good morning. i'm michelle robert. coming up, levi stadium about to be packed with more than 70,000 reveling fans. they if remains, is the south -- the question remains, is the south bay ready for the crowds? the lights go dark across the world when bay area landmarks celebrate earth hour. also, only 10, but he's already broken a world record. the amazing next feat this south bay runner is trying today. this is "today in the bay." a live look outside, rock

and roll half-marathon. runners starting. a beautiful day. it's going to be warm. it's jon gosselin go-- it's goo getting out early. rob mayeda is here. >> well across to records around the bay area, we broke one yesterday. a nice view there. the runners heading northbound there with 50 degrees. beautiful skies there. high clouds off in the distance. fog free now in san francisco. hazy skies, the sun rising over the tri-valley. hour by hour, patchy morning clouds around the north bay. then around noon, temperatures in the 70s. as we head into the afternoon, livermore, low 80s around 3:00. could see mid 80s again around the north bay and tri-valley. if you're lucky enough to have tickets to wrestlemania 31, levi stadium feeling more like summer. looking at temperatures in the 80s around mid-afternoon, the

sea breeze will cool things off approaching the evening. more a cooldown coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. happening today, it's considered the super bowl of wrestling. more than 70,000 screaming fans will converge on levi stadium to root for their favorite wwe wrestlers. bta says it's ready for the fans. the system has practiced with the whole season of the 49er games under its belt. the big difference is that many fans will be from out of town and many using the light rail for the first time. yesterday, thousands of fans poured in to san jose's convention center to wait for hours to take a picture with wrestling stars and snap up all that cool merchandise. fans from 40 countries are expected to visit levi stadium for the first time today. bta leaders say they are ready for the crush of crowds. >> we've been told that over 70% of the attendees for this event

are coming from 100 miles per hour radius from out of time, out of the area. we're looking at quite a few out-of-towners who aren't used to the system. >> probably going to drive in or take light rail and bta. >> a reminder that the great america parking will not be available for the event. the stadium gates open at 1:30 this afternoon, and wrestlemania begins at 3:30. more details on wrestlemania, it's not too late to get in on the action even though tickets are sold out. some are still available on the resale market. we checked stub hub and found some for $100 each. tickets next to the action are going for more than $10,000. don't worry, that does come with a wrestlemania folding chair. we have more wrestlemania 31 on line. head to nbcbayarea.com. you'll find a goto gallery with preparations along with the easiest way to get to the event. wanted by police.

now a neighborhood and officers are on high alert. this man could be connected to as many as three kidnapping attempts on teenage girls as they walked to school. it's shaken family in the east bay yashd and at two high schools. detectives -- neighborhood and at two high schools. detectives hope to find him before he strikes again. described as 5'7", mid 20s with a thin build, short beard and goatee. hayward police say a 16-year-old girl tells them she was walking home from hayward high school friday around 4:00 in the afternoon near wallford and fletcher lane when she was grabbed by a man and pulled in the back of a white four-door car. >> the suspect showed her a fireman, and she struggle -- firearm, and she struggled and was ultimately able to fight him off and get away from him. she ran home to her parents' house, and the parents then called 911. >> investigators are exploring the possibility that this is

connected to two similar incidents near tennyson high in february and early march. those teens got away. police say they are increasing their patrols. a man has died after a fight on saturday. now san jose police are investigating what exactly happened. witnesses tell us a fight broke out in front of miss taverna lounge in san jose. one of the men involved was driven to standford hospital early yesterday morning where he was pronounced dead. investigators have classified the death as suspicious. and if it's ruled a homicide, it would be san jose's seventh homicide of the year. meanwhile, arrangements being made to say good-bye to the san jose officer killed in the line of duty on tuesday. hundreds showed up to san jose city hall for a vigil to honor officer michael johnson on friday night. he died after being shot by a man while police responded to a welfare check. johnson was the first sjpd officer to be killed on the job in 14 years.

his funeral will take place this thursday with a public memorial at sap center. hundreds of police officers across the country are expected to come and pay their respects. and new this morning, some scary moments for passengers on board an air canada plane that skidded off the runway while landing at halifax national airport last night. injuring more than 20 people. according to air canada, flight 624 was traveling from toronto to halifax when it made a hard landing and slid off the runway around 9:00 p.m. our time. the airport spokesperson says the plane was under control when it left the runway. it was snowing at the time of the landing, and flight 624 was carrying 138 passengers and crew members. 23 people sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital just to be checked out. passengers described what happened after it landed. >> there was a couple of people screaming, but it was more

shock. like we just thought that we were landing hard. and then when the gear started to come -- air bag started to deploy and you saw things falling on the floor, you said, no, we've got to get out. >> reporter: power at the airport was knocked out for a period of time due to the runway crash. the incident is under investigation. we are learning new details of the german co-pilot who crashed his jet in the french alps. an ex-girlfriend is revealing what may have motivated him to kill himself and 149 others. nbc's bill neely has the latest from france. >> reporter: here in france and in germany, they are still searching for bodies, for clues, and for an answer to the question what on earth drove this man to commit mass murder. co-pilot andreas lubitz hid medical problems from the airline he worked for he was more candid with a flight attendant who said she was his former girlfriend. in an interview with germany's

best-selling tabloid newspaper, she claimed lubitz said last year, "one day i'm going do something that will change the whole system, and then everyone will know my name." she'd flown with lubitz for several months and said he had health problems and felt pressured by work. nbc news can't confirm her allegations, but investigators are focusing on his mental state and medical records after finding torn-up sick notes at his apartment declaring him unfit to work on the day of the crash. more than 30 investigators were flown to the crash site to search for the missing flight recorder and for bodies. >> the first priority is the identification of the bodies. the fact there is 150 people that died there, that's why it's hard. >> reporter: the family of the plane's pilot who tried to smash his way back into the locked cockpit got as close as they could. like the other bereaved gather beneath the mountain where their loved ones still lie, lost in

disbelief. those families have already given dna samples, and experts are trying to match them with the remains found at the crash scene. the spanish interior minister says many of the dead, dozens, have already been identified. the whole process will take weeks. back to you. 7:09. much more ahead. coming up, a controversial law putting the state of indiana in the headlines. we'll tell you how silicon valley companies are reactsing to indiana's religion freedom law. night vision without the big, huge glasses. we'll tell you about the discovery by california researchers that might soon let you see in the dark.

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good sunday morning. welcome back. a live look at san jose. the sun peeking out, and it's going to be a warm one.

>> ho, hey -- protesters converge on the capitol of indiana rallying against a new bill that critics say could allow businesses to refuse service to gay people on the bias of religion. the move upset major corporations nationwide. apple's ceo tweeted "apple is open for everyone. we are deeply disappointed in indiana's new law." san francisco's sales force ceo is banning employees from flying to indiana, sharing the same sentiments as protesters. >> some think religion should be in business. we should be able to discriminate against whoever we want. >> this bill is not about discrimination. if i thought it legalized discrimination in any way, i would have vetoed it. >> the ceo of angie's list is also canceling the company's plans for a $40 million expansion of its headquarters in indianapolis.

♪ pope francis held palm sunday mass in st. peter's square today toisher in holy week ahead of easter. thousands of tourists and pilgrims flocked to the vatican for the religious service. tens of thousands of faithful held olive branch during a mass under a beautiful blue sky. many tourists and pilgrims followed the pope's -- will follow the way of the cross service flex friday. much more ahead. coming up, the lights went down in the city last night. san francisco wasn't alone in dimming its lights. we'll take a look at earth hour. right now, we're seeing a sunny start. 50 in san jose. other spots including the north bay actually dipping into the upper 30s and low 40s this morning. yet reaching the 80s by the afternoon.

good morning. it's 7:15. a live look outside, foster city. looks like hazy sunshine, but it's going to be a beautiful sunday. some intense exercise for a good cause in san francisco this weekend. folks raced up flights of stairs in the fight for air climb. the fundraiser took place inside the skyscraper at 555 california street. the former bank of america building. it's the second tallest building in the city with 52 stories. this was all in an effort to help the american lung association, and climber said it was tough but definitely worth it. >> hot, heavy breathing. and it's an exhilarating feeling when you make it to the top. >> the idea is to challenge people to climb for loved ones literally fighting for air because of lung problems. landmarks around the world went dark to raise awareness last night for climate change in support of earth hour. two bay area landmarks took part

in the demonstration. you see as the brooklyn bridge hit the off switch -- the bay bridge hit the off switch and lights went out for earth hour starting at 8:30. and golden gate bridge turned off most of its lights, some were left on, though, for safety reasons. and although it's known as the city of light, paris also participated for a short time by turning off the lights of the eiffel tower. the world wildlife fund started earth hour in australia in 2007. with all those light out, people around the world could have used this -- night vision. now there's a chance it could happen. california researchers have created eye drops that allow you to temporarily see in the dark and to see distances of up to 60 yards. researchers say it only lasts for a few hours before your eyes return to normal. they also say they need to do more tests before it hits the market. things they come up with. you can never predict. >> nice to have. what's it looking like in the weather department? a beautiful day? >> all the picture gorgeous.

nice start. 40s and 50s outside. one thing does stand out with these numbers. look at the north bay, 41? -- 41 inssistant rosa. you factor in how warm it should get, in some cases, the north bay will see 40 degrees of warming between now and 2:00 in the afternoon. this is what happens when you have clear skies, dry air in place, high pressure boosting temperature. a closer look at the golden gate bridge shows a lot more folks there running across the bridge instead of cars. this is the rock and roll half-marathon. began around the great highway, moving across -- northbound across the golden gate bridge, then again heading south. wrapping up at civic center plaza traffic as you head northbound, you might want to look out for this at least for now with runners picking up lanes on the right side northbound there across the golden gate bridge. there you see san jose, 50 degrees, we've got hazy sunshine now. and not much wind to speak of for the moment. as their temperatures heat up inland, that should trigger the

mid-afternoon sea breeze that will cool off places like san francisco and the coast later on. notice the jet stream pattern here. we've got the relatively mild temperatures out west. even now as we approach 10:00 in the morning there, out on the east coast, they're seeing temperatures in the 30s. some nasty windchills, canadian air conditioning dropping down the east coast. the jet stream here, still too far to the north to bring us any rain or sierra snow. the high pressure keeping that moisture off to the north. underneath the ridge of high pressure, just a few maybe high clouds passing by at times as we head into the afternoon. temperatures again today will be quite mild. just a f.y. patches of clouds out there on the coastline. as we head into the afternoon, we'll see highs today in the mid 70s to mid 80s out toward parts of the north bay and tri-valley. so 40s and 50s as you saw now. we'll see numbers in the 70s as early as noon today. then eventually some 80s in the forecast. and then temperatures moving up. close to 80 today in san jose. mid 80s around los gatos and

morgan hill. morgan hill, mid 70s. a sea breeze will cool things off for you. san jose at 80. levi stadium, wrestlemania 31, summer-like temperatures out there. be prepared. get hydrated before you head outdoors. if you have tickets for the event, mid-afternoon, we'll begin to the sea breeze pick up toward 6:00. we should begin to see temperatures cooling off a little built there in santa clara. for the north bay, if you can see the numbers, climbing to the low to mid 80s. in the tri-valley, might break records this afternoon. we tied a few yesterday. looks like we could see more of the same as we head through today. by tomorrow and tuesday, we begin to see a stronger sea breeze. storm system that are going to eventually get a little closer to the bay area, but not bring any rain. kind of reinforce the ocean air conditioning at times. cooler for the first half of the week. temperatures climbing by thursday. and then we hope, fingers crossed, we'll see a stronger system drop in by next sunday. that may toss showers our way. this weekend will end with highs

as warm as the 80s. perhaps a few spring showers coming in. or in this case, april showers coming up for next week. maybe may flowers in the forecast if that holds up for next sunday. back to you. >> all right. thank you. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, he went from playing music outside a bart station to the national stage. how a crying child influenced the dreams of this local musician. ♪ (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com

earlier this year an oakland man sang for five minutes in a freight vel jarrett, and it change -- elevator, and it changed his life forever. the single take won a national contest. "today in the bay's" joe rosato jr. shows how it happened. ♪ >> reporter: beneath the concrete on ramps and empty dirt lots of west oakland, the walls of a rehearsal studio could

hardly contain the music within. inside, artist xavier defrapolous who goes by the name "fantastic mcgreedo" is holding court. ♪ >> the oakland performer's musical star is in full asent recently beating out 7,000 other bands to win npr's contest even before there was a fantastic mcgreedo, there were the highs and lows of a music career. >> i group i in this environment here in oakland which is extremely interesting. >> reporter: music dind find him until relatively late in life. >> right after high school i was like, this is what i'm going to do -- besides other trouble i got into on the streets. >> reporter: music clicked. in 1994 he signed a deal with a major record label. >> that's when everything ended. >> reporter: six years later, a car wreck brought that music career to a close. >> it was a tragedy of the -- waking up from a three-week

coma. then there was quitting, giving it up, selling every piece of equipment. >> reporter: for over a decade, the instruments stayed silent. one day a few years ago, he reached for a guitar to serenade his crying son. >> picked it up and played an open g. the look on his face was priceless. i started slowly, making up excuses to kind of pick up instruments. the start of this -- ♪ not a time of day. not a turn of day ♪ >> wow, i think i'll record that. >> reporter: as the music seeped back, he founded an oakland arts collective and sought out an identity in the black music he'd grown up. >> i thought of fantastic mcgreedo, why? the music is amazing. it needed more respect. i thought these are the roots, man. ♪ >> i thought, nightmare my 40s here. what am i going to do? take the songs that i'm writing, i'm going to play on the on the

street. going to the b.a.r.t. station, 5:00 p.m., start playing. >> then came the home video of the band that won the npr contest. >> the phone call comes, and your whole life changes. ♪ >> reporter: now fantastic mcgreedo is getting invitations to festival and large venues. and at the age of 47, finding a beginning where an ending used to be. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. ♪ there's much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, big change designed to make the s.a.t. more fair. and how one famous bay area entrepreneur is leveling the playing field for low-income students. plus, last weekend he broke a world record in the half-marathon. today, he's got his eye on a new record.

good morning. happy sunday. outside the golden gate bridge, the rock and roll half-marathon going on. thousands of runners out there. we wish them look. looks like it's start to get crowded. it is a perfect day to be outside. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle roberts in for vicky nguyn. >> the race started at 6:30. the folks starting -- the middle of the pack getting to the golden gate bridge. amazing speed. some of the runners look like they're going as fast as the cars. 50 degrees. clear skies in san francisco. toward the tri-valley, chilly, 46 in dublin. out in the north bay this morning, closer to napa, we've had temperatures in the lower 40s.

approaching noon, 70s in the forecast. heading toward 3:00, some of the warmer spots reaching the 80s. livermore toward pleasanton, downtown san jose, close to 80. and with wrestlemania, we'll see summer-like temperatures for 4:00 before the sea breeze cools things off. that will be a hint of cooler changes ahead for the workweek forecast. we'll look at that coming up. >> cross our fingers for rain? >> hopefully next weekend. we'll look at that coming up. >> thanks. happening today, it's considered the super bowl of wrestling. more than 70,000 screaming fans will converge on levi stadium to root for their favorite www e wrestlers. bta says it's ready to handle the tens of thousands of fans for wrestlermania 31. the system has had practice with the system of 49er games under its belt. the difference is that many fans will be from out of town. many will be using light rail for the first time. yesterday, thousands of fans poured into the san jose convention center to wait for

hours to take a picture with wrestling stars and snap up some of the merchandise. fans from 40 countries are expected to visit levi stadium for the first time today. nbta leaders say they are ready for the crush of crowds. >> we've been told that over 70% of the attendees for this event are coming from 100 miles per hour radius out of town, out of the area. we're looking at quite a few out-of-towners who aren't going to be used to the system. >> probably going to drive in. possibly take light rail and bta. >> a reminder that the great america parking will not be available for today's event. stadium gates open at 1:30 this afternoon. wrestlemania 31 begins at 3:30. and more details on wrestlemania, it's not too late to get in on the action even though tickets are sold out. some are still available on resale market. we checked stub hub and found that some are being offered for about $100 each. tickets right next to the action are going for more than $10,000.

not to worry, though, that does come with a wrestlemania folding chair. we have more on wrestlemania 31 on line. head to nbcbayarea.com. find a photo gallery of all the preparations along with the easiest ways to get to the event. hundreds of people filled the south bay streets this weekend in honor of civil right activist cesar chavez. the group marched to our lady of guadalupe church in downtown san jose. his followers say chavez started a single community organization in san jose that went on to spread across the country. san jose's mayor called chavez one of our own. >> remember that this is just one day, what will be a celebration that will be key for years. as the struggle continues. we know there's a lot of work that needs to be done. but it's done as we continue to raise consciousness of all of our neighbors and our country members. >> tuesday marked cesar chavez

day. at 7:32. bart riders should be prepared for a sporadic closure in the east bay starting next weekend. bart leaders say the closures will be between the fruitvale and coliseum stations through august. crews will be working on repairs to equipment on tracks between the two stations. and bart will provide bus bridges to riders who don't have other options to get between stations. and those bus rides will be free. go to nbcbayarea.com for more information on the closures. an internationally known singer and songwriter, norman green bomb, has been hurt in a crash east of santa rosa. this is video from the scene. he was a passenger in the subaru that crashed into a motorcyclist. the motorcyclist was killed, and he's not been identified. greenbaum and a passenger on the motorcycle were taken to a santa rosa memorial hospital with critical injuries. greenbaum is best known for his 1969 megahit "spirit in the sky."

seven months after robin williams' tragic suicide, his family is taking their battle over his estate into the courtroom. according to court documents, tomorrow morning williams' three children will dispute with williams' widow. they're fighting over the rights to williams' warren county home and the belongings inside. the case over the details of williams' trust is expected to go beyond tomorrow's initial hearing. and it's spring which means high school juniors across the bay area are anxious. they're getting ready to take the s.a.t., of course. a time-honored tradition and necessities for getting into many colleges. this test is about to get a makeover. in this morning's "classes action," we show how they're redesigning the s.a.t. have many of you thought about which colleges you would like to go to? >> reporter: these high school students at impact academy in hayward have a lot to look forward to these days. >> i want to go to standford --

>> reporter: including applying for college. they're taking a program to help them prepare for the high-stakes s.a.t. students here say the s.a.t. is daunteding partly because it doesn't reflect what they've learned. >> it's just not like -- not telling the colleges who i am as a person, because it's not showing my academics behind it. >> sometimes they test you on stuff that you're never going to know -- like really need in life. >> reporter: those are some of the reasons why the s.a.t. is getting an overhaul. this is the last year of the old s.a.t. >> sayonara. we're really excited about the one that's coming up. >> reporter: she says the new s.a.t. will more accurately reflect what students learn in high school. the idea behind the remodel, to level the playing field and make it more accessible. >> i think the college board is really working with equity in mind and working with with to make the deficit more fair. >> reporter: a-- the test more fair. >> reporter: among the changes, no more penalty for wrong

answers. vocabulariy wordy words that ar relevant, and the essay is optional. >> why couldn't they do it this year? i would have loved to have done the optional essay. >> the redesigned s.a.t. will be more focused and clear, useful and open than ever before. >> reporter: also the college board wants to counter pricey test prep with free online prep from the khan academy. >> this will be the best thing out there that happens to be free. >> i think the efforts to overhaul it are -- moving in the right direction but not far enough. >> reporter: not everyone's convinced that the new s.a.t. will be a better s.a.t. >> i think that people that are still marginalized, students that are still marginalized, come from marginalized communities still won't be impacted positively by any of the changes that the s.a.t.

initiative is trying to make. >> there you go. >> reporter: whatever the outcome of the new s.a.t., these students are focusing on conq r conquering this year's s.a.t. and pursuing their college goals. >> really it's -- it's all about endurance for me. >> you can't take it more than once. most colleges will see the last time you took the s.a.t. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. in just over an hour, runners will hit the pave the for the morgan hills weldonflower 10k race -- wildflower 10-k race. last weekend elliot broke a record running a half-marathon in oakland in just under an hour and a half. now, daniels is focused on the new race this morning and says he's definitely ready. >> there's no trick. just train hard. i only -- don't eat bad food. don't eat processed sugar, any of that. no. i just eat -- like vegetables,

some meat. >> wow. the race starts today in morgan hill at 9:00 a.m. we'll be there to meet him at the finish line and update you on how he does today. the pebble time smart watch is head coaching to give apple a run for its money. it closed the kick-starter crowdfunding site raising over $20 million. making it the most well-funded campaign in kick-starter history. the smart watch allows users to customize apps and websiteses, plus seven days of battery life. the pebble time will ship out in may. after that, you can get your own for $200. and much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, chasing 60. the warriors go for a franchise record in milwaukee. plus, a win would also clinch the top seed in the west.

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taking a live look outside, you've got to see this. the golden gate bridge, you see thousands of runners crossing it for the rock and roll half-marathon. it looks like this is the big pack here. everybody's making their way. it looks like a perfect and sunshiny day to do it. at 7:41, the warriors entered last night's game against the milwaukee bucks with the chance to win the 60th game of the season. something that has never been done in franchise history. to the bradley center, warriors all-star seth occury had another huge night leading the way with 25 points including six threes. golden state pushes their record to an amazing 60-13 on the season and clinches the top seed in the western conference. they beat the bucks 108-95. >> a big accomplishment. set a franchise record win. with nine games to go, sealed up

the number-one seed, a testament of how focused we've been over the course of the season. >> much more ahead coming up. revenue for the state expected. what will california officials do with it? political analyst larry gerston next with where the extra cash flow will be used. >> reporter: good morning, there's lots to do today in the bay. let's get classy to start and talk about going to live music and ballet. hang on, this is neither snooty nor pricey. in fact, it's casual and free. the san francisco chamber orchestra has a series of admission-free family concerts around the bay to introduce classical music to listen ers o all ages. there will be 45-minute performances of movement and movement. the noontime show is at the oakland asian cultural center. 3:00 at skyline college in san bruno. now, for a shift from the chamber music and ballet, today at 2:00 is the final performance

of "suesical: the musical." the project flaegz by n sclero is no joke, folks. presented with a full orchestra and crew of over 70 young artist, ages 8 to 18. they will bring your favorites like hortonle the jud lthe elep mazy. get more information. from the world of green eggs with ham to the search for golden eggs. today is the monthly treasure island flea market from 10:00 to 4:00. there win antiques, repurposed art, underground food and above ground food trucks and special for the season, they're calling this the easter fleaster. shop extra carefully. if you find a special golden eggs, you'll get extra flea market bucks to spend. the bridge to and from the island will be one of the many spots we'll be tracking tomorrow morning.

according to the california stake controller, california has received $1 billion more in revenue than expected during the first eight months of the current year. if history is any guide, the number could swell to $2 billion by june 30th. so how do we account for this bouncing, and what do we do with it? the questions from our political analyst, gary gerston, after so many bad years, why now? >> many years of bad years. yeah. it's -- one-word answer, of course, the economy. the economy. california tends to be a laggard in economic years. boon years even. but with the great recession now firmly in our rearview mirror, yeah. unemployment's gone down, gone down to 6.7%. still above the average in of 5.5%. closer to the average than

usual. that leads to two very interesting outcomes. first, the state's receiving more revenues from personal income taxes, corporate taxes, sale tax, all the good stuff. in addition, the state is spending less for safety net programs. more people are working. you have more income, less spending, that's puts the state on solid footing. as you said, a surplus that could amount to $2 billion by june 30th. >> there's so much need. such an unusual situation. you know, what do you think you'll do with this? >> the question, right, a basis point, what do we do -- we're not used to this kind of thing. a couple of things, we've had two categories of answers. the known and the unknown. let's look first at the known. and by law, the state must commit at least 40% of general revenues to k through 12 public education. that means another $800 million for california schools.

that's important . why? even though california increased education spending after the passage of proposition 30 in 2012, the state is still way below the average in. then there's the second category, the unknown. and here are some possible recipients of more money. first of all, the two-state university systems, perhaps as much as a couple of hundred million to overcome their vast, and i mean vast underfunding for the past four years and a standoff between governor brown and state higher education leaders. another category. the social safety net program such as nursing facilities and other elder care programs that have suffered cuts during the great recession. third, of course, we know about drought. drought relief as we deal with the fourth year of woe followy insufficient rates. finally, of course, the state reserve. which is now in place and would benefit from a greater infusion to cope with lean times in the future. we've got lots of places to put that dough. >> is this a trend?

we have more positive news to come, do you think? >> well, here -- here's where we pop the bubble as we say. we pop the bubble because, yeah, we've got that surplus. perhaps, $2 trillion this year. and it -- maybe even the year after. that takes us to june 30th, 2017. but there's an 800-gorilla in the room known as, yes, that proposition 30, passed in 2012. now, if we recall, that initiative collects $7 billion more each year because of higher taxes on the wealthy and the sales tax increase on the rest of us. that measure will sunset, go away, by 2018. so meaning that our comfy, cozy surplus, if you will, could quickly become a negative of $4 billion or $5 billion. wow. what a switch. so the big question is do the governor and legislature do something about overhauling the revenue system in a more

permanent way between now and 2018? or do we find ourselves in yet another crisis down the road? you know, we've watched this before, the answer to this question like so many will tell us much about the leadership in the near future and how this state manages its very tough up and down financial affairs. >> it always is. >> yeah. particularly in this date where we are so dependent -- 2/3 of the state's general fund comes from one source. and that's the personal income tax. any time you're reliant on that, when the economy takes a dip, we all dip with it. so we've got to do something and make things more evenly balanced. >> thank you. see you next week. much more ahead. coming up, wrestlemania at levi stadium won't be the only reason why the south bay will be jam-packed with tens of thousands of people today. a family entertainment staple is turning 40. right now, we're watching dozens of people running across the golden gate bridge.

part of the rock and roll half-marathon. gorgeous weather, light winds, 50 degrees now. 80s in the forecast for parts of the bay area this afternoon. we'll show you where when we come back.

good morning. it's 7:53. as we recap the high temperatures we had around the bay area yesterday giving us the context wherever today's highs should end out. you'll notice that yesterday we did break a record in oakland. 79 degrees. kill roy up to 87 on saturday. today some of the same locations

will have a chance of reaching the 80s, especially in the north bay valleys and tri-valley. closer look at your neighborhood forecast coming up in a moment. mostly clear around the bay area. no fog. a few high clouds as you look toward the north bay. a very chilly 41 degrees currently in santa rosa. you see here, golden gate bridge has the rock and roll half-marathon runners coming back from marin county across the golden gate bridge. wrapping up out at civic center plaza. temperatures at least right now near 50. later on, san francisco seeing highs climbing into the mid 70s. if you compare the temperatures you're seeing now yesterday morning with the clear skies and dry air, in some cases running a little cooler than yesterday, even though we're starting off in the 40s, we could see a 40-degree swing in temperatures into the afternoon. high pressure making for dry condition out west. and some very chilly temperatures across the east coast as we approach close to 11:00 in the morning. those temperatures only in the low 30s out toward new york city. for us today, mostly sunny

skies. really no sign of rain as we see a ridge of high pressure keeping the snow to the north. and from time to time, you'll see bands of high clouds coming as we head toward the afternoon. just a few patches of low clouds near the coastline and occasionally high clouds passing by. high pressure for now, probably at its strongest. for the next seven days as temperatures climb up this afternoon into the 70s and 80s. 40s and 50s for a short time through 8:00 and 9:00, by noon, already starting to climb into the 70s. certainly around livermore and san jose, then by mid-afternoon, upper 70s to low 80s. up around the north bay, livermore, 82. you see san jose downtown getting very close to 80 degrees this afternoon. warmer at saratoga, los gatos, highs in the mid 80s. toward levi stadium, wrestlemania 31, you'll see numbers more accustomed to summer as the temperatures will be close to 80. and then the sea breeze cools

things off as we head into the evening. 70s around san francisco, 80s around the board for santa rosa. and the tri-valley, climbing into the low to mid 80s toward the afternoon. the--day trend, we'll show you that sea breeze beginning to cool things off as we head toward tuesday and wednesday. a slight warmup approaching thursday. we want to show you the long-range forecast. and notice how that high really tries to hold on through most of the workweek. a little bit of cooling. then toward next weekend, a weathero optimist. by sunday, it will dip far enough south, hopefully we can see showers. this weekend, finishing off with 80s. next weekend, 60s and showers returning. >> looks like summer. >> it does. >> thank you. it's not just about wrestlemania. in the south bay, excitement as great america is will. the amusement park celebrating its 40th season. the park is featuring special events like the grand opening of a play area for kids. great america is currently

hiring people to help with entertainment. and just a reminder, if you're planning to go to great america today, expect heavy traffic because people will be heading this that way for wrestlemania, as well. ♪ hikers in southern california were surprised to find a piano on a popular lookout in the santa monica mountains. the mystery has been solved. several photos posted to instagram indicated the piano was hauled to the canyon for a music video shoot involving artist rachel wong. a five-person crew pulled it up the narrow trail. part of a two-mile roundtrip hike. 160 feet of elevation and no word on how long it will be there. >> don't want to bring it down -- >> i don'tenview you that job. thank you very much for making us part of your morning. we'll have more local news tonight. 4:30, 6:00, and 11:00.

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