. it's 7:00 on this saturday morning. we're taking a live look outside at levi's stadium. the sun is rising. it's a chilly morning but it will be a beautiful saturday. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper with special guest meteorologist christina loren. thanks for joining us. >> of course. >> and you have a look at our microclimate forecast. you say it's going to be really good. >> pretty day, pretty day, and

even warmer for tomorrow but a beautiful bay area weekend. look at that, tiburon, you can see for almost ten miles. temperatures are a little chilly just about everywhere with the exclusion of san francisco. you're waking up on the cool side, 51 there, 46 in the south bay and we are on our way to a spectacular start to your weekend. 76 degrees in the north bay for today, 72 in the south bay. we're going to hit about 71 degrees in places like palo alto and cupertino right on the peninsula today. warm, spring day ahead, even warmer for your sunday. getting into early next week. we'll see a bit of a pattern change monday into tuesday with a slight chance for showers. i want to show your futurecast coming up. and then temperatures soar by wednesday, feeling some summer-like heat. a lot to go over. a bit of your roller coaster ride in your full forecast this morning. >> stay tuned, christina, thanks. new this morning, the search continues for three men involved in a wild high-speed chase that

left a pedestrian dead and another injured. it all started just before 10:00 last night on knob hill in san francisco. police recognized a stolen black toyota corolla they say was connected to several armed robberies over the last few days in the city, including three just last night. police tried to pull over the car with three men inside. this happened at california and mason street. the driver sped away from police and a few blocks away hit and killed a woman at california and kearney. the driver kept going. >> the vehicle pursuit continued into the central district where a second victim and pedestrian was struck in the area of powell and post street. that pedestrian had minor injuries. >> and that pedestrian is in the hospital. officers say four units continued to chase the driver but they lost the car near a bay bridge on-ramp. they later found the car abandoned on treasure island. they also discovered two guns

nearby that they think were thrown from the car. happening now, getting around san francisco this weekend will be a little more difficult than usual because of a major road closure. van ness is closed in both directions between post and geary for construction at the upmc. workers are constructing a new pedestrian ton tunnel. it will connect the construction site to an office building across the street. >> we're closing just one block on van ness between geary and post and all of the traffic that would normally be on van ness will be rerouted either to franklin or geary. >> shutdowns are also scheduled for the weekend of april 24th through the 26th and during labor day weekend in september. you can go to nbcbayarea.com for more information on detours around that closure. there you can also find the latest on traffic conditions around the bay area.

just click on the traffic tab. and traffic is back to normal on 580 in san rafael near the richmond-san rafael bridge. a big rig crash early yesterday morning shut down lanes in both directions for much of the day. things weren't fully back to normal until around 7:00 last night. look at that. the mess began around 5:30 yesterday morning when a u.p.s. truck crashed near san quentin. one of the big rig's two trailers caught fire and the flames quickly spread. not only was the road damaged but hundreds of packages destroyed. remarkably no one was injured. the san rafael fire department tweeted this dramatic picture in the aftermath of the crash. it was taken soon after firefighters arrived on scene. remember, if you have pictures or video of breaking news, you can always send them to us at ic@nbcbayarea.com or post them on twitter and mention us. a woman left for dead on a

san jose street and now her family is speaking out as police reveal new information about her suspected killer. >> i just need them to catch him. we need justice for her. >> tendra gonzalez was shot and killed tuesday in san jose. police say she got into an argument with the father of her child while driving. andrew butler is accused of shooting her and leaving her body in the middle of the road near del mar high school. police say butler also forced two back seat passengers out of the car along with his 1-year-old son. butler is believed to be either in sacramento or in monterey county. a scare at a local college. they will increase campus security this weekend after police say someone overheard a conversation about a possible campus shooting planned for today. the university is reminding everyone on campus to be aware of their surroundings and report

any suspicious activities. a historic moment yesterday as president barack obama and cuban president raul castro shook hands and greeted one another. the pair talked in between events at the summit of the americas in panama city. today they are expected to have a private meeting, which is considered the first extended conversation between leaders of the u.s. and cuba in 50 years. the goal of that meeting is to talk about restoring relations between the two countries and removing cuba from the u.s. terror list. this morning, vice president joe biden is at san francisco's fairmont hotel, but it's his trip to oakland yesterday that is getting all of the attention. the vice president visited a pg&e center and praised its job training program. this comes one day after pg&e was fined $1.6 billion for the san bruno pipeline explosion. mr. biden made no mention of that dead low disaster, and instead stuck to his agenda. >> what you're doing here at

pg&e to train veterans for specific skills the company needs is exactly what companies should be doing everywhere. >> oakland's mayor also was there. the pg&e job program has graduated 600 students, half of them are veterans. and across the bay in san francisco, the vice president surprised a lunch crowd at the embarcadero center. biden stopped for a bite at the melt, the san francisco-based sandwich franchise. he ordered a grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup and a chocolate shake to wash it all down. we have new details this morning about hillary clinton's anticipated announcement that she's making another run for the white house. clinton is expected to kick off her new campaign for the presidency tomorrow through an online video. people close to clinton say one of the issues she'll focus on in the video is middle class wages which have been stagnant for 15

years. experts say clinton's campaign will immediate low become the front runner for democrats. >> you know, i think she's going to be head and shoulders above anybody, so i don't expect her to have a serious contest. >> the low-key campaign launch will be followed by a trip to some important primary states, including iowa and new hampshire. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, apple is now on the clock. people finally got to look at the apple watch, but it may be quite a while before they get one. why the rush to wait. then could your smartphone help detect an earthquake? the new high-tech plans to protect people.

welcome back. it's 7:10 and you're taking a live look outside in fremont as the sun rises over the hill. it's a chilly morning but it will be a beautiful saturday and sunday.

predicting an earthquake, as they say, there's an app for that. earthquake experts are testing a program that could turn your smartphone into a life saver. it's not the first time we've heard of the idea of cell phones as quake warning devices, but this time there's a twist. kristi smith has more. >> that is exactly what your cell phone is good at measuring. >> reporter: sara minimumson is with the u.s. geological survey and among those looking at a system to create an earthquake early warning system. >> the hardware on your phone is really good, shockingly good. it can detect movement and displacement with great accuracy. >> reporter: gps is just one key feature. another idea is crowd sourcing, literally using thousands of cell phones to improve the accuracy of an earthquake's location. >> some people with phones near

the earthquake that detect the motion from the earthquake agree with each other that we all see the same thing, locate it, get its magnitude and send that warning to people farther away. >> reporter: a simulation found that an alert came within seconds, enough time to duck or brace yourself. right now the system only looks at large quakes, magnitude 7.0 or higher. a pilot program was just founded in chile where 7.0 quakes have been detected along the coast. >> most of the high risk population for earthquakes has no protection whatsoever. but cell phones are increasingly y -- >> reporter: scientists say this could be a supplement. >> a few seconds is enough time to stop doing something you don't want to be doing during an earthquake. >> that was christy smith reporting. that research is expected to take about a year to yield results. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay."

coming up, protecting deadheads. the grateful dead are coming to town. we'll tell you the extra steps they're taking to protect their fans. good saturday morning. i'm christina loren showing you a live look at dublin. as we head throughout the day today, beautiful conditions coming your way and more of the same for sunday. but i do want to tell you about the chance for showers and a big-time warm-up next week. lots to go over in your microclimate when nbc bay area news comes right back.

welcome back, it's 7:15 and we're taking a live look at san francisco from emeryville. beautiful as the sun rises. a little fog in the background there, but christina loren says it will be a warm saturday. preorders for the apple watch kicked off yesterday and they sold out in less than 24 hours. thousands of excited fans rushed to stores just to try them on.

>> it does allow you to just do the quick look. >> it will take some getting used to. i haven't worn a watch in 20 years but it will be nice not to always have to carry it around in my back pocket, especially as a woman. >> but it's hurry up and wait. the apple watch will start shipping later this month, but some orders have been backed up until july. and a live look outside now for you at levi's stadium. the grateful dead are returning to the bay area, back to where it all began. this is where deadheads will gather this summer. the iconic band met in palo alto, you might know, and now will play in santa clara. ian cole tells us how the band is trying to keep these valuable tickets out of the hands of scalpers. >> reporter: the grateful dead wrote in a letter to fans they want one more run in the bay area, where it all started.

fans like mike glover in campbell were thrilled. >> it's going to be a very big thing and levi's stadium so it's obviously going to be a big thing. >> reporter: but the legendary band brings legendary prices. the shows at levi's will be their second to last stop before their final three concerts in chicago. hundreds of thousands of fans couldn't get tickets and turned to the secondhand market where tickets start around $500. >> demand is what is expected from the opportunity of getting these legendary musicians together for one last weekend of music. >> reporter: the band is known for selling tickets the true old-fashioned way through first come, first serve mail orders. fans send creative envelopes hoping they'll be selected and score seats before online ticket sales. for the concerts at levi's, they're essentially doing a fan lottery. in their letter they wrote, quote, we are using an online ticketing platform for the levi's shows that will help ensure that the tickets for these shows will get into the

right hands, the hands of our true fans. >> i think it's a good idea, because i think those ticket outlets charge way too much. >> i think that's probably a good way to approach it. but scalpers are still going to get the tickets somehow. >> mike glover hopes other bands will look after their fans the same way and hope the dead bring life to a new trend. >> i could definitely see a lot of bands doing a lot of this for specific shows, like a record release show or anniversary show. >> reporter: ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> those two shows are june 27th and 28th. they'll sell 65,000 tickets for each night with a four-ticket limit. the price range will be about $60 to $200. all right, let's check in now with our guest star of the morning, meteorologist christina loren. thank you for joining us to give us a look at our weekend forecast. >> oh, well thank you for having me, kira, it's always such a pleasure to work with you.

>> we don't get to do it very often. >> but monday a special guest on "today in the bay." we'll have kira klapper. we have that giants home opener and we are excited about it. we're going big for that game. i want to show you a live picture of san jose, pretty start to the day. temperatures are nice and comfortable out there, not too cold. we're at 42 degrees in the north bay. yesterday at this hour we were in the 30s, so what a difference a day can make there. your pets will probably want to go outside a little easier with a temperature that's a little milder this morning. as we get into your afternoon, we're going to climb into the 70s. 75 in the tri-valley for today, 69 in san francisco and 76 degrees in the north bay with a warmer day coming your way as we get into your sunday. temperatures climbing by a good 3 to 5 degrees. then as we head throughout monday and tuesday, area of low pressure starts to drop our way and that will drop your temperatures. it could bring us a little shower activity. i'll show you that futurecast in just one moment. and then we've got a big

temperature jump and a big pattern change coming your way as we head throughout wednesday and the remainder of the week. maybe you want to hit tahoe after all. many resorts are actually still open. temperatures are going to be comfortable and they did pick up 2 to 3 feet of new snow on tuesday. mid-60s for today in tahoe. cherry blossom festival is this weekend in san francisco. nbc bay area is a proud sponsor and saturday into sunday temperatures look really good. make sure you bring that sunscreen, though. thousands of people headed to japantown to celebrate the cherry blossom festival. this is the 48th year, long-standing tradition in the city boy the bay. here's something that's pretty cool that's happening tomorrow, it's marine mammal science sunday. this is at the sausalito marine mammal center. temperatures will be nice and comfortable out there. 65 at noon, 71 by 4:00 p.m. admission is free. they rehabilitate sea life so you can learn a lot about the

sea creatures that live here in the bay area and it's a really, really great event. good experience for you and the family. let's talk about that home opener monday, 1:35. giants taking on the reds. temperatures will be comfortable. it looks like we're going to see the mid to upper 60s. showers hold off until we get into your tuesday. if we see anything right now, the best chance looks like up in the north bay, specifically the northernmost portion of sonoma county. we'll take every drop that we can get. i just want to show you your temperature change. remember, you can always check your seven-day forecast always scrolling at the bottom of your screen. for san jose, monday and tuesday those temperatures drop as the system gets closer to us. wednesday into thursday the climb is on and we are talking about the 80s right here in san jose for friday to saturday. that means the 90s are certain low possible out in the tri-valley. we're going to tell you what else is happening here in the bay area this weekend. free events for you and the family, that's in my next report. right now, back to you, kira.

>> christina, thanks. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the curious bay area art project that's designed to be destroyed.

the bay area's art scene is as vast and varied as our landscape and that means there's always room for a few surprises. as joe shows us, it's designed to destroy itself. >> that little man is still struggling. >> reporter: one of the most satisfying things about art is the element of surprise. >> this thing is like the ultimate representation of like glee or joy. >> reporter: in the shadow of san francisco's civic center, artist jeremy mendes was playing to his environment. >> i like very much that you have to see a reflection of city hall as you look at this thing. >> reporter: this thing -- >> the main part of the piece is the air dancer, which we

customize so it has a frowny face. >> reporter: is a work he calls -- >> this is a metaphor. >> reporter: a blow-up man tied to a lighted post. a metaphor for -- >> it's about the things we tie ourselves to that give us our identity but also give us freedom. >> reporter: the san francisco arts commission gallery, a tiny urban gallery that sort of sneaks up on you. >> what's special about this space is that you can never go inside as the public. but, you know, millions of people see these installations. >> so as the man is fighting against the post, the clock is ticking the whole time. it's not that i thought about what the world needs is an air dancer chained to a lighted post. >> reporter: neither did he consider whether the world needed a device that would generate animated poems based on a person's heart rate or a bird

cage tethered to a cone, but that's his art. >> i'm interested in having big dialogue about things that make us who we are. >> reporter: as for the air dancer, he is scheduled to remain on display in the gallery for three months, but like a good opera, there's a tragic ending. >> the man will slowly deteriorate over the course of the installation. >> reporter: but the end of the installation's run. >> it's going to destroy itself. >> reporter: still, don't be sad for this inflatable man. sometimes a good surprise makes a big finish. >> then i guess it's over. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, san jose's newest officer is about to hit the streets, but they're doing so with heavy hearts. do you think you're going to be in business in 60, 90 days? >> oh, yeah. i mean unless -- >> you're not worried? >> unless the tanks roll in. >> we investigate the debate

over san jose's medical marijuana business tax. med marijuana against the city of san jose. a turf war over money, power and regulation.

it is 7:29 on saturday morning, and look at that, a beautiful sunrise over a partially foggy san francisco. the golden gate bridge in the shadows there and it will be a beautiful saturday. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist christina loren is here with a look at our microclimate forecast. thanks for joining us. >> of course, happy to be here, saturday, oh, my goodness, the possibilities are endless, it's going to be so nice out there. >> great. >> yeah, 45 degrees right now in the tri-valley, a little cool. you pointed out that fog kind of creeping in from the coast. really, though, mostly clear

over san francisco for the time being and that's going to be the case for most of the day. lots of sunshine, temperatures at about 79 degrees. if you're going to head up to the city today. 76 in the north bay, 72 for the south bay. meanwhile, 71 degrees on the peninsula so very pleasant conditions for your saturday. virtually no fog by tonight and as the sun comes in early tomorrow morning, our days are getting longer. it's going to be even warmer for your sunday. then cooler monday and tuesday. very slight chance for showers. we'll show you that futurecast if you missed it. big jump in our numbers as you head throughout wednesday through the end of the week, warmest air of the season so far. we'll show you how that works in your complete forecast. >> roller coaster, but we'll go on it with you when you come back. christina, thanks. new this morning, the search continues for three men involved in a wild high-speed chase that left a pedestrian dead and another pedestrian injured. it all started just before 10:00

last night on knob hill in san francisco. police recognized the stolen black toyota corolla they say was connected to nine armed robberies over the last few days in the city, including three last night alone. police tried to pull over the car with three men inside at california and mason. the driver sped away from police and a few blocks away hit and killed a woman at california and kearney. the driver kept going. >> the vehicle pursuit continued into the central district where a second victim and pedestrian was struck in the area of powell and post street. that pedestrian had minor injuries. >> and that pedestrian was transported to the hospital. officers say four units continued to chase the driver, but they lost the car near a bay bridge on-ramp. officers later found that same car abandoned on treasure island. investigators say they discovered two guns nearby that they think were thrown from the car.

happening now, getting around san francisco this weekend will be a little more difficult than usual because of a major road closure. at least a partial road closure. van ness is closed in both directions between post and geary for construction on a new campus at california pacific medical center. workers are constructing a new pedestrian tunnel. they'll be working around the clock until midnight tomorrow. the tunnel will connect it to an office building across the street. >> closing one block on van ness between geary and post. all of the traffic normally on van ness is being rerouted to franklin or geary. >> shutdowns are also scheduled for the weekend of april 24th through the 26th and during labor day weekend in september. if you'd like more information on detours around that closure, just go to nbcbayarea.com. that's where you can also find the latest on traffic conditions around the bay area.

just click on the traffic tab. the newest members of san jose's police force took the oath to join the force yesterday afternoon. the 19 men and women did so in the shadow of the department's darkest day, the killing of an officer. officer mike johnson was shot to death in an ambush attack a few weeks ago. damian trujillo was at the graduation and has this report. >> reporter: they spent the last few months preparing for this day, learning self defense, memorizing the police codes, marching in formation. but perhaps nothing could prepare them for the biggest reality that comes with this job. just over two weeks ago, san jose police officer mike johnson was gunned down in the line of duty. >> it was a very realistic view of what can happen to any one of us. >> reporter: officer steven aponte spoke to his family about the tragedy. >> you start thinking about things. you might get a phone call -- i get a phone call from my

daughter-in-law. >> it is a gut check. as i mentioned, this is reality of police work. in any given day even if you do everything right and correct, the potential is always there. >> reporter: that's the message the assistant chief delivered to this academy just after officer johnson was killed. >> every member of this department that wears this badge knows that there's a chance we may have to lay down our lives in defense of another. if they weren't prepared to do that, then this probably was not the job for them. basically that was the message that was sent. >> reporter: academy class of 22 listened carefully to the chief's message and here they are, all 19 of them. their gut told them to take the oath, to swear to protect and serve and to accept the risk that comes with the title of san jose's finest. >> police work really is a high level, top level in public service that you can give to your community. >> reporter: damian trujillo,

nbc bay area news. >> all right. we are now joining a live look at the funeral of walter scott, the man who was shot and killed by a police officer in south carolina. this is a pool camera, we have no control over it, but we're trying to show you this as it goes on. questions still surround the fatal shooting of scott by north charleston police officer michael slager. slager shot scott after a traffic stop. the shooting was captured on video which led to slager's arrest and charge of murder. 50-year-old walter scott is being laid to rest this morning. he was the father of four and spent two years in the u.s. coast guard. the fbi is launching a civil rights investigation of that controversial beating of a suspect seen on live tv. exclusive video taken by our nbc station in los angeles shows the arrest. it's hard to watch.

the san bernardino sheriff's office put ten deputies on administrative leave after this. francis pusok led officers on a chase that ended when he fell off of a stolen horse. he told his attorney that deputies made threats against him after he was arrested. the fbi will look into allegations that san francisco sheriff deputies forced inmates to fight like gladiators. the sheriff outlined how he learned about the scandal and the immediate steps he took to address it. four deputies are accused of arranging and betting on fights between the inmates at the hall of justice jail. the sheriff says the allegations appear isolated to just those four deputies, but that's something he wants the fbi to independently confirm. >> the public deserves straight answers, not the insider fluff or machine spin that seems to placate change. i've been hearing a lot of that over the last several weeks and i will not retreat in point that out in our determination to make

sure that everything we are doing is held transparent and accountable. >> he wants to fire a deputy in connection with the escape of an accused drug trafficker. it's gone from bad to worse, more sightings of cement in an oakland creek. crews found another chunk in glen echo creek and also in a woman's backyard. this comes after about 12 truckloads of cement were accidentally dumped into the water earlier this week. it happened when a subcontractor filled an old pipe in the creek with cement but he didn't know a valve was open. >> they cleaned about 150 feet of what you saw over there behind the spiritual center. they used picks and shovels and buckets to get some of that hardened cellular cement out. >> officials say the situation is well contained and that it's not a threat to people. this is day four of cleanup. it will take weeks to complete. much more ahead on "today in

the bay." coming up, the a's light up the coliseum and the giants are involved in another tight one down south. the highlights are next.

7:40 right now, welcome back as the sun is shining as we take this live look outside at levi's stadium. beautiful day expected today. and the giants taking on the padres in the second game of a four-game series in san diego. runs have been at a premium. the g-men scraped out the series opener 1-0. last night's game was must of the same. tim lincecum makes his first start of the game. scoreless game in the fifth. derrick norris hits it teen to left center field but they make the nice grab. lincecum threw seven shutout

innings. the padres break the scoring drought in the eighth and go on to even the series at 1-1. san diego wins 1-0. the first meeting of the season between the a's and mariners. it didn't go well for seattle. bottom of the second, a's up three and bellerman, and cal product mark hannah hits a monster shot to left. oakland goes on to win big, 12-0. and we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, leaning forward to relax. we'll tell you about the bizarre new idea that could change the way you sleep on a plane. and we have some really choice conditions coming your way for this saturday. we're going to give you an update as to what's going on around the bay area for the weekend, plus pattern change on the way early next week. maybe some showers. lots to go over in your microclimate when "today in the bay" comes right back.

happy saturday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. a little chilly out there to kick off your weekend. we're at 50 degrees in concord, 45 in livermore and a pretty day coming your way with temperatures ramping up into the 70s just about everywhere. beautiful start to the weekend and a little bit warmer for you as we head into your sunday. so highs work like this for today. we'll see 71 degrees on the east shore, 71 degrees, beautiful day on the peninsula today. 72 for the south bay and 76 degrees up in wine country, getting spoiled with some beautiful spring weather. thanks to the showers that rolled through earlier this week, we have a really good story to tell when it comes to your air quality, in the good range there all across the board. plus your paulollen levels have dropped off considerably and we picked up 2 to 3 feet of fresh snow in tahoe. temperatures cold enough in the morning hours for them to make snowfall. if you're headed that way, 63

degrees, beautiful conditions for today, 61 for tomorrow. russian river valley will be on the warm side the next couple of days but this is just a couple hours away and just beautiful this time of year. and the central coast looking good for today, temperatures in the low to mid-70s, so another beautiful day all across the bay area and at the coast. if you're staying local, this is happening today and this is a pretty cool event called cardinalpalooza at stanford. it's a free-day sporting event. tennis, football, track and field, softball, volleyball and water polo. you'll have opportunities to meet student athletes after each event. or maybe you want to head to the beach, this is also happening in just a couple of hours, massive sand crow agsz. a sand artist creates large-scale works of art with just a rake. it will only take him a couple hours to complete it and that's below the cliff house from 10:00 a.m. to noon today. here's the story, high pressure will build in as we head

throughout the next couple days after we see a little bit of a chance, i'll show you that futurecast in just one moment. but once this big ridge of high pressure takes control of our pattern, we are talking about the warmest temperatures of the season so far. the heat is on as we head through next week so this is kind of our last hurrah for shower activity. the best bet is up in the north bay but i would not be surprised to see showers push as far south as the golden gate bridge on tuesday. everybody is going to see cooler temperatures as we head throughout the beginning of next week. then by wednesday, the climb is on and wednesday is kind of a first day of that warming trend. we'll be up to 79 degrees in san jose by midweek. 70 degrees meanwhile in san francisco trading those 70s in for 80s for thursday into friday, so a little something for everybody as we head throughout the next seven to ten days. i'm always looking out for rain chances. still watching a pretty good

opportunity. as we head throughout the 20th and 21st of this month, we will keep you updated. kira, back to you. >> christina, thanks. public health groups are calling on the obama administration to curb antibiotic use in cows, chickens and other animals raised for food. antibiotic sales jumped 20% from 2009 to 2013, a whopping 32.6 million pounds were sold in 2013. the drugs are used to make animals grow faster and prevent disease in crammed factory farms but critics say it's creating super bugs and robbing people who are exposed to the antibiotics when they eat the animals of the ability to fight off serious infections. boeing is trying to revolutionize how we fly by leaning forward. the airplane manufacturer patented this upright sleep support backpack. it positions you to fall asleep

by leaning forward and resembles a massage chair. no word if or when boeing will roll out the proposed sleep system. i have no problem sleeping on a plane, but that would be a great addition to my travel bag. much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up. san jose says show me the money. we investigate its plan to collect millions in unpaid marijuana taxes.

when the smoke clears, there's a lot of money, uncollected money, but now the city of san jose is fighting

back. letters and citations demanding action and cash. medical marijuana is at the center of a major turf war between city leaders and two of the largest pot sellers in the area. chief investigative reporter tony kovaleski has more on the local pot business. >> what's your message to these businesses? >> pack up. it's time to move on, and pay up on your way out. >> reporter: san jose's mayor has clearly drawn a line in the sand. >> are you worried you're going to be put out of business? >> no, why would i be worried? i'm the only one that seems to understand the concept. >> reporter: dave armstrong serves as president and ceo of medimart, a marijuana collective on san jose's east side. >> there's a large population in the city of san jose who wants us here, and we're going to stay here. >> reporter: and dave hodges founded the all american cannabis club on san jose's west side. combined, both businesses owe

the city more than $1 million in unpaid marijuana business taxes and penalties. >> so we have very big -- >> reporter: in the month since the mayor and the two pot shop owners made those statements, san jose has responded aggressively, increasing the pressure to put both pot shops out of business. >> they basically said in front of a camera just like that, they're not going anywhere. >> we've been successful in shutting down 21 of the 23 dispense raearies operating in s where they're ineligible to under the rules. we're just going to keep pushing. >> reporter: this was mailed to dave armstrong. it reads in mart, medimart has been disqualified from the city's process to register and, it must immediately cease all operations. >> i haven't seen it, i haven't read it. it has not been e-mailed to me, it has not been served to me. we do not receive correspondence

via u.s. mail. >> reporter: across town at the all american cannabis club, city leaders earlier this month and following our initial report issued a $30,000 citation for code violations against the building's landlord. >> really what they're trying to do is trying to force our landlords to evict us so they don't have to take legal action. >> reporter: pressure on both pot shops stems from their decisions to not pay the required marijuana business tax. >> that's about the time in between harvest. >> reporter: both have made legal and semantic arguments that paying the tax places them in violation with federal pot laws and opens the door for possible criminal charges. >> debit or credit. >> reporter: are you confident your doors are going to be open in 60, 90 days? >> no. you know, it's really one of those situations where at any point they could come in and shut us down and raid us. we're well aware of that. >> yeah, they'll fill three

boxes like that with four jars in each box. >> reporter: do you think you're going to be in business in 60, 90 days? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: you're not worried? >> unless the tanks roll in. >> i'm not going anywhere either, so i expect that we're going to be able to co-exist in this city, but we're going to do it by everybody playing by the rules and everybody paying their fair share of taxes. >> i invite the mayor to sit down at a table and let's discuss it. find out who's right and who's wrong. >> take me to court, we're ready. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. it's 7:54 and we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, our friends from pets in need are here. we'll introduce you to gumdrop and skittle.

welcome back, it's 7:56 and this morning some special guests from pets in need. executive director al malika is here with archie and toodles. we got the names wrong but either way they're just as adorable. they're teeny, tiny 10-week-old puppies and they're ready for new homes. >> they just were spayed and neutered and vaccinated and they're ready for new homes. >> and what kind of home would be good for these babies? >> they have a lot of energy, trust me on that, so we need to find a home where they can spend -- the family can spend a lot of time taking care of these guys and giving them a lot of exercise. >> okay. and they'll get big, do you think? >> i think -- we think they're a mix between chihuahua and maybe like min pin so they're not going to get too big. about twice this thing. >> and we think they're whimring because of the bright lights and it's cold in the studio, but we don't think they should do this if you bring them

home and give them a loving home. they're really sweet. if people want one, we always stress that you don't have to adopt both of them. >> that's correct, right. >> that's good to know. and they're just the sweetest little things. we've been very fortunate, i should mention lately, with our viewers. they have been outstanding watching you come on our show and people have been coming in to adopt. you had two cats that you were going to bring in this morning, they were adopted. >> that's right. >> and you're so appreciative for people coming in. >> we are. and we're appreciative of nbc, you folks having us on the show. we received a significant donation this week as a direct result of someone seeing us on the show a couple of weeks ago. >> we're very grateful to those viewers out there, you're a couple, i believe, who donated a great donation to pets in need. thank you for watching and for donating. and for anyone else out there, you can find out more about pets in need on their website, petsinneed.org. thanks for coming in. and thanks to you for making us

a part of your morning. we'll have more local news tonight at 4:30, 8:30 and 11:00 and all day on nbcbayarea.com. have a great morning.

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