good morning. it is 7:00 this sunday, april 1st, 2018, it's also easter sunday, as i'm sure you know. take a live look outside, that is a very foggy san francisco from our cameras atop san bruno mountain. good morning, thank you so much for waking up with us. i'm vicky nguyen. meteorologist rob mayeda is standing by right now with a look at that microclimate forecast and our easter sunday forecast. hopefully another great day for people out gathering eggs. >> it will be dry, patchy fog in a few spots. the view outside san jose, no worries about fog, pretty nice start to the morning. 49 degrees. to san francisco, a little fog across the bay with temperatures at 52 to start your morning. and into oakland, has a skies, currently at 49 degrees.

a bit chilly around santa rosa and livermore, low 40s to start, patchy fog too. for the afternoon, hazy sunshine, should be pleasant for afternoon plans today. mid-70s inland today. the week ahead, temperatures will be climbing a little bit warmer for the first half of the week. then potentially heavier rain coming back to the seven-day forecast. we'll show you the timing on that coming up in our full microclimate forecast in about 15 minutes. >> looking forward to it, rob, thank you. pope francis presided over easter mass this morning at the vatican. tens of thousands of worshippers underwent heavy security checks to enter st. peter's square. pilgrims from around the world joined italians gathering in the square, decorated with spring flowers, to here pope francis deliver the traditional easter message. the pope called for peace and syria and the middle east, and addressed the need for discussion to de-escalate tensions on the korean peninsula. security precautions for the

revellers included bag checks and metal detector wands for everyone entering the square. back here at tohome, san francisco is celebrating easter sunday with a parade. it starts off at goff street and ends at fillmore. the parade starts at 2:00 p.m. anger and frustration in sacramento. protesters upset over the stephon clark shooting demonstrated in the streets. clark was unarmed. he was shot in the back by sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard. with the warriors in town, there was concern protesters would block fans. instead, an incident in the streets, this time involving sheriff's deputies. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> witnesses say this video shows the sacramento county sheriff's patrol car hitting a female protester at a vigil downtown. the chp confirmed it did happen. we're told an ambulance took the woman to the hospital with minor injuries.

about 150 people took part in this vigil. it started near a sheriff's department service center. marchers then went off move, before that collision. there were no reports of the protests getting violent. there was also a heavy police presence at the golden one center in sacramento for the warriors game. twice already protesters have kept fans from entering previous games. but last night fans were met with police had riot gear. it was the second week of planned demonstrations at the kings game since the deadly shooting by sacramento police of 22-year-old self tephon clark o march 18th. at one game, protesters managed to keep thousands of fans out. >> people have a lot of anger and aggression. they're getting it out the best way they know how. as long as it's peaceful. >> they don't need to get in the way of the game, i don't think. but being out there and like standing up for what's right, i think they should do that.

>> kevin durant spoke of the team's support of the protesters and called for more dialogue. >> when you see people like that getting killed, they're your brothers, your cousins, you think about yourself. >> former warriors and kings star matt barnes held a rally in sacramento during the day. durant says the reason none of the warriors went to that rally is because they had to practice for the game. it was a spirited rally in sacramento. matt barnes, who is from sacramento, organized the event. barnes says he wants police accountability and a better relationship with the community. >> one bad cop doesn't make everything bad. one black man doesn't make everybody guilty. >> barnes says he's starting a scholarship fund to help clark's two young sons go to college. our coverage of the ongoing

protests continues on nbcbayarea.com. two people are dead after a small plane crash near santa paula. the ventura county fire department says the two people died at the scene when a two-seat home-built aircraft crashed into a shed, then caught fire, less than a mile from the santa paula airport, 65 miles northwest of los angeles. the cause of the crash is under investigation. the latest revelation in a deadly crash may be a major blow to the future of self-driving cars. tesla says its investigation shows the suv involved in last week's crash on 101 near mountain view was in ought poe pilot mode. the car maker says walter huang, the only person inside, received several visual and one automobile warnings. but he did not grab the steering wheel before the collision. an expert on automated cars says the technology is not advanced enough for cars to be totally

self-driving. tesla has said the same, warning drivers should keep their hands on the wheel when auto pilot is turned on. huang's family and friends want answers. >> i really hope whatever investigation occurs, that this is prevented in the future. i do not want to see other walters. i don't want to see other people. he didn't have to go this way. >> this is the second confirmed deadly crash in the u.s. involving tesla's auto pilot system. a battle between the white house and california is brewing over air pollution. currently california has the toughest fuel standards in the country. during the obama administration, the auto industry agreed to require new cars and trucks to average 50 miles a gallon by 2025. now the trump administration is signaling it plans to roll back those rules, and california is vowing to fight. >> california is not, you know, the arbiter of these issues. the epa, the d.o.t., and others make those decisions. >> we're going to defend these

national standards because it's been good for our economy, good for our health, and good for the environment. >> response from the auto industry is mixed. some companies argue the tougher fuel standards may be difficult to meet. ford and honda say they support the tougher standards. stay with us. we'll have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the governor acts and the president lashes out. jerry brown's move that has washington upset. and hear from the local man at the center of the controversy. also two troubling run-ins with rattlesnakes at two different local parks. we'll show you where warnings are being posted this weekend.

your time now, 7:09. take a look at that beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge. sometimes that haze brings out the colors of the sunrise, don't you think? president trump is lashing out on twitter after governor jerry brown pardoned immigrants

convicted of crimes. marianne favro has more. >> reporter: daniel meyer of hayward is happy to be looking forward after governor jerry brown pardoned him friday. >> it's a huge big deal for me. my family cried. >> reporter: daniel is a recycling program manager at berkeley. but he was at high risk of being deported to macau. he admits he ran with the wrong crowd 20 years ago. >> i was convicted of armed robbery in 1995. >> reporter: he says he served six years in prison for his conviction and spent another year and a half incarcerated after i.c.e. picked him up from state prison. but since his release, he's tried to give back to his community by helping at-risk

youth. his pardon infuriated president trump. on twitter he said, "governor jerry moon beam brown pardoned five illegal aliens whose crimes included kidnapping and robbery, badly beating wife and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize, and dealing drugs. is this really what the great people of california want?" daniel recognizes the president is referring to him as the person convicted of kidnapping and robbery but he says he's committed to giving back. >> this is a huge weight off my shoulders. >> reporter: marianne favro, nbc bay area news. still to come on "today in the bay," breaking ground and breaking history. the high tech new plan to bring b.a.r.t. to san jose. and some has a sunshine to start the morning off in oakland at 49 degrees. should be some nice weather for a's baseball.

early this afternoon, upper 60s in the forecast. the seven-day forecast brings back a chance for rain. i'll look at the timeline for that when we come back.

time now, 7:14. 49 degrees in san jose. we're looking at a live shot of the san mateo bridge. visibility on the bridge looks fine but you can see it's kind of haszy, foggy out there. nice clear skies for your easter sunday. rob will be by to look at those temperatures. two different run-ins with rattlesnakes in two different bay area parks. concord police department says one of its officers found this guy near boatwright fields. the officer was surprised by the snake but was able to safely stay away. a different story for a hiker at grant park in santa clara county. she was out with a group of friends, sat down on a rock, and a rattlesnake bit her. a park ranger got her to an ambulance to be treated at a

hospital. recent warmer weather means more snakes are out on the trails. >> be aware, know that there are rattlesnakes. if you get bit, remain calm. you don't want to move too much, the more you move, it will cause the venom to go further into your body. >> rangers at grant park say rattlesnake bites are relatively rare. they only see one incident every other year. san jose could soon be home to a train tunnel that's never been seen before in this country. b.a.r.t. and santa clara valley transportation officials have come to an agreement to build one underground tunnel instead of two near the diridon station. the tracks will be stacked one over the other. it's a first for passenger trains in the united states. b.a.r.t. was at odds on the issue for a while because of safety concerns. they say a single tunnel will cost less and cause fewer traffic disruptions. stanford's newest undergraduate class is a record breaking one. the university says it accepted

2,040 students for its incoming fall 2018 class. but more than 44,000 people applied. that makes the acceptance rate just more than 4%, which is the lowest in the school's history. however, this year stanford did admit more people who are the first in their family to go to college. just in time for all of the easter celebrations today, c ocho -- koret playground is open again. it was closed in june after it was set on fire. it was investigated as an arson but there were no arrests. the damage cost the city $1 million to fix. these south bay kids got an early start to easter on saturday. hundreds of kids were hopping around campbell avenue in search of easter eggs, part of the 38th annual egg extravaganza easter

egg hunt. here's rob mayeda for a look at the weekend forecast. >> lots of sunshine as we head through the afternoon. speaking of low clouds, let's show you the view from tiburon looking south. you can see the patchy fog we have around the bay area this morning. 45 degrees, looking north to south. san francisco with sunshine over downtown. you see the setting full moon and blue moon there off to the west, looking from the hills of the tri valley. there's the sunrise over san jose, currently 49 degrees. we do have a bit of a sea breeze this morning. as we head through the afternoon, it will turn a bit breezy at times, especially around san francisco and down the coast, as you see here hour by hour with those wind speeds picking up, probably from about 15 to 25 miles per hour this afternoon. and that wind direction coming in off the ocean will mean our

temperatures today will be mainly in the 60s bay side from oakland over to san francisco and only near 60 for a high at half moon bay. kind of a chilly easter sunday on the coast. inland, low 70s around san jose and mid-70s as we head into the north bay, east bay, and south bay valleys for the afternoon. hour by hour, you see patches of low clouds at the coast. throughout the morning, increasing high clouds but no rain in the forecast just yet. but there could be plenty of that through the second half of the week. high pressure will keep things relatively dry until wednesday. then this weather system on thursday will begin to toss some rain chances towards the north bay, probably thursday afternoon. friday, we begin to see the rain push south of san francisco. at this point it looks like some of the heaviest rain we could see in the seven-day forecast begins to take shape saturday afternoon. you can see it clearly right there. a pretty good pretty much of tropical moisture too. some of the rain rates for next

weekend, at least as things stand now, saturday could be pretty soggy. skies clear around this time next weekend. it is particularly interesting, even though we're talking about april, this incoming storm may act on subtropical storms that begins to head south through southern california towards next sunday. early projections for how much rain we might see this week, may not be a big workweek impact, you say see friday morning, mainly lighter rain totals. but then as we get into friday night and saturday, look how these colors of orange, red, and purple show up in the north bay hills. if everything comes together in the right way, the trip to moisture and the front passing through on saturday, it's possible next weekend could begin one to two inches of rain. in the meantime, spring-like weather continues, which is good news when the giants come back to town. their home opener early tuesday afternoon looks just fine. mid- to upper 60s, dry start to the week. rain chances increasing. probably some windy conditions too on friday.

we'll see light rain at times on friday. winds picking up. and then next saturday could be a soggy start to next weekend. good news for your easter egg hunt plans today and the first half of the week, sunny and dry weather at least through wednesday, vicky. >> we're loving it, thanks, rob. coming up next. >> a way for me to remember. >> a touching story of love and heartbreak stemming from the north bay fires. it's part our bay area proud serious. since the north bay fir.

more than 40 people lost their lives it has been six difficult months since the north bay fires. more than 40 people lost their lives in those flames. for those they left behind, a very tough time. and for one man, also bittersweet. "today in the bay"'s garvin to some has this morning's bay area proud. >> perhaps you've noticed it, this billboard, on the 101.

with a tribute to a woman and a picture of a texas longhorn. you probably thought there was an interesting story behind it. the story is interesting. but it's also quite touching. >> come on, girl. >> reporter: from the tip of his hat to the soles of his boots, glenn evans is a cowboy. has been for every one of his 88 years. >> a cowboy from the old school of ranches. cattle is just cattle to me. come own over here and get some of this. >> reporter: this is a story of how an old school cowboy finally found it in his heart to love a cow. >> she means as much to me as my life does. >> reporter: the story begins, like so many in sonoma county these days, on the night of october 8th, when it seemed like the earth, the sky, and every single thing in between was on fire. >> the barn, the house, the

houses across the street. this house behind me. >> reporter: glenn and valerie, his wife of 45 years, rushed to save their animals. glenn went to get a tractor to pull their trailer. he told valerie he would be right back. but when he returned, she was gone. >> where the flowers are planted is where my son and i found my wife's remains the next morning. >> reporter: valerie had gone back into the house to rescue their dog. and neither came out. >> like a nightmare that i can't wake up from. >> reporter: there were precious few things that survived that fire. though one thing much more precious than the rest. >> what's up with you? >> reporter: and quite a bit bigger. valerie's favorite animal, her pet. a 1,000-pound 15-year-old texas cow named angel.

glenn thought she was a goner on the night of the fire, but she survived. glenn can barely stand to leave her find in their temporary home. >> she means everything to me right now. it brings my wife back to me in a nice way. >> reporter: perhaps the only thing that surprised glenn more than how attached he's become to angel is learning how many others already were. you see, standing in her pasture alongside 101 for the past deca decade and a half, angel became a landmark to the thousands of commuters who passed her each and every day. when angel disappeared, most feared the worst. but when word his facebook she was alive and just displaced, the tributes poured in. it's just another reason that glenn has one mission in life right now. fix up the property enough so that angel can take her proper place once again. and at least one thing will be

like it used to be. they don't have a timetable as of just yet as to when angel will return to her pasture. of course she's just the first step. glenn and his son want the entire family to move back to their property. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. you're watching "today in the bay." up next -- >> holy crap. no, i didn't do that. >> your truck was totally not in the lane. >> totally not in the lane. >> express lanes are supposed to get you there faster. but are you being billed for something you didn't do? more than $1 million in mistakes, next. plus -- >> how you might be able to take action the day you get into the hospital. i'm investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next. tak

downtown sj from communications hill your time now is 7:28. it is april 1st, 2018, easter sunday.

a live look right now at downtown san jose from our camera on top of communications hill, looking to be an absolutely beautiful spring day out there. thank you so much for waking up with us, good morning. i'm vicky nguyen. meteorologist rob mayeda is here with the microclimate forecast. it's beautiful out there. >> it was like a summertime microclimate forecast yesterday, with almost 80 inland. today it will be cooler. mid-40s to start things off in santa rosa, chilly in livermore. you see the fog in the north bay. visibilities in a few spots at a quarter mile. hour by hour for easter sunday, hazy sunshine. upper 60s around the bay, mid-70s inland today with lots of sunshine to go around. pretty comfortable temperatures, still slightly above average today. and it looks like the workweek will start off similarly. then as we go through the second half of the week, there's a potential for some heavier rain

making a comeback. we'll look at how it could impact your plans for next weekend, coming up in 15 minutes. >> a change-up to the pattern we've had, sunny weather during the weekends, now it could flip. rob, thanks so much. pope francis presided over easter mass this morning at the vatican. tens of thousands of worshippers underwent heavy security checks to enter st. peters square. pilgrims from around the world joined italians gathering in the square decorated with spring flowers to here pope francis deliver his traditional easter message. the pope this year called for peace in syria and the middle east and urged dialogue to calm tensions on the korean peninsula. revellers had to undergo backpack checks and pass through metal detectors to attained that service. back at home, san francisco is celebrating easter sunday with a parade. the route starts at goff street, goes down union and ends at

fillmore. it begins at 2:00 p.m. demonstrators took their anger and frustration onto the streets in sacramento to protest the shooting of stephon clark. clark was unarmed and was shot in the back by sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard. there were concerns protest weirs turn up at the warriors game. instead, they marched. but not without incident. take a look at this new video. >> oh, my god, oh, my god! >> witnesses say this video shows a sacramento sheriff's patrol car hit a protester. she was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries. about 150 people took part in the vigil. it started near a sheriff's department service center, then went on the move before that collision. there were no reports of the protests getting violent. there was a heavy police presence at the golden one

center in sacramento for the warriors game. twice already, protesters have kept fans from entering previous games. in last night fans were met with police in riot gear as they entered the arena. it's the second week of planned demonstrations at the kings games since the shooting of stephon clark on march 18th. at one game, protesters managed to keep thousands of fans out. >> people have a lot of anger and aggression. they're getting it out the best way they know how. as long as it's peaceful. >> you don't need to get in the way of the game, i don't think. but being out there and like standing up for what's right, i think they should do that. >> kevin durant spoke of the team's support and of the protesters. he called for more dialogue. >> when you see people like that getting killed, you think about your brothers, your cousins, you think about yourself. >> former warriors and kings star matt barnes held a rally in

sacramento earlier in the day. durant says the reason none of the warriors was at the rally was because they had to practice for the game. it was a spirited rally in sacramento hours before the game. barnes, who was from sacramento, orderi organized the event, as we said. he says he wants police accountability and wants them to have a better relationship with the community. >> one bad cop doesn't make everyone bad. but one black man doesn't make everybody guilty. >> barnes says he's starting a scholarship fund to help clark's two young sons go to college. our coverage of the ongoing profit continues on social media. follow us, our handle i is @nbcbayarea. we all know bay area traffic can be a nightmare. but fast track express lanes are supposed to help. commuters can use those special lanes to get going faster for a small fee. but as we learned, thousands of drivers are getting ticketed for a lot more, and it's all a mistake.

>> reporter: these express lanes are supposed to speed things up during rush hour. drivers just need a fast track toll tag to use them. if you're driving alone, you pay a small fee. carpoolers and clean air vehicles travel free. kyle was neither. >> i was like, holy crap, no, i didn't do that. >> reporter: he was on 680 when his wife rang. >> she called me up, jokingly. i didn't violate fast track. there was a $400 fine. >> reporter: turns out it was only a $25 fine and a notice of violation with a photo. >> your truck was clearly not in the lane. >> reporter: totally not in the lane. >> the photo shows kyle's truck wasn't in the express lane. this van was. but how the cameras mixed up the two cars. kyle spent ten minutes on the phone and appealed the fine and didn't give it a second notice.

until his dad gets another $25 fine. >> what happens two weeks later? >> i opened up the envelope, i thought, this is interesting, because i can't remember the last time i used fast track for anything. i checked, and i looked at the picture of my license plate, and the number was wrong. it was off by one digit. >> reporter: a totally different car with a different plate driving miles away from any route kevin uses. >> i suspect a lot of commuters like ourselves don't pay close attention to these things. over the course of a lot of commuters, it adds up. >> reporter: he's right. we learned that since last january, bay area drivers were billed for at least 58,000 violations that were eventually overturned. the top two reasons tickets are mistakenly sent out, cameras don't catch carpoolers or they miss license plates. >> it's a lot of money in mistakes.

>> sure. and that number is shrinking all the time as the system gets better. >> reporter: john goodwin is the senior public information officer for the bay area toll authority which oversees the system. >> what are you doing to improve the system and not bill people by mistake? >> over time, we get better equipment so that the equipment that's being used now on the 680 contra costa express lanes, for instance, is more robust than what was installed on 580 two years ago. >> the technology is getting better? >> it's always getting better. >> reporter: he says once an error is identified, it gets flagged and goes to a human for review, to reduce incorrect billing. still, our calculations show about 5% of the violations issued for the express lanes on 680 between walnut creek and san ramon were wrong. and more than 8% of the violations issued for express lanes on 680 between pleasanton and milpitas as well as 580

between livermore and dublin are also wrong. >> the contractual target for the camera systems that are in place on the express lanes is 98%. >> would it be fair to say you're falling short of that, then? >> i don't believe that we are. >> reporter: goodwin says the agency's contract requires an accuracy rate of 98%. but that's for all transactions across all the toll lanes and bridges, not just express lane violations. >> it seems unacceptable to me to have such a high error rate. >> they want you to trust the fast track and get one. but your experience maybe indicates they have some work to do. >> my experience, i think both of our experience is that we're going to pay very close attention, because they have a lot of work to do. >> kevin and kyle say drivers need to keep a close eye on those fast track statements. the good news, they said appealing the tickets was a simple process and only took a few days to respond. if you have a story for our investigative unit, call or visit our website,

nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. nbc bay area responds to a common family concern. medical debt. we're taking action to combat it. consumer investigator chris chmura is here with an often overlooked route to beat hospital debt. >> we're working together with our nbc sister stations around the country to highlight the pain of medical debt. we're sharing stories from consumers here in the bay area and all over the nation. some families have racked up medical debt that totals six to seven figures. tonight, after "jesus christ superstar," forgiveness. we'll profile the charity that says it forgives medical debt in big bulk batches. >> we're getting rid of the feeling of powerlessness that people have. >> the nbc-owned group is helping erase as much as $20 million in medical debt. also a lesson in avoiding that debt. but erasing your medical bill at the outset.

lots of hospitals offer charity care but don't advertise it. tonight, how a bay area family with a six-figure income could still be eligible for help. if you have a consumer complaint, please call us. 888-996-tips. or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. i'll see you again tonight after "jesus christ superstar." still ahead on "today in the bay," an injury update on warriors star patrick macaw, who left the game on a stretcher. stay with us. the changes comingr commute monday morning.. and cars with no drivers? despite the controversy -- there are new permits being issued that could soon make that a reality in california. "today in the bay" - monday morning -- 4:30 to 7. morning -- 4:30 to 7.

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legs. players have visibly shaken and joined together in prayer. again, good news this morning, x-rays and ct scan have some back negative for any issues. the warriors beat the kings 112-96. to the diamond now, the giants were looking for their third straight win to start the season against the dodgers in l.a. the dodgers had yet to score a run in the series until last night. matt kemp broke the scoreless streak with this single to right field in the first inning. the giants had a rough night, a little confusion in the outfield led to two more runs in the fourth. dodgers beat the orange and black 5-0. game four of their series is tonight at 5:30. a's hosting the angels it the coliseum, an rbi double in the first inning. l.a. jumped to a lead and never looked back. a's lost 8-3. the fourth and final game of the series is at 1:05 p.m.

they'll have great weather too. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, was it a tipping point for gun control? it's been just over a week since the march for our lives took place across the united states. political analyst larry gerson joins us live. more than 2 millie

marched worldwide.. time is 7:45. it has been a week since the march for our lives. more than 2 million people marched worldwide spurred by the school sheeting ooting in parkl florida that left 17 people dead. larry gerson joins us. larry, the data is in and paints a much more detailed picture of who was at the march. >> onsite research, vicky, which

is so interesting, by a university of maryland professor yielded some astounding information. for example, although no adults took to the stage, the march was attended largely by adults. according to the study, the average age of attendees was 49 years old. there's more. most of the attendees, 70%, were women. 73% had marched before, rebuking the idea that the event brought out a new generation of angry citizens. and get this, only 12% of the new marchers were motivated by the gun control issue. among all marchers, 56% declared peace as their most important issue while 42% declared their biggest concern was president donald trump. what do we make of all this? the march may have featured young people and their grievances about gun violence but most attendees were anything but young and had other issues on their minds. >> in some cases these were

serial marchers, so to speak. >> yes. >> how do we explain the disconnect between what we saw and what the data now reveals? >> it's a complicated question with complicated answers. we don't really take anything away from the sincerity and the clarity of the marjory stoneman douglas high school students, they were great. their passion, their calls to action were extraordinary. but these kinds of tipping point moments, as we call them, have occurred in the past. the columbine colorado high school shooting in 1999 where 17 people died, the virginia tech shooting in 2006 that took 33 lives, the sandy hook elementary school shooting in 2012 which resulted in 26 deaths, mostly young children, just a few of the mass shootings over the past 26 years, all seemed to be tipping points at the time. as a matter of fact there have been more than 200 school shootings alone since sandy hook. so much so that many aren't even mentioned in the news for more than one cycle.

>> wow. i mean, that's quite a revelation. what the data shows versus what we saw and the emotions of the day, right? so 80% of the public supports stronger background checks, universal background checks, and preventing mentally ill people from obtaining firearms. why hasn't that pushed congress into action, because of such public support? >> several factors come into play. americans like owning guns, they really do. americans like owning guns, even more than actually owning a gun. this whole idea has become a cornerstone of american culture especially in rural areas of the country. second, the nra and gun manufacturers have urged into a powerful force for supporting elected officials who embrace unbridled gun ownership and assaulting those who do not. gun control organizations are fractured and are unable to

counter the gun user movements. third, public opinion about gun control issues is high, but only sporadically intense. only after a tragedy does the public seem to demand change but never for very long. the lack of high intensity over a long period is the biggest ally in the gun coalition. the nra knows it. they know that if they wait long enough, the public will turn to other issues. there are other reasons for the absence of national gun control policies, vicky, but these are at or near the top. >> i have so many comments and thoughts on that, but we have to move on. you mentioned that pro gun folks feel like this will not be a top of mind issue. november is still, what, seven, eight months away. will it even be a topic anymore in the face of the election? >> that's a good question. look, the gun control issue is always going to be on some people's minds, always will be an issue out there. but so often it fades from the public view.

the question is will this still be on the top of our issue, top of mind issue, i should say, when the november elections roll around. the gun issue isn't about to disappear, it just isn't. but whether it's the dominating question for november remains to be seen. more likely the gun issue will be part of the agenda opposing president trump and republicans. it will be yet another reason for trump opponents to make their case against the president of questionable character and whose social and economic policies have tilted heavily towards the wealthy. but to be sure, some states, particularly california, california has gone right at it, they haven't waited for congress to act. it's the number one gun control state in the country, as a matter of fact. so in that sense, gun control proponents will have their best chance for action in the states. it's going to be a long time before the federal government reacts. >> larry, as always thank you for your insight.

stay with us. still ahead on "today in the bay," why some people are paying top dollar for snickers in the south bay. some cool temperatures to start things off in oakland. 49 degrees, game time temperatures for the early afternoon start to the a's game, in the upper 60s. coming up, a chance of heavier rain returning to the seven-day forecast. your timeline on that when we come right back.

good easter sunday morning

to you. we're seeing patchy fog in a few spots around the bay area. the sky is clearing around tiburon, with a cool start of 45 degrees. low clouds and a stronger sea breeze. ocean beach will finish the day at 42. walnut creek, 49 degrees, sunrise there. san jose, hazy skies, 49 degrees. not much wind this morning. those wind speeds may get gusty on the coast as you see hour by hour, passing lunchtime. we'll see 15 to 25-mile-per-hour winds around half moon bay, keeping our temperatures down close to 60 degrees today. around san francisco you should see low 60s. upper 60s around oakland. inland today, low 70s. 75 morgan hill. mid-70s for the north bay. high pressure should hold its position through probably about wednesday. then after that we begin to see some changes, a chance of rain returning to the far north bay on thursday, although at this point thursday looks mainly dry.

then the rain does begin to move south as we get into friday, higher totals, we think, north of san francisco. and then probably the most rain we see out of the next seven days sets up as we go through saturday morning into saturday evening. as you see, a pretty good fetch of moisture coming through the bay area. and a surface low on the coast. we may see a combination of some wind and the potential for some heavier rain to start next weekend. skies should clear as we head towards the next sunday. what's interesting about this pattern, it is april, but we could see that connection to an atmospheric river pull out of the tropics. that might power up rain totals for the north bay hills or coastal mountains, santa cruz mountains for next weekend. rain totals for thursday and friday overall relatively light as most of the bay area sees a quarter inch of rain and not much at all around san jose. notice what happens as we had had in now the saturday rainfall

forecast, you begin to see orange, red, and purple on the map. as you see on the color code on the top, that may indicate one to two inches of rain for hilltop locations and possibly locally higher in the north bay. those are significant rainfall totals any time of year, let alone for the beginning of april. again, that could be setting up as we head towards next weekend. snow levels will be relatively high later this week. but we could see winter weather advisories or a winter storm warning for elevations possibly above 6 to 7,000 feet, you say see there. could be seeing some significant snow to wrap up the season in the sierrasierra. giants home opener tuesday looks just fine. temperatures will be climbing a bit warmer, we think, through wednesday, as high pressure holds on. and then friday and saturday, big changes. stay tuned. those rain rates could be a little bit heavy as we start next weekend. >> we've got an important ninth birthday party happening next saturday so we'll be keeping a

close eye on that forecast. rob, thanks so much. it's shoe game this weekend. take a look at the crowds filling the convention center for sneaker con. it's called the greater sneaker show on earth. vendors come with their limited edition shoes, some going for thousands of dollars. ticket holders even get a chance to trade sneakers in from their own collection. sneaker con continues today. the first event was held in new york back in 2009. and it has grown steadily ever since. look, i get comic books, i get some of these other conventions. but when you bring in your own sneakers and trade them in, i mean, are you just looking at them, have they been worn? i would have a little concern about that. >> i would think they would have to be mint condition, some of those air jordans, rare editions, you see them going for a thousand dollars. >> i'm not a collector, it has to be useful. "jesus christ superstar," the groundbreaking rock opera,

tonight at 8:00 p.m., watch it right here on nbc bay area. with a wonderful easter. thanks so much for joining us this morning.

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