it's a first of its kind demolition and is set to implode any minute now. if all goes well, there will be little to see because it happens underwater. we have a live report from our chuck coppola coming up any moment now. but, first, we want to introduce our intrepid meteorologist anthony slaughter with a look at the weekend forecast. >> good morning to you. waking up to sunshine this morning that you saw over the bay. we're tracking rain for sunday. the storm system across the pacific northwest is moving this way. it will be a bright day today, but we're expecting to see skies to become cloudy. the timeline, it will be comfortable later on with 60s across the bay area. tonight that's when the heavy rain arrives, especially after midnight. it will be with us around this time tomorrow morning. enjoy the day, temperatures will be falllike. the rain arrives tonight. full timeline coming in in my

nest report. anthony, thanks. we want to get you to the developing story on the tragedy in paris. the terrorist group isis this morning is claiming responsibility for the attacks that killed more than 100 people and wounded many others. and we learned just about an hour ago that there are americans among the injured. no word yet on how many exactly. a state of emergency has been declared in france after the attackers opened fire at six sites throughout the french capital from cafes to restaurants to a concert hall. the gunmen targeted areas that were bustling with residence and tourists. france's president ordered the borders to be closed. president obama weighed in on the matter. >> this is an attack not just on paris, it's an attack not just on the people of france. this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values we share. >> it has been confirmed that eight attackers are dead.

this made yesterday the deadliest day of violence in paris since world war ii. we spoke with a san francisco man whose colleague was caught in the line of fire. his goddaughter's mother was near one of the places of the shooting. she communitied with him via text message. >> she said it's hell. they're bringing people from the bataclan over here. all the wounded. it's completely crazy and the police are here as well, i'm helping as best i k. it's completely mad. >> he says he himself was just at that concert hall two weeks ago. he says he has worked with the ban that was playing at the venue last night. that band is called the eagles of death metal. they're from palm desert. the band members escaped and were not harmed.

also, the legendary band u 2 was scheduled to perform today in paris. it was part of an hbo schedule but that has been canceled. here in the bay area, san francisco is standing in solidarity with france to show support. city hall lit up in the french flag's colors of blue, white and red. san francisco's police chief tells us the city is on heightened alert though no direct threat has been made. a lot of heightens emotions as many people gathered at san francisco's french consulate last night. they held a candlelight vigil to pay their respects. many of the bay area folks have ties to paris and tells us this hits close to home. >> i was mortified. and incredibly sad. a lot of our friends live out there. they're like our family. they took care of us. to think of them being helpless is hard. >> extra patrol officers will be

stationed outside the city's french consulate as a precaution. we'll continue to bring you the latest information as it comes into our newsroom. you can get the new information on nbcbayarea.com. other news, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a terrifying bus crash in one of san francisco's most well-known tourist spots. we brought you this report last night during our 5:00 p.m. newscast. when a double decker bus went speeding along post street lamming into cars and people. 20 people were hurt, six remain in critical condition. >> i hurt it was squeaking tires and a snap. so i turned around. i seen this bus coming at great speed. the next thing you know it started hitting other cars. >> the bus driver was among those taken to the hospital. investigators plan to talk to him as well as 30 other witnesses. all right. let's get now to "today in the

bay's" chuck coppola who is live in san francisco where 600 charges of dynamite will be used to destroy a five story underwater pier part of the old eastern span of the bay bridge. chuck? >> reporter: good morning. yeah, we're out here on the bay. it's a brisk morning. the sun's just popped up a little to the left of the barges where the pier is going to be detonated. you're looking at a picture now. it shows in the center that's the pier that's going to be demolished about 50 feet of it, most all of it underwater. the portion you're seeing is a cap that is been placed on top. it's a tightly woven metal like a quilt, but very tightly woven steel to limit the among of flying debris from the detonation. on either side of this pier, there are two barges and they have square looking devices, looks like trailers. those are holding air

compressors. this is a unique part of this demolition. the air compressors on the two barges are pumping air 50 feet down to a series of pipes that have holes in it and those holes are going to be letting loose a bubble curtain that is designed to keep fish and other marine life away from the site. we're seeing the marriage of physics, engineering and environmental concerns. that's what makes this demolition so unique. it's getting a lot of attention in the engineering world as well as the environmental community. there is a lone kayaker just off the island here who is just outside the 1,500 feet safety zone that the chp is enforcing here. there are some other boats maybe oh, a dozen or so pleasure craft that i see out here, folks wanting to watch this event. we've been told that a few

minutes ago that we were given sort of a three minute warning. one minute before the detonation happens you will hear a loud what they call a bird cannon. it will sound very much like a detonation itself. it's that loud. but that's to disperse any wildlife, birds in the area. one minute after that, the detonation will happen. it will take about six seconds to detonate all 600 charges. they are embedded in the concrete. each charge is about 21 to 35 pounds. they're very sizable charges. caltrans tells us that this is a safer way to demolish this large piece of concrete. it's five stories tall. it goes all the way down, 50 feet down to the bay floor. its easier to do it that way and it causes less harm to the

environment and to wild life than to have one large charge go off. that's what we're waiting for at this point. the traffic on the bay bridge has been held by the chp on both sides. and will stay held until the detonation and a few minutes after that. five minutes to 15 minutes afterwards they'll bring the cars back on the bridge. for now, traffic has been held on either side while we're preparing for this demolition. reporting live on san francisco bay, i'm chuck coppola, nbc bay area news. >> very informative thank you for describing all of that. i like that marriage of physics and environmental concerns. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a surprise visitor at a local grocery store. how this coyote got loose in the east bay. the bay area prepares to host super bowl 50. new concerns for people who use muni. we'll tell you about the plan that has city officials at odds.

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welcome back. we're glad you're with us. here's a live look at the bay where you see a barge set up that's about to be imploded. 600 charges to get rid of an old part of the eastern span of the bay bridge. a live look from our chopper. the five story pier is underwater. and apparently, a lot of the action is going to happen underwater. we hope to show it to you anyway. it's happening any minute now. we'll keep you posted. first, the battle is bubbling up between students and administrators at san francisco state university. it's all over a lucrative soda contract. right now,pepsy and coke are competing for the right to sell their drinks in dining halls,

vending machine and games. students claim the school isn't making students' health a priority and shared their concerns with the university president yesterday. city supervisors agree and say they're ready to write a resolution against the contract. only in silicon valley police pull over a car only to find there's no driver. a photographer shows a mountain view police officer pulling over a google self-driving car for driving too slowly. the car with two people inside was going 20 miles per hour in a 35 zone and slowing traffic down. the mountain view pd gave the people in the car a warning, not a ticket. they tell us they're going to have to deal with this kind of thing a lot in the future. >> what if two of the driverless cars crash into each other? who is at fault? >> we reached out to google. they did not comment directly on the traffic stop. they did tell us they currently

cap the speed of their cars for safety reasons. it will be a nice day to get in the car and go for a drive. anthony slaughter has a look at our forecast today. >> it's going to be nice, falllike. it doesn't get much better than this. spectacular. look at the sunrise this morning. wouldn't you love that view every morning? well, you got it. right here. let's talk about some rain we're tracking for your sunday. there it s. it's been raining in the pacific northwest for the past three days. it will slide south over the next day two. we have winter weather advisories for parts of the sierra above lake level, but above 6,000 feet they're expecting a foot of new snow by tomorrow night. great news all and in. we're walking up to sunshine. across the entire bay area through san francisco to the

east bay and through the south bay. you can see on the east bay the traffic being held up at the bay bridge. later ornn, temperatures back u into the mid 60s. fall-like everywhere you go. keep in mind we have large swells in place and rip currents issued by the national weather service. that will be something you've got to keep in mind throughout the entire day. rain begins to fall as soon as 2:00 in the morning. let's time this out. clear skies for most of the day, we'll see clouds increasing tonight around 9:00, 10:00 once the sun goes down. by midnight we'll see our first showers across parts of the north bay. look at the intense band of heavy rain that will move through tomorrow. this is 2:00 in the morning. 3:00, 4:00 it moves through the tri valley and we're expecting a few rumbles of thunder. tomorrow we will return to a

bright afternoon. .25 of an inches expected at the valley floor. i don't think this is going to be a huge soaker. it will be enough to get the ground wet and continue to add to our deficit. we're expecting two to four inches of snow at lake level. above 6,000 feet, expect six to 12 inches. tomorrow, much cooler with the showers and thunderstorms rolling in for the morning hours. by monday, tuesday and wednesday temperatures start to moderate. we'll see our skies return back to clear conditions. same deal at the coastline. san francisco today. 63, but tomorrow temperatures come down, the rain moves in early in the morning. by the afternoon we'll return back to seeing sunshine. again, keep in mind tonight before you head to bed we're expecting strong thunderstorms to roll through. you can get the weather app and you can go to nbcbayarea.com. even when you wake up we'll be

there. >> we're always there. let's go back to "today in the bay's" chuck coppola who is live in san francisco covering the implosion of the old eastern span of the bay bridge, chuck? >> reporter: good morning, again. well, you might take a look here and where there were three, there are now one -- two rather. the center barge or the center structure there, that was the pier has been detonated. we were not -- expecting frankly, a louder bird cannon. and so was the caltrans spokesperson who told us we would hear this one minute warning. evidently, she said it was a lot softer than she was expecting to hear as well. she was caught a little off guard as were frankly, many of the media standing just off of -- on treasure island here. our vantage point looking at this. it took about six seconds. as they said it would. it was a very muffled sound.

partly muffled by, i think, the steel mat that was woven on top of it to keep it. we are hoping to show you some pictures, perhaps, from the helicopter which may have been recording at that precise moment. but it went. and it went quickly. and the bridge is still -- just now opening. we can take a look. i can see traffic on the bay bridge is flowing on the upper deck. and you can see from the air what the scene looks like here on san francisco bay. the chp is still keeping water craft 1,500 feet away. and what else can i tell you? this went smoothly. it went, in fact, smoother than we were expecting. the concrete has been imploded, caltrans described it as going

to fall into a -- an opening in the pier which it is designed to take this material in. that is one of the more interesting aspects of this demolition, is that the material is actually falling into the remains of the pier, which continues down another 125 feet. actually longer than that. it's 275 foot pier but only the top 50 feet that goes through the bay mud was being demolished. it falls into this big hole. they have other piers that have similar configurations, they hope to use this method on those as well. so this is a bit of a test, a bit of a first time using these methods. and november is a good month to do this, very few birds migrate this time of year. slack water. they like to do these things in

november. caltrans may try this again a year from now on one of the other piers. back to you. >> chuck, thank you so much for describing that to us, even though we weren't live with it, it's the beauty of live tv. you told us what you saw and that's all we can expect. and even better than that. thanks for sharing that with us, chuck. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, helping bay area veterans one stitch at a time. one woman's mission to thank the men and women who served our country.

welcome back. veterans day is marked by touching heart felt ceremonies honoring people who served our country. a ceremony had a another surprise. "today in the bay" garvin thomas has this morning's bay area proud. >> it's an often repeat statistic that old age is

claiming a thousand world war ii vets a month in the united states. it's not just a statistic if those people make up many of your neighbors. which is just the case for a group of east bay women. what they did this year to honor those men and women is this bay area proud. sure, the second world war may have ended 70 years ago. that doesn't mean all its secret missions are over. like the one a group of women at the stone ridge creek retirement community in pleasanton have been on for months. kelly says the whole operation began around veteran's day last year. when she and others began to realize how many of their neighbors had served. >> here at stoneridge creek, 20% of our population have served. that's stunning. to imagine that we have 21 living world war ii vets is

incredible. >> with so much history around them and dwindling time to act. they began gathering the vet's stories to preserve them forever. >> we had this wonderful opportunity and we didn't want to waste it. >> what happened thanking them? somebody mentioned quilts of valor a group that custom makes quilts for vets. they got busy quilting. and quilting. and quilting. >> it's been a secret for months. sewing machines have been humming. all so this veteran's day they could surprise their world war ii vets and neighbors with the finished products. >> stan ashton, united states navy, 1943 to 1946. peg crystal, united states navy, 1943 to 1945. gordon pampas united states

army. 1942 to 1945, prisoner of war. >> months in the making, these quilts became instant heirlooms once in the hands of the grateful veteran. >> it's wonderful that they remember. it's wonderful. i'm just overwhelmed. i really am. >> one more way the quilters say of thanking them for all we have to be thankful for today. the women say they started with their world war ii vets for obvious reasons. they're committed to recording veterans from all the eras that call stone ridge creek home. garvin thomas. >> if you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. search bay area proud on our website. still is ahead on "today in the bay," we'll have more on our

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it is 7:30 on your saturday morning. the sun is shining over san jose. much of the bay area. ahead of a sunny saturday. good morning to you, we really appreciate your being here with us. anthony slaughter has a look at the forecast. >> it's going to be a nice day, falllike, temperatures cool. where they should be in the 60s for most of us from the coast line to our inland valleys. we're tracking rain for tomorrow. that rain will start tonight. i want to time that out for you.

this is 10:30 tonight. you'll notice cloudy skies by about 1:00 in the morning the showers roll through. when the sun comes up we'll still have showers in the area. tomorrow will be a little foggy. nice and dry today. mid 60s at the coast line. very comfortable and pleasant. we'll talk more about the rain headed our way in the next report. >> sun and rain, we need it both. >> we've got it all. the end is here for a key piece of the old bay bridge. caltrans is imploding the old eastern span's biggest underwater pier. it happened moments ago. it was a first of its kind demolition. this is a look at when it imploded minutes ago. 600 charges of dynamite were used to destroy the five story underwater pier. caltrans tells us there wasn't much to see because it happened underwater. i think that looks pretty

impressive. now to the developing story in paris. the city shocked and on lock down after the terror rampage last night that left at least 127 people dead. the terrorist group isis is claiming responsibility for the massacre. we have the very latest. >> reporter: france is in a state of emergency. its people in a state of shock. what started off as a typical friday night turned out to be the deadliest day in the country since world war ii. a night of sheer terror has left at least 127 dead, over 200 injured. 99 of whom are in critical condition. the toll continues to rise. eight attackers are now dead. it's possible they had accomplices who may be on the run. the attackers described to be young unmasked men with automatic weapons, opens fire on the crowds and later detonated suicide bombs killing themselves.

at approximately 9:30 p.m. explosions were heard outside the stadium where the french president was watching france play germany in an international soccer match. simultaneous coordinated attacks got underway in a crowded popular neighborhood. not far from the "charlie hebdo" officers, the magazine that was the site of the january 7th attacks. the scene of the worst carnage at the theater, just after 9:30, several armed individuals entered and began shooting for about ten minutes. 10:00 p.m. gunmen began taking hostages. between 80 to 100 people may have been killed at that location alone. over at the national soccer stadium where the bombers blew themselves up, thousands of spectators were held on the field before being evacuated. police and military have been mobilized. over 1,500 troops flooding the

city the country's borders closed overnight. paris has been in lockdown. people have been advised to stay indoors, museums, schools, universities, government offices even disney land all closed. we spoke with a san francisco man whose colleague was caught in the line of fire, chuck spery tells us his god daughter's mother was near one of the places where the shooting erupted. she describes to him through a text message the chaotic scene that unfolded as she jumped in to help victims that were hurt and being rushed into a nearby cafe. >> she said it's hell. they're bringing people from the bataclan here. all the wounded, it's completely crazy. the police are here as well. i'm helping as best i can. it's completely man. >> he tells us he was just at

that concert hall in paris two weeks ago. he said he worked with the band that was playing last night. the band members escaped. they were not harmed. the legendary band u 2 was scheduled to perform in paris today. it was part of an hbo special. u 2 has canceled that show. >> and like many cities across the united states, san francisco is standing in solidarity with france. to show support city hall lit up in the french flag's colors of blue white and red. san francisco's police chief tells us the city is on heightened alert though no direct threat to the city has been made. a lot of heightened emotions as well as people gathered at the french consulate last night. they held a vigil to pay their respects and honor the lives lost. many of the bay area folks have ties to paris and say this hits close to home. >> i was just mortified.

and incredibly sad. a lot of our friends live out there and they're like our family and they took care of us. to think of them being really helpless is hard. >> extra patrol officers will be stationed outside the city's french consulate as a precaution. we'll continue to bring you the latest information has it comes into our newsroom. you can get new information at nbcbayarea.com our download our free app. more now on the war on isis. it appears the face of the terror group is dead. the u.s. is confident a drone strike in syria on thursday killed the man known as jihadi john. his real time muhammad emwazi is the british citizen behind the execution videos. the father of murdered journalist james foley says it's just a distraction. >> i'm angered so much has been

focused on jihadi john. the war is ongoing. hundreds of people are being killed every day. >> this guy was a human animal. and killing him is probably making the world a little bit better place. >> the u.s. had been tracking jihadi john and said it launched the air strike as he was getting into a vehicle in the isis stronghold of raqqa. back here in the bay area a san jose woman is being accused of selling $100,000 of fake disneyland passes. she was charge would grant theft, identity theft and other crimes in san jose. authorities tell us several families not only purchased the fake passes but then travelled all the way to anaheim or orlando in some cases before finding out the tickets were phony. investigators say there may be more victims. if convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison. we'll be back in two minutes with sports. stay with us. the warriors lay their perfect

record on the line tonight at oracle arena. the welcome back. the warriors lay their perfect record on the line tonight. the doves will play host to the brooklyn nets at 10-0. golden state is off to a franchise best start. the nba record for most consecutive wins to start the season is 15. hopefully they get there. to the ice, the sharks in detroit taking on the red wings. tied at one. eventually scoring the goal. sharks lead 2-1. second period, a nice redirect giving a two goal advantage. that's all the sharks would need. san jose holds on to win, 3-2. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up a new fire house opens its doors in the bay area. we'll tell you about the special clinic that local families will get to benefit from. we're waking up to sunshine, but tomorrow morning we're

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welcome back on this saturday. it's 7:43. you know we're tracking more rain for your sunday. here's our stormso across some the pacific northwest. here at home, here's the time line. we're looking at clear skies this morning. it's chilly with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. later on, we'll see a good amount of sunshine and temperatures back into the 60s across the entire bay area. tonight, after midnight showers pull into the bay and some of those will produce heavy rainfall. especially towards sunrise. and even a little bit of lightning and thunder is expected. today's forecast will be dry and comfortable. very falllike. 69 for the south bay. same deal for the east bay, tri valley will top out near 70. san francisco will be 64 expected for you. 68 for the north bay. if you're headed to the beach,

even though it won't be overly warm, we're talking about the potential for large swells. that does include ocean beach and santa cruz. if you're headed to the beach today you use extreme caution. there's our storm system barrelling across parts of the pacific northwest. it's eventually going to offer clouds for us later on this afternoon. by tonight we turn over to cloudy skies. let's time the storm system out to your doorstep. here is tomorrow morning right around 1:00. that's when the rain will push through. and san francisco will see the showers and thunderstorms move through about 3:00. same thing for napa. by 4:00, 5:00 tomorrow morning that's when we'll see it in the south bay and tri valley. this will be a quick moving burst of heavy rain that could produce lightning and thunder. 7:00, we'll start to clear out across parts of the north bay. we'll still hang on to showers and thunderstorms across the peninsula. tomorrow afternoon, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. we're expecting .25 for inland

valleys. maybe a little bit more if the system stalls out. we'll at least get .25 which is great news. across parts of the sierra we have winter weather advisories posted for tomorrow. two to four inches expected at lake level. higher elevations is expecting six to 12 inches. a lot of ski resorts opened up this weekend. today is opening day for a lot of those ski resorts. yes, get the skis ready and get the umbrellas ready for tomorrow. we're expecting more rain and snow. monday, tuesday and wednesday, temperatures start to moderate a little bit. still chilly, hanging on to those 60s all the way through the upcoming week. san francisco, you'll be in the low 60s today. back into the 50s for tomorrow. tonight the storms arrive. we'll see a good mix of soun an clouds tomorrow. we're hanging on to fall all week long as temperatures hang out in the low 60s at the coast line. no big changes, again we need the rain and we're happy about

it. >> we are happy about it. anthony, thanks. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, two months after the valley fire, people and pets left homeless by the wildfire are being reunited and going home. good morning, "today in the bay," in fact, all over the state, fourth graders are learning about california history. my son and i may be taking a trip or to oakland for beyond the book learning this week. in addition to their exhibits is the second annual california indian market. featuring baskets, jewelry and you can also meet and support the artisans from the california indian community. you head south to a boutique as you can get, it's a house turned holiday boutique where today a select few artists are going to bring their high end high crafted jewelry, food, soaps for whatever holiday list you v. the proceeds of this go to help

child advocate of silicon valley and their special volunteers who advocate for the children. foster kids. catch it tomorrow it's still open for business. tomorrow only, this is chocolate. yeah, and this is the house where you head. the general's resident at fort mason. head for the international chocolate salon. enjoy your tastings of the finest chocolates with the excuse you're shopping for your holiday host and hostess gifts. one more taste for yourself. you're doing all that work after all. i'll get you on your community back to work on monday right here on "today in the bay." (adlib)

welcome back. ten minutes till 8:00 on a sunny saturday morning. cloud cover there at the golden gate bridge. anthony slaughter says sunny skies to the bay area today and rain tomorrow. new trail blazer fire house clinic has opened its doors. the city hosted the grand opening yesterday for its new fire station with a first of its kind community health clinic. the ceremony included tours of the new fire station and health screenings for locals regardless of health coverage. the fire house clinic will offer extended hours to better accommodate the schedules of working families. some good news now for shellfish lovers. the muscles and clams are now safe to eat. new tests show the algae bloom off our coast which as you might know is making the seafood

dangerous to eat is no longer affecting those shellfish. anchovies and sardines also are in the clear. however, state health workers say crab is still off limits. they're continuously testing the water but can't predict when the algae bloom will end. two months ago many of our bay area neighbors lost their homes. the valley fire destroyed nearly 2,000 homes and took four lives. families and towns are slowly cleaning up and rebuilding. as today's bay's joe regatto jr. shows, many are finding new homes. >> i had less than ten minutes to get out. >> reporter: the stuff of our lives. a sewing machine, bicycle, all th things melanie left behind on cobb mountain. >> i don't have them in my hands, i can't feel them but they're in my heart. >> reporter: when the valley fire bore down on her neighborhood on september 12th, it wasn't a matter of what you

left behind, it was what you can save. >> the neighborhood started panicking and the chaos and people yelling where is my dog, get my dog. i grabbed photos and my dog and left. >> reporter: in that fiery panicking and coohaos others of pets and live' stock were separated from their owners. >> we're coming across livestock that are loose and the animals are scared. >> we had almost about 400 animals. >> reporter: the nearby lake county animal shelter was busting with animals of every kind. >> i think it was 27 cats, chickens, to rabbits, ten dogs. pigs. eight goats. horses. two chickens. snakes, turtles. >> reporter: by october 28th, seven weeks after the fire. >> 90% had been reunited with their owners. >> two weeks ago the shelter put the remaining unclaimed pets up for adoption. >> there were a line of cars and people were at the front door

wanting to have these animals. >> reporter: now the shelter is down to just a pair of pit bulls and three shall we say, less than cuddly ferule cats. >> i put a facebook post up for free barn cats. >> reporter: not every story has a happy ending. >> sadly i think there will be many people that don't find their animals. >> reporter: on more than 20 occasions john has turned up at the shelter looking for his cat. >> he means everything. he's like a family member. >> reporter: this week with his truck fill would donated furniture he made yet another visit to the shelter. the fire reduced his home on cobb mountain to an empty lot. >> people ask me what does it look like. it looks like an ashtray. >> reporter: two of his cats e died. two others showed up. he continues to search and hope for one more miracle.

>> you can in your heart you can see, hey, i checked. >> reporter: this week, melanie snapped a few pictures of the rust colored valley. the burned out trees that will never bear the colors of fall. it's a beauty that somehow survives, even amid the loss and devastation. >> you have to pick yourself up and move on. the memory are here in your heart. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, our friends from pets in need. we'll introduce you to annie. why let someone else have all the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why can't it smell like this all the time fun. the learning the virtue of sharing

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welcome back. it's 7:56. this morning special guests from pets in need. development and marketing coordinator is with us. annie came to you a few weeks ago. she had a heart problem, is that right? >> we figured out she had a heart problem that was causing her to have a heart murmur.

she needed surgery. >> it was a especially type of surgery that was expensive and you guys pets in need are a no kill shelter. you do everything you can to keep these sweet babies alive. her surgery was about -- >> we think it will come out to be about $4,000 once all is said and done. >> how is it possible you pay for these -- all these surgeries and treatments that these pets need? >> we have a program called the second chance fund. which people can donate to. and it pays for any kind of medical treatments that little guys like annie might need. >> and we had a really spectacular thing happen a few months ago. some very kind viewer of ours, i don't know who it is made a big donation to pets in need. and you know, we can't thank them enough. we hope more viewers out there are willing to pitch in to help these little angels. you guys really do dedicate all your time and money to making sure that they stay healthy and

alive. in a few weeks, annie will be all healed up and will be up for adoption. how can you not love that face? we'll keep our viewers posted on when she'll be available. thank you so much for joining us, annie just picture perfect there in the screen. and you are very good. very good on camera. you can always find out more about pets in need on their website, petsinneed.org. thanks for coming in. and thanks for making us a part of your morning. we appreciate having you here. we'll have local news for you tonight, and all day on nbcbayarea.com. we hope you have a great day.

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