in the bay." >> it is 7:00 on saturday morning. you're getting a live look outside in san francisco this morning. you can see the palace of fine arts in foreground and beyond the golden gate bridge on a cloudy morning. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper.
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anthony slaughter has a look at your microclimate forecast. the ultimate microclimate forecast today. very different forecasts. >> it's dependent where you live today. if you're in the north bay, you'll see showers. san francisco and points north. but then if you're south, you'll see haze and cloud cover. a mix -- a good mix of sun and clouds farther south you go. the farther south you go it will be warm. warming trend going to continue into next week with dry conditions. unfortunately no rain in sight except today and tomorrow. that's across the north bay. doppler radar doesn't show a lot of that. you have to get up towards ukiah and north of clearlake to find showers. that will be the trend through the next few hours. not expecting widespread rain event. because the system's so far to the north, we're getting the tail end of the cold front. winds are stagnant today. we have spare the air, air quality across the north bay and the peninsula. temperatures not bad. in the 40s and 50s, with fog and
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drizzle in the north bay. and really, rainy activity will stay points from san francisco north. everywvr else, south of the golden gate bridge, mix of sun and clouds. 56 east shore. 64 sf. close to 70 south bay. this warming trend will last through the upcoming days. we need the rain just not going to get it through the next few days. we'll talk about the warming trend in a bit. >> rain and 70s. >> of course, can't forget the fog. >> thanks. the stage is set for a final answer on marriage for gay couples, as the supreme court takes on this history making case. will they leave it as is or will the justices make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states? the legal debate started at san francisco city hall back in 2004, when the city began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. john lewis and stewart are excited that the supreme court has agreed to decide if same-sex
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marriages must be allowed across the country. together for 28 years they were among the first couples in the nation to get mary at san francisco city hall 11 years ago. right now, 36 states recognize marriage for same-sex couples. this couple says, if they travel to a state that doesn't recognize their union, something as simple as a hospital visit can become complicated. >> we're legally married in california. but if we go on vacation and say, go to mt. rushmore in south dakota and one of us is injured we don't have that security of knowing that undersouth dakota law we're married and we could be denied some of the basic rights that everyone else takes for granted. >> the national organization for marriage is weighing in, saying in a statement, quote, we call on the supreme court to stand for the proposition that men and women of good will across the land have the right under their constitution to preserve marriage in the law as it has always existed in reality, the
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union of one man and one woman. it's expected arguments will happen in april, and a ruling come down in june. of course, a lot has changed since 2012, last time the supreme court agreed to take on this issue. at that point, gay couples were banned from marrying in more than 40 states. now, only 14 states ban gay marriage. an investigation is under way in the east bay, after police shot and killed a man in a park. witnesses say that man had a knife and was threatening children. it happened yesterday afternoon at fremont's harvey park near great salt lake drive and lake arrowhead avenue. witnesses reported the man approaching two young children with a knife. investigators say three veteran officers rushed to the scene and confronted the man. one officer fired his taser, another officer fired his gun. the man killed, the knife still in his hand. police are questioning whether
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any children were involved. >> our investigation has led us to believe that they may not be kids, that it may actually be young adults or maybe someone who looks young. >> i turned the corner and saw this, i didn't know there was anything going on shocking, though, not normal here in this area. >> police tell us, fremont has low crime rates. they only had one homicide last year. this is the first officer-involved shooting in two years. police in the bay area are in the midst of what they're calling 96 hours of action. it started yesterday morning when protesters took over b.a.r.t. stations for more than two hours in downtown san francisco. some demonstrators stopped trains completely by blocking the doors from closing. protests planned through this martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. owners of shops and businesses in downtown oakland aren't taking any chances. instead, they're taking precautions, boarding up windows and doors ahead of the protest. many businesses in downtown
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oakland have already been vandalized and looted over the past several months during protests which ignited after grand juries close not to indict police officers. >> these killer cops need to be jailed, and every day that darren wilson or daniel pan tell lay yo walks free, this movement is only going to grow. >> police say they're encouraging protests, as long as they're peaceful. oakland city council is holding a public meeting this morning to discuss how to improve relations between police and the community. they're united against a, quote, poisonous death cult. the united states and great britain teaming up to target terror threats on the ground and online. president obama and british prime minister david cameron held a joint news conference yesterday at the white house, one week after the terrorist attacks in paris. they're working with tech companies to make it easier for
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authorities to monitor violent extremists who recruit and plot online. >> we can't just defeat it through weapons. >> cancering the death cult of a narrative. >> cameron asking u.s. tech companies to give law enforcement more access to online communications. the two leaders also announced a joint effort to identify what more countries can do to fight homegrown extremism that includes reaching out to muslim communities for help. decades of memories will soon be crashing down at candlestick park. the developer has demolition permit and wants to start in the next two weeks. people in the surrounding neighborhood were concerned that explosives would be used to demolish the stick, as it were. there was fear of toxic dust. but instead, the developer will spend two months on a lower tech demoliti demolition.
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in place of the stadium, homes and businesses planned for that area. and the raiders are getting their mojo back, thanks to jack del rio, the born and bred product of hayward, in charge of resurrecting the struggling franchise. >> a lot of great memories. they come flooding back. it's an awesome -- awesome place. it's a treat to be back. it's an honor to be back. >> del rio introduced at raiders' new head coach yesterday, flanked by mark davis. del rio says he's a raider fan for life. a life long raiders fan. his parents are season ticket holders. maybe they can get them for free now. at hayward high a three-sports star. and he's revered on that campus. >> people that we treat as an icon to students to say, we want to motivate you, especially athlete, to say you can be anything that you want to be in life. >> coming up in about 30 minutes, we'll hear more from
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del rio in a one-on-one interview. much more ahead on "today in the bay," the raiders and niners may not have a shot at the super bowl but the bay area has plenty to clear about in tomorrow's championship games. we'll introduce you to local boys in the spotlight. a tech company with a softer side. the silicon valley giant that's aiming to help new parents. plus -- clean water after an earthquake. the shake proof plan to protect our water supply.
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>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back. we appreciate your being here with us on this saturday morning. taking a foggy look this morning at oakland, temperatures should be in the 60s today. and it will be a hazy saturday. it's a new era for the u.s. and cuba. these are passengers flying into miami with items that used to be
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treated like contraband. cigars and rum. president obama changed the nation's policy on cuba, now travelers coming into the u.s. can legally bring in back $400 worth of goods including up to $100 of alcohol and cigars. and while cuban cigars and liquor are in high demand here, in cuba, they want technology. after 50 years of living in the past, cubans have hope for this opportunity to connect with the rest of the world. only about 5% of cubans have internet access. the easing of trade restrictions could lead to the possession of devices like smartphones. now companies like sunnyvale's ruckus wireless see a business opportunity. >> they come into america and buy up goods and bring them back. so consumer electronics industry, i'm sure things will connect to the internet, there's going to be a huge opportunity to bring new technology forward.
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>> the u.s. secretary of xlers says the obama administration thinks best way to bring change in cuba is through more engagement with the outside world. a silicon valley original is bringing its policies into the present day. intel is offering eight weekses of paid leave for new parents. this new program for both mothers and fathers. it's in addition to 13 weeks of paid leave it already offers to new moms, that's 21 weeks in total. the news comes after the santa clara based company announced it will spend $300 million to improve diversity in its workforce. 3/4 of intel's workers are male, and just two of its top 15 executives are women. the trick to saving drinking water after a major earthquake may be in a slinky. in southern california, the north ridge medical center lost potable water after the devastating quake in 1994, and a powerful aftershock ruptured
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underground pipes around north ridge. on friday, 21 years later, workers installed 6500 feet of quake resistant water pipe. engineers say the pipe will move back and forth, up and down, like a giant slinky. they were developed in japan. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up -- >> back then i didn't know that i was playing with maybe one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. >> as we know, no bay area teams in this weekend's nfl championship games but superstars in the nfl spotlight tomorrow are from right here in the bay area. right here in the bay area this morning, we are waking up to cloud cover, expansive across san francisco bay. and in the south bay, a lot of fog to talk about in san jose. we'll break done the forecast after this break.
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visit coveredca.com today. >> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." welcome back. it's 7:16. you're getting alive look
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outside in a foggy covered levi's stadium. unfortunately, no action going on there today. temperatures will be in the 60s, nearing 70 for another hazy bay area day. millions of people will be glued to the tv tomorrow, as the four best teams in football fight for the super bowl. of course, no raiders nor 49ers, but plenty of other players who grew up here in the bay area are in the spotlight. here's "today in the bay's" ian cole. >> reporter: packers quarterback aaron rodgers who went to cal, now he's one of the favorites for the nfl mvp. he used to hand it off to marshawn lynch, now on the seahawks. those two play each other this weekend. lynch coached by a class of 69 three-sport athlete at redwood high school, pete carroll. the school with the most representatives, stanford. doug baldwin, richard sherman, also with the seahawks. >> intercepted.
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>> reporter: cardinal defensive coordinator lance anderson helped coach sherman. >> a time during his first year on defense, benched for a game. started somebody else in his place. again, the other guy didn't give up, didn't get discouraged, got better and better. i think his best football has been, you know, at the nfl level. >> reporter: colts tight end, coby fleener and can be andrew luck, who has an auditorium named after him in the athletic audiences. >> the thing that impressed me, how mobile he was, how well he ran. >> reporter: next, up the peninsula to the college of san mateo, where wide receiver julian edelman on the left went for a year. on the right, tom brady, from a few miles away at sarah high school and home of brady family stadium. his receiver back then was john kirby. >> if i had press coverage, i'd lean down, pull my sock up. when he'd see me pull my sock, he'd tap the front of his face
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mask, change to a fate rude. >> reporter: everybody thought brady would be a famous baseball player. instead he went on to michigan and then the patriots. >> one cade against, green, 91, green 91. a few weeks ago i heard him do it in a game and it brought me right back. >> reporter: that's not it. david back tea errey. >> he didn't start a game until seen year year of high school. i don't think many guys in the nfl that didn't start games until their senior year. >> reporter: the list goes on. shane vereen, showing there are a lot of reasons to root this weekend. ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> a lot of reasons to stay tuned tomorrow. you think you'll watch the game. >> i'll watch super bowl. up until then, you know, i'm just a weather guy at heart. i like weather. i watch the weather channel all day if i could. >> snow or rain at the game, you'll watch. >> yeah. glued to it. >> this is anthony slaughter here with a look at our weekend
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forecast in the bay area. there's a lot going on. >> it is. microclimate, talking about microclimates in full effect. if you're visiting, it's going to be one of those weekend where it's icy. doing traveling around the bay area, north of the golden gate bridge, that's where the showers will be. everywhere else will be a good mix of sun and clouds. keep the umbrellas handy traveling to wine couldn't trip otherwise, not expect showery activity across the rest of the bay area. you can see across ukiah, clearlake, sacramento, showers form. that's the trend as we head through the day today. temperatures not bad. fog across the south bay. that's keeping a blanket, we're at 50 degrees. palo alto getting colorful hues across the horizon. haze across the lower part of your screen. and that's why we have another spare the air day in effect for the entire bay area. worst of it across the peninsula
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and north bay. highs later today, talking about very warm weather across the south bay. close to 70 degrees there. but the closer you get to the water, san francisco, you'll be at 64 with morning showers expected. the same for the north bay. morning showers and then you'll clear out. again, not talking about completely sunny day across the north bay. will be completely sunny, yes, beaches. further south, santa cruz, monterey, big sur, 70. santa cruz today at 71. yes, it will be a nice weekend. you're going to be enjoying the long weekend, martin luther king jr. day parade monday happens in san francisco, fourth and king. the parade route goes through that area. you can take part in it. this is the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement. of course with the historical movement in place, a good time to get out and celebrate the civil rights movement. notice on monday, we will see lots of cloud cov across
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san francisco. it will be cool. cooler than it will be for today with 50s and only topping out near 60 for monday. here's our storm track. notice, two systems across the pacific. i mean, looking at the storm track it looks active. looks like we'd be getting rain. these storms are headed to the northwest. things for showers across seattle and portland, northern portions of state here, zoom in closer, you can see, it's hard to find any rain closer you get to the bay area. a lot of that still north of santa rosa. as we move through morning, we'll see showers, key word here just a few. notice, futurecast into motion, lots of cloud cover across the bay area today. but notice, not finding a lot of green on the map. not going to see a bunch of rain and where we see it, north bay, hit and miss. tomorrow, another shot of rain for the north bay. and then as we head towards afternoon hours we'll clear out and expecting to see sunshine. overall, general trend for temperatures over the next two
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days going to stay similar. mid to upper 60s in the south bay. same for the east bay near dublin. tuesday and wednesday, temperatures continue to remain t temperate. north bay, better chance of rain today and tomorrow morning. after that we'll clear out. notice temperature trend for the coastline monday, tuesday, wednesday in san francisco, low to mid-60s. overall, no big extremes headed our way. of course we could use more rain, just not going to get it in the coming days. >> thank you. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up -- >> it made me realize i feel good when i help people. >> he says a goat named froyo changed his life the new direction the teenager was inspired to take.
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into meeting the right friend at
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right time april change that can change a person's life. it happened to a mountain view teenager but in a very different way. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas has this morning's bay area proud. >> there's a nonprofit at the heart of the story, one that does great work with animals and kids with special needs. particularly with one special connection they made possible. in all of silicon valley there's probably not another 17-year-old out there who knows as much about goats as john coleman does. >> he's a friendly guy. >> reporter: around the stalls of the 4h barn at mcclellan ranch, john knows the story behind every goat. >> a little brother. >> reporter: but ask john his story and he'll start with one goat in particular. >> that was froyo. he was the biggest and he was different from the others.
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>> reporter: john was about 10 years old when he first met froyo and understood himself about being different than others. diagnosed on the autistic spectrum at age 3, john had his challenges growing up. >> like i had trouble feeling my own body. i was uncomfortable, i'd get angry, tantrums, i went around and threw chairs and all of the kids are afraid because i'm -- i was a big kid. >> reporter: but one day that big kid met that big goat and things started to change. >> absolutely. i think john blossomed. >> reporter: vicki knows the story. >> try to hold -- >> reporter: -- she's the one who introduced the two. victory's family behind animal assisted happiness, a nonprofit that introduces special needs children and adults to the gentlest collection of small farm animals you are ever likely to meet. vicki says the greatest power the animals possess is not
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something they do, but something they don't -- judge. >> these animals know what their job is. their job is just to be not to judge and make kids happy. >> reporter: john's case he bonded so well with froyo, he began introducing him to other children with special needs, helping froyo do for them what he did for him. >> it made me realize i feel good when i help people and it allowed me, it made me want to commit to things i'm was afraid to commit before. i was nervous, i dedicated myself. >> reporter: john, it would seem, has no problem with dedication now. proving the right friend at the right time can make all the difference. no matter who it is. animal assisted happiness counts each interaction they make possible as a smile. they say they have a lifetime goal of 1 million smiles. including john's in the past six years, they already have more
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than 14,000. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> if you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. just go to our website, nbcbayarea.com, search bay area proud. they are the best stories. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up -- the flu is hitting the bay area hard. how doctors and schools are responding. plus, if you have apples in your kitchen, a warning about california-grown fruit linked to several deaths.
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>> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." it's 7:31 on saturday morning. you're getting a look at the beautiful golden gate bridge reopened. this time last weekend it was closed. we're seeing haze and fog across the bay area this morning. thank you for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter has a look at your microclimate forecast. and it is truly the epitome of
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microclimate. if you're north of the golden gate bridge, one sort of weather and south of it -- >> it's going to be completely sunny. if you're visiting town, san francisco going to be in the middle. so you will see a few morning showers from time to time. this afternoon, i think you'll be okay. no rain. in fact, rain's not impressive. talking about less than a tenth of an inch and most of that across the north bay. otherwise, hazy, mainly cloudy, across most of the bay area. the farther south you go, more sunshine. and that sunshine and warm weather's going to continue as we head towards next week. no rain in sight for the long term. now, right now we have a few showers near sacramento. a little bit closer you can see ft. bragg seeing showers, clearlake, ukiah. a lot of the activity across the north bay and north of san francisco today. south of the golden gate you'll see a good mix of sun and clouds, 66 east bay. peninsula 65. close to 70 south bay. more sunshine again closer to
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the south bay and across the monterey coast. if you're hitting the beach, enjoy it for me. >> hi has to work. >> babies involved. >> one day. >> sorry, anthony. thanks. the stage is set for a final answer on marriage for gay couples as the supreme court takes on this history making case. will they leave it as is or will the justices make same-sex legal in all 50 states? the debate started in 2004 when the city began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. john lewis and stewart -- pardon me. that is not the couple but they are excited that the supreme court has agreed to decide if same-sex marriage must be allowed across the country. together for 28 year they were among the first couples in the nation to get married at san francisco city hall 11 years ago. right now, 36 states recognize marriage for same-sex couples
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and the couple says, if they travel to a state that doesn't recognize their union, something as simple as a hospital visit can become complicated. >> we're legally married in california, but if we go on vacation in say go to mt. rushmore in south dakota one of us is injured, we don't have that security of knowing that under south dakota law we're married and that we could be denied some of the basic rights that everyone else takes for granted. >> the national organization for marriage is weighing in, saying in a statement, quote, we call on the supreme court to stand for the proposition that men and women of good will across the land have the right under their constitution to preserve marriage and the law as it has always existed in reality. the union of one man and one woman. it's expected arguments will happen in april, and a rule willing come down in june. flu cases have reached epidemic levels across the country, and now we're learning about the local impact in the bay area. four adults from san francisco,
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san mateo, sonoma counties have died from the flu. "today in the bay's" robert honda has the issue that officials are calling just the start. >> reporter: having daughter wearing a mask when they came to the doctor's office, and the doctor's office had its warnings posted before the public health department announced news of four bay area flu-related deaths. >> it's better to prevent than lament. absolutely, i'm really shocked at the news and i'm happy that i took the steps to bring her in. >> my throat started to hurt and when i went to school i didn't feel that good. >> i'll take your mask off. >> reporter: this doctor said, core reason na does have the flu, so do a lot of owner patients. the most she's seen in years. >> people have been coming in quicker, they're hearing how significant the flu season is. people are coming in sooner. >> reporter: the public helicopter department says that's good but things will get
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worse. they point out, possible flu-related deaths are not reported when victims are 65 and older because of all of the other possible factors. so there are more deaths than the numbers show. >> in the past when we've had influenza h3 they tend to be more severe flu seasons with more hospitalizations than deaths. we are predicting this might be a more severe season. >> reporter: robert honda, nbc bay area news. >> health officials plan to release another update on the flu season and its victims on tuesday. you might want to check your kitchen now. california-grown apples are being recalled. granny smith and gala apples could be contaminated with listeria from bidar it brothers. the bacteria is potentially fatal. seven deaths already have been linked to the fruit. the last timed byart brothers shipped the apples was in early
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december, but health officials say customers could have frozen some fruit. they want to spread the warning. a tentative ruling may give city college of san francisco another chance. a judge has ruled that a bay area commission may have broken the law by revoking the college's accreditation before giving the school a chance to respond. in 2013, the accrediting commission cited worries over the college's financial management and governance. the city attorney responded with a lawsuit. he says the way the commission treated city college is fundamentally flawed. >> that it undermines the integrity of the accreditation process and threatened the educational mission of an institution that has done great work for generations of san franciscans. >> both sides have 15 days to respond before the judge issues his final decision. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up -- the warriors look to continue their winning streak on the road in oklahoma city.
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alameda, new momentum for the silver and black. more from the raiders' new coach.
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>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back. it's 7:40. another live look at levi's stadium, in case you missed it on thursday, the 49ers named their new head coach. and as we told you earlier in the newscast, raiders introduced the bay area to their new head coach. hayward native jack del rio. he addressed the media yesterday afternoon. he spoke of evaluating the roster right away and player accountability. he says he believes there are a lot of reasons this is the right job at the right time for him. comcast sportsnet fallon smith caught up with the new head coach. >> what does it mean to be back home where it all started coaching the team you grew up
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cheering for? >> a treatmedream come true. underwhelming, the love poured out, number of friends and raider nation, really been great. it's been awesome. overwhelming in a lot of respects. i'm proud, i'm an east bay guy, i'm proud to be home. >> hardwood now, warriors and oklahoma city to take on the thunder. missing a couple of key players and it showed on the court. oklahoma city kept golden state at arm's length for most of the game, before pouring it on in the fourth quarter. the warriors' eight-game winning streak snapped in okc, lose 127-115. more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up -- we investigate drones taking to our skies. and the number of close calls with airplanes suddenly causing safety concerns. here on saturday morning, waking up to fog and cloud cover, even showers across the north bay. we do have the spare the air
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once again today. 20th winter spare the air day. we'll break down the forecast coming up after this. ♪ ♪ i ♪ know i can't deny... ♪ that i got a new feeling ♪ deep inside... ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good.
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welcome back. 7:44 the time. start off with saturday forecast. it does include showers across the north bay. that's what we're finding right now. doppler radar, we've got it fired up. you can see a lot of the activity, it across the extreme portions of the north bay and that's where it's going to stay today. clearlake, ft. bragg, showers, chico, sacramento seeing showers as well. if you're doing traveling up 5, sierra, heads up, you'll run into slick roads. here at home, it's going to be very widespread. talking about lot of sunshine, hazy conditions across the south bay. the farther north you go, that's where you'll see increased cloud cover and chance for showery activity. notice, 67 south bay. 65 in peninsula with mix of sun
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and clouds. east shore, cloudy, 66, san francisco, same story, cloudy, 64, morning showers. the same deal for the north bay. after noon today, we'll see sunshine, it's not completely clear. but it will be enough to actually enjoy if you're headed up towards wine country. 62 for today. mix of sun and clouds for afternoon. morning showers with us. tomorrow more cloud cover as the system pulls in, cooler weather headed up there for monday if you've got the day off. what's happening on the 17 mile drive, if you haven't done this, a beautiful sight along the central coast. sunshine farther south we head today. 68 there. more clouds tomorrow. the same deal for monday. this is the place i want to be, though. talking about temperatures near 71 degrees at santa cruz today. lots of sunshine especially this afternoon. cooler weather tomorrow and monday. still above average, and even 69 degrees on monday with a mix of sun and clouds. not all that bad for this time
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of year. two systems out across the pacific. active storm track. all of this activity working towards the pacific northwest. for us, we're just going to get clipped by this system as it moves through. it's only going to offer a few showers. not a lot of activity on the doppler radar april lot of the activity will stay across the north bay. put this into motion. mix of sun and clouds across the bay area. from time to time, a few sprinkles across the north bay. even the golden gate bridge, can't rule that out. it's not an all-day rain event. notice on futurecast, barely any green showing up. more cloud cover than anything. hazy sunshine expected in the south bay. tomorrow morning, a little more activity across the north bay. showers up there. they'll fizzle out towards afternoon, leaving for a mix of sun and clouds today and tomorrow. notice, hazy today, the same tomorrow, stagnant winds. 67 for san jose.
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69 dublin. closer to water, san francisco, tomorrow, and today both mornings looking at showers but monday, it will dry out and that drying trend continues into next week. we could use more rain as we round out january. unfortunately for us, doesn't look like it's going to happen. >> now we know where to find you in case you call off sick tomorrow, out by the beach. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up -- taking over the skies. unmanned drones are getting dangerously close to planes. wait until you see what our investigative unit uncovered after pouring through faa documents. huh, fifteen minutes
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looked into faa data. he shows us that more and more drones are flying too close for comfort near passenger planes. >> experts believe that the numbers of these close calls between drones and airplanes are, quote, going in the wrong direction, up. and, they say, that jeopardizes your safety whenever you fly. when we hear the term drones, most of us think of these. model airplanes used for stunts by hobbyists. or these, large, armed military spy planes. but consider this. this is video taken from a drone flying a medical mission in haiti. >> a lot of people don't really know what it's about, what exactly, you know, what they do. >> reporter: the ceo and founder of zm interactive, a san francisco company whose entire business plan is based on the use of drones.
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>> if you fly you must follow safety rules, like anything else. they can be great tools. they can also be dangerous if you don't use them safe. >> reporter: whether americans, federal aviation administration or congress like it or not, drones, what are technically known as unmanned aircraft systems, have already taken off elsewhere around the world. in other countries thousands of drones now legally fly, delivering emergency supplies, monitoring farms and construction sites, and even filming movies. >> use the word drone, we don't like the word. we don't use it to describe our vehicles. >> reporter: this man and his menlo park based company already do amazing and life-changing things with unmanned aircraft. they just do it in other countries besides the u.s. >> it's absolutely amazing that people are getting excited about using this technology. flying is exciting. >> reporter: these pictures tell
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the story how drones can change the world. a trek through the mud use trucks that can take days to get critical medical supplies to a remote region in papa, new guinea takes a flying vehicle only hours. >> how to guide public perception around the technology is what we have to deal with. >> reporter: congress and the faa wrestle whether or not to allow commercial use of drones here. right now, all commercial use of drones is banned in the u.s., with only a handful exceptions granted by the faa. >> the main issue, you have seconds to react. >> reporter: frederick robinson a captain for a commercial airline here. he and other pilots worry someday a drone will bring down a commercial jet, just like that flock of birds brought down flight 1549 over new york's hudson river there that's hard to spot in the cockpit. >> reporter: in the last 11 months of 2014, according to the
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faa, there were almost 200 sightings of droenz near the flight paths of commercial aircraft in the u.s. >> it does scare me. >> reporter: some drones have even been spotted flying thousands of feet off the ground, like the one seen by a pilot flying near burbank at 8,000 feet, passing near a plane's wing. other drones are big, one was described as the size of a trash can or another drone spotted at 4500 feet above sausolito. the pilot calling it a close call. then the drone spotted only a couple of hundred feet off the runway at san jose minute neta airport. california led the nation in sightings zbl sightings. >> unacceptable. >> reporter: testifying before congress last year about the dangers of unregulated drones in the u.s. >> because even one near-miss, if there was little left or little right, could have created a larger problem. we need to address this. >> reporter: faa data shows that
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many drone sightings have come as commercial airlines either taking off or landing, the most vulnerable time safety wise during flight. even drone advocates say the trend of close calls has to change before someone gets hurt. >> if you don't know how to do it, you'll crash. it's pretty dangerous. you have to learn how to do it safe and you get better results. >> i don't want to feel that myself, my family, my loved ones are ever threatened by those flying vehicles when they get on an airliner. >> reporter: in a statement e-mailed to nbc bay area the f aaa says it in the process of executing a plan for unmanned aircraft into the system. faa studying and working on this issue for a decade, ten years, and critics say, it must move faster because, like it or not, they say more and more drones will be flying around the world somewhere in our skies whether or not the faa or congress acts
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to regulate them. stephen stock, nbc bay area news. coming up, it's a furry frenzy for adults. the unique convention taking over the south bay. over a million californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and benefits. you can compare plans side by side, choose the one that best fits your needs and enroll online. coveredca.com is also the place to find certified experts
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>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> if you see a giant animal strolling around the streets of the south bay over the next two days, don't be afraid. it's only a costume. these folk didn't want to wait for halloween. they showed off pointy ears and wagging tails at a furries confrengs, called furcon in san jose. some people bought costumes based on characters from movies and comics, others used their ownen it raises money for a san jose nonprofit group the furcon expected to generate $3 million
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for san jose businesses. it runs through the weekend. >> if you're looking for the ultimate selfie. listen to that siren call, sea lions in san francisco. did you you know pier 39 celebrating the sea lions 25th anniversary. nobody knows why they took over the barges after the earthquake in 1989 but they kept coming back, charming tourists again and again. the sea lion center offering free educational walking tours all weekend. we'll see just a little bit of showers in san francisco today but a good day to take advantage of the free walking tours. >> later temperatures top out near 70, especially headed towards the boardwalk, perhaps in santa cruz, it's going to be nice. >> might see anthony. >> anywhere towards the beach it's going to be beautiful with the exception of the north bay, rain there.
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>> good to know. thank you for making us part of your morning. more local news tonight at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00.
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