sf we are under a microclimate weather alert. good saturday morning to you. it is march 9th and we are taking a live look outside. it's 7:00 on the dot toward san francisco. we are under a microclimate weather alert. you can see the cloud cover there and more rain has arrived to the bay area.

thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. rob mayeda is in and he has a look at this microclimate forecast. >> just what everybody wanted. >> yeah. i just found out my son's soccer was cancelled again for like the eighth time. >> there's hope in the 7-day forecast. right now, this is the sun that we can find in san jose. you're hopeful for a pretty nice day. a chilly start to the morning but the reality check is the radar offshore you're beginning to see the rain approaching the coast, now reaching san francisco into the north bay and that is a sign of things to come today and the reason i have a microclimate weather alert. a few places getting close to a half inch of rain. it's cold enough for some snow showers around mount hamilton or the higher peaks later today. highs in the low 50s today. rain at times.

we'll look at that hour by hour and finally better news for soccer practice and little league maybe towards the end of the 7-day forecast. a closer look at that coming up. >> we look forward to that. see you then. thanks. frustration and anger boiling over in san francisco after a cyclist is killed. tess rothstein was killed just a block away from a protected bike lane where bikes and moving cars are separated. demanding safer streets dozens of cyclists stood in the street using their bodies to separate cars and bikes. >> it's unfair, it's wrong that our lives should be threatened because we're choosing to travel this way. >> witnesses say rothstein was in the bike lane and she swerved to avoid an opening car door and ended up in a collision with the truck. video shows the truck driving

past the point of impact. the video ends before the collision is seen. she was pronounced dead at the scene and under pressure from city leaders the transportation agency plans to speed up the implementation of planned bike and pedestrian safety projects. protected bike lines on howard were scheduled to be installed at the end of this year but now work may begin in a matter of months. new this morning a massive early morning fire is under investigation in the south bay. it happened at 3:00 this morning at north matilda. crews say they could see flames from blocks away as they were responding. they say the commercial building was engulfed in flames and you can see it there. because it was empty they were able to aggressively fight the fire. it took about an hour to get flames under control. six months after his death

there still are no answers nor arrests. the father of two was stabbed to death outside of his san jose home and last night his family was supported by a heart broken community. >> we are -- >> reporter: a peaceful march with a powerful message. guided by the anguish of a mother who's lost her child. >> i am fran ki's voice. >> her son a father of two, was stabbed to death outside of his home in san jose back on september 2nd. no arrests have been made. deputies are still looking for a truck seen in the area the night he died. 2004 to 2005 nissan titan. joined by other mothers of murder victims calling for justice. >> he was raised with integrity, respect, morals and values and

for something like this to happen to him, it's devastating. >> the award for information in his death is now $30,000 thanks to a $10,000 donation from a foundation and from frankie's employer. >> we can't allow a human being to just be stabbed to death while his children and wife are inside the home. his friends are outside and six months go by and nothing. >> reporter: his family recently started a foundation in his name to help the families and children of murder victims. for those holding on to hope for justice. >> and the protests continue in sacramento last night a crowd of 200 people marched new the neighborhood where stephon clark was shot and killed by police last year. they waved signs and demanded justice. this of course comes after the district attorney released her

decision last week not to charge the officers involved. the officers say they thought clark was holding a gun. it ended up being his cell phone. there have been demonstrations all week long during monday's protests. 84 people were arrested. the d.a. announced friday she wouldn't file any charges against any of those protesters. the attorney for actor jussie smollett is calling the 16 count grand jury indictment against the former "empire" star vindictive. police allege he staged his own attack and filed a false police report. he claims he was the victim. two brothers ultimately told police that smollett paid them to carry out the attack. his attorney says he was not surprised by the indictment but says quote, what is unexpected is the prosecutorial overkill in charging 16 separate counts

against jussie. this is redundant and indicative indictment is nothing more than a desperate attempt to make headlines. the fate of high profile giant ceo larry bear is now in the hands of the san francisco district attorney. a camera caught part of the fight at a plaza in hays valley in san francisco last friday. the tape was then sold to tmz sports and quickly went viral. it shows him grabbing a cell phone from his wife before she falls to the ground. we have confirmed that both larry and pam met with investigators and are cooperating. the d.a.'s office says it's reviewing the case but doesn't have a time line for deciding whether to file charges. legal experts say it's nearly impossible to predict the d.a.'s decision. >> the domestic violence cases are probably the most difficult cases that prosecutors face for the simple reason that your

primary witness, the alleged victim is always by definition in a love relationship with the suspect. >> we also spoke with larry bear's attorney who says if it wasn't larry baer it wouldn't have been referred to the dchl a.'s office. if it wasn't on tmz it wouldn't have been referred. much more today, she is the driving force behind getting steph curry to make shoes geared toward girls. why the warriors had her on the court at half-time. also, costly barriers keeping kids from going to college. the move one south bay school district made to erase one key excuse for all of its students.

welcome back. it's 7:10 on your saturday morning. we are under a microclimate weather alert. the rain is returning today off and on and chilly temperatures

just in the 50s. a reminder, set your clocks forward one hour tonight. we spring forward into tomorrow morning. a lot of purple being worn yesterday in honor of international women's day and in oakland it was purple basketball shoes, a special night at the warriors' game especially for steph curry and the 9-year-old. we were at the arena where one little girl proved she's got game when it comes to asking for what she wants, even from a superstar. >> reporter: for most of the game riley and her family watched the action on the court from the comfort of their seats. riley wearing her purple united we win shoes. at half-time she joined steph curry at center court for her special moment in the spotlight. riley is a steph curry fan and a basketball player herself, so in november when she noticed that

underarmour didn't offer a girl's version of curry's shoes, she wrote a letter to the two-time nba mvp. >> i thought it was really unfair that they didn't have it on the girl's page and i wanted to make a change so it would be on their page. >> reporter: curry decided to work with her to design a shoe for female athletes. her letter is on display. curry recently surprised her with a pair. >> i didn't mean to interrupt. i heard you were back here talking. how are you doing? great to see you. >> the shoes were released to coincide with international women's day. she's being recognized for pointing out that female athletes should be included in the conversation about what to wear on the court. >> go, riley. >> we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, will this be the final time we spring our clocks forward? the steps being taken at the state capitol to make sure it happens.

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so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. welcome back. some cloudy skies as you look toward san jose. meteorologist rob mayeda says it will be chilly and showers off and on all day today. temperatures in the low 50s. remember to spring forward your clocks tonight as we lose one hour of sleep into tomorrow. one san jose school district is encouraging students to take the sat on their dime. the sat test is needed to get into a good college. the district simply can't afford it so to help them reach their college dreams the district decided to pay the $63 fee for every single student who's a

junior. they also paid for freshmen and sophomores to take the psat yesterday. the students took the test right on their own campus instead of if you remember having to drive to a testing venue on a weekend. >> the fact that the exam was free was really fortunate for us because i know many of my friend including myself come from low income families. >> the district used state funding to pay for the tests. tonight is a big night here on nbc bay area. please join us for a video game double header event. first it's our documentary series bay area of revelations. it's taking look at how the bay area played a major role in the evolution of the video gaming industry. a career streamer, she streams five days a week from her san francisco apartment, four to six hours a day. thousands of people watch her play games like fortnite. gaming has become her whole new

way of life. >> fortnite has become so popular and it's probably this generation is ready to play games and they have it on mobile even. i know that kids play it in school. like it's just -- it's part of everyone's life. if you think hard, you like playing games. even if you think you don't. there's a game that you like. i promise. >> and apparently they make a lot of money. bay area revolutions evolution of video games airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. and then you can watch some of the best e gamers in california battle it out in an intense competition of street fighter five. and then after saturday night live the championship round. be sure not to miss e sports saturday fight night live. that is all here on nbc. all right. the clocks pring forward

overnight. some hope it's for the best. youry maybe voters gave the legislature permission to make daylight savings time permanent or get rid of it all together. there is a bill to make it permanent but before that happens congress has to pass a new law to avoid it. supporters say staying on daylight saving all year round would be healthier for sleep patterns. and our moore meteorologist, you're filling in. you'll be here tomorrow and then monday morning. >> wuf twins. that's going to be some adjusting this week. >> but maybe the positive sweep, we maybe lose an hour of rain. we need more weather tone joy it and we're not going to get it today. right now san francisco is

gloomy. you've got the rain back there across the golden gate bridge. it's 47 in highs today only in the 50s. san jose not too much rain just yet but that is working offshore. certainly jacket weather and braurl weather today if highs in the low 50s closer to fran. cool outside. there's the rainoff shore. san jose starting to see some rain across the coast there approaching the mountains. eighter and stilt approaching the north bay, by the time you end up with 48 showers at times, might get a half to an inch of rain around the north bay. most of the bay area about a half inch or more. in terms of rainfall expectations, high around the mountains. probably near the coast you'll see higher totals, and you'll see here, this is the snow

future cast, cold enough later on this evening. elevations may be near 3,500 feet and up, you could have a chance of a few snow showers. notice lunchtime at times, a few breaks as we head into the evening and notice the color coding there east of p san jose. at times you're seeing a little bit of know tomorrow morning. scattered showers and then stay tuned. with the cooler air laft and that midday heating might vie see a brief thunderstorm. and then the weekend is over and this you go. the rain starts to shut down. snow showers at times in the sierras today. it's not a winter storm warning out there was' eve got snow at

times. we think at least long-term the last chance of seeing some showers, not a really big looking system, again looking at a less than a quarter of an inch of rain. if you're hoping for a drier we could next weekend, for now high pressure building in and we should catch a break for the second maf of nerk week. but the timing not good if this weekend. it's chilly outside but we'll be dealing with rain at times today. maybe a little more for sunday. even though sunday doesn't look as intense as today, still some showers. tuesday a chance with some showers but i want to focus you in on wednesday, thursday and friday. back to you. >> fingers crossed inseed. >> i like those sunshines. still ahead, at use 14 years old, this bay area girl started a to nonprofit organization to

get clothes to needy teenagers. now it's been nearly a decade and she has a new plan to keep their closets full. graduate ...

fulltime job ... and leaves little welcome back. ask any recent college graduate, finding a job is a full-time jojob and leaves little time for anything else. one young woman is finding the time to do a lot of good. today marvin thomas catches up in this bay area proud. >> reporter: as part of the bay area proud series i've had the opportunity to meet a lot of young people doing great things for the world. i always wonder, how will the experience shape their adult lives? will they continue on the same path? well, with laura graham i don't have to wonder anymore. at the recent water mark conference in san jose, 22-year-old laura graham was

surrounded by impressive women. literally. >> so we are one closet. >> still, the person laura is most impressed with might very well be herself or at least her 14-year-old self. >> you're like, how did i do that. right? how did i make that happen? >> what she dade back then was found her very own nonprofit call one closet. she had heard there was a great need for good used clothing for teenage foster children so she set out to collect some. which she did. by the thousands. but when it came time to head to college in arizona, laura found someone else to run the program and thought she was done with it. >> i had no idea what i was doing after college. i didn't think i was going to be going back to one closet at all. >> reporter: so why is she on the convention floor pitching one closet once more?

all sizes i mean from 2 to 30. i'm not kidding. >> reporter: when her successor's involvement came to an end laura was forced to make a choice. let the nonprofit close or take the lead once again. she chose door number two. >> someone has to. that's what it comes down to. >> laura's mom is now her partner in the nonprofit. on this day delivering clothes to the hub. >> do you need a handbag or something to carry your stuff with? >> they plan to make one closet even bigger than it ever was. >> and then as well we do have slips if you want to write it off on your taxes. >> it will be a lot of work for a young woman who is just starting out in a business career in the bay area but laura has seen too much good coming from what they do to turn back now. >> it made me huh fulfilling it

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i have to keep telling everyone because i wasn't aware that it's already daylight savings time. >> the weather hasn't sprung. >> no, it sure hasn't. but we still have two more weeks before spring starts. winter is getting its time while it can. >> the reason why you see the weather alert, is radar is showing some rain approaching the coast and that is a pretty good dose there. probably about a quarter inch of rain per hour with that band that's going to come through and more showers behind it today. so while the rain totals are aren't going to be too much between now and 5:00, the highest will be in the mountains. it's an inconvenience for any outdoor plans today. as you notice, our highs may get your attention. only low 50s today and by the way, the air is cold enough that later today around mount hamilton or the higher peaks of

the bay area, the calendar says march but we're talking about a chance of snowfalls at the high peaks. hopefully there's some sunshine there, thanks. anger and frustration taken to the streets in san francisco all to defend the life of a bicyclist killed during the morning commute. 30-year-old tess rothstein of berk lee was killed in a collision yesterday morning with a truck on howard at 6th street. she was just one block away from a protected bike lane where bikes and moving cars are separated. demanding safer streets dozens of cyclists with people protected stood in the street using their bodies to separate cars and bikes. it's unfair, it's wrong that our lives should be threatened because we're choosing to travel this way. >> witnesses say rothstein was in the bike lane and swerved to

avoid an opening car truck. the 30-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. protected like beans were scheduled to be installed in the end of this year but under the pressures of city leaders they plan to speed up the implementation of those safety projects. new this morning a massive early morning fire is under investigation in the south bay. it happened at 3:00 this morning. you can see the flames there. crews from the department of public safety say they could see these flames from blocks away as they were driving to respond. the commercial building was engulfed in flames. because no one was inside they were able to aggressively fight the fire. it took about an hour. >> he is out on bail and neighbors are on edge. they're worried this man, arrested for roaming a san jose

neighborhood in the nude will come back. it's unnerving news for people who live in the area. the naked peeper was caught on cameras twice. what neighbors want done. >> what if he tried to get in? >> the video of a naked man is disturbing and frightening to the woman who lives there. the woman who has a camera caught it buzz asked her not to show her on camera. >> it's not a good feeling, you know, to feel unsafe in your home at night. to lose sleep wondering are they going to come back. >> the man arrested is rirsed as a percussionist with the california symphony and connected to other groups including the ballet orchestra. the allege victim said she doesn't know him and was upset to find out she was caught on a

surveillance video last month. she also learned he was arrested for prauling while just wearing women's underwear. but we found out he was convicted only for loitering and put on probation. >> he got away with a slap on the wrist and that's not okay. he has more victims and no matter how much more he has that no one knows about. >> the d.a. will be tougher this time, says clark. >> it is a violation of special space and personal property rights and the neighborhood has a right to be concerned. >> what is the connection. why do you keep coming back? >> a follow up to a series of stories we've been covering in the east bay. police say the public has helded reduce the number of car break-ins. more than 300 break-ins were

reported during just the first six weeks of this year. now the pd says the vigilance of the public has paid off and those numbers are trending downward. the latest message, don't leave your pus or belongings in your car. nine current and former lawmakers reportedly faced allegations of harassment and misconduct last year costing the state nearly $2 million in legal fees alone. task payers say shouldn't have to pay for lawmakers' pill conduct. >> we think that the perpetrators ought to pay for those investigation. and they ought to be held liable. i mean, this is -- this is a -- a -- an understandable use of taxpayer dollars but the fact that taxpayers have to even fund

investigation for activity that shouldn't be happening in the first place is a tragedy. >> the findings will be used to recommend any changes, if needed for the state legislature. >> still ahead on today in the bay, a big time western conference showdown at oracle arena. we'll show you if the warriors were able to stay ahead against the nug bets. ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, jason wu could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while putting on a runway show for new york fashion week. ♪ ♪ he could. or, he could make it even easier - and set up recurring payments to his neighbor.

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122-105. now they lead denver by two seeds in the midwest. >> coming up, the high speed rail project is in limbo so we tracked the money that's already been spent. we investigate $142 million in questionable expenses. >> and our saturday morning starting off with some rain to start. and some showers to follow. how long you might need that umbrella for your weekend plans when we come right back. [music playing] (sashimi) psst. hey, you!

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storm ranger shows you the rain started to cross over the santa cruz mountains. we've had light to moderate rain here. closer to san francisco, oakland and richmond and there you see some stronger returns. you see the doppler crossing the coast there approaching santa rosa. when you see the radar, you see this band and it looks narrow. once this clears, the rain should stop but that's really not the case. there is a little bit of a break behind that band but you'll notice this area of low pressure offshore today through at least the first half of tomorrow, that's going to track in along the coast and it will keep the shower ka chances ongoing. totals will be around the hill tops of the north bay. you see some yellow and orange here through 11:00 tonight. might see a half inch to an inch around some of those areas toward sonoma county and the other thing is interesting, you

saw how cool today's high temperatures would be. the positive spin if we're dealing with rain for the weekend is you might start to see some snow again. maybe along the higher peaks of the santa cruz mountains and north bay. so not only is it colder than average and yes, more rain, but maybe a chance of snow at times above 3,500 feet later on this evening. midday that primary rain band pushes through. we may begin to see the showers decreasing briefly but you can't pack away the umbrella all the way through tomorrow. the morning begins similar to what we have right now. showers lurking offshore. what could be a little different is a chance of some isolated thunder showers and small hail, something we'll watch closely. mid afternoon there on sunday and then by sunday night notice how some drier air comes out of the north. not a lot of help for your weekend plans but long range forecast does look better.

notice high pressure should keep most of the rain chances off the the north as we head to the second half of that 7-day forecast. so for today, chilly, a few more showers for your sunday. we'll get a brief break monday. one more system to get past there on tuesday and then fingers crossed. finally some sun icons coming back to the 7-day forecast. it's been a while since we've put three in a row like that but that's the way things look. >> a record setting three days. thank you. still ahead on today in the bay, overspending and questionable charges involves tens of millions of your tax dollars on the high speed rail project. we investigate and follow the money, next. we )re getting you

the next work week. we )ll be tracking any breaking stories as they develop. and: an online fashion purchase going wrong. our responds team goes straight to the company c-e-o to get results! today in the bay. monday morning from 4:30 to 7. to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. grace, you get the beach house, just don't leave the lights on, okay? to mateo, my favorite chair.

to chris, the family recipes. to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california.

rail from san francisco to l-a -- was designed to welcome back. critics and some supporters say the high speed rail from san francisco to l.a. was designed to fail. last month governor appeared to derail that idea saying there's not enough money to finish the job. even before his announcement, senior investigative reporter uncovered millions of dollars in questionable spending. >> reporter: cost overruns, duplicate charges and bill for work that was never completely performed. that's just some of what we found. we reviewed hundreds of invoices submitted to the high speed rail authority by private contractors and we found $142 million in

disputed charges. >> more than a decade after california voters approved the $9.95 billion bond to start construction on high speed rail from san francisco to l.a., this is what exists. concrete pillars, fragments of a via duct and an unfinished trench dug through downtown fresno. >> too much overnight and not enough transparency. >> reporter: our team was already digging into contracts, costs, management and potential wasteful spending. we obtained a list of all contractors paid by the high speed rail authority as well as a list of all charges flagged by contract managers known as disputed invoices. we found more than 600 questionable invoices. one example, has part of this $9 million bill from a company hired to design, demolish, construct and lay tracks that don't exist yet. a disputed $275,000 in markups

and unapproved lodging expenses and this, $17,000 bill from a consultant who tried to charge the state for a new office that had not yet been authorized. even this $1,200 charge for uc davis for two different classes even though one of those classes had been cancelled. >> i lay the fault right at the doorstep of the authorities. >> reporter: assemblyman has been a critic of high speed rail since the beginning. he called for an audit that reconfirmed the misspending that we first found. >> they've been making it up as it goes along and that's the danger point. >> they started things before they should have. >> reporter: high speed rail supporter agrees. >> they made mistakes. they overspent. >> reporter: our analysis discovered a third of what high speed rail classified as questionable spend involved a single consultant.

the company provides administration services as the project manager in charge of construction. a company that billed the state more than $50 million in disputed invoices. >> we're not paying a penny unless we can validate that the service was delivered. >> the chief financial officer for california high speed rail. >> i would look at this more as a contract manager is doing a fairly good job protecting the state of california. >> reporter: his office oversees contracts issued in the state. we wanted to know how many overcharges they missed. >> are they charging for work they're not doing? >> in my experience it's many so lack of documentation. very, very seldom, i can't think of anything off the top of my head where i would consider it a fraudulent act. >> are they trying to rip taxpayers off? >> no, i think it's more learning curve, because they do a lot of services and it's hard

to validate a service so we need certain items. if it was to pay a bridge we'd look at the bridge and if it passed safety inspections check the box. >> officials declined go on come ra, but they said it's tempting to be shocked by a $50 million figure but that number paints an inaccurate picture. in reality only a small fraction of that was ever in question over a period of years. >> it's a wake yaup call. >> reporter: he says our findings and the audit makes clear to him that the way the project was set up in the beginning was flawed. >> this audit clearly demonstrates that the project does not have sufficient money to finish. >> reporter: high speed rail supporter bell remains troubled by the finding that the high speed rail authority relies too heavily on outside private consultants that may not have the best interest of the state

for their motivation. senator bell says he will push lawmakers to take a more active oversight role moving forward. he wants to see a full-time inspector general to keep watch over the books. >> if money was spent inappropriately, get the money back. demand the money. >> after negotiations with the contractors the state did end up paying some of those disputed invoices or parts of those invoices. others they never paid. high speed rail officials will appear before the state legislature this spring to discuss recommendations. meanwhile patterson believes the federal rail authority may decide to conduct an audit on their own. they could order california to pay $3.5 billion back to the feds. we have breaking news to tell you about. bart is down across the bay area

this morning. bart tells us their computer system that controls the power to the trains in oakland is having problems and it's impacting the entire system. bart tells us that crews working overnight ran into problems that impacted both their power supply and their train control routing system and that without both of those, bart isn't able to safely dispatch trains for service. for now riders are encouraged to check bart.gov and the app to find allternate transportation. coming up, it is our clear the shelters segment featuring our friends from pets in need. we'll have a little tour for you of their brand new shelter right after the break.

some technical issues with our pets in need segment so we'll show you this special story instead. the bay area was once filled with music stores, but one by one many of them have closed. today we go to one old funky record store in san francisco that is one link to the past. >> reporter: every city has a shop that looks as if it's been there since the beginning of time. in san francisco's north beach -- >> we have a little bit of everything here. >> reporter: it looks like a place that's done mor collecting than selling. the store may look as if it opened during the age of lincoln but -- >> about 24 years. >> reporter: among the stacks of stuff are what some consider

musical treasures. it seems this musical time machine stopped in the golden age. >> this is not a place where you come for two minutes. >> reporter: it may be occasional traffic jams but make your way through the stereos and you'll land in a vinyl paradise. >> this is where people come down and start digging for the records. >> reporter: you can dig pretty deep in a pile of 50,000 records. >> it's a little overwhelming for a lot of people. over here, these are the tasty rock jams. our famous barbara streisand record. >> and he has his own philosophy of where to begin. >> reporter: and we have peter paul mary records. the store is about to become a memory itself. the owners are taking the needle off the record and shutting down. >> young people are now buying

things online or if they come in here and they see it they might try to find it somewhere cheaper. amazon has cut into the pie. >> reporter: north beach artist is among those that went down to the basement. >> downstairs is all about the smell. it's awesome. >> reporter: as the shop winds down, nostalgia for a place that celebrates nostalgia. >> i think to see it go just puts a little tiny crack in the foundation of wonderful that is north beach. >> if you look around you could definitely find a gem. >> reporter: time is the one thing there's no longer enough of. even in the kind of shop where it never seemed to apply. >> and one quick thing before we go in case you mised our breaking news. bart is down across the area today. a computer system that controls the power to the trains based in oakland is having problems so that's impacting the entire

system. agencies that run buses parallel to ride service is offering free rides this morning. stay with us all day for updates. .

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