valleys will range in its upw d upwards of 100 degrees and unfortunately low humidity. which yes it brings extra concern for the pawnee fire area. as far as the rest of the bay area goes, we're still tracking high heat starting off with mild temperatures this morning in the 60s. 63 degrees in san jose, 64 for san francisco. and i do want to let you know that the national weather service did recently issue a heat advisory for the north bay and this will be in place through 8:00 p.m. tonight which means temperatures are going to be climbing into that dangerous heat mark above 100 degrees. drink lots of water, high fire danger to keep in mind. i will of course be going over that specific pawnee fire forecast which is very important and also of course a look at the rest of the bay area coming up. this morning two police officers from different departments are recovering after getting into a car crash with

each other. a santa clara police officer was chasing the driver of a stolen car and a san jose police officer was at the same time responding to a separate call about a fight. that is when the st. clara police suv broad sided the san jose police sedan. both were transported to the trauma center and are expected to be okay. the stolen car was not involved in the crash and that driver still has not been caught. it is unclear which agency will conduct an investigation into the crash. a photo that went viral on twitter yesterday has oakland police now investigating one of their own officers. a viewer sent us this photo, it appears to show an oakland police officer sleeping in his car. it is unclear when it was taken, but oakland police tweeted that the department has identified the officer in that photo and that he was not suffering from a medical emergency. the department adds that it expects its officers to be awake and aware when on the job. hundreds of east bay

residents are back in their homes after a fast moving fire came close to their neighborhood. fire crews battled the fast moving grass fire in concord yesterday afternoon into the night. the fire is now 85% contained. it burned close to 270 acres and crews were able to save hundreds of homes. two subdivisions had to be evacuated. >> i saw the flames coming right over there. >> i started running to my grand marks i get her. we get in the car. as soon as you walk outside though, it was just like something from a movie. >> witnesses tell us that a white pickup truck with mechanical problems was backfiring creating sparks. an investigation into whether that truck caused the fire is under way. fire officials are now worried about the hot and dry conditions this weekend leading into the

fourth of july holiday. the two on men charged in connection with the oakland deadly ghost ship warehouse fire are finalizing a plea deal. they each face 36 counts ever involuntary mans slate manslaug. prosecutors say it was illegally converted into the space. yesterday the attorneys and judge discussed the possibility of plea deals. outside family and friends of the victims waited to hear if the case would go to trial. >> i'm not trying to allow my best friend's memory to be lost over a plea deal. i want, you know, i want it understood that i lost my best friend. like i lost an artist. >> sources tell us that they were offered separate plea

deals. we xektd to get specifiexpect t tuesday. and in annapolis, hundreds gathered near the statehouse for a candlelight march in honor of the five newspaper employees gunned down on thursday. mourners locked their arms and shared their grief. the suspect in the mass shooting jarrod ramos was in court yesterday to answer to murder charges. police say he barricaded the exits of the "capital gazette" and then went into the newsroom with the intent of killing as many people as he could. ramos had threatened the paper in the past. he even sued the paper in 2012 over a story published about his harassment of a woman. in the wake of the horrific tragedy of losing their colleagues, the paper still published an issue on friday. the associated press has committed its resources to helping the capital ga publish its papers. and today twll be hundreds of rallies around the nation to

protest the trump administration's immigration policies. more than 20 of the rallies will be held here in the bay area. you can see the locations on the map. from the north bay to san francisco to san jose. ian cole has more on what to expect. >> reporter: organizers preparing their message for tomorrow's rally titled families belong together. >> the pressure so far has already changed some things. so we have to keep putting on the pressure. >> reporter: the san jose event is one of 700 plus rallies and marches across the country. there are more than 20 in the bay area. all calling for changes to the trump administration's zero tolerance immigration policy and separating families at the border. authorities say 2300 children have been taken from their parents since may. >> as someone who has worked with kids and families in the foster care system, i know how much trauma it being done. >> reporter: it follows protests earlier this week in washington, d.c. and milwaukee.

just last night vice president pence appealed to the leaders of guatemala, honduras and el salvador salvador. >> i say with great respect this exodus must end. it is the threat to the security of the united states. >> reporter: even after the president signed an executive order to stop the separations and a federal judge in san diego ordered the families be reunited within 30 days, for this group, it is not enough. >> it says that families should be detained together. well, they will still be detained. these children will still be in cage, they will still be in prison for not having committed any crime. >> reporter: ian cole, nbc bay area news. the tally is in and two san francisco moms have raised $160,000 to help those immigrant children separated from their families at the border. christina and nica held a fund raiser wednesday. the bar donated the venue and a portion of the proceeds from the

evening. about 100 people including their community of preschool parents dropped off duffle bags, baby wipes, shampoo and formula. a full u-haul van went to los angeles where the money and goods are being donated to the young center for immigrant children's rights, a nonprofit organization baby to baby. there was late word from president trump last night that he plans to announce his nominee for the supreme court on monday july 9. the president is expected to spend part of the weekend talking with key senate republicans about candidates for the job. five nominees are on the short list including two women. president trump says he will not be asking nominees beforehand about how they would vote on issues like same-sex marriage or abortion. former president barack obama was on the peninsula for a high dollar democratic fundraiser. tickets started at $10,000 a person for the event at the atherton home. the couple runs a foundation for

clean energy. >> when he was president, i used to call him every day and leave a mess think and a tell him what a good job he was do position and how proud i was of him and i still have. i'm hoping to see a little glimpse of him today maybe. >> people who donated $230,000 got a photo with the former president as well as a ticket to an upcoming democratic event in napa county. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, new laws go into effect ath as you hs you hit th. what should you know about. and long lines at the airport. the real reason this weekend is one of the busiest of the year. e

welcome back at 7:10. here is a live look outside in san jose. we are under a regional microclimate weather alert because we are entering a two

day heat wave. we'll have the forecast for you in a bit. a new law on drugs driving is just days away from going into effect, it is specifically for ride sharing drivers like uber and lyft. here are the details from san jose international airport. >> reporter: in just two days, right before the july 4th holiday, tougher drunk driving laws for anyone hired to drive passengers from one place to another. >> drivers have somebody else's lives on their hands, they are getting paid to get them home safely. >> reporter: starting july 1, the blood alcohol level for anyone getting paid to drive someone around will be lowered from 0.08 to 0.04. that includes drivers for companies like uber or lyft. and cab drivers. for a man weighing about 200 pounds, that is two drinks in one hour.

>> i don't see why you drink at all if you are driving people professionally. they have families and people that, you know, count on you to drive safely. >> i think it is very important that they have a zero blood alcohol level. i'd feel much safer. >> reporter: the new law aims at holding them to a higher standard just like drivers who have a commercial license. >> when i'm driving, i don't drink. so i'm okay. i'm good. >> ideally, we would like the law to be zero, but at this point 0.04 will be way better. at 7:12, much more ahead on today in the bae. coming up, the fight to save one bay area beach. the new law that could force a billionaire to sell the public is path to the beach he closed. and get ready for triple digit heat yet again. we're tracking high fire danger.

and there are red flag warnings. when we expect to see the hottest temperatures, coming up.

the battle for public access to a live look for you. the sun is shining. and we have a microclimate weather alert for triple digit heat as well as breezy to windy conditions. we have a high risk of fire danger this weekend and in a bit swe we'll explain that weather alert for you. the battle for public abscess to martin beach is getting a big cash boost from san mateo county. the county will now get $1 million to help boost the fight to open the access road to the beach. that road sits on property owned by simply clicon valley billion who battled to keep it closed. and now the supreme court could review the issue. the new money is expected to be

used to bolster efforts to buy the access road leading to the beach. >> we're now going in the direction where we can get access to it and use imminent domain if necessary because access is poornmportant. >> and another $5 million in state funds was set aside too create a county park nearby. and it is not just a busy day at the airport. according to the tsa, friday may have been the busiest day ever. these were the lines at san jose international airport yesterday. the tsa estimates screening 2.2 million passengers day, but 2.6 million yesterday. so why the increase? it is the last friday before the fourth of july, which falls on a wednesday this year of course. travelers we spoke with came early to beat the rush. >> don't sleep, just go through

the night and get lear so we could sleep on the airplane. >> tsa recommends getting to the airport at least 90 minutes before your flight this weekend. are you ready for some football? world cup fans will be glued to the tv as the knockout stage begins. here is telemundo 48 with a preview. >> get ready for some drama as the run of 16 gets under way with two great matches. but first i want to introduce you to jamie richardson from england. he is one confident fan declarideclare ing england the winner and he has a great idea of having it tattooed to his stomach. jamie says he had an epiphany during their victory over panama. their game tuesday is against colombia which is no easy task. at 6:00 in the morning, france faces argentina, both considered contenders. so it will be a major upset for whoever loses.

and then at 10:00, uruguay that was perfect in group play will go up against portugal. cristiano ronaldo still looking for goal number six. and then on sunday, spain takes on russia in the early game and croatia faces denmark at 10:00. imagine having argentina versus portugal in the quarter finals. that would be very nice. back to you. >> it will be a perfect weekend to stay inside if you have air conditioning and watch soccer. >> yeah, you will need the ac. and if you don't have it, head to the coast. >> i don't have it. i'm coming to your house. >> come on over. we can have a nice ac party because we're tracking high heat and that will stick around not just for your saturday, but your sunday as well. but i do want to say right now we are under a regional microclimate weather alert. what exactly does that mean? what that means is that we are under alert for the north bay.

not the entire gay area. just the north bay.reason why is because of the high fire danger. there is a red flag warning in place tonight and tomorrow morning for the north bay hill, lake county, napa, sonoma county. the valleys will range in temperatures upwards of 100 degrees as we head toward the afternoon. which means high fire danger. and there goes the red flag warning again this is through tonight for leak county, until 5:00 a.m. so unfortunately, that means that we are tracking the conditions in the pawnee fire area. we're expecting some gustier conditions at times for the higher peak elevations. and what that means is that the dry conditions paired with high heat and those gusty conditions could make for a bad situation. the latest in pr calfire is that the pawnee fire is 65% contained, but as we continue to track the winds and high heat into the afternoon, we'll have to keep a close eye on in fire.

temperatures as far as the pawnee fire go into the 11:00 a.m. hour, 86. and check out by 2:00, 98. right now it is about 61. but we are tracking triple digit heat for lake county. so be aware. national weather service has also issued a heat advisory through tonight at 8:00 p.m. for the highlighted area which is mainly the north bay which means don't forget your pets, wear light clothing, check on your elderly neighbor. and again be very cautious. don't burn near any type of dry brush and watch out for sparks. current temperatures right now in san jose, 63 degrees. san francisco 64. so we still have the ridge of high pressure and what will help heat us up into the triple digit heat is going to be offshore winds. so we have an offshore flow that will kick in and by about 1:00 we'll start to see some of those triple digits really climbing. as far as the fremont area, 91. and check out the temperature change to about the 4:30 hour, week talking 100 in concord and

up near santa rose. south bay, upper 90s for san jose. so expecting high heat to linger. but as we head toward the late hour respect we'll start to see a decrease in temperatures over the next seven days, here is what we can expect. we have the original i go on of high pressure dominating the forecast. but monday and wednesday, we have the return of some cooling along the coast and bays thanks to a system as that ridge of high pressure exits and we head toward a third day later in the week, we'll be tracking another ridge of high pressure. other than the next several days, if you are wondering about the fourth of july, temperature about 66 for san francisco, much more seasonable in the 80s just in time for your outdoor celebrations. >> thank good flness. 80s are so much better. still ahead, to the naked eye, this family lays concrete for sidewalks.

across one bay area community. but it is much more than that. coming up, how they are giving back in a unique way. and it is all for free. laying ce

laying the foundation for so much more than that by donating memorials to officers killed in a local family is laying the foundation with memorials donated to officers killed in the line of duty. it is this morning's bay area proud. at the corner of 10th and horning, there a message. written in bronze. on this spot one year ago, police officer michael catherman gave his life in the line of du duty. but this story is about what is behind that message. literally. the concrete into which it is set. and the family who put it there. >> came out really nice. we're just honored and humbled

to have been able to participate. >> reporter: for close to 20 years, ray and his wife maria have run duran construction. theirs is an operation that pours the concrete on which america's 10th largingest city is built. it is not my profile, but smernl r something ray is proud of. >> we just see how the city has grown, look at the development downtown. and he's driving and says we did that sidewalk, we did that corner, we did that. >> reporter: but. concrete poured at 10th and horning, ray is just a little more proud. the san jose police officers association came to him and asked him to do the job. which he and his team happily did for free. just like they did the more than one dozen previous times tragic outcomes require permanent reminders. >> we certainly love to give

back to the community that gave us so much. >> reporter: the durans do this they say in part because ray's brother was a san jose police officer and even he was a reserve officer. but it is even simpleler than that. >> don't ever forget where you come from. and never forget to give back. >> reporter: it is advice ray says his dad gave him, something maybe not written in stone, but certainly worth setting in concrete. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. we have much more ahead. coming up, we investigate the suspect in a 40-year-old cold case at stanford and what we uncovered about other unsolved murders where he lives. plus facebook's newest pat tebts is turning heads. could the tech giant be listening to what you watch on tv? -

transamerica pyramid good saturday morning to you. it is 7:28. is this a live look outside. it is beautiful, but not necessarily elsewhere. thanks so much for joining us. not as fun for the north bay because they are under a microclimate weather alert. >> yeah, we have elevated fire danger which has been a big concern and is always a big concern as we start to near the triple digit mark, but also health related injuries as well and concerns overheat exhaustion are also something to look out for. now, there is currently a high fire danger for the north bay because of some red flag warnings and that is a combination of possibly strong gusty conditions, high temperatures, and low humidity. it is bone dry out there right now. we haven't seen any rain in a long time and that is what can also help fires spread fairly quickly. the north bay hills, lake, napa,

sonoma county areas, including solano, it will remain with the red flag warning into tomorrow. rest of the bay area, for the most part we're starting off fairly mild in the 60s for the south bay, 63. east bay also in the upper 60s. further inland, expect a nice hike in to the triple digit mark fairly quickly. so here is a quick check of your 24 hour temperature change. about 5 degrees hotter already in con kekoconcord. full forecast coming up. two police officers from different departments are recovering this morning after getting in to a car crash with each other. just before 2:00 this morning, a santa clara police officer was chasing the driver of a stolen car. and at the same time, a san jose police officer was responding to a separate call about a fight. that is when the santa clara police suv broad sided the san jose police sedan. both officers were transported

to a trauma center, but we are told that they are expected to be okay. the stolen car was not involved in the crash and that driver still hasn't been caught. it is unclear which agency will conduct the investigation into the crash. a photo that went viral on twitter yesterday has oakland police investigating one of their officers. a viewer sent us this photo, it appears to show an oakland police officer sleeping in his squad car. it is unclear when the photo was taken, but last night they say they have identified the officer and that he was not in fact suffering from a medical emergency. the department went on to say it expects its officers to be awake and aware when on the job. mun hundreds are back in th homes in the east bay are back in their homes after being forced to evacuate you because of a grass fire. the fire is now 85% contained.

it charred close to 270 acres, but no homes were burned. in that fight, two firefighters were injured, they are expected to be okay. two subdivisions, had to be evacuated. >> i you saw the flames coming right over there. >> i started running to my grandma, i get her. we get in the car. as soon as you walk outside though, it was just like something from the movie. >> witnesses tell fire investigators that a white pickup truck with mechanical problems was backfiring creating sparks. they think that caused the fire. an investigation is under way to determine the exact cause. meanwhile fire officials are now worried about the hot and dry conditions this weekend leading into the fourth of july holiday. across the country to annapolis where hundreds gathered for a candlelight march in honor of the five newspaper employees gunned down thursday. in a second vigil last night, mourners locked arms and shared

their grief. the suspect in the mass shooting jarrod ramos was in court yesterday to answer to multiple murder charges. police say he barricaded the exits of the "capital gazette" and went in with the intent of killing as many as he could. ramos had threatened the paper in the past, he even sued the paper in 2012 over a story they published about his harassment of a woman. in the wake of the horrific tragedy of losing their colleagues, the paper still published an issue on friday. the associated press has committed its resources to helping the paper get stories a publish its papers as they get back on on their feet. new information now in a murder at stanford that happened 44 years ago back in 1974. someone killed a teenager inside the church on stanford's campus. the santiaa clara county sherif this week revealed new information about the prime suspect. and the man killed himself when

deputies showed up. >> reporter: they removed bags and boxes full of evidence from the man of steve crawford, the man they were about to arrest for the murder. draw nocrawford killed himself dedeck tifr de d dedeck differences opened his front door. >> we were trying everything we could to make a criminal case against him. >> reporter: sheriff says they also found a suicide note inside the apartment. >> it was just garble. it looked like it was hastily written. it did not mention anything about the murder. it is really difficult to read. >> reporter: perry was sexually assaulted before she was stabbed to death in 1974. the sheriff says crawford had been a person of interest for a long time until dna evidence finally linked him to the crime. inside his home, detectives also found this book titled the ultimate evil, it talks about the charlie manson cult and mentions the perry murder.

detectives haven't found a written confession or a motive. >> i don't think we'll ever know the reason why, but yesterday we were also prepared to make the arrest. >> reporter: detectives are also searching crawford's looking for cl clues and evidence. authorities are now investigating whether crawford is connected to other murders. our investigative unit has pain reviewing unsolved murders specifically women who were strangled or stabbed. the unit looked at fbi data compiled by a nonprofit organization called the murder accountability project which tracks homicides nationwide. the data goes as far back as 1976. between 1976 and 1991, there were 41 unsolved murders of women who were stabbed or strangled. we don't know if crawford is connected to any of those, but we do know is we start to see some interesting patterns when we look at the bigger picture.

we charted the data. beginning in 1992 when crawford was arrested for stealing books from stanford, he then moved to florida. at that time, the number of unsolved murders goes way down. between 1992 and 2016, there were nine unsolved murders of women stabbed or strangled in santa clara county. crawford moved back to the area at some points during that time, but it is unclear exactly when. we showed our findings to sherry lori smith and she now plans to take a closer look. >> this is a great chart that your people did. it is something certainly wofrt looking at. this guy in my mind fits the profile of someone it could be. >> and one more interesting note, the data we looked at shows the majority of the women who were murdered were in their teens and 20s. perry was 19 when she was killed. now to good news in the fight against the pawnee fire.

fire crews say the flames are no longer threatening any structures. horn 3,000 firefighters are still fighting the fire. the sflflap flames scorched mo 13,000 acres. containment is at 65% and calfire ended mandatory evacuations in the double eagle community. mandatory evacuation orders are still in place for walker ridge. now to moms who want to make a difference. they went straight to the top yesterday. three bay area attorneys who are also mothers showed up at senator feinstein's office and they presented letters demanding feinstein take immediate action to reunite families separated at the u.s. border. >> every child is our child. and when you are a him no, you really understand that no matter the avenue you take to becoming a mom. you realize how important that is. >> for the doctors, this is a medical emergency, that is the

really important thing to understand. >> a rally in washington on thursday was a preview of the activism happening today in all 50 states. activists will demonstrate to demand border families be reunited. and the tally is in, two san francisco moms have raised $160,000 to help those immigrant children separated from their families at the border. christina and niko held a fundraiser wednesday at a bar that donated the venue and a portion of the proceeds. about 100 people including their community of preschool parents dropped off duffle bags, baby wipe, shampoo and formula. a van went to los angeles where the money and goods are being donated to the young center for immigrant children's rights and nonprofit organization baby to baby. there is a new facebook pass tent creating a lot of drama to the web. two months after mark zuckerberg

told congress smartphones don't have eaves drop on their users, we're learning that the company has considered it. in 2016, facebook applied for a patent that would allow a smartphone to listen in while users watched tv and report back to facebook. a spokesperson told the san jose mercury news companies file all kinds of patents to thwart their competition and that application will never be used. fingers crossed. still ahead, bay area baseball is ramping up heading into the summer heat, but can the giants and as still hot against two first place teams? sports is next. hi!

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the team in arizona -- taking on the diamondbacks -- welcome back. a challenging road trip for the giants. they took on the diamond backs who are currently leading the division. you saw the game right here on nbc bay area. and you also got to know this guy a little better, austin slater. slater drove in both giants runs on the night. the giants hold on to win 2-1.

they are now 4 1/2 games behind the first place d'backs. to oakland now where it was bark at the park night in the coliseum. the as at home taking on the cleveland indians. bottom of the eighth, as jed lowrie coming up clutch to put the as up 3-1. it is his 14th homer of the year. and at 7:42, there is much more ahead. coming up, you could be committing a crime or hacking other people's passwords and not even know it. new hacker tricks are exposed and we show you how to shut them down. and i'm tracking triple digit heat and a red flag warning for the north bay. he'll have a comple i'll very a complete break gown oig coming up.

it is 7:44. and if you live in the north

bay, we have issued a microclimate weather alert for the north bay area because of the elevated high fire danger. so i want to go over a couple things that you should be looking out for. north bay hills, lake, napa, sonoma county, including solano, will be under a red flag warning for pretty of the entire weekend. as far as lake county goes, that is in effect through tomorrow until 5:00 a.m. north bay hills through tonight at about 11:00 p.m. we have extremely dry conditions and low humidity along with breezy to windy conditions. so if you are wondering about the pawnee fire, good news is that the latest containment is at 65% according to calfire. but because of the low humidity and possibility of seeing gusty conditions for the hilltop areas, pair that with triple digit conditions, we still have to be on high alert especially

for the pawnee fire area. so be aware and do not spark any fires around any dry brush. no wood burning. now, right now current temperatures are fairly mild in the 60s. 64 for san francisco. 61 for oakland. hayward, 63. and san jose 63. so the rest of the bay area is not under microclimate alert, just the north bay area. but that does not mean that you should not be cautious out there. the national weather service also issued a heat advisory for the north bay through 8:00 p.m. tonight. drink lots of water. and of course look out for your pets. if it is too hot for your feet it is way too hot for their paws. check your elderly neighbors and don't forget anything or anyone you care about in your vehicles. hour by hour, i want to show you how quickly our temperatures are expected to climb today due to an offshore flow. the offshore winds will help try the temperatures up.

by about 1:30, temperatures in fairfield will be at 102. san jose, 92. enalong t even along the coastline, 87 for palo alto, san francisco will climb to a high of about 80. and then if i fast forward this time line to about 5:00 p.m., we do hit triple digit marks including the napa, santa rosa area expected to climb to 101 to 102 by the afternoon. so the hour by hour outlook shows the temperatures sort of decreasing by about 9:30. and i do have good you new tsz and it will come in the form of and onshore wind as the ridge of high pressure begins to exit, we will notice slight cooling into tomorrow afternoon which is very needed. but that will bring the temperatures down by a few degrees. thankfully temperatures in the valleys will run a couple degrees cooler and that will set us up for a nice trend as we head in towards wednesday and thursday. looking ahead though towards next weekend, we are tracking a bit of a warm-up once again.

the fourth of july is looking pretty good. seasonable temperatures for san francisco. and check out the drop, we go from 101 down through the 80s. >> looks like a good drop there. thanks. still ahead on "today in the bay," hackers are quietly committing crimes on our dime by hijacking millions of smartphones. we expose their tricks and help you shut them down. nbc bay area responds next. cali monday - we break down some of the big changes impacting you. plus: the scam stealing six- figure down-payments from bay area home buyers. the frightening fraud and how widespread it )s getting. )today in the bay ) monday - 4:30 to 7.

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it )s possible a criminal is using it in the background. do you know who is on your phone right now? it is possible a criminal is using it in the background. we're talking about bots. and chris camara has new finding just made public this week. >> reporter: your phone doing someone else's dirty work. >> attacking businesses around the world today. >> reporter: researchers at distill network found something alarming. bots are secretly operating on 5.8%. >> if you extrapolate that to the potential billions of guys out there, that is a pretty staggering number. >> reporter: perhaps 15 million infected devices in the u.s. alone. it is a clever strategy. instead of using their own computing power to run illicit programs that crack passwords, steal gift cards, scoop up concert tickets and post spam,

hackers have dispatched bots to covertly use your data and battery power to help them commit crimes. >> you will make a request and they have no idea it is happen ppg. >> reporter: distill says the new bots are designed to minimize red flags. they hide in the background keeping you in the dark. they use your phone only about 50 times per day, so you don't notice the extra data use. and then they time their exploits while you are moving, when your phone's ip address is changing as it hits different cell towers, making it tougher to track. >> it is another one of those techniques where the bot operators are trying to hide and escalating the problem. and it is a problem that will be very difficult to solve. >> reporter: so how do the bots get on to our phones? often we let them on. distill says malicious web links or attachments open the door to malware that installs a bot behind the scenes. invisible to you. >> phones are far more full

vulnerable than people realize. >> reporter: lookout contends that mobile fishing is the biggest unsolved problem in cybersecurity. we were given four steps to p - prevent malware. one, set a pass doed. two, turn on auto updates. because bad guys exploit bugs in old software. three, only install apps from the official store. never from links. and four, consider buying security software for your phone. >> that is exactly what we do. >> reporter: lookout and other services offer real time scans that warn you as soon as you click something shady like a bot. >> we jump in front and say hey, you shouldn't follow this link. we think it is bad. >> reporter: here is the big unknown. right now hackers can corrupt your phone to manipulate ticket prices, gift cards, and corporate servers.

so what will they do next? >> they keep changing and keep hiding and keep trying to appear more humanlike in order to avoid detection. >> yikes. we have created a short video about bots specifically for social media. please smar hare it and look foe link on our web page. it will be at nbcbayarea.com/responds. that is where you can also submit story tips or give us a call, 1-888-996-tips. at 7:54, we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." you know what is coming up, on you clear the shelters segment. we will introduce you to miss held ga next. guests from pets i

programs manager marsa hollander is here with "miss this morning we have special guests from pets in need. martha is here with miss helga. usually this is the part when i say this dog is ready for their

new home, but miss helga is not. she is being foster the right now. and you are calling it fospice because she is suffering from breast cancer? >> that's right. we rescued helga. she is eight years old. she had a huge tumor. and when we had it removed, we found out it was malignant. she is terminal. we don't know how much longer she has. it could be three weeks, three years. >> but she's been fighting and looks perfect. >> she's is a great dog. >> and so she doesn't need a home, but you are here to highlight dogs like helga who need the fospice care. and you have a great incentive for people. >> we have a second chance fund. and that fund provides money that will go to medical needs for an animal that we can't

provide. >> so a dog for example like helga needs chemotherapy, needs the drugs, needs testing, blood tests. and second chance fund pays for that. so if i'm worried about fospicing because i can't afford it, that is taken care of. and i can give her a nice end of life. >> right. >> and so there are plenty of other pets who need f oichlt os care. >> that's correct. >> and so on it is sad to think i will only have this dog for this long, but you really don't know how long. >> they thought my milo, we thought three months, but it's been over 30 months. >> so it can be a happy ending for all. find out more at pets in need.org. thank you both for coming in. and thanks to making us a part of your morning. more local news for you tonight at 5::00, 6:00 and 11:00 and all

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