on january 19th. here is a live look outside -- sj - arena green womens march good morning. it is 7:00 a.m. on this january 19th. here is a live look outside at san jose at the arena green. this is where the women's march this morning will end and a rally will take place. looks like good weather for it. clear skies. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper, vianey arana

has a look at the microclimate forecast. we had a week of rain, now you say we're getting a break? >> this is a break, but we will see some cloud cover out there. in san francisco, 56 degrees. wind speeds are calm. beautiful sight this morning. that's a live cam. in san jose, 51 degrees. we are expecting to see the chance of showers continue mainly for the north bay. so we're not tracking widespread rain from this. you can see a lot of that moisture is centered off to the north. we even have light spotty showers along the coastline. it will be an overall dry, pleasant day with temperatures into the 60s. we'll dry out a little bit. we have been drying out since yesterday, but we have another round of showers expected to move in. i'm also tracking more snow for the sierra. so your window to travel up there this weekend is closing by

the hour. i'll break it down in about 15 minutes. >> thanks. right now across the country to a live look outside in washington, d.c. later today president trump says he will make a major announcement involving border security and the government shutdown. bay area lawmakers call the shutdown an escalating crisis following the president's announcement, the east bay congressman is holding an emergency town hall meeting to help furloughed workers. this is awful what the president is doing to them. >> >> reporter: the congressman says help is here. a number of organizations s. agreed to bring resources to saturday's emergency town hall meeting. those resources include financial help. >> we filed a letter for

financial institutions asking them to give cash advances. >> reporter: this comes at the same time when president trump will make an announcement about his proposed border wall and the shutdown. >> everybody knows by now that our southern border is a humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: mr. trump releasing this video tweet talking about maybe even hinting on what he will say tomorrow. >> take the politics out of it. let's get to work and let's make a deal. >> the humanitarian crisis that the president talks about at the border is actually happening right here in our country. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier holding a news conference in san mateo after meeting with federal workers impacted by the shutdown calling it a disaster. >> this shutdown has got to end. >> there is some relief for federal employees impacted by the shutdown in the south bay. volunteers helped the janitorial staff at nasa ames in mountain

view yesterday morning. they packed food to help feed the workers' families. many nasa employees marched to the ames research center. they want to get paid and they want their research back on track. >> their voices need to be heard. we need to open a government. policy disagreement, you talk about that, you don't hold a million people hostage. >> workers told us they're disappointed with politicians on both sides of the aisle and they just want to get back to work. look at this. furloughed workers got a special delivery. pizza delivery by george w. bush himself. he had a message saying, it's time for leaders on both sides to put politics aside, come together, and end the shutdown. robert mueller issued a

statement saying it is untrue that buzzfeed is reporting that president trump told his former attorney, michael cohen, to lie to congress about the timing of negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. it also reports that special counsel robert mueller has proof in e-mails, text messages, and interviews. if it's true, it means the president committed a crime. >> if he told michael cohen to commit perjury, then certainly that's going to go into the whole discussion we have about whether or not the president should continue to be in office. >> the white house says cohen is lying to try to get a reduced prison sentence. meanwhile, the special counsel's office even weighing in saying buzzfeed's descriptions and characterizations are not accurate. today millions of women are waking up to march through the streets of washington, d.c. and cities across america. the theme this year is the political movement of the

women's wave. in the bay area, marches will take place for a third year in a row. the march is expected to draw tens of thousands of people locally. in san francisco alone, 40,000 people are signed up. this year marchers will be focused on successes like more women in congress than ever before. in san jose women make up half of the city counsel. >> we've seen more women taking their seats at decision-making tables and being brave enough to step up to the plate and run for office. >> in san jose, the march begins at 11:00 a.m. in oakland, there's a 10:00 a.m. rally followed by an 11:00 a.m. march. and in san francisco, there's a rally at civic center plaza followed bay march at 1:30. for a list of marches in the bay area, check out nbcbayarea.com. a tragic scene in mexico where at least 66 people are killed in a pipeline explosion.

more than 70 other were burned. fuel thieves drilled an illegal tap into the pipeline causing it to leak, catch fire and explode. they were collecting the gas in bus k buckets when the explosion happened. back here locally, a tribute to one of san francisco's brightest musical theater stars, carol channing. students were eager to do something in her honor after she passed away. >> she has had a giant impact in our community. carol channing selvf s serves a inspiration to all of my

students. they were excited to honor her. >> lights were dimmed at theaters across the bay area last night in memory of channing. we are learning new details about the bay area couple who fell to their deaths in yosemite in october. autopsies show the couple were intoxicated when they fell from taft point, a popular scenic overlook. alcohol was found in their systems but not drugs. exactly what led to their fall is unclear but a tripod was set up near the edge of the cliff. they had a popular instagram and block chronicling their travels. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay." hailed as heroes. the pg&e workers credited with saving a man's life on a rural road after a big storm swept through the bay area. and an unusual rescue. a horse stuck in a dumpster.

how tit ended up there and what it took for rescuers to free it.

welcome back. just shy of 7:11 on your saturday morning. a live look outside off in the distance towards sfo. clouds in the sky a little gloomy. we get a break from the rain. should be a dry day today. a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures in the 60s before possible showers return. they were in the right place at the right time. two pg&e workers are being hailed heroes for saving a man's live. jean elle has more on this unusual story from marin county. >> reporter: pg&e workers were setting up power lines. someone came by and said a man

was passed out behind the wheel of his car. when two workers went to check it out, chp says that driver got out of his car and fell 30 feet into nicasio creek. >> saw the individual fall down the embankment, saw him strike his head. lay face-down in the water. >> reporter: after the storms, the creek is flowing and the hillside is slippery. while emergency crews made their way to the rescue, marin county fire says those two pg&e workers jumped in and got the man out. >> the person was face-down, unconscious, in the water. and if they didn't do that, by the time we would have gotten there, it probably wouldn't have been a positive outcome. >> reporter: the chp says 58-year-old william medrano was taken to marin general hospital and arrested for dui. tonight those pg&e workers are being called heroic for keeping a drunk driver off the road and jean elle, nbc bay area news. coming up, what is it like to come face-to-face with one of the largest great whites ever recorded? we talk to the shark researcher about her close encounter.

you'll want to see that video. personally i don't know about that one. san francisco right now, looking beautiful. we have calm weather. but i am tracking another round of showers. who is mainly going to see it and how much rain? plus your forecast coming up.

welcome back. it is 7:15 on your saturday morning, january 19th. a live look outside in fremont. this is near the tesla factory. temperatures are expected in the 60s today. vianey arana says possible showers tonight and scattered light rain tomorrow. enjoy the dry day today. sticking over there with tesla, tesla stocks are down as ceo elon musk announced he's cutting 3,000 jobs, that's 7% of the work force. musk said fourth quarter profits likely are to come in lower than the previous quarter. tesla shares fell 13% on yesterday's news.

last june you may recall the carmaker laid off 9% of its staff. to dramatic video of a researcher swimming not only with a mighty great white, but what is believed to be the greatest great white on record. these clips have gone viral the last few days. now we're learning more about that particular shark and the marine biologist studying her. the biologist is named ocean ramsey and she spoke to "today" about that encounter. >> it fills my heart with joy and takes my breath away. it kind of breaks my heart at the same time, to be honest with you, because i just realize that moments like this are increasingly rare because shark populations are being wiped out for shark fin soup and shark finning. >> ramsey estimates the sharp weighs 4,000 pounds, twice as much as most sharks. she's 20 feet long. most females are 15 feet. males are smaller. not only would that make her the biggest on record, but it turns out she's also the oldest at about 50 years old.

now to a runaway horse that ended up stuck in a dumpster in southern california. it's safely back in its stall this morning. firefighters were able to hoist the animal out. it started when the horse was spooked and was being led to the lower arena area at huntington beach equestrian center. it stepped on the lid of the dumpster then fell inside. the poor horse was stuck for two hours before crews were able to get it out. the animal is fine except for a few scratches. this weekend carve out some time to look up. tomorrow night there will be a total lunar eclipse visible from north and south america. to make it extra special the moon is a super moon tomorrow night. in the bay area, the eclipse will start at 7:30 p.m. around 8:40 the moon will be totally red as the earth's shadow completely covers it. the show won't come again for more than two years.

now to check in with vianey arana to see will we actually be able to see that? >> that's the thing. >> your face. >> the thing that we're looking out for now is going to be that system. so weather permitting, if we see some clearing in the skies, you are going to get a beautiful sight. so you may want to give it a shot any way. it looks like the system is quickly moving out. it's moving fast through the bay area. so we might get a good shot of getting a fantastic view around 9:12. the majority of that rain seems to be cooperating. i know we told you the totality is around 9:12. you can find this information on nbcbayarea.com. if you have a fuzzy cell phone pic of the blue moon to share, send it to me. i'll showcase it. a live look at oakland. a lot of cloud cover. we're seeing showers. majority of that moisture off to

the north. that's why we still expect to see instability out there. high pressure sitting over most of the bay area. it's weak but keeping us dry today. current temperatures mild, 58 in san francisco. 56 for oakland. hayward, 55. san jose, 51. napa, 55. your microclimate highs for today topping out in the 60s. we still have a bit of that instability. don't be surprised if we catch drizzle along the coastline. overall, san jose, 66 degrees. east bay, 63. 63 for oakland. 66 down through danville. along the peninsula, palo alto, 65. into the city topping out into the upper 50s and low 60s. up to the north bay, 61 for santa rosa, novato 62. let's look at futurecast we have the light showers pushing through santa rosa, even down through san francisco.

so you might catch some drizzle throughout the day. then as we head into tonight and into tomorrow, we have a weaker system than what we saw earlier this week. it will still be enough where it's a cold front that will pack light to moderate rainfall. when that rainfall passes through, because it's a cold front, the winds will pick up. this will move from north to south. there's that line of showers. by 12:00, right around your lunch hour, it will become more widespread from the north down to the south bay. let's look at the timeline. 6:00, 7:00, 9:00, we'll get a shot of getting a break from the rain. we will see some cloud cover. now what we're going to be looking out for is a lot of that cloud cover. over the next couple of hours, another thing you'll notice is tahoe is expecting additional snowfall from that system we're tracking tomorrow. dangerous driving conditions through tonight. terrible driving conditions into sunday. your window to leave is right

now until the afternoon. head out the door if you're planning to leave tonight. not a good idea. download our app for more information. still ahead on "today in the bay," one man's mission to bring back wildlife to one bay area waterway is starting to pay off. the recent break through that has given new hope. it's a story that will make you bay area proud. these days aboutt

is not good news. so, this next story, will feel like a break from all of that. welcome back. it seems like so much what we hear about these days what our environment is not good news. so the next is a break from all of that. it's about clean water and a lot of work. garvin thomas shows us in "bay area proud." >> six years ago steve holmes saw video of a salmon trying and failing to swim upstream.turned

crusade, and one that is workin working. >> come right this way. >> reporter: in 2015, we followed steve holmes and a team down into the guadalupe river. their job is to remove as much trash as possible. some of it having been there so many years, it was embedded in the mud. >> i call it trash lasagna. you start degging digging in, you get all these surprises. you don't know what you are going to run into. >> reporter: the work party was part of this busy man turn environmental crusade to clean up the waterways of the south bay. the group, the south bay clean creeks coalition has since then removed more than 200 tons of garbage. almost half a million pounds. steve's hope all along the way was that one day the creeks would be clean enough for wildlife to return.

a few days ago, we followed steve down to the water's edge once again. but this time not to look at garbage but to hear about what he recently discovered. >> i was going down and walking along the stream to the area where we would be focused on that saturday, and i heard splashing down below, and turned around and looked, here was a fish moving upstream. >> reporter: steve spread the word, soon more than 100 people gathered along the banks to see a handful of chinook salmon put on quite a show. >> we had a succession of probably two dozen fish that spawned in this area. it's the cherry on top of the sundae. all this work of volunteers and the army we created to do these clean-ups, this is what we wanted to see. >> reporter: and while not the end to steve's mission, the return of the fish in these

numbers is fuel to keep him moving ahead. and it is not just salmon. steve tells us on his many trips down to the creeks, he's noticed beavers building dams there as well. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up officers are out to catch driver's speeding on one particular stretch of bay area highway. we take you to the area chp calls dangerous. and remembering a daughter and a promising young davis police officer ambushed and killed after just months on the job. thousands pay their respects to 22-year-old officer natalie corona. womens march

good morning. it is 7:28 on this january 19th. here is a live look outside. clear skies in san jose. this is where the women's march

will end and a rally will be held. this is the arena green. it will happen in a few hours. looks like good weather for it. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. it's nice to get a break from the rain. a lot of people have plans on the weekend. >> they do. and i bet a lot of people are tired of being cooped up inside. i know my dog binx is over it. we'll go out and play today, buddy. oakland, a nice view there. we may not be as bright and sunny, but it will be very comfortable. temperatures will be topping out in the 60s. we'll get some breaks in the sunshine. it will be calm. all of this despite the fact we're tracking another incoming season. i wanted to show you this picture of squaw creek, lake tahoe, the window to drive up is now. only a few more hours before

that cold front moves in overnight and that will bring white-out conditions to the roadways. that could require chains. always check the road conditions before you head up there. tonight, not a good day to travel. tomorrow all day we expect snowfall up there. i'll have a complete break down of what you can expect coming up in about 15 minutes. >> all right. right now a live look outside in washington, d.c. where later today president trump says he will make a "major announcement" about the government shutdown and security at the u.s. mexico border. bay area lawmakers are calling the shutdown an escalating crisis. one local congressman is pledging to help furloughed workers. this is awful what the president is doing to them. he's holding them hostage. we'll try to help as much as we can. >> reporter: the congressman says help is here. a number of organizations have agreed to bring resources to saturday's emergency town hall

meeting, those resources include financial help. >> we filed a letter for financial institutions asking them to give cash advances. >> reporter: this comes at the same time when president trump will make an announcement about his proposed border wall and the shutdown. >> everybody knows by now that our southern border is a humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: mr. trump releasing this video tweet talking about maybe even hinting on what he will say tomorrow. >> take the politics out of it. let's get to work and let's make a deal. >> the humanitarian crisis that the president talks about at the border is actually happening right here in our country. >> reporter: congresswoman

jackie speier holding a news conference in san mateo after meeting with federal workers impacted by the shutdown calling it a disaster. >> this shutdown has got to end. >> there is some relief for local federal employees impacted by the shutdown. volunteers helped the janitorial staff at nasa ames in mountain view yesterday morning. many nasa employees then marched to the nasa ames research center. they want to get paid and they want their research back on track. >> their voices need to be heard. we need to open a government. policy disagreement, you talk about that, you don't hold a million people hostage. >> workers told us they're disappointed with politicians on both sides of the aisle and they just want to get back to work. in washington, d.c. an explosive new report claims president trump told his former attorney to lie to congress about their business dealings in russia. the white house meanwhile says the man behind that report is a liar. now we're hearing directly from

the russia team on whether it's all true. tracie potts is on capitol hill to break it down for us. >> reporter: it's the most direct allegation yet that president trump may have committed a crime. buzzfeed reports the president told his former attorney, michael cohen, to lie to congress about the timing of negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. nbc has not confirmed that report. buzzfeed's source? two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter. >> if he told michael cohen to commit perjury, then certainly that's going to go into the whole discussion we have about whether or not the president should continue to be in office. >> that alone? >> cohen is lying to reduce his jail time, the president tweets. categorically false his attorney said. >> i won't give credence or credibility to michael cohen who is a convicted felon and an admitted liar. >> reporter: but it's not just

cohen's word. buzzfeed reports that special counsel robert mueller has proof. >> e-mails, text messages, collateral interviews of others. then they presented it to michael cohen, they say we know what you did. michael cohen then said yes, i lied at the direction of donald trump. >> reporter: buzzfeed claims the president's children got regular updates on the russia deal. >> their involvement in this, planning these negotiations was much deeper than they publicly acknowledged. >> reporter: cohen is set to testify before the house oversight committee on february 7th. tracie potts, nbc news washington. today millions of people are set to march through the streets of washington, d.c. and in cities across america. the theme of this year's women's march is the political movement of the women's wave. it's expected to draw tens of thousands in the bay area. in san francisco alone, 35,000

people are signed up to march for women's rights and protections. this year marchers will focus on their successes, like more women in congress than ever before. in san jose, women now make up half of the city council. >> we've seen more women taking their seats at decisionmaking tables and being brave enough to step up to the plate and run for office. >> in san jose, the march begins at 11:00 a.m. in oakland, there's a 10:00 a.m. rally and an 11:00 a.m. march. in san francisco, there's a rally at 11:30 followed by a march at 1:30. if you would like a complete list of marches, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. now to a final tribute to a promising young davis police officer killed after just months on the job. thousands of people showed up to pay their respects to 22-year-old natalie corona. she was killed last week, ambushed while investigating a traffic collision in davis. yesterday thousands of people who knew her and didn't know her showed up in her honor.

family, friends and fellow officers. officers from across the country made the trip to see her. >> although she was young, she was seasoned and ready. we lost her way too soon. >> after the service, there was a funeral procession to natalie's hometown of arbuckle. police departments from across the bay area were there as well for officer corona. nbc bay area's sky ranger flew overhead as a motorcade of oakland officers drove to davis. six officers headed to davis flashing their lights along the way. just as expected, a gag order is now in effect for those people involved in the trial over the oakland ghost ship warehouse fire, the judge made that ruling yesterday siding with prosecutors who said it was vital so the jury pool is not tainted before the beginning of the trial in april. the defense team argued against it.

the ghost ship property managers are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for that deadly fire in 2016. oakland teachers weren't at the head of the class yesterday. instead they marched from oakland tech to school district headquarters to deliver a message saying they're ready to strike over salaries, class sizes, school resources. the union did not approve today's walkout which the teachers called a one-day sickout. they say it is time to show the community that they are serious. >> in about a month there will be a vote of all the union members about having a strike. if the district doesn't give us something that we deserve, something better, then i think there will be a strike and i think this is a message to that effect. >> oakland unified called the sickout illegal. the two sides will come together for a hearing set for later this month. a major crackdown on one of the busiest highways in the bay area. the california highway patrol tells us that people speeding

and violating the carpool lanes have become a major problem on highway 4 in contra costa county. now they're tackling the problem head on. jo jodi hernandez reports from martinez. >> our message to drivers, slow down. >> reporter: it's a message contra costa county chp officers are hoping to drive home tonight. armed with lydar guns, officers out in force looking for drivers going too fast on highway 4. >> 86, that silver car. >> reporter: it took us less than 60 seconds to spot a speeder. >> you're stopped today for your speed. >> reporter: late for work, driver derek johnson admits he was pushing it. a move he now regrets. >> long story short, you just kind of get caught up in the commute. you don't really think about how fast you're going until you see an officer and you're like, oh. >> reporter: chp says they've been flooded with complaints about dangerous drivers on busy highway 4. >> speed is the number one cause of collisions.

it's a big problem for us. we have a lot of collisions on highway 4. >> reporter: carpool violators are also a major problem. we spotted a driver using the shoulder to pass people. turns out he was late for his own wedding at san francisco city hall. he understands that's not an excuse to break the law. >> this is something to remind me no matter what, take your time. just a reminder. i'm going to take my time from here on out. >> nobody wants a ticket on the way to their wedding. nobody wants to be late for a baseball game and get a citation for that. in the end it doesn't matter where you're going, it's not worth a speeding ticket and it's not worth getting involved in a collision. >> reporter: jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. it is 7:39. still ahead on "today in the bay," an exciting night in l.a. for the warriors and their fans after months after waiting they finally got their boogie on. we'll show you the debut of demarcus cousins.

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in l-a taking on the clippers. the team had a little extra pep

in their step. that )s because the boogie made welcome back. in sports, the warriors were in l.a. taking on the clippers. the team had some extra pep in their step because the boogie man made his debut as a warrior. demarcus cousins returned to the court after being out for a year with a torn achilles. the only thing hurting tonight was l.a. cousins scored the first two points of the game. his first two as a warrior with that dunk. cousins' comeback took a turn. boogie was bounced out, fouled out. the warriors beat the clippers 112-94. >> at 7:42, there's still much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, governor gavin new some a newsome and his family just moved into the governor's mansion, now they're moving again. we'll tell you why. temperatures will climb nicely but there's changes

ahead. more rain and wind. details coming up.

good morning. we're mostly in the 50s. 41 in the peninsula. we're seeing patchy clouds. 49 in the tri valley. up in the north bay some showers, especially on our radar at 52 degrees. east bay is cloudy as well. we'll continue to see those showers push throughout the afternoon and evening hours, mainly for areas north of the golden gate bridge. we might catch some drizzle across san francisco for the next couple of hours. this ridge of high pressure is just enough to keep the majority of the bay area pretty nice in terms of no rain. we have an incoming system so enjoy this break now we'll have a combination of sun and clouds, but by 10:30 we'll see the cloud

cover. if i fast forward to 4:00, 5:00 a.m., this cold front will push through. santa rosa, nap ta, those will be the first to see the rain. in addition to this cold front. when that cold front sweeps through, the winds will gust. 30 to 40-mile-per-hour winds. we'll monitor this for possible advisories, especially for the coastal areas and coastal mountains. by 12:00 we're expecting widespread rain. light to moderate. as far as accumulations, we're tracking anywhere from a tenth of an inch to under a half inch for most of the bay area. not a big rainmaker, but just enough to where you'll see it and it will wet the roads out there. by 9:00, a lot of that rain beginning to move out. that's great news for that super blood moon. that's when we expect around totality. look at south lake tahoe. let's get to that forecast. we have some pretty good snow expected to fall. the snow pack right now is at

110% of normal. your travel window is now. this is a holiday weekend. a lot to of folks are probably heading up there. into tonight and tomorrow, tomorrow will be a terrible day to be driving anywhere near lake tahoe. that new snow is expected to bring 8 to 18 inches. always follow the signs. avalanche warnings could be posted. overall temperatures will dip down to the 30s. let's bring you back over to san francisco. those king tides will also begin to swell up and kick up on sunday with high tides expected into monday. we're actually expecting the majority of the rain to move out sunday night and into early monday morning it will be very light up to the north bay. monday is expected to be dry. so ignore the breezy sign there. it will be mostly clear with a couple showers off to the north. aside from that, we're expecting

a fantastic afternoon. share your photos as always with us. >> always love to see those sun icons there, vianey. it's just shy of 7:48. still ahead, a local athlete training already for the 2020 olympics. but she won't be representing the u.s. we'll introduce you to the east bay gymnast hoping to head to tokyo. ake sure your complaint is taken seriously. plus: we )re tracking your work week forecast as you head out the door. join us monday morning from

housewarming party for governor newsom and his family... it )s probably a good

welcome back. just in case anyone was planning a house warming party for governor newsom and his family it's good to cancel it now. the governor and his family are leaving the governor's mansion in sacramento they just moved into. they're not going far. he and his wife have four children and the age of ten and realized the three-story victorian may not be a good choice with lots of stairs. the governor's mansion is not the most kid friendly. so the newsoms bought this home in fair oaks. we are told they're renovating it now and will move in in a few months. we are still a year and a whatever half away from the 2020 olympics in tokyo. athletes all across the bay area are working to making the team. joe rosato, jr., introduces us to one local athlete and her

dreams of representing another nation. >> when i was 3, i was watching the olympics. i want to do that. i had no idea what it was, but i wanted to do it. >> reporter: the path through life is filled with spins, turns, sometimes falls. >> one more, come on now. >> reporter: 17-year-old freda esparza has learned you have to hold on tight for dreams. six days a week in an emeryville gym. >> up, up, up. >> reporter: the aspiring gymnast trains and trains. that's just the warmup. >> we're just getting started. >> it doesn't seem that bad for me because i've been doing it like my whole life. >> reporter: the gym has been esparza's second home since she was two years old growing up in the east bay. >> he liked it and kept going from there. >> reporter: she even does much of her schooling here through the san francisco-based k through 9 international based

academy. the pittsburgh native dreams of competing in the 2020 olympic games in tokyo, but unlike others here chasing a spot with the red, white and blue, esparza hopes to compete for mexico. >> well, i have dual citizenship, so i can do it. i felt like it was a good opportunity for me. >> because esparza's parents are from mexico, she has an opportunity to compete for the foreign country. it's a matter of strategy than ideology. >> there are a lot of high-level athletes in the u.s., so it's really a numbers game. >> reporter: so far those numbers have panned out. she became the mexican national champion in june, and at the pan american games in peru, she helped the mexican team qualify for the world championships. now she hopes to help mexico qualify a gymnastics team at the olympics for the first time in history. >> i can like help the team be like more out there because the

girls are really good. they work hard, but they don't get much attention. >> up, up, up. >> reporter: so every hour, every day, every challenge is just the path to landing her biggest dream. joe risato, jr., nbc bay area news. much more coming up. it's our clear the shelters segment featuring our friends from pets in need. there's billy. that's next. "clear the shelters

with our friends from pets in need. marsa hollander and jacqueline stewart are her welcome back. it's time for our clear the shelters segment. marsha hollander and jacqueline stewart are here with billy, a 13-week-old kitten. if anyone watches every week, you know i'm not partial to cats, i'm a dog person. but he's really cute. >> he's so sweet. he just purrs all the time. >> yeah. he's really cuddly.

>> he's cuddly. a little shy at first but warms up super fast. >> will he get much bigger? >> he'll get bigger. he's just 13 weeks. he's still a kitten. maybe more than double in size. he'll be a nice guy's cat. >> a nice guy to cuddle with. >> so any home i'm sure would be good for billster, if i may call him that. >> billster. william. >> yes, william. you have an exciting announcement sort of tying in to billy and other cats. you're doing a big renovation at your redwood city facility. >> we are. we will soon be able to save more sitten kittens like billy. we are converted an area of our redwood city nursery into a can then area. >> so you're going to have like a care facility, right? a medical suite? >> we're expanding the medical area. currently they don't have a lot

of room to do all of the surgeries and everything that is required. especially taking in a larger amount of kittens. they'll have more room to move around, take in more kittens, sick kittens. >> you have big goals with that. you're hoping to -- >> we're hoping to eradicate youth nay sa euthanasia of kitt our partner shelters. we're hoping to get rid of kitten euthanasia there. >> because a lot of shelters you work with, they don't have the goals that you have. you are a no-kill shelter. a lot of shelters do, unfortunately. you help save them from those shelters. now you'll have more space to pull in more animals to rescue. >> yes. >> that will be great news there. done just in time for kitten season. >> we're excited. >> great news. so happy for you. hope the billster, mr. william, gets a home. if you would like to find out more go to petsinneed.org.

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