of weeb seeing a lot of ponding water, soggy roads, and still seeing a lot of the lakes and rivers kind of gushing right now with water, but we are seeing the last of that storm system kind of make its way east, which means it's leaving behind overcast skies. some areas a chance of scotte d scattered showers but breaking apart as we speak. in the next few hours, seeing peeks of sunshine. east bay, 54. north bay 50. not necessarily cold on this saturday morning, but here's a live look at that radar. over the past two hours. if we kind of zoom in, you can actually see the majority of that storm move off the east to the north bay not really seeing too much rain right now, and if we kind of move towards the south bay and san francisco area, still seeing a few spotty showers here and there and still seeing moderate downpours near monterey and, of course, further down near santa cruz as well.

so we are expecting this to kind of move out, which is going to make way for, as kira mentioned, the one break we're going to catch before we see another storm system move in, and for that it looks like as of now that it could be arriving as early as sunday. i will have a closer look at that timeline and what you can expect as well as those temperatures, tracking several storms on the way yet again. >> wow. in a little bit you'll give us that full, when the storm returns droun. for now, enjoy saturday while it lasts. vianey, thanks. the latest storm we talked about has been packing a punch causing major damage not only here in the bay area but across california. on the left, trees down across the bay area and on the right, an incredible sight. to cars swallowed in a sinkhole in studio city in southern california. back here at home, in the south bay, the storm downed power lines and trees and once again this morning keeping a close eye on the rising waters of the anderson reservoir. this is what it looked like late last night.

gushing water at the bottom of the anderson dam. from a relief valve for the reservoir nearing 100% capacity. it's only six inches away from flowing over the spillway for the first time in 11 years which could mean flooding in nearby creeks. >> we're out here about 26, 28 years ago, when the spillway first went over. we came out here and it looked like niagara falls. >> the latest storm toppling trees throughout the south bay like this one on park lane in santa clara. it was a close call. >> very happy that it fell to the street, because my bedroom is right there, and my partner was still in bed when it fell. so it could have been a disastrous situation. and this massive eucalyptus went crashes down on park avenue and another hitting a house, crushing that pickup truck. no one was hurt. we've seen a lot of damage this winter, but nothing like

this. this is along interstate 15 in san bernardino county. did you see that? the rain-soaked freeway collapsed, and that fire truck completely swallowed. luckily, firefighters already had gotten out of it before that happened. >> whew! and shock and surprise there as a car disappears into a 20-foot sinkhole in southern california. the whole -- actually two cars. it happened in studio city. good news, firefighters were able to rescue the drivers. no one was hurt. and a look now at the los angeles river rising after all of that heavy rain. in san bernardino county, a massive landslide. the length of three football fields. video captured just as it came down. look at that. there is concern that this weekend's continuing storm could make things worse in that area. and despite the continuing storms california state water

officials feel confident the spillway at oroville dam will hold. they say water continues to be released, and that right now the lake is about 40 feet below the overflow height. >> let's be clear. the things we're dealing with are very serious, and that's why i've continued to say time and time again that this is still an emergency situation. >> crews have been working nonstop in this rain to ensure that the damaged oroville spillway remains stable. the storm is causing continuing problems for people headed to the sierra. this photo sent in of photographic on i-80. we want to see your photos and videos as well. tag us on twitter or instagram or share your photos and videosen our facebook page and also e-mail u us @isee@nbcbayarea.com. and other headlines this morning, a bizarre and scary shooting spree with a deadly ending in the east bay.

the gunman who terrorized an oakland neighborhood has died. just yesterday morning he shot at homes and police. "today in the bay" sheryl hurt spoke with the neighbor in the center of the attack. >> i screamed immediately to him, get down. get down. jesse's shooting. >> reporter: words andrea jones told her 6-year-old son when she says her neighbor started shooting through her window friday morning. >> yes. that is my house, that has the garage door, the front door, the address, and many things were painted. >> reporter: some of the pictures crude and obscene. jones says the man moved in next door two and a half years ago into home formerly owned byes hibs grand parents. his grandparents treated her like family and he's been ko cordial, also aloof, cool. >> reporter: the university of michigan police investigated him for stalking a fellow law

student. the student complaining he wouldn't stop e-mailing, texting and trying to contact her. he was never charged with a crime. but he has been known to brandish his rifle in the neighborhood. >> i knew that he was the person who had shot the cars in our neighborhood. i knew that he shot a car that was occupied with a sleeping man. >> reporter: we talked to that man friday night and he showed us where he said the bullets hit. jones says she reported his actions to police, and she believes that may have played her his target. >> my heart is breaking for this whole situation. i didn't think that he was even capable of this. i didn't think he was capable of this. >> reporter: in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. and police are investigating strange reports of people being shot with blow gun darts. two men were hit with darts on meridian avenue in san jose. one attack happened near hillsdale and the other near ridgewood. police say one of the victims was shot in this parking lot around 7:30 thursday night, as

he left a restaurant with his family. this photo from the san jose mercury news is a picture of the dart lodged in the leg of one of the victims. the owner of nearby nicks the greek's restaurants worries about his employees and customers. >> put us on higher alert. keep us on our toes until we know what's going on and make sure our customers know, too, to watch out. >> makes no sense. >> mrs. says there 35er appears to be no motive and no one is in custody. the darts look very similar to the random dart shooting a year ago. you may remember, two pedestrians were hit. add 7:07, much more ahead on "today in the bay." the trump administration's ties to russia, a congresswoman is leading a push. and high profile republicans are joining her fight.

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welcome back at 7:10 on your saturday morning. a microclimate weather alert. scattered showers for the bay area the next couple of hours, and then clear for the rest of the day today. before another storm hits tomorrow. so enjoy it while it lasts. could president trump call in the national guard to help deport undocumented immigrants? the associated press has uncovered an internal memo that has the trump administration now on damage control. according to the a.p., the department of homeland security is considering a proposal to use national guard troops to crack down on immigrants in 11 states, including here in california. while the white house quickly responded saying, it was a very early draft, and the idea was quickly rejected. and then there's russia. calls are growing louder for an

investigation into the trump administration's ties to russia. this time republicans are stepping forward as well. hered "today in the bay's" repo report. >> this is bigger than watergate. this is fundamental to our democracy. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spears says the house intelligence committee must take a deep dive into the trump administration's ties to vladimir putin and russia's role in the presidential election. >> if we're going to do this job and do it for real, we're going to have to hire staff that's going to be able to take on that investigative challenge. if we don't, then i would suggest that the -- the committee investigation is all show. >> reporter: spear wants to hear from former national security adviser michael flynn and see transcripts of his intercepted calls to the russian ambassador about u.s. sanctions. some republican senators are also concerned. >> if there's evidence of a collaboration between trump's

campaign officials and russian activists, that would be very serious. >> reporter: as russia steps up military aggression sending a spy boat within 30 miles of the u.s. border, and testing cruise missiles in violation of a shared treaty. spears says national security is at stake. >> took over crimea. he's got operations going on in the ukraine. i believe that his intention is to retake the countries that were a part of the ussr. much more on "today in the bay." coming up, apple is making major changes. why the big move and how it's affecting one bay area city. >> the bea area ay area is waki a few showers and overcast skies overlooking half moon bay right now. when the rain is expected to make its exit and plus tracking another incoming storm. that timeline coming up in a few minutes. san francisco

welcome back. just shy of 7:15 on your saturday morning. beautiful skies over san francisco. the golden gate bridge off in the distance. a small break in the rain today before another storm comes tomorrow. vianey arana will be along with your microclimate forecast in just a bit. first, just in to our newsroom moments ago, space exit's historical launch postponed this morning, nasa because because of an issue with a mechanism used to guide in-flight steering. when launched the rocket will carry supplies to the international space station. the first launch for spacex since a fiery explosion last september. spacex ceo elon musk says the launch of a reusable rocket makes his idea of sending humans to mars one step closer to becoming reality. the next shot at the launch is at 6:38 our time tomorrow morning. now it's time to point your

gps south. apple is moving its worldwide were developer conference from san francisco to san jose. the tech giant is yearning to get closer to its south bay campus, and our business and tech reporter scott budman has more on a big win for south bay businesses. >> reporter: every year apple's worldwi wooiwide developers con brings thousands of techies together to create new ways for you to use your devices. this year wwdc is moving south. >> silicon valley's urban center is in downtown san jose. >> reporter: san jose's consequence center will, come june, be filled with appmakers, programmers and tech fans, apple says it's moving the week-long tech fest to be closer to its cupertino home. >> a great event for downtown san jose. certainly brings thousands of people from throughout the world, fill our hotels and restaurants. >> reporter: restaurants like muchos, which says moves by

apple, facebook and comic-con to come here means big business. >> comic-con was here. that gets super busy. some of the fairy convention brought tons of people. yeah. >> reporter: geeks are good for business? >> definitely. geeks are great. we love them here. >> reporter: a move by apple likely to bear fruit in l.a. scott budman, nbc bay area news. check in with vianey arana with a look at our weekend forecast. >> well, we are under a microclimate weather alert, but no fear. not because we're expecting a very stormy day. it's because we are still seeing ponding water, saturated areas out there. >> driving down on the freeway this morning, it was really slick. >> yeah. good thing's sun's coming up. when it's dark outside you can't see the ponding waters. still slow down. scattered showers in the next half hour or so. the storm system that came in last night bringing havoc to southern california, makes its exit east. just now waking up in the south

bay, 53 degrees. good morning. and along the peninsula, 48 degrees. tri-valley, about 46 degrees and near san francisco, ebb jnjoyin milder temps. 52. you're not going to need a heavy jacket and you may even be able to put away your rain boots, at least the next couple hours. live look at doppler radar. we can see the storm system tracking east. this is that same storm system that also brought a massive amount of rainfall to southern california. now, thankfully we are expecting to catch a slight break from the rain. you can actually see this right now kind of moving east. north bay not catching too much rain right now. seeing spotty showers as it begins to break apart. we'll still seeing a very, very light, light rainfall along half moon bay area, and also out near santa cruz, monterey as well an spotty showers.

fast-forward, see the rain make an exit. however, we remain under a high surf advisory because we're seeing breezy to windy conditions until about noon. because the wave heights are about 18 feet, and we've been seeing pretty tall waves along the coastline. it's just, be careful out there. still not going to be a very good beach day. today's forecast, overall pleasant after that rain moves out we are expecting a high of about 55 degrees. palo alto, high 58. san jose, high 56, san francisco, and unfortunately those overcast skies are expected to remain. but we will see peeks of sunshine ahead of that second storm system. so let's talk about the next couple of hours. by about 9:30, you can actually see the majority of the rain has finally moved east leaving behind a lot of these cloudy skies, a lot of that cloud cover, and, of course, we are going to see some breezy to windy conditions that will remain. but fast-forward through tonight and into sunday morning. ahead of that second storm, or third storm system, rather, we will see a trough that begins to

bring rain along the north bay first. starting napa, then san francisco, along the coastline, we'll start seeing rain at about 5:30. this is ahead of that atmospheric river slamming the bay area by sunday night into monday morning. so fast-forward through 10:00 a.m., and an areas near san mateo, walnut creek and oakland begin to see rain, but look at about 4:00, 5:00, still seeing a possibility of seeing moderate to heavy downpours. we will probably keep that icon of rain for tomorrow throughout your entire sunday. but this is where the heaviest downpours come into play. monday at about 2:00 a.m., you can actually see the orange and red. where we see a bit of a bull's-eye also in the napa area as well, and this is actually that strong atmospheric river that originally was very focused in southern california yesterday. now we'll see the atmospheric river pounding over the north bay monday night into monday morning as well. sunday -- monday, rather, 7:00 a.m., look at this. you can see livermore area and san jose, south bay, really getting slammed at about 7:00

a.m. smack dab in the middle of your early morning commute on monday. also expecting to see winds pick up as well which will make for dangerous travel. already seen downed power lines and that could, of course, cause power outages in the area. but for today, well, we are going to see a nice saturday overall through tonight. expecting to see those overcast skies. high of about 54 heading into sunday, going to see a lot of changes in that rain forecast. so the north bay starting to see rain early on and then get breaks in between and then sunday night, into monday morning, expect to see that heavy rain. right now long-range models showing another storm making its arrival tuesday into wednesday. keep a close eye on that. today enjoy a little break from the rain the next couple of hours. kira? >> i'll enjoy not having a hood over my head and umbrella in my hand. vianey, thanks. coming up, the way one silicon valley ceo is hoping to cure cancer. small donation by small donation. time.

and the pelbeach ceo tnks it's not only possible ...ut welcome back. one man has a lofty goal for curing cancer one dollar at a time. the pebble beach ceo thinks it's not only possible but inevitable. "today in the bay"s garvin thomas shows his plan and inspiration in this morning's "bay area proud." >> reporter: the only thing worse than learning his son had cancer was when he learned that the cancer returned. beating it was a long, brutal ordeal. but one that taught ryder what is possible with enough resources. and that is where all of you come in. >> do that again. ♪ >> reporter: in his father's -- who teach sons. at least that's the way it normally goes. >> ah -- he's teaching me. ♪ >> reporter: lately, though it's

been 17-year-old errol mcdowell teaching his dad ryder a thing or two, and not just about music. but about life. it's errol who inspired his dad to set a very, very ambitious goal. >> saw that, the screaming need for this right now. you want to cure cancer, it could be done. >> reporter: ryder, ceo of cough drop maker pine brothers had his share of success in business over the years, which meant whennoral was diagnosed with a brain tumor not once but twice, ryder and his wife victoria had resources to find and pay for the best and ultimately successful immunotherapy treatment. >> immunotherapy is the game-changer we've been waiting for. >> reporter: but ryder knows they were fortunate. and he believes not enough immunotherapy research is being done, because not enough money is available.

so he vowed to raise it. but it was errolcame up with how. >> we were talking about funding our own clinical trial, and erroll said, why don't we start a grass roots fund-raiser, and i said, that's a great idea. he said, and instead of asking for the world, why don't we just ask for a dollar. >> reporter: and that is how cancer a-go-go was started. its goal, a single dollar from every bern in america, or $325 million to fund 26 cutting therapies. >> easy to ask for a dollar and invariably people offer $2 or more, and we welcome, we're grateful for it. >> reporter: rieders promises all money raise lds go directly to researchers and the results will be available to anyone who asks. the goal, to make a giant leap in the fight against cancer --

one small donation at a time. ryder says he and his wife victoria are donated all their time to a cause, meaning not a cent goes to pay them and all the money raised will go directly to research. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. well, much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a bay area mayor pushes to appall jologize after private message becomes public, plus -- >> be affected by it. >> medical testing on primates happening here in northern california. we'll show you the record the federal government doesn't want you to see. holiday weekend.

good saturday morning. it is 7:29. we are under a microclimate weather alert to start this holiday weekend. here's a live look outside at the san mateo bridge. bay area roads are getting a

little bit dry this morning ahead of a break in the rain. before it comes back. another weather roller coaster. thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at that microclimate forecast for us. >> yes. yesterday was raining all day, it felt like. >> right. >> really was. didn't feel like it was raining all day and today, see a few spotty scattered showers. the reason we're unter a microclimate weather alert, still seeing slick road conditions and of course that ponding water. but temps aren't too bad. peninsula now waking up to 48 degrees. south bay a mild 53. tri-valley 46 degrees. a few scattered showers here and there. san francisco, overcast skies, 52 degrees, and east bay, 54 as well. a live look at doppler radar. we've seen in the last two hours, that storm system start to trek east. what brought the scattered showers, but we're starting to dry out and will continue to see that storm system make its exit over the next couple of hours,

and that's going to give us a nice break of the rain we're all kind of looking forward to, and we're also seeing a few scattered showers here and there along the half moon bay area as well. breezy to windy conditions are expected to remain in the forecast for the majority of the day, and by early tomorrow morning, begin to see a trough kind of start forming in the north bay down through san francisco along the peninsula before we see the atmospheric river come into play for the bay area as well tomorrow night. a closer look at that, plus take an update about the reservoirs as well. have an update on that coming up in the next few minutes. >> stay tuned, vianey, thanks. this late erst storm is pacg a punch and causing major damage across california. on the left, trees down across the bay area and on the right, and incredible sight, two cars swallowed in a sinkhole in studio city in southern california. back here at home, ins south bay, the storm downed power lines and trees, and we are keeping a close eye on the rising waters of the anderson

reservoir, which this morning is over capacity. this is what it looked like late last night. gushing water at the bottom of the anderson dam. from a relief valve for the reservoir now over 100% capacity. got this news minutes ago. it is beginning to overflow. the spillway is overflowing for the first time in 11 years. which could mean some flooding in nearby creeks. >> out here about 26, 28 years ago, when the spillway first went over. we came out here and it looked like niagara falls. >> the latest storm toppling trees throughout the south bay like this one on south park lane in santa clara. this was a close call. >> very happy that it fell to the street, because my bedroom is right there. and my partner was still in bed when it fell. so it could have been a disastrous situation. >> this in capitola. a massive eucalyptus crashing down on park avenue blocking the road. further in socal, another tree

snapped power lines, crushed that pickup truck. fortunately, no one was hurt. we've seen a lot of damage this winter. knot nothing like this along interstate 15 in san bernardino county. the rain-soaked freeway collapsed and swallowed that fire truck. luckily, the fire crew had already gotten out of the vehicle before it fell in. >> whoa! >> and staying in southern california, shock and surprise as a car disappears into a 20-foot sinkhole. what we were showing you in studio city. the hole actually swallowed two cars. the good news is firefighters were able to rescue both drivers. no one was hurt. incredible. and a look now at the los angeles river rising after all that heavy rain. in san bernardino county, a massive landslide the length of three football fields, we're told. this is video that as it came down. there is concern that this weekend's continued storm could make things worse in that area.

and despite the continuing storms, california state water officials feel confident the spillway at oroville dam will hold saying water continues to be released, and that right now the lake is about 40 feet below the overflow height. >> let's be clear. the things we're dealing with are very serious, and that's why i've continued to say time and time again that this is still an emergency situation. >> crews have been working nonstop in the rain to ensure the damaged oroville spillway remains stable. and to a private text message that has since become public and has the san francisco mayor ed lee asked to apologize. supervisor aaron peskin believes the text containing a nazi term was concerning him. we have the story. >> reporter: a picture of the text sent tuesday. you see the word gestapo in the

text. referring to failed legislation by a jewish-american. peskin says he takes it personally and is demanding an apology. >> when the mayor is talking about a jewish-american person and using nazi terms, it -- it chills me to my core. >> reporter: the peskin-backed legislation that triggered this would have made witnesses testifying before the government audit to remain under oath. perjury could result in punishment. what we got was a statement from mayor lee's spokesperson deidre hussy when read in part, mayor lee apologizes for inappropriately and insensitively using the word gestapo to describe supervisor peskin's failed legislation. it goes on to talk about the concerns the mayor has with that particular legislation calling it mccarthiesque and stating that the mayor reached out to jewish and faith communities to apologize for the inappropriate

word. peskin says he's tried to reach the mayor by phone, text, e-mail and letter, but says he hasn't heard a word or apology from mayor lee. >> and i welcome his call and i hope that we'll be able to move forward together for the betterment of san francisco. >> reporter: for nbc bay area news. the uc-berkeley police department is releasing photos of vandals connected to violent protests on campus earlier this month. 21 people are listed as well as 4 groups. the protests were ahead of a scheduled passengers by a controversial speaker ya knop liss, invited by student republicans. the school canceled the events after the protests turned dangerous. coming up, the warriors have a major presence in new orleans this weekend. we'll hear from steph curry having three teammates alongside him at the all-star game. jumping beans - only at kohl's

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tomorrow night. first, claeklay thompson looks defend his shooting, and not just klay. in the big easy, steph, klay and others in new orleans. proud to have four warriors on the team this year, tying an nba record. >> you know, three or four -- four warrior players, the whole warriors coaching staff. here representing our team says a lot about us as an organization. and to share these experiences is really, really amazing. i'm looking forward to the game on sunday. >> and draymond green testing out his coaching skills before he takes to the court tomorrow. green was a coach for last night's celebrity all-star game. among the notable players on his west coast team, mavericks owner and reality tv host mark cuban, rapper master p and wnba star candice parker. and the east coast won 88-59. much more ahead on "today in

the bay." coming up -- we investigate medical testing on primates that's happening here in northern california. and we expose records the federal government doesn't want you to see. and we are planning your saturday right now. we are seeing that rain make its exit. mild temps about 53, but when is the next storm expected to make its arrival? i'll have a closer look at that timeline coming up after the break. my man friend that i've been seeing... your man friend. like, as i was leaving i was like, "goodbye, i love you," and like... (laughs) what'd he say? i said, "don't say anything!" oh god! (laughs) 'cause now like, this is the cliffhanger, so we don't know if he loves you. what's gonna happen if he doesn't?

kira/cu much morahe on today ithe bay. good morning bay area. it is 7:22. we're expecting to see the rain make its exit. just waking up, 57 3 in t8, and your way outdoors you won't need a raincoat all day. should be able to shed the coat and rain boots at least a couple of hours before that third storm system makes its arrival. san francisco, 52 degrees now. mild temps will be on trend today. here's a live look at the doppler radar and what can we

expect over the next couple of hours? much like the radar, you can see the storm begin to move east and we've seen a few scattered showers overnight and will continue to see a few spotty showers here or there left over from that storm system last night that brought a lot of rainfall to not just north bay but saurn california as well. san francisco seeing partly cloudy skies. half moon bay, a few scattered showers and the monterey area and santa cruz mountains, expect to see a few more showers over the next half hour. as the system tracks east, partly cloudy skies and a fairly dry day ahead, although re still have a high surf advisory, another reason we're under a microweather storm alert. a lot of saturation and the wet roads early on and ponding waters. be careful out there. seeing tall waves along the coastline, about 18 feet. talk about this timeline. look at this. by about 9:30, we'll begin to see mostly cloudy skies, and the remainder of that last storm

system will clear out making way for what could be a very nice saturday. so make sure you head outdoors because if we fast-forward through saturday overnight into early sunday morning, we are seeing that third storm system forming just off the pacific so that trough will bring you showers early on to areas near the north bay. napa, point reyes, san francisco and san mateo along the peninsula expect shower as early as 5:00, 5:30 a.m., and fast forward through the early morning commute between 6:00 and 7:00 a.m., begins to track east as well by about 10:30, continuing to see shower near napa. san francisco as well. a few spotty showers near the south bay and sunday afternoon at about 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00 we'll continue to see the scattered showers early on as well, before we begin to see this atmospheric river really come in to play monday morning. right, smack dab in the middle of that early morning commute on monday. so by about 2:30 a.m., look at this.

livermore area, san jose, expecting to see moderate to heavy downpours as well as pretty gusty winds as well. could have anywhere between 50 miles per hour. also expecting to see rain, santa rosa, point reyes as well and fast forward. look at this by 7:230 a.m., bull's-eye area, palo alto area as well. definitely look ahead and take extra time monday morning. with all of this incoming rain we've been keeping a close eye on reservoirs and of course the river stages as well. it looks like we mentioned earlier anderson is over capacity at 100.3%. lexington, also over capacity at about 101%. of the ub is reservoir, 103%. keeping a close eye on this with the incoming storm sunday. also tracking another storm expected to come in on tuesday night into wednesday, which should be the last of the series of storms, hopefully, for the next couple of days as well. here's a quick check of what you can expect as we head into

sunday night. so you will be getting a little extra time. monday rain totals between one to three inches, could make for very dangerous travel, we mentioned. windy conditions, could mean downed trees and, of course, power outages across the area. a quick check of your day planner. we start kind of overcast. partly cloudy. by lunchtime and dinnertime, should be drying out nicely to about 56, 57 degrees. all in all, your day planner for saturday, not too bad. by sunday, going to have a lot of changes coming in. we're going to start off a little bit of rain in the north bay. san francisco. and then throughout your sunday afternoon, expect to see periods of scattered showers before we see that rain really move in on sunday night into monday morning. so make sure to enjoy today and don't put away the umbrella or rain boots just yet. back to you, kira. >> kep them out at the ready. vianey, thanks. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, monkeys used in medical testing, but do breakthroughs outweigh ethical

issues? we investigate what's going on in a primate lab here in northern california. eventually cure parkion's

disease, zika, and ai. it's a kind of science that some believe could eventually cure parkinson's disease, the zika virus and aids. in order to find a cure experts experiment on non-human plim primates. ly monkeys. we have more on a new controversy surrounding medical

research on primates. here's bigad shaban. >> reporter: when can comes to monkey, striking resemblances to humans make them prime suspects. the xpeerts are largely funded with your tax dollar, and regulated by the usda, but earlier this month, the agency pulled a ton of data off its website. tonight we'll show you what the federal government doesn't want you to see. meet maya. an 11-year-old rhesus mckach monkey that used to be subject of research experiments in california. now each time he makes eye contact with a human -- he immediately motions to bite his arm. it's a behavior some believe he developed while inside the lab that he left four years ago. >> it never completely goes away i don't think. >> reporter: this man runs mindy's memory, primate sanctuary in oklahoma. rehabilitation former monkeys

and pets and says many show emotional and physical scars. >> once in captivity, affected from it for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: the sanctuary is home to 80 primates from across the country. >> about a quarter of the monkeys come from california. >> reporter: nationwide research labs house more than 100,000 primates. at least 25,000 used for experiments that can cause pain or distress. of those primates, about 740 are never given any form of pain medication, since that could interfere with the reez searcre >> this is surgery, implants in skulls and craniums. >> reporter: bob ingersoll has been studying primates for 40 years. >> it's not as if i don't think that medical research has ever been helpful, because it has. 30 years ago you might have had to do that because there wasn'ter in method on the horizon to get you there. but there is now. >> reporter: ingersoll advocates for alternatives like this research out of uc-berkeley, where scientists created real

living, beating human heart tissue. it's all connected to a computer, and could eventually be used to test the impact of drugs in humans. doing away with one major need for primates. but not all, according to some scientists. >> those who say that the use of animals in research and non-human primates in research is unnecessary, are simply wrong. >> reporter: this doctor is the associate director for science policy at the national institutes of health. which funds much of the country's primate research. she spoke to us from nih headquarters in maryland. >> biologically they're very similar to humans. >> reporter: primate testing is credited for helping develop the polio vaccine, insulin for diabetes, help site is b vaccine and treatments for parkinson's disease to make a few. researchers at duke university say primate testing allowed them to develop prosthetic arms and legs communicating directly with the human brain. >> areas in which we just haven't developed alternative

technologies that allow us to replace non-human primates. >> reporter: you don't believe the science is there yet? >> the science is not there yet. >> reporter: critics point to problems how researchers are caring for the animals not including federal facilities, 159 preemate rhee search centers throughout the u.s. 69% cited over the past three years with 77 violations directly impacting the health of animals. uc-davis is home to one of the largest research centers in the country with more than 6,000 primates. >> that's absolutely unfathomable. a huge amount of animals. >> reporter: lindsay ruben and other critics of the university's primate program stage silent protests each month to raise awareness. >> we feel the science they're doing can't be trust fundamental they can't keep the primemates safe alive and keep them from escaping. >> reporter: the uc-davis primate center has been cited 13 times in the past three years and understand you are fro

investigation for repeated violations following serious injuries and deaths of research monkeys. the certainly is largely funded with your taxpayer dollars but officials wouldn't talk to us or allow us inside to show you the facility. in a statement said incidents are rare and added, the welfare of our animals is extremely important to us and we take each incident very seriously. the srnt also points to its own medical breakthroughs including a possible hiv vaccine that's now in human trials. >> cheek oh -- >> reporter: this man hopes scientists scale back the use of primates and focus more on alternatives that would mean fewer monkeys in the lab and here at the sanctuary. >> ideally places like this shouldn't have to exist. >> reporter: you want to be put out of business? >> sure. absolutely. in the long-term, a lot of this for a long time. >> reporter: the usda cited privacy concerns in its decision to pup down its records and said the plan was already in the works before the trump administration took over. you can log jon to our website now to find out information

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welcome back at 7:57. a live look at the anderson reservoir at morgan hill, just over 100% capacity and spilling over for the first time in 11 years. officials at the santa clara water authorities expect more spilling on monday after sunday night's expected storm. this could cause flooding of nearby creeks. some of which flow to the bay. and vianey arana joins us again for one final look at the, we should say there will be a small break in the rain today. >> yes. today and then as we mentioned with that incoming storm sunday night to monday, modelling show a possibility of seeing anywhere between an inch to three inches of rain. definitely something we keep an eye out for, but here's a quick

check of that saturday day planner. plan your day, by 12:00, talking 53 degrees for the bay. inland 54. the rain moving out just in time for your midday lunch hour. by about 3:00, 56 degrees. breeze toy windy conditions remain in the forecast through tomorrow and then gusty conditions return yet again by sunday night into monday morning as well. now, by about 7:00 tonight, expect to have a very nice, cool evening and then we'll begin to see more cloud cover roll in as that trough makes its way in through the north bay, san francisco and the peninsula expect to see rain as early as about 1:00, 2:00 a.m. and scattered showers continue through sunday as well, before we see the atmospheric river make an impact on sunday night and then we've got a fourth storm making its way in by tuesday night into wednesday, and we're hoping that that will be the last in a series of storms that hit the bay area. >> wow. ve vianey arana thanks. more on the dam overflow later

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