good saturday morning. it is 7:00. here's a live look outside. the golden gate bridge on a gorgeous saturday morning ahead of, finally, a not-sweltering weekend. the last weekend of summer and we finally get a bit of a break in those temperatures. good morning to you. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is here. he's in for vianay arana. >> it's nice not to have bad news. san francisco partly cloudy right now, 57 degrees in san

francisco. but it's jacket weather now, in napa, 50 this morning, we've had some cool temperatures the last couple of mornings. it will be a nice, pleasant afternoon at sonoma, the raceway there, the gopro grand prix. temperatures in the low 80s this afternoon and a nationally televised college football game, 7:30 tonight, we'll see jacket weather out at the game there in berkeley with 60s. notice for the coast a little bit of drizzle at times, partly cloudy around lunchtime and then by sunset, some high clouds on the way but here's the good news. your temperatures pretty close to average for a change for a weekend. 60s to 70s, low 80s san jose, the warmest around the east bay valleys. we'll let you know if that will carry over into the sunday forecast coming up in about 15 minutes. a hectic friday night in the south bay where police shot and killed a robbery suspect in a quiet residential neighborhood. it happened in east san jose near 680 on white road. right in front of homes.

officers say the robbery suspect is dead. this is what the scene looked like from nbc bay area sky ranger. officers say around 7:00 last night, they were attempting to pull over a robbery suspect. at some point, shots were fired. the suspect was hit by at least one bullet and was pronounced dead at the scene. police in london have made an arrest in connection with yesterday 's terror attack. meanwhile, london transport authorities have reopened the station where the bomb partially detonated on a subway car. about 30 people were injured. police presence will be heightened this weekend. british police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the attack. he was arrested in the coastal town of dover about 80 miles from london. the attack in london caused reverberations across the globe, including right here in the bay area. law enforcement responding quickly with beefed up security for commuters. here's "today in the bay's" serge quintana. >> reporter: as commuters hopped

on trains during the evening rush hour, we noticed this san francisco police officer and his k-9 watching over the sf muni platform. b.a.r.t. riders told me they've seen lots of transit officers on the trains and platforms throughout the day. >> it was very reassuring, came through, made himself known and suggested that we are aware of our surroundings and also our packages. >> if something looks out of place that doesn't look normal, somebody is out there that doesn't look normal and is in an area that shouldn't be, let us know. >> reporter: the sfmta arkansas ratcheted up security. at sfo, more uniformed officers patrolling the terminals, something an airport spokesperson says travelers should see for a while. in london, the threat level has been raised to critical by intelligence agencies. >> this means their assessment is that further attack may be imminent. >> reporter: british prime minister theresa may has authorized the use of the military to help support the local police by helping guard

critical infrastructure. serge quintana, nbc bay area news. . and that is new video from north korea's state run television today, allegedly showing the country's latest missile launch. norad officials say the missile flew some 2,300 miles before landing in the northern pacific ocean. it was the country's longest ever test flight of a ballistic missile. north korea said leader kim jong un has vowed to complete his nuclear weapons program despite international sanctions. kim also said his country is nearing its goal of equilibrium in military force with the united states. a tense day turned into a violent night in st. louis. this is video of protests after a white former police officer was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of a black man. the shooting followed a high speed car chase in 2011. hundreds of people marched in downtown st. louis. it was peaceful at first but

then things took a destructive turn. protesters threw bricks, bottles, and rocks, a total of nine officers were hurt during the protest. injuries include a possible broken jaw and dislocated shoulder. the mayor's home, a restaurant, and a library all suffered damage. dozens of arrests have been made. the city of berkeley and uc officials are planning for even more protests there. free speech week is scheduled to begin about a month from now, october 24th. the high-profile conservative event will feature steve bannon and ann coulter, and they say they don't know what to expect. on thursday, hundreds of people went to protest conservative commentator ben shapiro's visit to cal. uc president janet is now reacting to his visit. she says berkeley is a target for provocateurs but she's focused on upholding the free speech tradition as long as speakers and sponsors pay for security costs.

>> prepare your students and faculty and staff to know that the views of the speaker are not the views of the university. >> keeping people safe during thursday night's rally cost about $600,000. those protesting ben shapiro's appearance called that expense uncalled for. berkeley police did arrest nine people during those protests on thursday night, all are accused of carrying banned weapons. sara rourke spoke with us yesterday after she spent the night in jail. she tells us only the -- the only item she was carrying was a large sign, but police say it qualified on their list of banned items. a popular transgender dj is dead and the mayor of san francisco says he's shocked and saddened. now a plea from mayor ed lee after that shooting near a nightclub. mayor lee sent out a statement last night saying police are working vigorously to solve the homicide of anthony torres,

known as bubbles. he was shot last weekend. the mayor is asking for any tips. as of now, police are not calling it a hate crime. it is 7:07. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the decision that could once again remove a popular delicacy from restaurant menus. we'll tell you what chefs in the bay are willing to do for fois gras. bluetooth technology is something a lot of us use all the time. dial by number. >> dial by number. please push the talk switch and say the number. >> reporter: it's easy, but coming up, why it's putting 5 billion devices in danger. monday on "today in the bay" -- >> cars flooded in recent hurricanes may come to the bay area. and social security numbers are not always for life. after the equifax breach, the criteria you need to meet to change yours.

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just a bit. upper 60s for the city today. a new ruling on an old issue, and it's reigniting the debate in the culinary world. just yesterday, the ninth circuit court of appeals ruled that a california law banning foie gras in state kitchens is legal. that means no foie gras on the menu once again. or so it seems. "today in the bay's" sam brock shows us the political back and forth. >> reporter: french cuisine is part of the charm at black cat, a swanky jazz club situated in san francisco's tenderloin. the chef features a foie gras for now. >> and i put it on the menu and it sells like crazy and one night we sold out and people were like, are you sure you're out? >> reporter: but insatiable demand for the food might have to simmer after a three-judge panel on the ninth circuit court of appeals found a decade-old california law banning the french delicacy legal despite a federal court decision to the

contrary in 2016. >> the champagne corks were popping here at peta because they definitely think this is an enormous step in the right direction. >> reporter: groups like peta have long pushed to pull the plug on foie gras, arguing the practice is particularly inhumane. >> filling the livers of birds who are forcibly fed by jamming -- down their throats and pumping them full of food. >> janice calls that characterization untrue. she says the ducks and geese are not force fed, at least not the ones the black cat is sourcing from sonoma. >> we were very scrupulous about where we get it from, knowing the meat purveyor, knowing the people raising the animals so we know that they were raised in ethical and healthy manner. >> that was sam brock reporting. there's much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, it is airborne and highly infectious to billions of people, but we're not talking about a disease. instead, a dangerous new attack on your data.

we're seeing a bit of a cool start to the morning around the bay area. right now, 56 degrees in dublin, 80s on the way today, but will those mild temperatures last for the entire weekend? we'll have a look at that when we come right back.

welcome back. it's 7:14. taking a live look outside as the sun rises over downtown san jose, some clouds there, but a welcome sight after the last two weekends of triple-digit temperatures should be nice today. meteorologist rob mayeda has your microclimate forecast in just a bit. a water warning for one east bay neighborhood has now been lifted and it is safe to drink the water once again. the tap water at alameda point was contaminated after an irrigation line got mixed with the drinking water line. people were told not to drink or wash with the water, but the system has since been flushed and this morning, east bay mud says testing shows there's no bacteria in the water. another piece of the old bay bridge will be imploded this

weekend. caltrans plans to demolish the largest of the remaining underwater piers of the old eastern span this morning between 9:30 and 11:30 so expect traffic and b.a.r.t. delays because traffic and b.a.r.t. will have to be stopped during the demolition. the goal is to have all of the work done by november. that's a year ahead of schedule. after this morning, there will be ten more piers to demolish. it is 7:15. we are now learning about a hack that puts your laptop, your phone, and even your television in danger. and it's only possible by something many of us use every day, bluetooth. "today in the bay's" scott budman explains. >> reporter: it's in our cars, in our coffee shops, in our devices. bluetooth. it's all over the place. >> i'm probably connected to bluetooth right now. >> i know a lot of people who tend to leave it on all the time. >> reporter: but the super popular connection technology is the target of a recent hack.

silicon valley security company discovered the as a rule vulnerability. >> now it's a a race against the clock. >> reporter: hackers can completely take over bluetooth-enabled devices. theñ%i hack is called blue bornd puts your data in danger. >> the end game doesn't really change. people want to steal your stuff. people want to get into corporations. people want to get into nuclear power plants. >> reporter: so whether you're on a laptop in a kacafe or if yr car. >> i'll use bluetooth to assist in my navigation. >> reporter: security experts say watch for software patches and hardware updates to try and keep billions of devices safe. >> lock things down that you're not using. don't expose yourself to more risk than necessary, and for the things you are using, be diligent about updating them. >> reporter: scott budman, nbc bay area news. people in san jose's vietnamese community gathered last night to support victims of hurricane harvey in texas. they threw a fund-raiser at the

grand century mall on story road. opened up with a salute and a moment of silence. the money raised will go to help the vietnamese community in houston as they continue to recover from the storm. well it is 7:17. we saw crazy weather, the hurricanes down in the southeast, texas and florida. we had triple-digit temperatures the last two weekends. >> we did. >> and now relief. meteorologist rob mayeda is here with the great news. >> it's finally nice to have some nice weather to talk about. also, the rest of the country getting a break from all that active weather, the tropics over the last few days. here, no records for a change. nice weather as we see some patches of low clouds near the coast and chilly temperatures this morning. you can tell we're getting closer to fall because it's 46 right now in napa. it's nice to see 40s back on the map for the morning. 58 degrees in san jose right now. speaking of the north bay, a little bit of patchy fog and you can see visibility at times down to about 3 miles in santa rosa, right now, that's the view in

heeldsburg and you see the low clouds there. a little bit of mist around some of those north bay valleys and along the coast this morning. later on this evening, we got giants baseball here on nbc bay area, first pitch coming up just after 6:00, jacket weather out at at&t park as we'll see temperatures comfortably in the 60s. dublin, 56 degrees, hazy skies, high temperatures in our east bay valleys, climbing into the low to mid 80s during the afternoon. that is a lot better than the 90s to 100-degree temperatures we've had over the last couple of weekends and we'll go into san jose right now. 58 degrees, hazy skies to start and for the afternoon, high temperatures around downtown approaching the low 80s so not all that bad with some high clouds on approach as we head into the afternoon. comfortable weather here both today and also tomorrow, though you may notice that on the coast, a little bit of patchy low clouds and mist at times over the next couple of mornings. so san jose, 82 degrees. further south, morgan hill, you

may see highs approaching mid 80s. same for concord and antioch, generally east of 680, numbers in the mid 80s for tri-valley, better than triple digits. 70s oakland down into hayward for the peninsula. highs mostly 60s and 70s, upper 70s around palo alto and the breeze picking up for the afternoon with patches of low clouds at times and you might notice also some high clouds on approach later today. north bay temperatures with the gopro grand prix there at the sonoma raceway, temperatures close to 80 for the afternoon. so we finally have managed a normal or average weekend. noontime, we'll see mostly sunny, hazy skies and then high clouds approaching around 6:00. but no thunderstorms. that was another thing we had this week. no signs of tropical weather in our weather. patches of low clouds again and then probably a few extra low clouds near the coast as we head into monday morning which will

lead to the first of some cooling temperatures possible for the valleys as we finish off the weekend so san francisco, not much change, morning clouds, afternoon saunshine, then notic on the right side of the screen, feels like fall on thursday. fall begins early on friday afternoon so this is the last weekend of summer. you'll see temperatures cooling into monday and tuesday. breezy at times and that is one of the fall transitions we get as those spots of low pressure drop in over the sierra. breezy at times, into thursday and friday. warming, towards the end of the week, still no 90s on that seven-day forecast. comfortable weather here to stay for a while. kira? >> it looks beautiful, rob. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, just one donation of blood can safe multiple lives. our own garvin thomas is making us "bay area proud" with his inaugural blood drive. >> reporter: i'm live in san jose and if you want to save some lives today, i know exactly where you can do it.

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to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. welcome back. this is the part of the newscast when we typically show you that there are people around the bay area doing good in our "bay area proud" series. this morning, we have an idea for how you can do good for the community this weekend. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas is joining us live this morning from the first ever bay area proud blood drive that's happening in san jose. garvin, how many people are you expecting today? and by the way, so nice to see you this morning. >> reporter: yeah, you know, we're -- i think we've about 90 people, more than 90 people signed up so far this morning, but certainly hoping for many more and there are still slots available if people want to come down. you mentioned the bay area proud. this call comes from the bay area proud series. as you know, i've been sharing stories for almost six years now of people doing good in the community and i finally decided i had to do something to live up to what they're doing.

i was inspired by them. so, i had done the story a few years ago about a gentleman who ran a very successful blood drive for ten years. we decided to take that on and turn it into the bay area proud blood drive so this is our very first one. the important stuff, we're at the princeton plaza mall in san jose, from 9:00 to 3:00 today. so please come on down. and donate blood or even just come on down and say hi as well. now, let's get to the importance, why donating blood. i want to bring in karen from the blood center. we are partnering with them for the blood drive. thank you so much for all the help. they're the ones who bring the vans, the technicians, everything we need to pull this off. you know, tell me, for people who might be sitting at home and saying, oh, that sounds scary, giving blood, because we know not many people do t it, what do you say to them? >> well, today will be a little busy. i'm expecting, like you said, a nice turnout but for the about an hour that it takes, a little

bit of your time, a little bit of a needle stick, but not too bad. the feelings you have when you walk away are amazing. you feel proud of what you've done, the idea of potentially saving someone's life here in our own community is really an awesome feeling. and it's well worth the time and certainly, you know, the little effort that it takes. >> reporter: one of the things i remember from going through this experience is how nice the experience is. and i just want to take a walk and let you -- show you inside what one of these vans look likes because it is, you know, getting stuck with a needle. we're going to admit that. but the atmosphere is very nice. it's very comfortable. the chairs are very comfortable. the staff is amazing. >> amazing. >> reporter: i mean, these are people who are absolute professionals at what they do. >> super personable. >> reporter: and not just the technical part of it. the personal part of it. if you are at all anxious, they've dealt with that. >> absolutely. it's what they do every day.

we go out to high schools during the school season, and almost every donor that they're interacting with is a first-time donor, a young donor, so they are truly experts at putting first-time donors at ease, at putting everyone at ease and absolutely making it a comfortable and enjoyable experience. >> reporter: okay. well, karen, thanks for chatting with me. i'm going to join kent on the bus in a second to give, again, people a look at what's going on up here. these are the seats that you'll be in, and as we said, the staff is very -- is very used to making you feel comfortable and relaxed and it's not nearly as scary as you might think. i want to give you the information on the drive one more time just so you know and probably can put that up on the screen for you again. it's from 9:00 this morning until 3:00 this afternoon. the bay area proud blood drive. if you go to nbcbayarea.com/bayareaproud, the information is there and you can reserve a time. most of the early spots have

been spoken for already but there are plenty of spots in the afternoon so you can reserve your time. it will take less than an hour because we know you're coming. it will take less than an hour to get you in and out. i would also welcome, even if you don't have a time, like i said, come on down, there's some spots we can fit you in to donate blood or just to say hi. we're going to be here 9:00 to 3:00, the princeton plaza mall at the corner of kooesr and meridian in san jose. we hope to see you then. >> hope to see people come out as well, garvin. thanks for that report. one easy donation to change multiple lives. great effort on your part, garvin. it is 7:27. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, police rely on their eyes in the sky. we'll tell you the reason one bay area department may have to ground theirs for months. plus, a woman missing in the south bay, why police are having a hard time figuring out where to start looking.

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good saturday morning. it is 7:30 on the nose. we're taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. the sun is shining. some clouds and fog but overall a pretty way to start the day. i love that view. good morning, i'm kira klapper, meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey arana. you have a look at our microclimate forecast. >> and for many, good riddance after all the heat and it's been showing up on weekends too, really made it tough for outdoor plans. not the case this weekend. we've got some nice weather headed our way and you need a jacket for a change. 46 in napa this morning. north bay, you're waking up to a bit of patchy fog. you can see some of that around healdsburg. san francisco, 57, sun shining, hazy skies. 58 right now in san jose and you can almost reverse that number because you'll have numbers in the low to mid 80s in the

warmest spots. san francisco upper 60s, 70s into oakland. this cooler stretch of weather to start the weekend. coming up, i'll let you know if it's going to last to wrap up the week as well. >> i hope it does. well, stay tuned for that, thanks. overnight, officers in the south bay swarmed a neighborhood on the east side of san jose where shots were fired during a car chase. it happened just east of 680 on white road at penitencia creek road right in front of homes. officers say the robbery suspect is dead. this is what the scene looked like from nbc bay area sky ranger. officers tell us around 7:00 last night, they were attempting to pull over a robbery suspect. they had to fire shots and the suspect was hit by at least one bullet and was pronounced dead at the scene. london transport authorities have reopened the station where a bomb partially detonated on a subway car yesterday and at the same time this morning, police have made an arrest in

connection with that attack. more than two dozen people were injured in the explosion, none of the injuries were thought to be life-threatening. police are standing outside of that station today after it reopened. police presence is higher this weekend. british police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the attack. he was arrested in the town of dover about 80 miles southeast of london. he has not been charged nor identified. this is new video from north korea's state-run television today, allegedly showing the country's latest missile launch, norad officials say the missile flew some 2,300 miles, passing over japan before landing in the northern pacific ocean. it was the country's longest ever test flight of a ballistic missile. north korea said leader kim jong un has vowed to complete his nuclear weapons program despite international sanctions. kim also said his country is nearing it goal of equilibrium in military force with the u.s.

back here at home, a mystery in the south bay. the search is on for 31-year-old jelena. she hasn't been seen since she left san jose on a camping trip one month ago. her white 2012 mercedes also is missing. she has been known to hike and camp in the santa cruz mountains but she didn't tell anyone where she was headed this time. police say there's no sign of foul play and they've got no help from her cell phone nor credit card records. san jose police could be losing one of their most valuable crime-fighting tools, their helicopter. the police department is asking the city to help buy a new helicopter because the current one is too old and soon won't even be safe to fly. "today in the bay's" robert hand has the new details. >> reporter: the san jose police department's airbus ec 120 b has been a dependable tool since it was first deployed in 2000. but now, it is the oldest law enforcement helicopter of its kind in the nation.

and well past the usual life of six to eight years or 10,000 hours. san jose has managed to extend that life with overhauls and council man recaaul says it's b a good investment. >> the benefit for being able to fight crime with a helicopter is so tremendous and having that tool on a daily basis for the officers is a tool that we, you know, we want to have every single day. >> reporter: but air 2 only has about 500 flight hours left before it is no longer safe to use. the department is already cutting back on hours to try to save the $500,000 it would cost for another overhaul. money it would rather put toward a new $3 million helicopter. the city will take up the budget issue next month around the time the chopper will run out of safe hours. >> and it looks like we will probably extend the life but we still will probably be down for a few months of not having a helicopter. >> reporter: so there could be a few months where san jose does

not have a helicopter. >> where we will not have our own. >> just shy of 7:35. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a familiar face shows up at at&t park to watch the giants. sports is next. for the giants and a )s...it )s

well, can you believe it? the baseball season ends in about two weeks for the giants and as it has been rough. this is payback, apparently, for all the success we've had in the bay. yesterday was orange friday at china basin and ray durham, who played for both the giants and the as was there at the ballpark, waving to fans. giants hosting the diamondbacks, arizona with a two-run double to give the d-backs the lead for good. they beat the giants 3-2. the as were in philadelphia last night, one of the hottest players in baseball matt olsen crushes one into the second deck. get this. he has 19 home runs in only 51

games played. the as shut out the phillies 4-0. a live look at the oakland coliseum where come tomorrow the black hole will be buzzing. it's the raiders home opener and for oakland native marshawn lynch, it will be his regular season debut in front of raider nation. quarterback derek carr says he's pumped. >> i love our fans and i'm happy that they have someone that's home grown that gets to play in front of them. >> the raiders host the jets. meanwhile, the 49ers are in seattle. it is 7:38. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we'll check back in with garvin thomas, hosting the first ever "bay area proud" blood drive in the south bay. and right now we're seeing 58 degrees, hazy skies in san jose. will our mild weather pattern last for the entire weekend? a look at that as we come right back.

welcome back. as we have a final weekend of summer that certainly feels and looks more like fall outside, 46 degrees in napa, 58 in san jose.

and speaking of the north bay, you've got some on shore breezes there. visibility at times santa rosa down to mild and the view around healdsburg shows you the reason why. you've got some low clouds at 54 degrees. the gopro grand prix, nice and comfortable weather after the low clouds break up. san francisco, 57 right now. giants baseball here on nbc bay area here at 6:00 tonight taking on the arizona diamondback, jacket weather out at at&t park, temperatures in the low 60s. same weather around berkeley, nationally televised came, cal hosti hosting ole miss. temperatures through the low 60s with partly cloudy skies and in san jose, 58 degrees as you can see over my shoulder, hazy skies, saejs earthquakes hosting the houston dynamo. 70s out around the stadium around 7:00 and then light jacket weather as the game continues as we head toward

8:00, 9:00, temperatures dropping through the 60s so san jose today, highs very close to average, but low 80s to mid 80s, south of downtown today, mostly sunny skies, though high clouds on the increase as we head towards the evening. highs around the tri-valley and east bay in the mid 80s, oakland to hayward, 70s as you get to the peninsula, you have numbers in the upper 70s around mountain view. 70s and low 60s and mainly mid to upper 60s in san francisco. coastal drizzle still a possibility at times today and for santa rosa, numbers in the low 80s as we wrap up the weekend. so, patches of low clouds and a little bit of patchy low clouds inland too this morning. by noon, partly cloudy skies. then some high clouds coming by around 5:00 and 6:00 may make for a nice sunset and sunday looks to be a repeat performance with patchy low clouds for the morning and mostly sunny and comfortable weather. by 11:00 tomorrow night, low

clouds make a comeback with some drizzle and that will temporarily set the stage, at least for the valleys, for a little bit of a cooling trend into monday. for san francisco, that means mid to upper 60s for the weekend, areas of low clouds and coastal drizzle at times, and then we'll see breezy conditions as we head toward wednesday and thursday. for the valleys, no 90s on the map. in fact we're going to be trending back into the upper 70s we think on monday and tuesday as the marine air deepens and a weather system passes by to the north and one thing to watch, thursday into friday, another strong tropical low pressure, not bring us rain right now but a period of gusty winds possible. have to watch out for dry and breezy conditions on friday but temperatures staying fairly comfortable even at that next warm-up, friday into next weekend looks like highs in the 80s are here to stay for the warmest spots around the valleys as we finish off fall, summer is gone, officially, at least friday afternoon as fall begins, heading into next weekend. >> those temperatures look gorgeous.

thanks, rob. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, just one donation of blood can save multiple lives. our own garvin thomas is making us "bay area proud" with his inaugural blood drive today in san jose. he'll show us just how easy it will be to donate in the case. mike inouye here and the weekend gives us an opportunity to fly the coop and today, you can sort of, i mean, the 2017 tour deand coop sets off throu silicon valley, you can visit coops or backyard urban farms all around the south bay. you can learn about chicken coops, bee keeping, solar power, and urban farming all from your pedal-powered transport, tough to say. and then from the traffic guy here, you knew i had to talk about this next one. going on through sunday, it's the san francisco map fair. i love maps. 20 antique map and print dealers from across north america and europe will be gathering where

there will be a ton of cart graphic cargo. proceeds go to benefit the history in your hands foundation, which gets maps and historical objects into our kids' classrooms. and finally, great weather brings images of driving a convertible through california wine country but here's a twist. open airplanes. yep. today at the pacific coast air museum in santa rosa, they celebrate open cockpit weekend. that's right. what do they mean? open cockpit is like open house so they're letting us in on some of our cool aircraft this weekend. we're talking about a former anti-submarine turned life-saving fire fighting tanker and the reach air ambulance helicopter and come monday, i'll be watching your roadways along with our chopper, sky ranger and the rest of the team here on "today in the bay." to do this saturday ... havu

welcome back. if you're looking for something to do this saturday, have you considered saving someone's life? we have a simple idea how just to do that. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas is joining us live from the first ever "bay area proud" blood drive happening in san jose. garvin, you've already had a good number of folks sign up but you really need more. >> reporter: yeah, we could always use more folks. i think we have at least 90 people signed up already who reserved slots to come here and donate but we have plenty more available. we're going to be here from 9:00 to 3:00 at the princeton plaza mall in san jose, in the corner of the mall that's kooser and

meridian and you can come on down. if you want to reserve a slot, you can go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and there are plenty of slots available this afternoon and open and if you've donated blood in the past, it's not as intimidating as many people think. i went through it before. i'd gone many years without donating blood, i did it one year, realized it wasn't that big a deal and soon i was a regular coming back because whatever anxiety you have about giving blood, the feeling that you have knowing that one donation can save up to three lives and takes less than an hour of your time, it becomes a question of why wouldn't you do it. so we're thrilled to have -- we'd be thrilled to have you come down and help us make this first annual "bay area proud" blood drive a success. now, i have with me karen hendryk of the stanford blood center. i wanted to talk about things that are particular to right now. first is people are seeing the

scenes from texas, from florida, from the caribbean about the disasters that have happened. can what they do here today help those people there? >> potentially. you never know. it's the blood that we have on our shelves that will help the patients and victims of a disaster, potentially, tomorrow. we did -- stanford blood center did send blood products to texas in support of the patients that were affected by hurricane harvey because the blood centers there closed down during the hurricane. blood wasn't being collected. we are licensed to send red cells across our state to others so we were able to provide blood products in the days after the hurricane in texas. >> and obviously when you send those away, that brings the supplies down here, and no onements to think aboone wants to think about it but we're in an area that's prone to natural disasters of our own and if that happens, we want the supplies here to be as full as they can be.

>> we do. we strive to collect over 150 blood products every day. and as i mentioned, it really is the units and the products that we have available to support the patients when there is a need. we provide blood to stanford hospital, valley care in pleasanton as well as our va hospitals in palo alto and livermore so while we are a community hospital, truly we always want to be able to help where we can. >> reporter: and just briefly, obviously, saving lives is good enough, but people who donate today, who come down to this blood drive, there's something special they're doing too. >> there is. we have partnered with lucille packard children's hospital transplant camp. it's a really amazing thing. every year, they send a group of children ages 8 to 18 off to a summer camp where they can have all of the experiences that one would have at a normal summer

camp but their physicians, their medical care is all on site so while they are having campfires and sing-alongs and swimming, they're also being provided with the medical care they need so for every donation that we have today, we're donating funds towards those children so that they can go to camp this coming summer. >> reporter: that's fantastic. karen, thank you very much for coming out this morning and talking with us. really appreciate it. and thanks for all the help from the stanford blood center in putting this on today. again, 9:00 to 3:00 at the princeton plaza mall in san jose. go to nbcbayarea.com for all the information and you can reserve a slot to donate or, please, just come on down, visit, and say hi. >> garvin, can't wait to see you later this morning. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, it's our "clear the shelters" segment featuring our friends from the animal ask you foundation. we'll tell you about a pet fair where pets rescued from the hurricanes willing

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chase. welcome back to you. as we reported earlier this week, thousands of animals were evacuated from texas and florida ahead of the hurricanes and hundreds of them are now at shelters here in the bay area. this weekend, many of them will be available for adoption for the first time since they arrived here and they're all being featured at the bay area pet fair. it's today and tomorrow. it starts at 10:00 a.m. at the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton. so joining us right now is cole from the animal rescue foundation or a.r.f. as it's known. thanks to cole for joining us and i have to just get in out of the way. if his name sounds familiar, that's because his father is the giants announcer, but you're here for such an important reason. these animals need homes. we have animals across the bay area who need homes and you have two of them with you right here. >> i have two of our adorable adoptables here with me. both of these guys are going to be available at the bay area pet fair today and tomorrow. this is cara, she's a 5-year-old

cattle dog mix and is super sweet. >> she's super sweet. >> she is so friendly and just so nice. and then down here, we have our puppy. this is joseph. he's a 6 or 7-month-old pit bull and he is adorable. >> really sweet and sometimes pit bulls, people get afraid, maybe a bad reputation or something. but he's so gentle. >> you need a guy like this in your life. how could these dogs ever -- >> how could these dogs ever be homeless. >> he's amazing. >> and we do want to clarify. these weren't animals who were, like, left during hurricane harvey and hurricane irma. these were babies who were already in the shelters. >> that's an excellent point to bring up. these were not abandoned animals from the hurricane. these were animals that were already in the shelter at broward humane in fort lauderdale and what they needed to do was clear the shelter to make room for the animals who were going to be abandoned during the hurricane so we foto in all their adoptable shelter animals. >> that's so wonderful. and how many do you think will

be out at the fair today? >> that's a good question. >> it's the biggest animal fair in california. >> we're going to have a good amount from a.r.f. but in addition to a.r.f., i believe there are more than 80 rescue groups there with adoptable animals so it's a great opportunity for all the local rescue groups to come together every year. >> it's a win-win for everyone, all of the groups. so if they don't adopt from a.r.f., although we want them to, they have plenty of other options if they head out this weekend and if the dogs aren't a perfect fit, you have cats. you have tons of other -- >> we have kittens. i believe we have puppies coming even younger than good joseph here. >> you have guinea pigs i thought i heard. >> i believe the fair has guinea pigs and even reptiles but a.r.f. is cats and dogs only. >> that's more my speed. >> yeah. okay. >> a dog or a cat. >> and then if you're not going to adopt an animal, there is more things to do. it's a family fun event.

you can bring your dog to the event. and it's at the alameda county fairgrounds today and tomorrow. >> it will be a great weekend to get out because finally we won't have triple digits in the east bay. so hopefully people do get out and adopt one of these beautiful animals. cara. i should know that, my name's kira. cara and joseph are the sweetest things. and cole, thank you so much for coming this morning. we want to show everyone one last time, the fair is at the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton from 10:00 to 5:00 today and tomorrow. and admission and parking are free. so, you know, you've got to get out and do it. there's no reason not to. >> exactly. there's never been a better chance to save a life. >> wonderful. cole, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> and cara and joseph. thanks for joining me and making me a part of your morning with rob mayeda. we'll have more local news for you tonight at 5:00. no 6:00 news tonight. instead, the giants will be taking on the diamondbacks right here on nbc bay area and then

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