good morning. i'm vicky nguyen. a bay area man killed in the fighting in yemen. the effort to get other locals out of harm's way. also, april showers are on the way to the bay area. anthony slaughter will let us know if they will arrive in time to put a damper onner easter plans. today, this is today in the bay. let's give you a live look outside at palo alto as the sun rises and looks clear and beautiful. good morning. thanks for joining us this easter sunday and passover weekend. i'm vicky nguyen. let's get a check of your micro

climate forecast. palo alto, clear. san francisco, look at all those clouds. that's our storm system making its way into the bay area. showers are approaching the coastline. that's what we will see at first. by the afternoon, more sunshine. if you do have plans, keep that in mind, specially for the easter egg hunters. heavier rain by tomorrow night. tomorrow will be a dry day during the day. heavier rain is expected to move in. you can see the storm system spinning off the coast making its way down the coastline. showers widespread across northern california. we are starting to see our first signatures on the doppler radar. light activity making its way through the santa cruz mountains. light activity today. nothing heavy. you can see from woodside. cloudy skies. in san jose, completely clear. just hang on. you can see the showery activity if you are making plans today. by 7:00, 8:00, we will see showers across the santa cruz

mountains. a few echos across the north bay as we move towards 10:00. south bay, san francisco, and the east bay, that's where you will see the showers. by 2:00, we are actually all done with the rain. your easter forecast does include showers for the first half of the day. afternoon, sunshine. if you have trick or treaters today -- egg hunters. >> yes. >> wrong season. it will be raining for the first ha have of the day. light activity. you have to get the kids inside. have an extra towel handy. >> it is a little trick-or-treating. there is candy involved, kids and running around. easy to get them mixed up vatican city woke up to sheets of rain this easter sunday. it didn't dampen the pope's prayer for world peace. >> tens of thousands endured the heavy rain joining easter mass in st. peter's square. pope francis prayed that the

roar of arms may cease in syria and iraq and that peace would come in african to nigeria, south sudan, sudan and congo. he called for an end to the persecution of christians commen roar rating students mass akurd by islamist militant at a university in kenya. he praised the framework of a nuclear agreement with iran as an opportunity to make the world safer. let's give you a live look at avya stadium in san francisco. they are hosting an egg hunt after the match against real. it will go to the family of fallin police officer michael joseph. they are encourages to make a donation of any amount. kids ten and under with a ticket to the match can join the egg hunt. register on the earthquake's website before kickoff at 2:00 p.m. we have continuing coverage of the historic california drought. this weekend, many homeowners

across the bay area are doing what they can to save water following governor's new mandatory water restriction. they saw many customers investing in drought tolerant plans. half of all residential water use goes to gardens. people we talked about said they are willing to change their planting strategies and do their part to conserve during this drought. >> normally, i do gardening in rows. it wastes a lot of water. we are doing this square foot gardening. i bought a book. we are only going to put water where the vegetables are. >> governor jerry brown announced that the california snow pack was at its lowest level in recording history. the governor has mandated a 25% reduction in water use for all cities in the state. the mandate also prohibits people were watering their yards for 48 hours after a measurable rainfall. sg. >> just as governor brown is asking homeowners to conserve water, some critics say he is going easy on farmers.

growers use 80 perfection of california's water for crops and livestock. they are exempt from the mandatory cutbacks. the farmers say they are struggling already. they aren't getting any water this year from the federal irrigation project. >> farmers are being cut back. they will continue to be cut back. it is pretty hard to tell somebody. some formers down the central valley, not only do they get zero. they have contracts where they have obligations to give other people water before they get water. they are in a negative position. the farmers are cutting down orchards and leaving more than 400,000 orchards unplanted due to the lack of water. >> you can track any rain that falls in your neighborhood with our nbc bay area app. download it from free for the itunes app store or the android marketplace. the bay area's yemeni community is calling on the u.s. government to do more to stem the violence in that country. that, after an oakland man was

killed during a recent wave of violence in yemen. jamaal alibani's family says he was killed tuesday after he and a nephew were hit. he co-owned a gas station. a memorial service was held. he is an american citizen that went to his home tloond bring his pregnant wife and 2-year-old daughter to the east bay. he has seen them escalating violence as they want a return of the president who left the country. the rebels have overrun this. his family says he would still be alive if they would have evacuated their citizens before the violence got out of hand. >> things are getting worse and worse. airports are pretty much closed. there is no way for them to escape. >> the state department says it has no plan to intervene saying civilian lives could be at greater risk if they sent the

military. while friends and families of san francisco's yemeni community are making a plea for the return of a san francisco man trapped there. they gathered on the steps of san francisco city hall to ask the state department to evacuate mokhtar al kashai, helping coffee farmers in yemen. if you are planning to take b.a.r.t. in and out of the east bay, check your roots before you go thichl go. this is a live look between oakland. tracks will be closed starting today. crews will be repairing the tracks to make them safer and quieter. this is all part of building a better b.a.r.t. program. maintenance will be going on between some weekends between now and august. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a plea for help from the streets of san francisco six months after the disappearance of 43 mexican students. shifting the spotlight.

how hunlds of people capitalized on march madness to voice their opposition to indiana's new religious freedom law. stay with us. mt. hood was left off the list. so was the oregon coast, the columbia river gorge and the painted hills. smith rock and the wallowas are all missing. whoever named the seven wonders never set foot in oregon, because even crater lake was left off their list. so we see your wonders world, and raise you seven of our own. the seven wonders of oregon. see one, or better yet, see them all.

take a live look outside now from fremont. clear skies there. we are getting patchy showers this easter sunday. anthony slaughter will tell you exactly where and when that rain is rolling in? just a bit. the final four, down to just two this morning. basketball isn't the only thing people are talking about in indianapolis. in fact, some are taking advantage of the added march madness tourism to protest indiana's new religious freedom law. here is our own terry mcsweeney. >> reporter: indiana was buzzing over basketball but for the last week, the nation's eyes have been off the court and on the indiana state house as lawmakers rush to fiktx a controversial

freedom law. it triggered fear it would allow businesses to deny services to gays and lesbians. mike pence signed a so-called fix that clarified the wording and implications. even that didn't stop some for using today's final 4 to protest. >> sports have the power to change hearts and minds. supports have the power to bring people together. more than that, sports have the values to do the right thing. >> several nation the lgbt groups took to the streets of downtown indy ahead of tip-off to voice their continued outrage which they say still discriminates against the state's gay and lesbian communities. a banner flew over lucas oil stadium in opposition to the law and its fix. terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. now, to a call for action. families of the 43 mexican students that went missing for

six months are still looking for answers to what happened to their children. they gathered in san francisco's mission district yesterday to rally support with a march from the 24th street b.a.r.t. station to a community forum at a local middle school. >> they are here to ask for support and to continue to keep their plight in the limelight. they are also asking that the u.s. reconsider the aid it provides to mexico for military purposes. >> the group plans to make its way to the united nations to ramp up the pressure there too. still ahead on "today in the bay." it is a new app that became a worldwide hit in a matter of days. we talked about the co-founder of periscope. an on this sn anthony? >> we have showers making their way to the coastline, very light, moving out by this afternoon. full details on heavier rain expected by tomorrow coming up in just a few moments.

your watching "today in the bay." let's give you a live look outside right now at avaya stated yum in san jose where there is going to be a matchup later today at 2:00 between the san jose earthquakes and the salt lake city real team. imagine, a cross-country road trip in a car that drives itself. an auto supplier company based in england did just that. delphi members gave nbc this video of their journey which started in san francisco. it took them nine days to get to new york city in their self-driving car. the car did the 9% of the work. someone had to take over the wheel a few times when they were in a construction zone or near semi tractor-trailer trucks. no word on when delphi will roll out this new ride. if you have heard a lot of talk about periscope this week, it is not a reference to submarines. it is the bay area's hugest hit

where a lot of anchors and reporters were taking people behind the scenes to broadcast videos live. it is happening around the world. here is "today in the bay's" ian cull with more on how periscope works. >> periscope is the newest way to see the world through a live stream on a stranger's phone. sign on and see everything from a barbecue in south africa to people boarding a ferry boat in hong kong. even al roker getting ready for "nbc nightly news." >> our vision for periscope was it would feel like this tell he pore tation experience. you can travel the world through someone's else's eyes. >> he co-founded the app and twitter acquired it and its popularity is exploding. >> ringo starr was on paris sko and we are into breaking bad for acoustic concerts. >> it is only available in the app store and not on android forms.

users can follow the same people they follow in twitter or just browse around and see who is doing what. >> the creativity of how users have been playing with periscope has been nothing short of mind-boggling. >> with live streaming on-air apps like periscope or meerkat, there are risks. >>. the negative is patrolling and the lack of control over something happens in live stream. you will see something bad happening. >> if bullying or indecent exposure were to happen, there are measures in place. >> periscope is not a place for harassment, abuse or pornography. we have tools and teams in place to help ensure that that policy is being ad mered to as much as possible. >> they say they are constantly working to improve the app's uses and options. for now, he hopes people enjoy the sites and sounds across the world on your phone. in san francisco, ian cole, nbc bay area news.

we made our main wedge on periscope this week. raj mathai was talking about it and janelle and i were using it. it makes the world feel like a smaller place. >> here in the bay area, such a cool place to live. things like that happening. across the rest of the world, you talk about it. we are actually doing it here. kudos to you guys. >> well, let's talk about the weather and give us a kind of periscope on that. >> i want to show you this time lapse. it actually looks really cool. a few hours ago, we were clear overnight. watch this. there is the cold front. it brought all of the clouds with it. that's what we are looking at right now. cloudy at the coastline and clear inland. if you are just waking up, seeing the sunshine. what storm system. hang on. showers are to our north. you can see across garberville,

eureka. showers will develop in the morning and they will start to clear up by the afternoon. we have showers making their way towards the coast lane. half moon bay, pacifica, light shower activity. all of this light green, very light. that's going to be the trend. we are not talking about heavy rain. really, just light stuff. hit and miss. not everybody is going to see rain today. you will notice the highs today are going to be very chilly. only upper 50s to low 6:000s. on and off showers through the morning hours. by this afternoon, we will start to clear out. the south bay, completely clear. the closer you get to the close line, even at san francisco, you can actually see we are completely clouded in. i wouldn't be surprised if we start to see some rain returns here in san francisco within the next few minutes. let's time this out for you and show what we are looking at. futurecast kind of overdoes it with these colors. we are not looking at any yellows or reds this morning. you will notice the cold front

is going to make its way through. by 9:00, we'll see light showers. not expecting anything heavy. all the stuff will be light across parts of the north bay and the south bay. from san jose towards livermore into the east bay. by 10:00, 11:00, that's when the shower activity will push into the east bay. by 2:00, we are almost done with the rain. i still think we will see a few returns down near gilroy, morgan hill. after that, we are going to be done by today. by this afternoon, sunshine. then, heavier roun d of rain is set to move into the bay area tomorrow night into tuesday. that's where we are going to stack up with our rainfall announcement. over an inch in the north bay. close to that in san francisco. same deal for the peninsula. south bay, east bay and tri valley. everywhere you go across the bay area over the next few days, we are really going to be adding up those rainfall totals in generous amounts. not only that, we are talking about some sierra snows. today, half a foot of snow.

by tonight, top up to a foot near kingvale. monday, a dry day. by tuesday, another foot of snow is expected across the sierra. two feet of snow to top it all out. this is above 4,000 feet. even across the bay area, snow levels are going to come down to 4,000 feet. this is really great news for us. rain, snow, going to continue to add up in our deficit. at least now, we are finally going the other way. temperatures over the next few days, really chilly. only upper 50s to low 60s. by wednesday, done with this rain but can't leave this forecast without mentioning, tuesday, we actually have some thunderstorms in the forecast as the core of the system moves over and that is actually what is going to give us another additional inch of rain. all great news across the bay area. just remember, traveling, take it easieny on those roads. up next -- >> you always wonder if you make a difference in life while you are here on earth. i feel like i have really

touched a lot of people's life. >> finding comfort in the chaos of silicon valley. how this woman is using doodling to make a difference in her community. it is part of our bay area proud series. you don't want to miss it.

you might have someone like this at your work, someone that doodles during a meeting. they say it helps them concentrate. according to one morgan hill woman, that person is on to something that could help a lot of us. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas is here with this morning's bay area proud. >> what nancy donouer thinks we need help with is our brains. a never assaulting end on our minds with little or no down time. she thinks she has stumbled on the perfect way to give our brain what it needs. >> if you just happen to be in need of a hobby, nancy donnauer

says she has a great one for you. one that won't empty your wallet or grow your waste. >> i cal it a zero calorie hobby. >> nancy believes will do wonders for your brain. it involves letting a pen wonder across paper in an unplanned direction just not in the way most of us do it. mindlessly. >> that's just doodling. then, there is zen doodling. all you need is a paper or pen and pencil. >> zen doodle was developed less than a decade ago by a husband and wife orn tn the east coast. by following base can rules like the size of the paper and the use of repetitive paper. it turns a simple art form into a meditating tool. >> everything here is times and numbers and competition and money and fast, fast, fast.

people don't have time to relax. >> reporter: so nancy started teaching zen doodle. her hundreds of students so enthusiastic, they started a zen doodle club meeting once a month. they were dying to spread the word about what they had discovered about doodling. >> this is it. we are just installing it today. >> when opportunity knocked. >> we have 72 tiles. >> the city of morgan hill needed a temporary art display to pretty up a plywood wall around some construction. nancy and her team got right down to doodling. sandra do sandra donnie doodled seven of the squares. the team is proud of their work and hope it inspires others to take up their hobby. >> it is very fun and easy to learn. >> to learn for themselves the benefits of focusing your mind by letting your pen wonder. >> while there are many ways to

do meditation, what nancy thinks is so special about zen doodle is that it begins with something all of us have probably done at one time or another and we are not very intimidated to try. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. if you know someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. just go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and search the area proud. still to come on "today in the bay," a blast from the past as some familiar faces take the mound in oakland for a final tune-up for the regular season. we'll let you know where barry zito will be tuning up to start the year. plus -- >> unpaid medical treatments, hospital visits, emergency care that i knew were not mine. >> reporter: a new form of i.d. theft that can cost much more than money. medical id theft affected more than 2 million americans last year.

we'll show you how to protect your health records.

good morning to you. your time now is 7:30 on the dot. we want to give you a live look outside at san francisco right now where we are looking at some cloudy skies there above the trance america building. good morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm vicky nguyen alongside anthony slaughter standing by with a look at your micro climate forecast. earlier, we were talking about periscopes. so we are periscoping right now with some folks at home. >> join us right now. >> anthony, everybody wants to know, what is the weather going to be like for easter. >> we have rain making its way into the bay area. it is coming at an unopportune time. it is such a blessing. we need that rain. from san francisco, clouds making their way in and showers making their way to the coastline. on and off rain will be the

story for the first half of date. by this afternoon, sunshine, a good mix of sun and clouds, round two, heavier rain moves in tomorrow night. vast thunderstorms expected by tuesday. there is a storm system approaching on the satellite and radar. lots of heavy rain across parts of eureka, up towards garberville. it is going to be light all day long. approaching pacifica, half moon bay. by 9:00, 10:00, we will see it in the south bay. the general trend today, all very light rain. if you have plans for the easter egg hunters, remember, have an extra tile to dry them off when they come in so they don't get the floor all dirty. a little chilly today. >> we are looking forward to clear skies. we need this rain. it is bittersweet for the egg hunters. heavy rain also falling on

vatican city this easter sunday. it certainly didn't dampen the pope's prayer for world peace. tens of thousands endured the showers joining easter mass in st. peter's square. pope francis prayed that the roar of arms may cease in syria and iraq and that peace would come in africa for nigeria, south sudan and congo. he called for an end to the persecution of christians commemorating the students massacred by islamist militants at a university in kenya. let's take you live to avaya stadium in san jose. the earthquakes are hosting an egg hunt after their match against real, salt lake, as a bund raiser for the family of san jose police officer, michael johnson, killed in the line of

duty. fans are encouraged to make a donation of any amount to the san jose police officers association. you can do that online or at the stadium. kids, ten and under with a ticket to the match can participate. just register on the team's website before kickoff at 2:00 p.m. play ball. san jose mayor, sam lacardo threw out the opening pitch for the east ridge little league. kids as young as four hit the diamond for the opening ceremony and held a moment of silence for san jose police officer, michael johnson, killed in the line of duty two weeks ago. his funeral was this week. firefighters also took part in this tribute. medical identity theft is the newest form of i.d. theft and it is lucrative and dangerous. if someone else uses your name, birthday and social security to get medical care, their health

information can get mixed up with yours. the investigative unit exposes how this crime can have life or death consequences. ronnie vogel was on vacation in las vegas and decided to splurge and apply for a credit card. >> he was rejected. >> i only had one other credit card and all my payments were on time. >> reporter: when the automatic credit report showed up in the mail. >> pages and pages upon pages and more pages of unpaid medical treatments, hospital visits, emergency care. >> a laundry list of treatments in hospitals nationwide from florida and tennessee to colorado and washington. >> states i have never visited ever. at that point, i knew something was very, very wrong. >> reporter: he showed us some of the bills including this

recent $728 charge for an e.r. visit at st. josephs in washington. >> they are unpaid bills that are in the thousandings of dollars. >> medical identity theft is when somebody uses someone else's identity to obtain medical goods or services. >> ann patterson leads the medical i.d. fraud alliance. they found 2.3 million americans were victims of medical identity theft in 2014. most of the time, victims had to pay an average of $13,500 to resolve the crime. >> it is expensive when someone steals your medical identity. it can also be dangerous. >> my blood type is a positive. i don't have any allergies to medication. wait. i'm the real vicky nguyen. i have a different blood type and i'm allergic to penicillin, which could be deadly if there is a mixup. >> you can be misdiagnosed and mistreated. >> it is a lot harder to get your medical identity back.

you can't get a new credit card or number. >> it includes your date of birth, social security number, health plan. those are things you cannot shut down and issue a new one. >> just ask ronnie. five years since he discovered the trail of medical bills. he is still battling the hospitals. what's more? ronnie thinks this is the man that stole his medical identity. gary vogel, ronnie's long-lost brother. we learned gary vogel worked for a carnival company, which explains the know mad dick medical treatments. we confirmed eight arrests or citations since november. every one in the name of ronnie vogel, most for nuisance and criminal conduct. >> this means there is a criminal record being accumulated in your name. >> reporter: we obtained video from the patrol car taken after they busted gary for urinating in public and disturbing the

peace. we showed it to the real ronnie. >> when you heard the officer call him by your name. >> by my name. i'm seeing some disgusting person handcuffed. >> reporter: yes, gary gave cops ronnie's personal information and it is not uncommon. the medical i.d. theft study found one in four victims have their medical identity stolen by a friend or family member. >> you have to protect your medical information from friends and family just like you would with your credit information. >> tom is the santa clara deputy district attorney in the high-tech crimes unit. any time you get an explanation of benefits, read it to make sure you receive the freemt describ treatment described in it. >> you have a right to review your medical records. >> at any time? >> at any time. >> like ronnie vogel, report the

climb. >> reporter: a lot of people feel like they report it and it goes into a big black hole. >> we have to start somewhere. >> reporter: flattery can't comment on the case but we have confirmed an investigation is underway thanks in part to the information we uncovered. >> i deserve to face this person in court. i deserve the peace in knowing that he will no longer be able to do this to me or anyone else again. >> reporter: the real ronnie vogel hoping that finally the roller coaster of reestablishing his medical identity is coming to an end. >> if your identity is stolen, you can get an identity theft file. it puts an alert on your name so that any time police run your name, they will have to ask for a password. if the person pretending to be you doesn't have that password, police know they are dealing with an imposter. a number of other tips for how to recover your medical identity. that's all on nbcbay area.com. just click on the investigations tab.

still ahead on "today in the bay," it was turn back the clock day in oakland as some old friends reunited at the coliseum. a big win for the warriors and their coach. what steve kerr did last night that has never been done before. stay with us. ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream.

not only were the warriors looking to secure the best record in the nba and the number one seed throughout the playoff. they had had their eye on putting rookie head coach, steve kerr, in the record books. not much drama as the ws led this one from start to finish. maury spitz trains the half-court shot at the buzzer. golden state led by 11 at the break. much of the same in the second half. the warriors win their 12th straight, 123-110. 63 wins on the year giving steve kerr the most ever for a first-year coach. to o.co coliseum, a final tune-up for the giants and the a's before opening day tomorrow. just like old times. tim hudson on the mound.

this time for the orange and black. he had a nice game, tossing five shutout innings. barry zito's turn, back in an a's uniform for the first time in nearly ten years. he receives a standing ovation and zito threw a perfect inning with one strikeout. the giants would win, 2-1. the big news was announced after the game. zito accepted an assignment to the a's aaa team in nashville. i'm going to take it. i am going to continue go have some fun pitching. it has been my goal all along. when i went to -- knew i was going to take a year off and knew i was going to come back. i have been having a lot of fun this spring. i just want to keep doing that. i mean, i have heard that they use 50 guys on 25 last year. that's incredible. everything starts with our process like we always say.

so go to a brand new ballpark in nashville, good music town, take the wife and the kid and just go out there. coming up on "today in the bay," asian-americans make up the fastest growing population in the country. political analyst, larry gerston, joins us live to discuss how this community's growth is having an impact on american politics. good morning. i'm mike inouye. "today in the bay," lots of competition. let's head back to the bay area newest stadium. the home of the san jose earthquakes for this soccer match. attendees can join in a postgame egg hunt. a fund-raiser for mike johnson on the quakes home turf is where you will have that and the egg hunt as well. donate in many other ways, visit sjearthquakes.com/donations for more info on the benefit and on our football team moving from soccer and open air to soccer botts in a closed

arena. robobots is back in san jose where they battle in a bullet proof arena to protect the spectators from flying chunks of metal and 20-feet streams. there is our favorite pumpkin head. we posted this with some of the greatest battle flame throwers. a giant flplastic pumpkin that u mentioned. with all that smashing, it can get so loud you might want a byo earplugs in case. for the last event, byo big wheel. this started on the world's crookedest street and later moved to potrero hill and it is celebrating its 15th birthday today. if you plan to attend, please, respect the neighborhood or they will have to stop having that event. that would be bad news. no matter what the news,

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the latest sen tuss results show asian-americans are the fastest growing group in the united states. they are mounting campaigns for political office and getting elected. nbc bay area political analyst, larry gerston joins us. just this week, a friend sent me an article with janet nguyen. she is the first in all of california, major accomplishment for swomeone that arrived as a 4-year-old boat person. >> the same story of madison wen, the former vice mayor of san jose. we are talking about a group of people that have come over several generations. we are starting to see some major change. asian-americans are 5% of the nation's population. in california, we are talking

about asian-americans making up nearly 14%, 1 out of 7 of the state's residents. with the national data, they are the fastest growing group in the state. faster growing than latinos. not so with asian-americans. they are the number one group. >> we understand this is a demographic that is growing. talk about the political impact and the high-profile asian-americans who are now in office here in california. >> high profile is a good word. six out of california's 63 members of the who us of representatives now are asian-american. we can talk about some major state-wide races or offices. john chung was elected to the state treasure. betty ye was elected controller. in orange county, asian-americans are now a majority of the board of supervisors. their prominence is growing. attorney general camilla harris is a daughter of an indian father. we may call in 2014, neal

kashkari, also an indian-american. we are talking about people who over the generations, three, four generations, are stepping up into places of great political prominence. >> we talk about asian-americans as a voting bloc. it is also a very diverse group. it is not a monolithic group. >> it is always dangerous to use this word block. there are great differences between the various ethnic groups in the asian-american block. vietnamese and asian-americans tend to be politically conservative. filipino americans tend to be more liberal. there are themes that they embrace, immigration reform and the obamacare. large majority is favoring that. yes, there are great differences but certainly commonalities as well. >> talk about how all of this

translates with respect to elections. >> asian-americans, much more politically independent than other groups. a recent times poll finds that 35% are democrats. 17% republicans. 40% are political independent. that last figure, 40%, much higher than the state average of about 28%. that shows, by the way, that the asian-american vote shouldn't be taken to are granted by any one side. that said, go back to 2012. asian-americans, key components, 73% voted for barack obama. given that high-degree of independence and the diversity within the block, the asian-american vote is only growing in significance and as we approach that 2016 election,

it will be interesting to see which party is more successful in wooing this growing important component of the america electorate. >> thank you. a very interesting insight. thank you so much. stay with us. we'll be right back.

welcome back now. 7:53, the time. going to get you up to speed with your sunday forecast. if you are just joining us, we have rain on the way. we actually have showers already

falling across parts of northern california. for us here at home, we are just starting to see that rain again at the coastline, mainly. that's where it is cloudy right now. we have one little cell that i'm tracking that's going to make its way towards the santa cruz mountains. it will be in san jose by about 9:00 and 9:20 in the foothills. easter egg hunting. looks like by 9:00 in the south bay is when we will see that. after that, it will clear out rather quickly. not going to be an all day rain. it is going to be very light, the rain that does fall. you can see from our vantage point, sky cameras. we have clear skies. a good mix of sun and clouds in the peninsula. we have showers starting to fall. upper 50s for daytime highs to upper 50s. it is going to be a chilly day. you definitely need the jacket and umbrella if you are going to be out at any point in the day. >> i am going to show you our futurecast. it overdoes it with what we are

expecting. not expecting any heavy rain. all the rain is going to be light. the cell that i was talking about, by 9:00, will be making its way into the peninsula. the east bay in tri valley and the computer model trying to detect heavier rain across the north bay. this doesn't look like it is actually going to happen. we are not seeing a whole lot of moisture with the system that's moving through. by 3:00, the rain moves out of here. by this afternoon, sunshine. not going to be an all-day rain event. the thing i want to turn your attention to, a good dry day tomorrow to start the day. up towards my shoulder here, this is the cold front, the actual core of the system that's expected to move through by monday night into tuesday morning. we will see some heavy rain and the potential for thunderstorms as we move through tuesday. how much rain? this is what we are expecting. today, just maybe .10 of inch of rain. the east bay and tri valley. the closer you get to the water,

coastline and north bay, we could see over 1 inch of rainfall. we haven't had that since february. the beginning of february. we actually had one big storm come through and dump some heavy rain. this arrival of what we saw just about a month ago and even in the sierra, we are talking about a foot of snow for today and look at this, another foot of snow. again, dry for tomorrow. by tomorrow night into tuesday, another foot of snow. two feet of snow expected for this year, which is great news. we know that is where most of our reservoir water comes from. let's take you through the trend. temperatures are chilly for the next few days. tomorrow, a good dry day. by the evening hours, that's when we are going to start to see that heavier band of rain push in. tuesday, we'll see the heavier rain push back into the bay area. that's when we actually could see some thunderstorms tuesday during the day. do keep that in mind. we are just getting started with this rain. most hasn't arrived across the bay area. today, light stuff.

tomorrow, dry day. monday night is the time to watch for heavy rain into tuesday. if you are doing some traveling in or out of town. keep in mind, we could flrun in some showers by heavy rain. >> good to know for the commute to plan ahead. g a san francisco organization is making easter weekend sweeter for those in need. a live memorial church hosted an egg hunt for kids yesterday. today, it will serve a free breakfast, lunch, and dinner for thousands of people. this easter sunday celebration will be happening at the church, which is located near bodecker park. easter is a holiday often filled with eggs, col loring eggs, hiding and eating them. american homes are expected to eat more than 6 billion eggs, billion, with a "b." that breaks down to a little more than 4 dozen eggs per household.

1.5 eggs per person. right down to the nitty-gritty. all of this consumption is between march 2nd and easter sunday. we are doing our part. >> i don't know about four dozen. >> it seems like a lot. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. more local news for you tonight at 4:30, 6:00, and 11:00 and all day at nbcbayarea.com. thanks as well to all our folks out there on periscope watching. have a great day!

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