good morning. i'm vicky nguyen. coming up, parts of the south bay turned into a winter wonderland. a rare occurrence had many families scrambling to the hillside. the earthquakes opened their new stadium with a win on the field. did they win over the fans off the field as well. one of disneyland's main attractions is threatened by fire. we'll tell you how it happened. you're watching "today in the bay." >> good morning. i want to give you a live look outside at san francisco from our cameras on the san bruno mountain. just a touch hazier than it was

earlier this morning. crisp, cool, mostly clear across the bay area. good morning. thank you for joining us on this sunday, first day of march. i'm vicky nguyen. let's get a check of your micro climate forecast. crisp and clear, not much fog. through this little area. that's the only spot. san jose, clear skies where we had that freak hailstorm yesterday. you got a glimpse of that. that was really something to see. we have clear skies across the board this morning. part of your weather headlines. later on this afternoon, plenty of sunshine. it is going to stay cool. temperatures right near average only in the upper 50s to low 60s. yes, month are showers in the forecast for tomorrow. not going to be a huge storm system. we will detail that throughout the hour. you can see what i'm talking about. clear skies, no rain nor any snow falling across the cierra. they picked up 3-6 inches of additional snow. about 4,000 feet. here at home, a crystal clear day on the way. temperatures near average, 62, san francisco, 64, north bay.

61, south bay. while we are not basking in 70s and 80s, this is where we should be to are this time of year. hard to believe because we haven't had too many average day this is year. enjoy it. more rain on the forecast but for tomorrow, we'll talk about that coming up in a bit. >> above average. a little bit like us on the show. >> stay above average. >> thank you, anthony. it is beginning to look a lot like winter in the bay area. a slow-moving storm dumped hail on the san jose hillside making it look like the cierras in the south bay. the peninsula welcomed some rain while the san jose hills got a dose of hail. many people thought this was initially snow. the hail-covered lawns, streets, and car windshields, roads were slick. that didn't stop some folks from enjoying what mother nature had to offer. >> there was lots of lightning and thunder and it started to rain where we are. we saw this one hill covered in snow. >> the storm didn't last long.

some kids took advantage of this wintry weather by building snowmen. after all the rain, thunder and hail, the sky saw quite a few rainbows. all the weather shows a good day to hit the slopes. take a look at this video. this was the scene heading to tahoe on i-80 at the summit. the chp is reminding all drivers to carry chains. some resorts got more than 6 inches of fresh powder. if you want to see more pictures,nbcbayarea.com. check the forecast by chicking on the weather tab on our nbc bay area news app. download it for free on itunes or the goggle play store a hiker that suffered a treacherous fall and two men that tried to help him are on ground this morning. he fell from a cliff while hiking with a church group when he fell 60-80 feet into the

water below. two good samaritans ran down the trail and swam out in the water to save him. all three got stranded on the rocks because of the high surf. the california highway patrol to the rescue. a chp helicopter brought the man to safety and returned to pick up the two good sam aaritans. we are told they are all going to be okay. a crash in san jose leaves one man hurt. it is north of the airport. a witness says a jeep struck a honda and caused the honda to spin around. police say there were three kids in the back of one of the cars. a total of six people were taken to the hospital to be treated for nonlife threatening injuries. >> right away, i parked and i went to go help her out. i wanted to make sure everybody was all right in the car. she was screaming, crying, because the baby in the back. we got her out. >> police are still investigating the cause of that

crash. late last night, police released the identity of the victim in a deadly hit and run. they say he was 15-year-old vladimir var dp vladim vladimir vargas from san jose. police say it was a result of a race between suspected gang members. one car turned sideways and hit a light pole. the impact ejected three passengers. one of them was vargas. he died at the scene. both cars fled the scene. the drivers were going too fast. the police say alcohol may have been a factor. the district attorney in yolo county is expected to announce the charges against a mother whose newborn baby was found dead. yolo county deputies arrested 23-year-old samantha green. she reported her son missing on tuesday. his body was noufound in a sacramento swamp. they believe green was the sole

individual responsible for the death of baby justice. the district attorney is now considering murder charges police in palo alto are searching for a man that exposed himself to a young girl as she walked her dog. it happened last sunday on south court near eldorado avenue. the girl's mom tells police her 11-year-old daughter passed a white man in his mid-40s driving a black volvo. he was wearing nothing from the waist down. the man took off before the girl could get the license plate. investigators say they plan to release a sketch of that suspect sometime today. a firefighter was hurt while battling a fire at an apartment complex in the south bay. the fire broke out yesterday morning at one of the units off kim ber court in the willow glen neighborhood. investigators say flames spread from the kitchen. >> my wife and i looked outside and looked over to this un is. smoke and fire was coming out of the roof. >> the firefighter was hurt while carrying a hose. the two people inside the apartment and their dog made it

out safely. >> hayward firefighters get an unusual call for help. pore porta potties on fire, lots of them. they expect a transient set it on fire early yesterday morning. the fire then spread to about 100 portable toilets. firefighters put out the flames in about 20 minutes. investigators say they believe whoever set the fire lived at the facility. that person was long gone by the time crews arrived. no injuries were reported. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, flames break out near one of the most popular rides at disneyland. how park officials say it started and new details about the man named as jihaddy joi jo. what we have learned that has a major league baseball team chiming in.

a live look outside.

it is 7:09 on sunday at dublin. santa clara university, clear skies. you are waking up to a very cool morning. anthony slaughter will be along to tell you how cool. fireworks may be to blame for a small fire at disneyland in southern california. it happened in the backstage area near the its a small world attracts. crews worked to extinguish the fire. a spokesperson said the fire was somehow related to a fireworks show, which he didn't elaborate. no one was hurt. customs agents at one border crossing call it their largest drug seizure ever. the second largest anywhere in the u.s. 15 tons of marijuana discovered inside a cargo trailer that was supposed to be carrying mattresses and cushions. this was at the otay mesa border crossing south of san diego. agents discovered some 1300 plastic wrapped packages, with a street value of $19 million.

border agents detained the driver. more details emerging about the isis executioner enfamiliar mustily known as jihadi john. in high school, he took anger management therapy. we are learning about e-mails from mohammed emwazi. he is described as being thrown into a wall and strangled by british security officers. they are trying to figure out what prompted the then university student to leave london to become a terrorist. government officials are beginning to look into radicalization in the u.s. >> the home grown violent extremists pose the most likely threats to the homeland. >> they are being shown at the society including those calling for the deaths of soldiers overseas. >> lawmakers are questioning how intelligence services are dealing with isis. they call for tougher action to

prevent young people from joining the group. >> this more recent photo shows him wearing a pittsburgh pirates baseball cap taken while he was attending the university of london. >> it was sickening to see this murderer wearing a pirates cap in this old photo, they say. still ahead, on "today in the bay," the first game out of via stadium east in the books. why city and team officials say what happened off the field was more important than what happened on it. anthony? we've got sunny skies as far as the eye can see this morning. we're talking about clear skies for your sunday and very chilly temperatures. we'll talk live and our next chance of rain coming in tomorrow. we'll detail all that coming up after this.

good morning to you. time now is 7:14. we want to give you a live look outside at san jose. looking a little bit hazy.

it is clearing up across the bay area. as anthony says, that means it is going to be a lot cooler. we don't have a fog blanket to warm us up. the san jose earthquakes won their first game at the home stadium beating the l.a. galaxy 3-2. it was a pre-season game that didn't kountd but city leaders and team executives are studying how it went. here is "today in the bay's" nanette miranda. >> reporter: more than two years in the making and finally san jose earthquake fans have a new $100 million stadium fitting of a major league team. the facility itself got a big thumb's up. >> it's a fabulous place. i'm looking forward to having a great season. hope the team does a little better this year. >> reporter: traffic management got mixed reviews. long lines of cars could be seen along coleman avenue. critics of the stadium were afraid of this. there is only one major road in

or out of avaya. >> we got here two hours ago to have enough time to tailgate and have a good time with friends. >> reporter: how was the traffic? >> no traffic. >> reporter: if you got here within the hour of the 2:00 game start, it was miserable. some drivers were confused as to which of the four gates they should turn into. >> it took me about 20 minutes to go three blocks. >> reporter: traffic was so jammed up off newhall drive, police had to block off the turn lane into the coleman lansing shopping center so confused drivers wouldn't go there and disrupt business. vta tried a couple of new lines to the stadium showing them a new way. >> it didn't take much convincing to hop on a bus. >> it is a really good idea. parking is quite a distance. >> reporter: march 22nd is the

official debut. that's the earthquake's home opener. all 18,000 seats have been sold. officials have three weeks to figure out all the kinks in san jose. nanette miranda, nbc bay area news. new this morning, a few more steps for mankind as astronauts take a space walk today outside of the international space station. the goal is to install a communications system that visiting vehicles will use to navigate to the station. to do that, astronauts terry burst and commander, barry willmarch are installing more than 400 feet of cable plus two antennas. this adds on to more than 350 power line already laid during last week's space walk. >> the video is so incredible anthony. you remember when we had the first walk on the moon. now, it is standard. we have the go pros. we can see it. >> what's this talk about sending people to mars all of

the sudden. >> elon musk says that's one of his big game plans. he wants the internet to mars. >> i am happy with my feet on the ground here on earth. >> the weather in the bay area doesn't get much better. >> no, it doesn't. if you are looking for sunny skies on mars, i don't know. we have meteorologists to do tracking of the atmosphere. >> beautiful skies. look at this shot coming in from the north there. wonder whether underground, snapshot there. come to the different stories from yesterday. we had those towering cumulus clouds building. >>. all the meteorologists joking. none theless, we had them. even though they weren't ginormous, they were pretty big. clear skies. south bay peninsula, try valley, san francisco and the north bay. clocking in today up into the lower 60s. ginormous is not a meteorological term. twint show you this map. this is our wind pattern. while we are going to see

sunshine today, it is not going to be overly warm. it is all because of our wind. you will notice the streamline moving in from canada right down across the bay area surging south and eventually you come on the other side of the trough and you get winds coming back across into the desert southwest from the north. so the thing about these winds coming in directly from canada, well, that cold air is moving in. because of that, temperatures are not going to warm a whole lot today. we are only talking about low 60s for daytime highs. santa clara, 62. coopertino, 63. the peninsula, temperatures very similar. not overly warm. the coastline, half moon bay, 60. woodside. los altos, 63. the coolest, embarcadero, 59. pacific heights as well. richmond district, 60.

out t outer sunset, 61 degrees. the asian art museum, free admission day for today if you want to check that out. temperatures back into the low 60s with clear skies all day long. maybe you want to do a little museum hopping on a sunday. the oakland museum, get in for free there as well. temperatures back into the low 60s with sunny skies. this area of low pressure, that's headed our way for tomorrow. that's where all of that cold air would be streaming in from as i showed you earlier. this pattern is going to remain in place with the area of low pressure diving in from the north moving southward. the thing about it, you will notice a lot of this activity for tomorrow is going to remain off the coast. by 6:00, 7:00 in the morning, a little bit of shower reactivity up against the coastline. a lot of it will be out along the open waters. this system hugs against the coastline. it will keep the chance of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for tomorrow. not going to be a big system. i don't think everybody is going to see the rain just like what we saw yesterday. very hit and miss.

you will notice more cloud cover in the area for tomorrow. temperatures stay cool. the thing about it, as we head towards wednesday and thursday, we are flirting back close to 70 degrees. a 10-degree jump as we head towards today and thursday. that little bit of rain we are expecting for tomorrow, not going to be a big storm system. if you have a nice outfit on like we do, make sure you have the umbrella with you so you don't get wet. >> always looking out for us. fashion forward anthony slaughter. thank you. coming up on "today in the bay," a south bay nonprofit organization that is growing fast. >> garvin thomas has the story of the group's unconventional approach to charity in this week's bay area proud. stay with us. this deck yourself. can't believe youd well me, lowe's and zeus and apollo. now get 10% off in-stock composite decking at lowe's.

a hand up, no the a hand way. many believe the best way to help the needy is to teach them to help themselves. one bay area nonprofit thinks it has a successful model. garvin thomas has this morning's

"bay area proud." janice sparn started sunday friends 18 years ago. three years ago, the nonprofit hired a successful tech executive to take over. their budget has grown fivefold in that time and they think the community they are creating, others will want to be a part of. as we interact with the kids, we ask them, what are you doing this summer? >> reporter: a funny thing about trying to teach someone a lesson. >> if they say, nothing, i don't know. >> reporter: is that every once in a while, you learn one yourself. this year i want to turn that around. >> reporter: it happened to janice barren 18 years ago when a lesson she hoped to teach her children revealed to her a new way to help those in need of a hand, something she now calls sunday friends. >> reporter: it is a combination of learning and service. all inner woven together. >> reporter: it was in 1997 that janice, a lifelong volunteer,

took her three teenagers to a local homeless shelter to teach them about giving back. janice and her kids tried engaging the homeless children with games and crafts with with limited success. but, then, looking around the trash-filled property, janice had an idea. >> i turned to the child next to me and i said, i'll give you a sticker for each 10 pieces of trash you pick up and put in this trash can. immediately, all these kids came running. they wanted to know how many pieces do we have to pick up to earn a whole sheet of stickers. that was the formative moment. that was the birth of sunday friends. it starts here with families cleaning the grounds. >> reporter: what was born then has not stopped growing. now, at three san jose locations, sunday friends works with hundreds of low income families a year. the stickers now gone replaced by tickets. parents and their children earn the tickets in number of ways. participating in class, writing

letters of thanks to donors. working on projects that benefit other nonprofits. the list goes on. at the end of the day, those tickets are redeemable in a store for the things families both need and want. the secret to all of this is that while earning, the families are learning, about parenting, about health and perhaps most importantly self-reliance. >> we work together side by side as equals to give back to the community. so there is that sense of respect. we don't praise them for doing well. we thank them for contributing. >> we are not just impacting low income. we also impact volunteers. >> for 25 years, olli bearcat was a silicon valley executive. he learned about sunday friends. he took over with big plans. if this plan is good for this community, it has to be good for

other communities. >> once they do try it, sunday friends believe they will learn the lesson janice learned long ago. that the best kind of charity isn't actually charity at all. >> reporter: when olli barack took over as executive director a few years ago, their budget was in the area of $200,000. they are now operating with a $1 million budget and looking to keep growing. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. that's incredible. if you you know someone doing something nice for others, bar vin would love to hear from you and tell your story. go to our website, nbcbay area.com and search bay area proud. still to come on "today in the bay," sharing stories of their an secestors. why hundreds did just that on the golden gate fwlinbridge wee i can imagine him fighting

for hess life. a widow that is working for change.

>> good morning. let's give you a live look outside at santa clara university. the sun is shining beautifully there on those palm trees. we want to take you across the bridge over to the golden gate. traffic moving nicely. absolutely clear skies and beautiful blue skies. thanks for joining us this first of march. i'm vicky nguyen alongside anthony slaughter who is standing by with a look at the micro micro climate. good morning good morning to you. it is a little deceiving. grab a sweater. very chilly. temperatures in the low 40s. clear skies across the board. a little hazy from this shot in

san jose. it is going to be cool because of the cool northerly winds bringing in the chill from canada. another system diving south is going to move this way. it will bring some showers to the region as early as tomorrow morning. dopt lar is fired up. we don't have showers to talk about this morning. do we have any snow showers to talk about. they picked up 3-6 inches of additional snow across the cierra. here at home, about 1/10 of an inch of rain. overall, sunny skies all day long. 61, south bay. 62, san francisco. 63 and 64 for the tri-valley and north bay respectively. we have rain in the forecast for tomorrow. we will be back to talk more about that. >> cool but a nice day to stay outside. >> did you see the hail outside. anthony did. after weeks of unseasonably warm temperatures, the south bay getting a white dusting of hail thanks to a slow-moving storm. rain fell on the peninsula. the san jose hills got a dose of

hail. many thought it was snow. the hail covered lawns, streets and car windshields. take a look at this video. rhodes absolutely slick. it didn't stop folks from getting outside and enjoying what mother nature had to offer. >> lots of lightning and thunder. it started to rain where we are and then we just saw this one hill covered in snow. >> the storm didn't last long but, as you can see, that didn't stop the little ones from getting out there and building a little snowman. after all the rain, thunder and hail, rainbows could be seen in the skies above the bay area. all the wet weather means today is a good day to hit the slopes. take a look at this video. this was the scene yesterday in tahoe. it reminds all drivers to make sure they carry chains if they are heading out that way. some reports got more than 6 inches of powder. if you want to see more pictures and our coverage. it continues on our website at nbcbay area.com. you can also get the latest

weather information wherever you are. check that forecast any time by clicking on the weather tap. you can download that app for free on itunes or the google play store a critical change to the 911 policy at the postal service was triggered by our investigation. they first exposed the policy that tells employees not to call 911 first when there is a medical emergency. now, that policy has changed. >> he worked there for 28 years. everybody loved him. >> reporter: in august, co-workers found postal workers, sam mccausious with blood coming from his head and ears. down with an injury. >> it is so sad. i can imagine him fighting for his life. >> we have an employee bleeding from the mouth. >> no one saw what happened to sam. co-workers reported finding him lying on the floor bleeding and

unconscious sometime between 3:00 and 3:30 a.m. his records show 911 didn't receive a call until 3:53. >> according to an internal postal service investigation, instead of calling 911, employees first called their supervisors who called additional managers and they eventually called the on-site postal police who then called 911. why? because they were following the policy at the oakland postal facility. a policy that says only postal police are to initiate the 911 procedure. >> how long will it take to find out whether this policy will change? >> well, i can tell you that they will be addressing this tomorrow. >> reporter: the postal service made good on its promise n october, with he asked communications director, augustine ruiz, why employees were instructed not to call 911. >> by december, postal leaders reissued the medical emergency policy. the first line now reads in an emergency, anyone should immediately call 911.

last month, they formally adopted it. the usps declined our repeated request for an interview to discuss the new policy but told us the gravity of the concerns raised in our are treport raises change. >> it is heartbreaking. because of it, something good happened. >> reporter: andrew is a mail processing stuart and a shop worker. >> postal workers are dedicated people. they want to serve the public. they will step up and do more. sometimes to the detriment of their own health because they care that much about what they do. >> reporter: he believes the new policy will save lives. he says, postal leaders have been slow in informing the 2000 workers affected by it. >> i have asked several people at work whether or not they have gotten any kind of information from their supervisor. some have. most have not. i would like to see every employee be given the information that the policy has been updated. i would also like to see actual real training, dealing with potential scenarios that may

happen on the work floor and how do we respond to those scenarios. >> sadly, the changes come too late for sam. his wife of 25 years is now a widow. >> his loss is felt deeply in the post office. all these co-workers. >> paramedics responded just seven minutes after the first call. no one can say if he would have lived if they called 911 sooner. from his family, comfort comes because they fought and it made a difference. >> hopefully, it will never happen to anyone ever again. he must be saying up in heaven, you are doing the right thing. he is proud. >> well, there is a new policy at this facility in oakland. the national usps continues to decline our request for comment about changes at the national level. that policy still instructs employees to call their health services office or security first. they say it is to limit confusion and help direct

paramedics. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to the unit at nbcbay area.com. pain at the pump as gas prices continue to climb this morning. according to aaa, the average for a gallon of gas is $3.32. up nine cents from friday and 42 from a week ago. you can blame it on a labor dispute in martinez. bay area in san jose, $3.29. in san francisco, $3.35. in oakland, expect to pay about $3.27 a gal gallon. it was a day of remembrance on the golden gate bridge to remember those killed in armenia between 1915 and 1918. they shared stories about their ancestors before walking across

the bridge. 1.5 people were killed during what is known as the armenian genocide. to this day, turkey and some historians dispute whether the widespread killings can be called genocide. "today in the bay" is back after the break. a warrior's big man is out for today's game in boston. he hasn't won at the shark tank all month. could they get back on track against ottawa last night. we'll show you next.

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it is not something we are used to around these parts. the sharks missing the playoffs but after ten consecutive postseason appearances san jose's playoff hopes are fading fast. trying to win their first game in february taking on the senators. things are looking good when patrick marleau sneaks one by the goalie to give the sharks a 2-1 lead. the wheels fall off for san jose

snt third. the senators scored three unanswered goals to send the crowd home disappointed for the eighth straight game. the sharks continue their recent tailspin. >> we've got the lead. it feels like we are going all right but we don't get it done. we have to look at it and discuss it a little bit. it is about executing and a little built more will and getting it done. >> disapointing. some warriors news now. the team will be without backup center, fetus azeli today. he was suspended after grabbing tyler hansbrough by the throat in the third quarter of golden state's win. he will serve his suspension today against the celtics. game tip-off at 3:00. still to come, california's new law that bans plastic bags

is set to take hold this summer or is it? lair are y lairry gursten joins us to tell us why this might not go into effect. good morning, i'm mike inouye. lots to do today. celebrating four decades before this year's pet festival in san jose is called passport to vietnam. celebrating 40 years of veet i. etnamese. if you wear traditional vietnamese clothing, you will get in free and maybe be asked to do some runway modeling. head to palo alto's museum of american heritage. today is the first of a two-session one of a kind class on creating 3-d objects with a

modeling program. they will create characters and games that incorporate those models into the virtual world. from 1:00 to 3:30 and next sunday. ages 10 and up. unfortunately, my own cannot join at this time. he can join and jump in for this adventure. the san francisco international ocean film festival where you can view the beauty and the mystery of the deep. the thrill, these films are largely unavailable to the general public. the chance to see them today for free is an outstanding opportunity. tomorrow, before you head out, you will have another outstanding opportunity to check your commute with me right here on "today" with the bay. what's that thing?

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goes into effect. nbc bay area political analyst, larry gerston here to explain this political ping pong match. how does this happen? this law passes. why are we talking about it still? >> it is time for a sicivics lesson california style. it is a process for people that are unhappy to say something. it is called a referendum. sponsors need to get signatures equal to 5% of the total vote in the lasts election. that amounts to just over 500,000 votes. to get there, a trade group, the american plastic bag alliance, spend about $3 million to collect enough of those signatures. the voters are going to decide whether to keep or reject the law in november, the november 2016 general election. until then, the state-wide plastic ban is on hold. vicky, referendums are rare,

particularly at the state level, because of a large number of required signatures. in this gays, they got the votes and a break. the low turnout last year, because of the low turnout, the number of valid signatures required was lower than 5%, lower than it might be. >> voters have to say yes to say no. if they want to vote yes, it means they don't want this lay. it's so confusing. >> you are learning the lesson, though. it is because it is so counterintuitive. it is so confusing. if you want the law to be repealed, you vote yes. if you want it to stay in place, you vote no. it is opposite of what we think we should be doing. for this reason, refr enda tend to be so confusing to so many voters whenever they happen to apea on the bale lot. it is a mess.

>> talk about the challenge to the law. what is behind it, who is behind it. the american bag alliance that claims that the law threatens 2000 american jobs and the law is as a result of this ugly alliance between environmentalists and the grocery industry, which allows them to collect 10 cents a bag. sponsors say the plastic bags cause harm to marine and sea life and the clogged drains, cleanup costs come to $40 million and $100 million annually. a lot of reasons on both sides. >> how does this cost jobs? >> because nobody is making plastic bags anymore. that's why. those jobs are gone. >> what are the chances that this thing will actually pass and then we won't have the ban anymore. >> sponsors are going to claim. they are going to have an uphill battle. no question about it. i will tell you why. a couple of reasons here. a first statewide poll taken

last november found that californians favoring the plastic bag banned. a pretty healthy margin. second, month are than one-third of the state's residents already live in 128 cities that have banned plastic bags on their own, local ordinances we call them. third, when people are confused by a val ballot issue, what do they tend to do? >> they say no. they tend to vote no, right. the upside down rever enda is likely to add confusion giving impetus to keeping the law in place. the plastic bag alliance is expected to mounted a $10 million campaign in the name of saving jobs. none are in california. >> just when i started remembering and getting in the habit of bringing my bags into the grocery store. >> i think you will be bringing them in too.

"today in the bay" is back after this break. coming up, we will show you some panthers that are out on the prowl at disney world. this bay area high school dance team collected some hard-earned hardware at the happiest place on earth. you don't want to miss that story. you are waking up to clear skies as far as the eye can see. no fog except through the sun nola grade. we are going to detail our next chance of rain that arrives tomorrow coming up after this.

back with breaking news. a small vegetation fire is burning in san jose this morning. near the 280/8 interchange. the fire is at a homeless encampment in that area. fire crews are on the way to the scene. smoke is not causing too much trouble on the highways now. really clear skies out there, anthony. >> that's going to add to i alittle bit of haze. you can see, we don't have fog to talk about. a little haze even in san jose. lo being at that haze that's burning from the fire. otherwise, no rain on the doppler radar. quite a different story from yesterday. temperatures are going to be comfortable, 61, south bay. 60, peninsula. 63, tri valley. san francisco, sunny skies all day long. 62 degrees there and 64 for the

north bay. now, i want to show you our wind pattern. this is a look at the upper level winds. you will notice the winds across most of the united states, very zonal, west to east. we have that trough that moved through yesterday right across southern parts of california. because of that trough, you get the counter clockwise rotation around it. you can see strong northerly winds coming in today from canada. that's going to mean some cold air diving southward through the day. while we'll have the sunshine, it will be that cold air in upper levels of the atmosphere making its way down into the bay area. he wi we are not going to warm today. santa clara, 62. milpitas, 60 for your afternoon high. upper 50s to low 60s. concord, 62. dublin, 61. sunol, 616789 oaklan. hayward, 62. this is an exclusive event. you can always go to the san

francisco zoo. it is free today for folks that were born in the year of the sheep. it is a little exclusive there. you will have to notice if you were born in 2015, 2003, 1991, '79, or '55, you can get into the zoo for free today. that will save you about $17. i think you still have to pay for parking. let's talk about this crabbing lesson. you do have to rsvp for this. you can go to sf fund cheap where you get all these activities. this is free. rsvp. you can get down to fort point and learn how to catch some of these little guys down there, some of those grabs, something i would like to learn how to do. 61 for your temperature later this afternoon. here is that stis stystem divin southward. as it moves southward, cloud cover is going to increase for tomorrow. we will see showery activity through the day tomorrow. it is not going to be a big system. it is going to stay you have

athe coa off the coast. one or two showers that could produce brief downpours. the cool temperatures will stay in place. mountain snow. another additional 3-6 for the cierra. temperatures climbing each and every day after we get read of this rain for monday. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, temperatures back into the mid-60s. as we head towards thursday and friday, next weekend, temperatures back into the 70s. yes, it looks like the official start of spring or i should say unofficial. it is the meteorological start of spring, march 1st. the official start of spring for everyone else, the nonmeteorological folks, is march 20th. that's just a meteorological term, if you will. >> does everyone have to take a swig of their orange juice every time you say that. >> that's the key word. one of those things, november, december, january. meteorological, winter, spring, march, april, and then so on and so forth, you get it by now. >> contact anthony on twitter

for further information on that. >> it is baseball season. the san jose giants are recruiting. they host their annual job fair at the municipal stadium in san jose. about 300 are available. those that wanted in-person interviews lined up at the stadium on saturday morning to meet with recruiters. they will be reviewing applications for the next few weeks. those hired will start working by opening day on april 16th. the best dance team in the country is right here in the pay area. presentation high school dance team has a lot of reason to celebrate this morning. the group took first place in both of its divisions at the national competition in disney world. the all girl's catholic high school located in the willow glen neighborhood defeated other high schools across the united states when they competed at the contest of championship. the girls took home top honors for choreography. congratulations to the panthers. thanks so much for making us part of your morning.

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