good saturday morning to you. 7:00, cloudy skies over downtown san jose. you can see the sun is trying to get through there and we will be seeing the sun later today. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter with a look at microclimate forecast for us. >> the clouds in place. we have a cold front making its way through right now. hard to believe it's not that cold. the opposite, humid and mild. that happens once you get cold

front overhead. eventually moves off sunshine and cool temperatures. can you see a powerful storm system across the pacific northwest. for us here at home trailing cold front, it is fall apart. you can see cloud cover and sprinkle activity in the north bay over golden gate bridge where ground is wet. we'll call it sprinkle. not a lot of measurable precipitation. temperatures in the 70s, close to 80s. as cold front moves through, instead of 90s back in the mid-80s for north bay, south bay and tri-valley, coastline inner bay, east bay peninsula expecting temperatures very comfortable and low- to mid-70s. a little breezier but expecting sunshine. >> can't wait to see sunshine. >> we begin with breaking news.

highway 101 in burlingame will be closed both directions until 5:00 this afternoon. the major closure is in both directions. it all started around 9:30 when a third party construction crew hit pg&e transmission tower and knocked high-voltage wires on the roadway near broadway avenue. it forced people to come to a complete stop. folks stuck in their cars six hours. pg&e were able to deenergize power lines and get people off the freeway. amazingly no one was injured. >> all the way to 92, a long back-up. we're telling people take alternate routes, 280. that was very lucky based on what happened. >> they confirmed the crash caused lights to flicker at the giants game, you see there. many neighborhoods in san francisco and along the peninsula impacted as well.

drivers today are encouraged to take el camino real or 280. new this morning, people without a home following a fire that destroyed a two-story building. it ignited at a boarding care home on 3rd street near san jose. twelve units were burned. no one was hurt. we have new details this morning, uproar in an east bay neighborhood over where a convicted rapist could live once he's a free man. the state wants to house 51-year-old frasier smith in a concord home. many people on amherst way say they don't want him living in their area. he was convicted of sexually assaulting four women and currently in a state hospital. he will be released soon. neighbors are bracing for a fight to prevent him from living in their neighborhood. >> i wouldn't want a rapist here, that dangerous person here. >> if this is our taxpayer dollars going to this, it seems

to me we should have a voice. >> a hearing regarding his placement september 25th in fairfield. the search is on for a man who police say groped several young girls at a uc berkeley swimming pool. police say the man in this photo swam up to the girls thursday night at strawberry canyon pool and grabbed their legs and behind. he then swam away. the victims are between the ages of 9 and 13. campus police are trying to identify the man. they say there are likely victims. parents on high alert on the peninsula as police work to track down a man trying to lure them into the car. the latest incident in palo alto near jordan middle school. a white man in his 30s reportedly pulled up next to two students and tried to get them into his car. last friday someone with that same description approached an 11-year-old girl on lewis road. police got similar report from a

man near paolo verde school. it's been three days since the horrific shooting of the reporter and camera man. the virginia station is doing its best to get back to the business of reporting news. wbbj covered its first live event last night, a high school football game, its first live report since alison parker and ward shot. they stood by as a journalist did a quick report. fans in the stand observed a moment of silence before the games. earlier in the day grief stricken colleagues and friends met with the mayor. he acknowledged the man who gunned down alison and adam obtained his gun legally. the governor says he believes something has to change in american gun laws. >> there are too many guns in america. clearly there are too many guns in the wrong hands. >> the governor is calling for eliminating loopholes in gun

laws. others say verifying should be done on mental health to those who buy guns. authorities reportedly questioning a person of interest in connection with a shooting and killing of sheriff deputy. investigators say last night a man unprovoked ambushed the deputy while he was pumping gas and shot him execution style. the deputy died. the gunman's motive stitt unknown. a death threat has anyone at the prison on alert. an inmate taken to the hospital where he tested positive for legionaire's disease. thirty others showed symptoms. this caused prison to turn off all water to the housing facility forcing 4,000 inmates to skip showers, use port-a-potties and line up to get drinking water. >> the theory is we don't want others at the prison to be impacted health wise by legionaire's disease.

legionaire's if not handled appropriately can be deadly. >> health officials say legionaire's spread through contaminated water. yesterday they determined using toilet is in the a risk. while the toilets will be turned back on faucets and showers will stay dry until they figure out how the inmates got the bacteria and whether other inmates are testing positive as well. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up criticism for the oakland police what they did for the raiders that has the napa county sheriff very upset. also a 75-year-old bay area man spent months trying to repair his roof. we'll tell you how a picture on facebook changed everything for him. raerthavhaa gat altnsh wi na fos

a live look at oakland. cloudy skies over the bay area this morning. we expect warm sun and a cool down this weekend. the raiders have had a great

relationship with napa for decades holding training camp there. the sheriff crying foul. he's not mad at the team. he's mad at the oakland police department. "today in the bay" explains. >> raiders train in napa, it's raider country. >> diehard raiders fun. >> pretty cool. >> sheriff throwing illegal penalty flag illegal play highway 29 involving the team and oakland police officers. members of the team left training camp last friday on buses with opd escort complete with lights and sirens and rolling traffic breaks. the motorcade rolled through the canyon as parents were picking up kids from school. by phone the city manager said the special treatment inconvenienced a lot of people. >> it's inappropriate to be giving the football through the

middle of town when parents are trying to get to their kids and school is out and problems enough. >> sent a stern letter monday expressing his concern, saying unless there's a medical emergency, we are requesting while visiting napa county, that your department not provide code 3 motor escort that violate the letter of the law we're sworn to uphold. some raiders fans agree. >> i see why some are upset. >> i don't see why it's inappropriate. stop a lot of traffic. people got to come and go. i don't think that's an emergency. >> next time handle it better by having lights off, escorting them but without lights. >> nbc bay area news. >> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a 75-year-old man spent months trying to fix his own roof. we'll tell you how facebook got him more help than he ever expected. and this morning we're waking up to clouds and drizzle across north bay.

cold front moving through drop our temperatures even more this upcoming week. we've got a very active tropics to take a look at. we're back to explain all that after this.

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make the most of summer... with volvo. ==ki 7:14 saturday morning. this is a live look at highway 101 in burlingame, which is still closed after power lines went down around 9:30 last night. pg&e tells us the freeway will be closed until 5:00 this evening. make sure to take el camino real or 280 if you're headed that way. a bay area favorite says good-bye, closing its cafes for good. two shut down yesterday. columbus and market street locations. the rest of the san francisco shops, as well as eight others across the bay area will close in the weeks ahead. starbucks bought the back rice in 2012 for $100 million.

earlier this year the coffeemaker decided to close them saying they were not suitable for the company's long-term growth. yesterday employees served up old favorites with a side of good-bye for their loyal customers. >> i was bummed they were closing. >> i don't know where i'm going to go. i'm not going to have coffee anymore. >> starbucks still plans to sell pastries in its own stores. it's also trying to find new jobs for some of its employees. how far would you go to help a neighbor? what about installing a new roof for your neighbor, a 75-year-old in need? it happening this morning and most of his neighbors know nothing about roofing but the power of facebook in the community. >> reporter: if you've ever replaced a roof or watched someone do it, then you know. >> quite a bit of work. >> it's a big job. >> what we're originally expecting. >> more so for one man,

especially an older one. >> last year when it started raining, we got a bunch of leaks through the ceiling in the family room. >> laying shingles has been 75-year-old's tour of the summer spending a few hours a day up here, but it's taken three months to get to this point. >> it was hard to watch him up there by himself. >> this week two roofs down, his neighbor spotted the slow progress. >> i'd see him up there on his hands and knees trying to place the shingles. >> david perez doesn't have any roofing skills, so he snapped this picture and posted it to facebook to see if any of his 100 friends do. >> i just kept thinking at that age, if that was my dad, i would wish somebody would help. >> the post, now shared more than 1200 times, and the result as experts are coming over this morning for a roofing party. >> he's just a neighbor that realized i needed help. >> others are chipping in to

provide meals and snacks for the workers all so richard can relax. >> today and tomorrow, take it easy. don't work. don't go up there and do any work. >> without any thought of getting a return other than the satisfaction of knowing that they helped someone. >> what took months for him to start took just a picture to help finish. a simple gesture that made a lifelong impression. >> changed my mind on humanity somewhat. for a while there i was getting pretty discouraged. >> in fremont, ian cole, nbc bay area news. love it. well, let's take it to anthony slaughter we are a look at weekend forecast. >> we have a cold front moving through right now. hard to tell because the temperatures are so mild. cloud cover out there as well. the other thing we find as you move through the day, temperatures not as hot. that's going to be the side effect of this cold front pushing through right now. as we take a closer look, you

can see, cold front falling apart. we don't have any showers across the bay area but we do have drizzle and mist as that ocean air is really being reinforced. i want to show you what's happening now as we take a peek outside. farther north visibility decreases as showers falling, light sprinkle activity even across golden globes bridge. the ground is wet, folks using windshield wipers. not heavy rain but mist, sprinkle activity. farther south sunshine in the south bay. temperatures are mild, as i mentioned, close to 70 degrees. as that cold front moves through, skies will clear out. temperatures won't be as hot. temperatures back up 10 degrees from yesterday. 85 for south bay, 76 for peninsula, 77 for east bay today. meanwhile tri-valley will see a warm day but definitely not as hot as it was past couple of days. no 90s, back into the mid-80s, 71 san francisco, mid-80s for north bay. happening this weekend, indonesia day festival san francisco from 10:00 to 5:00

this evening. skies clear out, temperatures back to 67 by noon falling back to 66 by 4:00. the other thing happening, shakespeare in the park. oh, yes. some of the favorite acting, i was going to try to do a quote but i'll leave it alone. to be a rose or any other name. 2:00 down at the presidio, you can check out nice acting unlike what i'm giving you here. talk about the weather. i can do that. talk about storms, see the cold front making its way through. it is a very weak cold front. it's falling apart and wouldn't be a cold front by any other name. right some i'm going to leave it alone, sharks peer in the clark all over my brain. wake up to cloud cover, drizzle on the coastline, may squeeze out drizzle for million dollar valleys. otherwise clear out. tomorrow a beautiful day, lots of sunshine headed our way once again for tomorrow as well. here is serious news. we have two hurricanes across the pacific that could impact hawaii in the next couple weeks.

first one i want to talk about is hurricane ignacio, hurricane, category one, winds 90 miles per hour. notice the track. it's going to stay at least north of the island chain as it moves through tuesday and wednesday weakening as it makes its way closer. the other thing you want to keep in mind is tracks are always a little bit off. this could be a close call for folks living in hawaii or doing any traveling. the other one, hurricane jimena, strong storms, category four, winds 150 miles an hour, expected to strengthen to category five. that's the strongest you get. look, another beeline towards hawaii. tuesday and wednesday still a category three with winds up to 115, very close to hawaii. new have plans this week and next week in hawaii, make sure you check back with forecast. it always does change with hurricanes. the things that won't change, sunshine each and every day, warm clouds, same for coastline.

you notice the temperature is falling quite a bit 86 in san jose to 74 by wednesday. even our east bay valley close to 90 today, closer to 80 as we head to the middle part of the week. san francisco not much changing there. temperatures back in the upper 60s, low 70s each and every day the past few weeks. kir ark, back over to you. >> thanks, anthony, our resident the thespian if you didn't catch that. a woman using running and baseball to change lives of people thousands of miles away. it's today's bay area crowd. a new season brings a new look. a chance to try something different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself.

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>> announcer: we're watching "today in the bay." >> just this past sunday 20,000 runners lined up to take part in the annual giant race in san francisco. one woman was a winner even before the race began. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas explains why in this bay area crowd. >> the whole atmosphere surrounding road races is a

familiar one for christina. as a little girl, long before she had ever run a race, she would come to watch her dad compete. so you think is in her blood. charity, though, that's a little newer to her. turns out she's just as good at it. really fast running, like christina solario fast, don't like to stumble. it can't help to slow you down. ask this 40-year-old lifelong san franciscoan how she quickly became a long distance humanitarian. well, stumble is the best word she knows to describe it. >> i never imagined that, never. >> it all started in 2007, the first year of what is now known as the giant race. christina like the idea of a finish line inside at&t park so she signed up. she didn't put all that much effort into fundraising for the race's beneficiary, project open

hand, so was surprised when she checked the website leading up to the race and saw she was the number one money raiser. >> wait, top fundraiser, what? i want to stay at number one. my competitiveness kicked in. >> christina did day number one and as a thanks not only going to throw out the first pitch at the giants game but two tickets anywhere in north america. >> this is great. but now i'm going on vacation as a reward for doing something charitably. >> really good stuff. >> which is when christina decided to take her reward and run with it. she had just seen documentary about baseball in the dominican republic and the trouble kids had getting decent equipment. so she asked for donations of bats, gloves, helmets and used those free tickets to deliver the free gear in person. >> i think people liked that. it was more of their one

donation reached farther than initially thought. people that maybe don't have that time or resource to travel and want to give and be part of it. >> and continued to be part of it. you see, every year since that first event, nine races running, christina has made sure she's the number one fundraiser topping the $100,000 total last year. and even though they stopped giving away those plane tickets as a prize, every year christina still makes that trip baseball gear in hand. >> i'm just reaching out small little acts makes a difference for somebody. >> christina is fast, very fast. in this year's gines race she finished third in her age group. garvin thomas, nbc bay area fuse. >> wow. if you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. go to our website,

nbcbayarea.com and search bay area proud. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up 10 years ago, a bay area woman drove 2200 miles to rescue victims of hurricane katrina. this morning a look at where they are now. plus -- >> this large multi-billionaire company is trying to eke as much taxpayer money out of the project as possible. >> out of luck and almost out of time. bay area taxpayers getting hit hard. what we've uncovered about a $300 million medical facility. te aiveookutse....(aib)ki/2st gn

from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning san rafael. this is a live look at your neighborhood. cloudy skies. we will be seeing some sun today. good morning, thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter hare a look at

your microclimate. i can say good morning to everyone else, i just say good morning to san rafael. >> we've seen sprinkles, this is a shot of golden globes bridge. you can see ground is wet there as visibility lower than usual. we have a mist falling, drizzle. not heavy rain but coming down from the sky. head further south, more sunshine there. temperatures mild ahead of the cold front as it's moving through, 60s to 70s. once the cold front moves through, that cold ocean air is going to inundate the area. temperatures not as hot later today. 71 for san francisco, mid-80s for inland valleys as opposed to mid-90s like we saw yesterday. east bay peninsula expecting temperatures in the mid-70s. room temperature very comfortable. it will be breezy later on this afternoon. a cold front moving in, for cooler days tomorrow. >> great. >> it was really hot yesterday. >> all week really. >> anthony, thanks. we begin with breaking news,

pg&e reports highway 101 in burlingame will remain closed in both directions until 5:00 p.m. a live look as crews work on downed power lines that fell across the freeway. they are still at it. major closure in both directions. between millbrae boulevard. a construction crew hit pg&e transmission tower and knocked wires onto the roadway near broadway avenue. that forced traffic to a complete stop. people stuck in cars for six hours. they were able to deenergize power lines. amazingliathon was injured. >> pg&e crews have been here around the clock overnight working to assess the damage, identify what repairs or replacement needs to be made. we continue to do that work as we speak.

>> pg&e confirmed crash caused lights to flicker at the giants game at at&t park. you see it on the score board. many in the peninsula impacted as well. if you're just tuning in 101 burlingame open until 5:00 tonight. camino real or 280 if you're headed in that direction. to a developing story now, state of emergency in florida today. a tropical storm erika moves closer to the u.s. it's alreadylamed for 20 deaths on the entire caribbean island of dominica. erika lost a bit of strength as it heads toward florida. people are still stockpiling food and water and waiting for hours in line for gas. today marks 10 years since hurricane katrina destroyed much of new orleans. the natural disaster left thousands of people stranded while prompting some people here in the bay area to spring into action to help those victims.

rina from santa clara drove 30 hours straight to new orleans. she rescued several people and even brought some of them back to her south bay home. >> her and her children and pets and everything. so we got -- >> firefighter dan coyle was one of many crew members who responded to the disaster. >> plenty of things in a small area. one building or small community, that kind of thing. but to see major city like that annihilated was pretty amazing. >> even 10 years later, new orleans is far from being completely rebuilt. after katrina thousands of students had to find somewhere else to finish their education and rebuild their lives. dozens of them like keona ended up at cal state east bay. she was a junior at university

of louisiana when the hurricane hit. iverson left with several students and made it here to california nine days later. >> cal state is a blessing. we were displaced. we didn't know where we were going to go. cal state east bay actually reached out to me. >> the california state university system waived tuition and offered free housing for about 300 displaced students after the hurricane. we'll have continuing coverage of the hurricane katrina anniversary throughout this weekend. you can also find latest updates on our digital platforms. be sure to go to nbcbayarea.com or download our free app. excessive force or accidental. serious questions tonight about the death of an inmate inside the santa clara cannot jail. prison guards may be to blame. "today in the bay's" damien t e trujillo has the story. >> inmates are housed as well as

gang members. >> deputies going around doing welfare check as normal. they noticed a person was not responding to them knocking on the door. they went in and rendered aid. fire and paramedics called. >> sources close to the investigation tell me there are claims the inmate died after being beaten or aggressively restrained by the guards. investigators are not commenting on those accusations. sheriff sergeant james jenson will only say the inmate was declared dead in his cell. the coroner spends the day performing an autopsy and sheriff's office has asked medical examiner not to release any information on the case. >> still an open investigation, we go with the coroner's report, find out what happened, cause of death and motive of death and go from there. >> the dead inmate did not have a cell mate. the it's convoluted three guards are on administrative leave. they have not been legally or administratively charged with anything. damien trujillo, nbc bay area

news. now to a follow-up, police in san francisco have a new weapon to fight the growing problem of heroin overdoses of the drug capable of almost instantaneously reversing an overdose. in mid june mike maloney became first san francisco officer to revive an unconscious man. while he did it he was using a nasal spray that had him back breathing and awake before paramedics arrived. >> we have seen a number of people on the street suffering from an overdose. before we were somewhat powerless to do anything other than get on the radio and request an ambulance and do basic first aid. now when we encounter those incidents, we can actually do something about it. >> police began the pilot program to administer the drug five months ago. it may spread citywide to all officers in two years. the city's public health

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>> giants and cardinals at at&t park. no score bases load for newcomer byrd. hits the eighth grand slam of the season. however, st. louis would battle their way back and tie the game at 4. that's when i stopped watching. go to the ninth, rookie tomlinson singles in the winning run. giants win in walkoff fashion. to the desert now. the a's and diamondback game tied at 2 in the seventh. hill breaks the tie with a double to right center. they go on to beat the a's 6-4.

we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, big job growth because of tiny tech. how this plan fits into a new promise from the obama administration. waking up to cloud cover, sunshine, temperatures not as hot this afternoon. out of the 90s into the 80s. detail a bigger cooldown coming up.

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>> welcome back saturday, 7:42. see what's happening in the weather a strong pacific storm system making its way across the pacific northwest. for us unfortunately not bringing rainfall, just mist and drizzle across the north bay and that's really about it. see the cloud cover coming through, expected to clear out later this afternoon. can you tell where visibility is the worst. east bay san francisco, north bay, down to the peninsula south bay. we are looking at some sunshine there. temperature mild ahead of the cold front, 70 in the peninsula, 66 in san francisco.

later on this afternoon temperatures won't be as hot. side effects of cold front moving through. 85 for south bay, 76 peninsula, east bay while you're looking at cloud cover now see sunshine later on, it will be nice. tri-valley no 90s. 6, 71 for san francisco and north bay will be looking at temperatures in the mid-80s. we were having some fun with this earlier, shakespeare in the park happens later today at 2:00. it wouldn't be called any other name. a rose by any other name. i love those quotes. back into the 60s by 4:00. so yes, get out there and enjoy because parting is such sweet sorrow, i'm done. a cold front making its way through. it's weak. if this was wintertime we'd be getting rain from it but dead of summer. seeing cloud cover and increase in marine layer. as we move through the day tomorrow, same deal, more cloud cover, maybe a sprinkle or two across coastline and inland valley especially down near santa cruz mountains. as we move through the day,

cloud cover will clear out. sunshine for tomorrow. we have two hurricanes across the pacific right now. this is ignacio. the other one jimena. we'll talk about ignacio. strong category three right now. expected to make a beeline north of hawaiian island chain as we move toward next couple of days. it's expected to weaken as well, definitely heavy rain and high winds to the island chain over the next couple of days. here is the other thing we're concerned about hurricane jimena, category four, expected to strengthen to category five. wind speeds 150 miles per hour. as it moves to hawaii, expected to strengthen over next 24 hours to category five and eventually weaken back to three. you notice the track takes it very close to hawaii. this upcoming week. by wednesday it will be about 200 miles off the coastline, definitely something to watch. if you're doing any traveling this direction especially by next weekend. at home, temperatures cool off each and every day just a little bit. by tomorrow cooler back in the

70s for san jose, east bay valley sees temperatures close to 90, 80 wednesday and thursday. at the coastline not much in san francisco, temperatures near 70. really over the next couple of days. i do want to leave you with this. as we head to the middle part of the upcoming week, another cold front happens through. that's why we're doing to stay on this cool trend tuesday and wednesday. if we are lucky enough, we may squeeze a few more showers out of this thing. as of now seems that rain stays near oregon and washington state. keep our fingers crossed, though. kyra, back to you. >> anthony, thanks. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up $300 million medical facility behind schedule and over budget. we investigate what's happening to your tax dollars. good morning, lots to do on "today in the bay." known for silicon valley, back in the day before i was known, a valley of heart's delight known for agriculture. in mountain view, second annual tomato tasting still celebrating

local ag. regular folks like your neighbors and such. i used to hate tomatoes. i really like them. i don't know how you feel about cat art. if you're curious head to walnut street and lindsey wildlife experience. it's a great rehab center for injured animals and fun educational center as well. apparently an art gallery, too. today is the last day to check out feline fine art of cats, all type of cats domestic to wild to feline fantasy art. i don't know what that is. maybe something like cats from outerspace. remember that from disney? if it is space cats you may see them in the north bay as well. search well lit. full moon, 7:00 ranger kristen lopez start to take you on a hike through this area, spectacular views and amazing city lies apolo. bring your questions, jackets and south. friendly dogs welcomed, too, but not advised for cat event. do not mix events or miss us

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one of the world's biggest construction companies, helped billed levi stadium, on the road to being fired from the project. they are on the verge of botching the job. here is the exclusive story. >> reporter: a walk through the

santa clara hospital vet building shows a project in almost total disarray, the turner construction company was picked to build it. today top county leaders acknowledge millions of dollars have been wasted and the county is losing at least $100,000 a day in lost revenue. work records we obtained showed the original project contract was about $291 million. turner construction requested an additional $66 million and then another $9 million. the documents also show the county agreed to extend completion deadline by more than a year and agreed to other change orders as well. here is what the project looked like today, two weeks before it's supposed to open. unfinished rooms and no bed. >> i'm disappointed. the progress is not where it should be. this is a patient room, an intensive care unit. as you can see from top to bottom, the room is nowhere near completion. >> in fact, county officials say september 19th opening will be impossible to meet and, in fact,

say it could take two or three years to make up time and solve problems including a rain damaged roof. >> we expect to have a new instead of patched roof. >> how about patches, are they working? >> today i heard they are not. >> many of the things they did were just inexcusable. for example, building an entire floor to specs that were not approved by the state. >> county executive said officials tolerated earlier delays because of turner construction's reputation for completing big projects. in fact, turner was working on levi stadium at the same time. now smith says he believes turner construction became preoccupied with levis at the expense of the hospital project. >> we noticed when levi stadium offered them an incentive bonus to finish quickly that suddenly a lot of our subcontractors left. so they redirected them to the levi stadium. >> but officials say they agreed

to talk to us because the delays prevent valley medical center from deliver much needed services. for example, entire physical rehabilitation unit was supposed to be moved into the new building. instead county says it has had to turn away patients daily because of the current facilitied limited capacity. new building was supposed to house an expansion of the burn unit and maternity department. today a spokesman for turner construction told me it was wrong to blame the construction company for all the delays and says it's not supported by the facts. he said the county actually accepted responsibility for many of the problems. but county executive jeffrey smith is not swayed and said the county has already put turner construction on notice. come up with a better explanation in seven days or lose the project. >> we can't afford to waste taxpayers' dollars. we can't afford to have a company who is playing gamesen charge of the schedule. >> so the county could fire

turner within a week. >> right. >> things may not remain up in the air for very long. the future of turner construction's role as well as the future of the overall project could be decided at a meeting between the two sides early neck week. in san jose, nbc bay area news. an ambitious new project could bring thousands of jobs to the bay area. not just high-tech or high-end, a lot of new entry level and manufacturing jobs could be on the way as well. the department of defense, as well as local businesses like this one in san jose have pledged $250 million towards what's called flex tech alliance. it involves everything from chips that can be printed like paper to tiny robots. people are needed to support the technology and that could be a great thing for the bay area. >> the great thing about manufacturing is it offers a range of jobs. it's just not for phds and engineers but great technician and production jobs that pay

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>> they are really sweet. do you think they will get much bigger than this? >> their mom is probably twice the size, so a little bit bigger but not too much bigger. >> not much bigger. they are pretty calm. sometimes chihuahuas can be a more hyper breed. they are pretty tame. >> they are. we socialized them a lot. they are used to being in people's laps. >> this one is a little nuzzler. they really are really sweet. i want to go away from them for a second and mention overcrowding is a big issue right now. they did big clear the shelters event two weekends ago. that was a big suck. but because of overcrowding, you're offering a special thing to help get pets adopted. >> right. we've been pets in need a long time ago, three or four years ago made the commitment to really address the overcrowding issue by offering free spaying and neutering for pets of any

california resident. we do that through our shelter in redwood city and our mobile van. >> which is incredible. that's about a $100 cost you absorb and you've given about 3,000 of them for free. >> that's right. >> so of course you can't people to come adopt these sweet babies we have this morning or any other pets we have at the shelter. if anyone adopts pets from other shelters they can bring them to you to get spade and neutered. >> for free. >> you're committed to that. >> that's right. >> it's a wonderful thing. as always, you guys are great. find out more about pets in need on their website. thanks so much for coming in with these sweet little babies. we want to remind you one last time highway 101 through burlingame will be closed the rest of the day today. pg&e is telling us they expect to get downed power lines out of the way by 5:00 this evening. so stay out of the way if you can. take el camino real or 280 if

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