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from the dublin camera, looking out, 61 degrees, smoke advisory for parts of the bay area, including the east bay and north bay. san francisco, though, fog-free. we've got 56 degrees. into san jose, mild temperatures to start off your saturday morning. 67 degrees outside right now. it should be picture perfect for the fremont festival of the arts. nbc bay area has a booth and our storm ranger will also be there. bay area temperatures into the mid-90s inland. south of downtown, san jose to morgan hill, the tri-valley and into parts of the north bay. we'll talk about our air quality impact from the smoke that we're seeing coming in from the north and a big warmup coming up in the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll stay tuned for that, rob, thanks. another violent stabbing at an oakland b.a.r.t. station overnight. b.a.r.t. police are investigating at the very same station where nia wilson was killed less than two weeks ago. last night police were called in just before 8:00 when witnesses

reported two men in a heated argument on the train. the fight spilled onto the platform at the macarthur station. one man we're told was cut on the face, the other on the arm. >> we don't have a motive identified in this case yet, but we don't think it was connected with the memorial or the mourning for nia wilson. all angles of this case will be investigated by b.a.r.t. police. >> the macarthur station was shut down for a few hours. police are still looking for the weapon and the men involved. police are combing through surveillance video looking for clues. that very b.a.r.t. station is the source of much anguish understandably for nia wilson's family. the 18-year-old and her sister both were stabbed in an unprovoked attack on the macarthur b.a.r.t. platform in july. nia died. her sister suffered injuries and survived. yesterday hundreds of people gathered for nia's funeral service in oakland. the preacher urged the community

to organize and demand justice for nia. >> y'all are talking about justice and all that. i want that, but i want more than that. i want more than that. >> nia wilson's family says they plan to sue b.a.r.t. her alleged killer is in custody facing murder charges. some people think he should also be charged with a hate crime. after nia's funeral, 18 doves were released, one to represent each year of her life. now to the fires ravaging northern california. firefighters have their work cut out for them this weekend. here's a look for you at the major fires burning right now. new evacuations have been ordered for the mendocino complex fires and the ferguson fire in yosemite. the pair of fires that make up the mendocino complex in mendocino and lake counties still raging. fire crews from washington state, oregon and utah have joined the fight against both fires. for people living around the mendocino complex fires,

emotions are mixed. some neighbors are being ordered to evacuate and others are now being cleared to return to their homes. >> there's still an advisory so still a little unsettled. >> we hope that it isn't coming back our way. >> officials say the evacuations are beginning to attack some of the resources, for example, one of the evacuation centers, the twin pines resort in middletown, has reached capacity. now to a new perspective of the carr fire, a specialized team from menlo park fire and the alameda county sheriff's department deployed drones over redding to get the full scope of the devastation. sam brock shows us the ravaged community of redding and explains how using this drone could be a game-changer. >> reporter: the circumstances are definitely unfortunate, but this team has developed something of a craft of utilizing drones or uavs to document these really horrible fires. last year it was santa rosa and the tubbs fire.

this year the same group of people are using this technology to map and document the carr fire as people try to figure out what's left of their homes. on the ground the sheer destruction inflicted by the carr fire sits in the form of lonely garage doors and burned-out cars. but by air, the breadth of this community's loss soars into a new stratosphere. >> we'll go out to specific locations or target areas, and we can put a uav in the air, do a 360 pano. >> reporter: the battalion chief with menlo park fire is the man leading the operation, and the uavs or unmanned area vehicles or drones give a wide view of an unpredictable fire that's leveled whole streets while leaving some homes unscathed. >> you can look at a map, much like a google map. there's a slide bar and you can see unburned, burned. >> reporter: soon you'll be able to just drop a pin and look at your entire neighborhood three

dimensionally or track the flight of the drone. >> for posterity, for insurance purposes, for us to plan in the future, so to have this -- especially this high resolution data that will help us document this incident. >> five teams covered six different zones, launching one aircraft at a time. friday they flew over redding. over the weekend, perhaps shasta county. once this video is all collected and cataloged, it will be really helpful for a number of federal agencies, including fema, in its relief efforts, as it tries to assess what happened. for "today in the bay," sam brock. now to the ferguson fire in yosemite, new mandatory evacuations are in place in the valley for employee is and peop who live in the park. we're told the issue is not so much about the fire as it is the hazardous roads. the park has closed for a week and is expected to stay closed

tomorrow. our cruise in tews in the field constantly posting updates on these fires. be sure to follow us for pictures and information. our handle is @nbcbayarea. to berkeley now where there's an attempt to keep the peace. signs are going up at two city parks announcing a temporary ban on sticks, pipes, poles and anything else that can be used as a weapon. this comes ahead of an alt-right rally tomorrow and a counterprotest organized by anti-fascist groups. they don't want a replay of last year. berkeley was the scene of a number of violent protests like this one where groups on the left and the right clashed. one city councilman said all city leaders are concerned about potential violence. >> my hope is that violence does not break out and that cooler heads prevail. what we do this weekend can affect the entire country, and our future depends upon us embracing love, not hate.

>> bay area activists call this a, quote, stop the hate rally. they plan to march to downtown berkeley tomorrow. it is just shy of 7:08. we have much more ahead. coming up, taking the first commercial trip into space. the new astronauts ready for the mission include a bay area native. plus, the mega millions mystery has been solved. what we know about a very lucky group of bay area co-workers that just won one of the biggest jack pots in history.

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have your microclimate forecast in just a few minutes. now to a big announcement from nasa with a bay area connection. the space agency says it is ready to send astronauts into space using commercial spacecraft. one of those astronauts is from sonoma county. >> she said she was going to become an f-18 fighter pilot. i was like, oh, my gosh! i go whatever you do, don't become an astronaut. >> reporter: vicki's daughter, nicole mann, is now an astronaut with a mission. nasa announced it will launch american astronauts on commercial rockets from american soil. the 41-year-old from sonoma county will be onboard the boeing cst 100 starliner. >> i'm just grateful to be able to help usher in this new era of american space flight. >> reporter: her parents are ready for launch. >> well, i think it's fabulous. i mean we're extremely proud of her. >> reporter: from public schools in sonoma county to flying f-18s

and training for space, mann's parents say the wife and mother has always excelled. >> you have to be able to learn fast, you know. because that's -- it's just a huge avalanche of information. for pilots, that's what they do. >> reporter: the family says playing soccer helped mann develop a team mindset and determination. she tells her parents she will be nervous, but not scared. >> a little nervous, but when it's ready to happen, you know that you've trained, you have a team. >> reporter: from penn grove to the international space station, mann and her team are expected to launch next year. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up. we'll tell you what we now know about the local colleagues who pooled together their money and won one of the biggest mega millions prizes in history. and a mild start to the

morning in san jose. we've got 60s right now. we should see mid and upper 80s around downtown. who will see 90s in your saturday forecast when we come right back.

welcome back. it's 7:15 on your saturday morning. a look outside for you. smoky skies covering oakland. unfortunately this is the scene across a lot of inland areas today because of those wildfires raging to our north. meteorologist rob mayeda will have your hazy skies forecast, smoky skies forecast, and let you know what those temperatures will be like this weekend. one bay area airport is pushing to speed up those long lines with a new facial recognition system. mineta san jose is one of several airports nationwide using facial recognition technology on arriving international flights. travelers get photographed before they depart their international location and when they return here, the software

recognizes their face. >> basically they scan your passport and then they ask for your fingerprints and then that's it. so you -- it took me probably like one to two minutes to go through everything. >> many travelers will hear about the new system monday when airport and customs officials make the official announcement. the winners of that $543 million mega millions jackpot sold in san jose are stepping forward. it's a group of 11 co-workers who claim the prize. the office lottery pool is about to get a whole lot more popular. rob mayeda even wants to do one now. >> reporter: customers are buying up and checking their own lottery tickets at the store now known for selling the big ticket. >> i think it's amazing that 11 people won. >> reporter: mystery still surrounds who claimed the prize. the lottery says it's 11 co-workers who chipped in a

couple dollars each to increase their chances. >> they won here, you know what i'm saying. i would think it's out of state, but that's really cool that it's close by. >> reporter: the lottery says they work at a financial institution and plan to keep their jobs. they want to invest the money, pay off mortgages and college tuition and range in age from 21 to 60. customers are jealous, but happy for them. >> i just hope they use it wisely. >> reporter: even this group of friends who often meets near the store to go for a ride, they typically grab a beer on their way out. >> instead of maybe buying a beer -- >> or both. >> yeah. >> reporter: when the next office pool happens -- >> i would definitely put in, especially so close to home. >> the next time your boss is walking around asking for two bucks. >> i'm going to give it. i'm going to even give six, you know. >> reporter: in san jose, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> it's a good idea.

now i think that that store in san jose is done and we have to find somewhere else to go. >> people keep coming back to winning stores too. >> that's true. >> rob mayeda has a look at our weekend forecast. unfortunately, we haven't hit the jackpot. these fires are raging to our north and we are seeing a lot of smoky skies. >> we're getting the smoke here and to the north where they are burning. the weather really not helping as we start out the weekend. we'll show you how things look temperaturewise. in san jose, mid and upper 60s to start the morning with hazy skies. there's a view of san francisco. here's a bit of a change, though. no fog, pretty view there, clear skies, currently temperatures in the mid-50s. again, not much smoke at least right now around san francisco, a little bit of haze into san jose where it's 67 degrees out at the airport this morning. a very mild start. now as we get into the tri-valley, you begin to see some smoke out around livermore, 61 degrees.

concord, looking back to mt. diablo, you can clearly see the smoke this morning, 63. the north and east bay locations we think will see the highest levels of smoke pollution, some haze across the inner bay and i wouldn't be surprised to see a little smoke at times even in the south bay too. it's pretty interesting once you take a look at the bigger picture from outer space. this is from the international space station. you can see how far the smoke is moving across california, the massive fire plumes. that's the ferguson fire year yosemite. what we had was a wind shift. instead of the smoke moving away, we're seeing winds out of the north which is also gusty which is lowering humidity levels and unfortunately a red flag warning around the carr fire and the sierra through 11:00 later on tonight. the mendocino complex too, just got an update from cal fire that the ranch fire, the northern half of that mendocino complex, grew by another 40,000 acres in the last 12 hours. now over 156,000 acres, just that northern branch in that mendocino complex. again, gusty and dry, highs near

90 degrees. to the north you see ukiah still in the 90s. bayside temperatures not that bad. we're seeing 60s around san francisco, mid-70s in oakland. as you get into the santa clara valley, upper 80s around san jose, 90 south of downtown. as you head to the east bay valleys, unfortunately hot and hazy at times as smoke continues to move in from the north. so as we go through the end of the weekend, tomorrow may briefly see a slightly stronger sea breeze. that's going to carry us on from sunday into monday. then high pressure unfortunately is going to build back strongly, shutting down the sea breeze just to the coast and around san francisco. we're not going to see much change temperaturewise but if you're in the valleys come tuesday, wednesday and thursday, not only are the temperatures going to heat up, but without that mixing of the air, that strong marine ocean air condition, i do think we'll have multiple chances of spare the air days towards the middle of next woke unless things change in that long-range forecast. so for san francisco, a little

more sunshine to start off the weekend now, just patchy low clouds returning to the coast later. maybe a bit breezy and cooler tomorrow and temperatures closer to 70 by midweek. here's the biggest change. it's the seven-day forecast, very likely starting tuesday through friday, we could see valley temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and it does look like we could see not only a combination of ground level ozone but more smoke pollution at times. we'll let you know if that desert southwest high will bring any more monsoon moisture our way coming up towards the middle of next week. we'll have a look at that in our next half hour. >> thanks. at 7:21, still ahead on "today in the bay" a bay area proud update. once upon a time we introduced you to a woman who benefited from a random act of kindness. now two years later, we'll show you how she's paying it forward. a

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transformed one bay area artist's life. it took her two years, but now she's using her talents to pay it forward. garvin thomas has her story in this morning's "bay area proud." >> i first met kayla jimenez two years ago. we shared a story how this young woman's talent as an artist was broadening her somewhat isolated world. kayla continues to grow as an artist and, clearly, as a person. if there's one thing we have learned from kayla jimenez over the years, it's that her art can be as powerful as it is beautiful. >> it's for you. >> reporter: back in 2016 when a local willow glen businessman took an interest in this young woman with disabilities work and asked if he could display it publicly, well, it had the power to change this shy, sheltered young woman's life. >> i wanted to cry. i was just so excited. oh, my gosh, somebody besides my

family wants my artwork? >> reporter: the experience not only brought kayla out into the greater world, it taught her what kindness can do. >> she just had such a great, contagious smile. >> reporter: which is why when family friend edith crookshank's daughter, amanda, who lived with cerebral palsy died at 22 last year, kayla turned to what she does best to help a grieving familiar sgla family. >> it was a lot of color. a portrait that kayla had drawn of amanda off one of the pictures on the website for amanda. >> reporter: it was a touching gift. but once again, kayla's art packed more power than anyone expected. >> as soon as i saw it, i just -- it just clicked, i knew. i said, kayla, i think i have a project for you. >> remember this, kayla? >> reporter: many years earlier, edith had written a children's book she regularly read to her

kids. one of the main characters, using a wheelchair, just like amanda. edith had illustrated the book at the time with random clip art images, but now thought it and amanda deserved something more and asked kayla to deliver it. >> i feel very honored. >> the fact that she has a disability herself and is able to come up with good work, it makes the book that much more meaningful. >> reporter: the finished product, now two books promoting the capability of those with disabilities has done good for both women. one, proving once again she has more to deliver this world than she ever thought. and for the other, preserving in print forever the memory of a girl gone too soon. edith says she recently discovered the beginning of what was to be another book, so soon she and kayla might be collaborating on their third. garvin thomas, nbc bay area

news. >> beautiful. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, dramatic video of good samaritans joining forces with first responders to save a driver. we'll show you this scene. it's like it's from a hollywood blockbuster. also fake and frustrating. the facebook profiles that are now causing problems for senator kamala harris.

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san jose 67 degrees, 56 in san francisco, and there's a pretty view. sunshine to start your weekend. no longer fog at least for one morning in san francisco, as you see there. >> that's rare. >> livermore, it's the smoke, that's not fog you're looking at. a smoke advisory for the north and east locations. san jose 67 right now. fremont, festival of the arts today. join us at the nbc 7 booth. we're bringing storm ranger out too. temperatures in the 80s today. warmer spots inland. unfortunately some of the smokier spots will be around the tri-valley, antioch and concord into the 90s. mid to upper 80s around san jose. cool for now around san francisco and oakland. the seven-day forecast has a very abrupt warming trend. i'll show you when the real heat sets up in a few minutes. >> those 90s that you hinted at, oh, boy, i'm not looking forward to that. all right, we'll stay tuned for that, rob, thanks. another violent stabbing at

an oakland b.a.r.t. station overnight. b.a.r.t. police are investigating at the very same station where nia wilson was killed less than two weeks ago. last night police were called in just after 8:00 when witnesses reported two men were in a heated argument on the train. the fight spilled onto the platform at the macarthur station. one man was cut on the face, the other on the arm. >> we don't have a motive identified in this case yet but we don't think it was connected with the memorial or the mourning for nia wilson. because the situation started on a richmond train, we don't believe it's connected, but of course all angles of this case will be investigated by b.a.r.t. police. >> the macarthur station was shut down for a bit. police are still looking for the weapon and the men involved. they're looking at surveillance videos for clues. that very b.a.r.t. station is the source of much anguish for nia wilson's family. the 18-year-old and her sister both were stabbed in an unprovoked attack on the b.a.r.t. platform in july.

nia died. her sister suffered injuries and survived. yesterday hundreds of people gathered for nia's funeral service in oakland. the preacher urged the community to organize and demand justice for nia. >> i'm mad and y'all talking about justice and all that. i want that, but i want more than that. i want more than that. >> nia wilson's family says they do plan to sue b.a.r.t. her alleged killer is in custody facing murder charges. people think he also should be charged with a hate crime. after nia's funeral, 18 doves were released, one to represent each year of her life. now back to the weather as rob as telling us. the weather is not helping crews battling fires burning across northern california. we have a look for you at the major fires burning right now. new evacuations have been ordered for the mendocino complex fires as well as the ferguson fire in yosemite. the pair of fires that make up the mendocino complex both in mendocino and lake counties is

still raging. fire crews from washington state, oregon and utah have now come to northern california to join that firefight. for people living around the mendocino complex, emotions are mixed. some neighbors are being ordered to evacuate this weekend. others are being cleared to return to their homes. >> we haven't been impacted yesterday because it's still an advisory. so still a little unsettled. >> we hope it isn't coming back our way. >> officials say the evacuations are beginning to tax some of the resources. one of the evacuation centers, the twin pines resort in middletown, has reached its capacity. now to the carr fire burning in and around redding. the active firefight is happening on the west side of the fire. on the east side, people are now returning home. those who live in the lake redding estates neighborhood were able to go home yesterday. some entire blocks were completely wiped out by the

flames. only garage doors and brick walls were left standing. >> i mean for me it's like a mix of a lot of emotions. it's like i'm super thankful but then i'm also grieving in my heart for the people who did lose their houses that i know right down the street. >> it was amazing the effect of that fire. in all my experience of fire control, i've never been in a fire tornado exactly like that. i've never seen that kind of year. >> how many years? >> 30 years. >> cal fire continues to clear city muncommunities like reddin estates as the threat exists to the west. now to the ferguson fire in yosemite. new mandatory evacuations are in place in the valley for employees and people who live in the park. we're told the issue is of course the fire, but it's more than that. it's the hazardous roads, so they can't let people go in and out of there. the valley has been closed to visitors for more than a week. it's expected to stay closed at least through tomorrow. our crews in the field are

constant low posting updates to facebook and twitter on the fires burning across northern california. be sure to follow us for new video, new pictures, new information. our handle is @nbcbayarea. well, that's not the sound you'd expect to hear outside a grocery store, this happening in guerneville. the bomb squad blew up a backpack suspected of having an explosive device inside. this after a man threw an actual explosive under a sheriff's deputy car. the deputy was inside shopping at the time. this happened at safeway. a safeway employee was knocked off her feet by the first explosion but wasn't seriously hurt. investigators say the suspect lives in the county and has had prior contact with law enforcement. we now know the identity of the bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run crash in the east bay. his name is martin nellis. he was the public information

officer for the city of pleasant hill. a big rig hit nellis in lafayette thursday afternoon. police say the big rig driver initially drove away. he eventually returned to the scene. no word on that charges he may be facing. now to a backup for drivers in the east bay. they had to get around this during the friday evening commute. just after 2:00, a dump truck flipped onto a car and then spilled gravel all over the road. this was in fremont at southbound 680 and mission boulevard. both drivers were hurt, but we're not told seriously. mission boulevard closed for several hours as crews turned the truck upright. risking their lives to help another. look at this dramatic video, it shows a car bursting into flames after a crash. this happened wednesday in san bernardino county. the driver trapped inside in a rush of adrenaline.

other drivers rushed to help. >> i think the nice thing to do was help. lu luckily we got him out in time. >> when first responders arrived, they all worked hand in hand to get the driver out. the driver and another victim were taken to the hospital. both are expected to be okay. the trump administration is applauding the new jobs report despite the fact that it missed experts' expectations. meanwhile, the growing trade war with china shows no sign of slowing down. the nation's employers added 157,000 new jobs. there are signs of economic trouble on the horizon. china warned yesterday if president trump continues to level new tariffs, it will retaliate by targeting u.s. beef, seafood and thousands of other goods. >> their tariff problem, their lack of reciprocity, their technology stealing, their ip -- they better take president trump seriously. >> meanwhile, another mixed message from the white house.

at a rally in pennsylvania, the president referred to russian election tampering as a, quote, hoax. that came just hours after top u.s. intelligence chiefs once again laid out what they say was overwhelming evidence of election tampering. fake profiles on facebook. kamala harris says it's become a serious problem for her. we're not talking about one or two fake profiles. according to harris' office, three to five fake facebook profiles pop up every month falsely claiming to be hers and that's been happening for the last year and a half. no clue as to who's been making these pages. facebook has announced that it uncovered a string of social media pages possibly linked to russia designed to influence voters. at 7:38, still ahead on "today in the bay," the a's look to strengthen their lead in the wild card race and the giants looking to keep the win streak alive in the desert. plus we'll tell you why buster

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the giants continue their road trip against the welcome back. hoping to keep the momentum going, the giants continue their road trip against the diamondbacks. chris stratton on the mound for the giants. the orange and black jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but the diamondbacks answered with five runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. the lead grew 6-1. but the giants cut it in half with a two-run in the third inning. unfortunately they couldn't muster anything more from there. and even worse, buster posey took a foul ball to his mask while catching and left the game with dizziness. evaluation is to come today. to the coliseum now where the a's took on the detroit tigers, a pitcher's duel that went to 13 innings. that is until ramon loriano gets up to bat.

the a's win 1-0. they lead the seattle mariners by one and a half games for the second wild card spot. just shy of 7:42. we have much more ahead. coming up, could la la land be following in san francisco's footsteps? we have the historic step to ban fur sales. right now hazy skies in oakland, 58 grows. we'll see temperatures in the 70s during the day. we'll talk more about the air quality and big heat ahead in the seven-day forecast when we come right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪

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morning, 67 degrees out near the airport with hazy skies, mostly sunny start to the day. you see here concord over my shoulder around mt. diablo, some of the smoke up towards contra costa and solano counties from those north bay fires. we'll see smoke issues around napa county, solano county, contra costa county with better air quality a little further to the south and off to the west. smoke advisory this weekend. speaking of the smoke, the carr fire to the north has a red flag warning attached to it until 11:00 tonight. gusty winds, dry conditions, low humidity and temperatures in the mid-90s there. the mendocino complex fire, the ranch fire and river fire locations, lake county has a red flag warning also through 11:00 tonight, gusty at times so weather conditions unfortunately not helping things off to our north. temperatures around the bay area, upper 60s, close to 70 in san francisco. should see mid-70s for oakland. then as we get into san jose, we begin to see some 90s showing up

just south of the airport downtown into morgan hill and low to mid-90s around the tri-valley. we'll likely get the winds to pick up mid-afternoon so temperatures will warm up fast towards noon and look for the winds to pick up and level off that heating later on. so high pressure giving up a little bit of ground tomorrow and monday which will allow temperatures to dip just a little bit. watch what happens as we get towards tuesday, wednesday and thursday. strong high pressure rebuilds, keeping all that ocean air conditioning mainly just for the coast and san francisco. so that's one part of the story we're watching. another thing we're watching potentially is hurricane hector, major hurricane there, category 3, drifting to the south of hawaii towards the middle of next week. if you have travel plans next wednesday keep a close eye on that storm. watching where some of the moisture ends up. with this high pressure off in the desert southwest, it doesn't look like the two are going to funnel much in the way of

monsoon moisture. it looks like it's staying bottled up across southern california. at times may see a few high clouds drifting our way. so that high pressure, unfortunately the main effect will be air pollution issues and big heat we think towards the middle of next week. notice san francisco not much of a problem with that heat. we think we'll have enough of a sea breeze to keep temperatures in the 60s to low 70s but valleys will really see temperatures climb, trending maybe a bit cooler this weekend. by tuesday, wednesday and thursday, stay tuned, hot temperatures, could see spare the air days and unfortunately more smoke around the bay area. back to you. >> all right, rob, thanks. it is 7:47. still ahead on "today in the bay" a loved one's death should not trigger a dispute with your health insurance company, but it did for one east bay family. we took action. we'll show you how nbc bay area responds, next. you could save energy

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staggering bill just days after welcome back. nbc bay area responds to an orinda mother who faced a bill, a staggering bill, just days after her husband died. she contacted our consumer team for help with her insurance mess. consumer investigator chris camura is here. >> we've helped many bay area families with health insurance problems. what sets this apart is the timing. a terrible life-changing loss is followed by a huge bill and an

aggressive demand to pay it quickly. april describes her husband, steve, as a devoted father. >> for my daughter's birthday in september, he learned how to play happy birthday on the bagpipes. >> a savvy business owner and a man who enjoyed some quirky hobbies. >> he rode a unicycle. >> with my safety helmet. >> he often rode this big wheeled bicycle too. a doctor told steve early this year he was in great health for a 54-year-old, but just weeks later, he collapsed while on a run. >> he was the epitome of health. to have this happen to him of all people -- >> it was a heart attack. steve was gone. but then quickly another shock. while sympathy cards were still pouring in, april got an unexpected letter from their health insurance company. >> as soon as i had notified them that my husband passed away, they sent me a bill for

$9,600. >> april says blue shield of california claimed it had been undercharging the family for more than two years and it now intended to collect. >> they expected me to pay all of these past premiums that they had never billed me for. when i inquired about it, they just said, well, we'll file a grievance, but we expect you to pay these bills. >> steve had died just 19 days earlier, but blue shield gave april just two weeks to pay the $9,600. if not, the policy could be cancelled. that's when she turned to us. we reached out to blue shield of california. it declined to comment, citing privacy rules, but within days april told us the nearly $10,000 bill was cleared. >> i knew that if i didn't come this route, that the insurance company would continue to hassle me and expect me to cover a bill that they had decided all of a sudden that i needed to pay. >> we wondered, can insurance

companies demand additional money from your family after you have already paid your premium? the state told us, no, they can't. so what happened with april? we're not entirely sure. we encountered the same red tape april faced. she's still frustrated and she's speaking up because she fears other families have faced the same ordeal. >> there's probably someone out there who got a bill like this and thought they didn't have any choice but to pay it, may have lost their health care as a result of that, and that's wrong. >> all health insurance companies must give you at least 30 days' notice before cancelling a policy. you also have the right to appeal. we posted lots of insurance resources on our website, nbcbayarea.com/responds. if you have a problem with your insurance or any other business, for that matter, please let us know. call us 888-996-tips. a fashion-related vote that has animal advocates cheering from san francisco to los angeles. a new proposal would make l.a.

the biggest city in the u.s. to ban businesses from selling fur. that includes new clothes, hats, handbags and key chains trimmed with real fur, vintage fur on clothing and goods would be exempt. san francisco, you might recall, imposed a similar ban back in march. the l.a. city council is expected to vote on the ban in the next few weeks. 7:54. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up it's our clear the shelter segment featuring our friends from pets in need. we will introduce you to miss helga, next.

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it's like you're fostering her but she's in hospice. >> yes. because she was given six to 12 months to live because she has cancer in her lungs, we don't typically adopt those out obviously because it's harder to find a home but we will let them me in fospice care. >> a loving home. and you provide all the care. she had to undergo surgery, right, and therapy. >> she had a giant tumor the size of a football in her mammary gland when we rescued her. it metastasized to her lungs. she's on a ketogenic diet which is helping keep the cancer from growing. >> i think my sister is on one

of those. but you're on this special diet, she had to have surgery and you have a special fund that helps pay for animals in your care that you're hoping to adopt out. you have a fund that helps pay for these special things. >> yes. it's called our second chance fund and basically any sort of medical care or behavioral care that goes above and beyond what we normally do, surgeries, vet behaviorists, anything like that, we'll take that out of the second chance fund to hopefully get those animals into a loving home. >> that's really your goal to get them into loving homes. you have a dog right now that needs to have a leg amputated and ahernia repaired, but you want someone to adopt that pet so you have this fund that will take care of those things and hoping someone will adopt them. >> exactly. >> but you need people to donate. it's getting the word out about the second chance fund. to find out more, go to pe

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