trying to bring the sunshine. >> we'll bring a bit of it. but we do have those spring showers. that's thanks to a cold front that swept in overnight. i want to start with the wide look. if i zoom in closer, you can see where the rain tracked southward. we have showers pushing into sacramento. the north dbay saw one to two inches. the rest of the bay area, not much. still a good amount of rain overnight. definitely heavier pockets this morning especially if you were up from 1:00 to 5:00 a.m. as far as the rain into this afternoon, if you're planning your day, don't worry, you won't need your umbrella. a lot of that rain will move out. it's near the tri valley, livermore. as far as the temperatures, 50s, 40s. the daytime high will climb into the 50s, low 60s.

you just need your jacket. i'll have a look at your seven-day in 15 minutes. >> thanks. we want to take you live to washington, d.c. where after 22 months and three dozen indi indictmen indictments, robert mueller's final report is in. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are waiting to see the findings of the two-year investigation into possible russian election meddling. nothing within the report has been revealed just yet. one thing we know for sure is the justice department says there will be no more indictments. congress could get nsnippets of the report as soon as today. >> reporter: with robert mueller's investigation officially over, the new question inside washington is what is inside the report and how much will william barr release? >> it may be that there will be particular aspects of the report this don't become public because they're classified or they touch on other sensitive national security matters.

>> reporter: barr promising transparency. in a letter telling congress he may be able to brief them as early as this weekend on principal conclusions, but that's not enough for top democrats. >> i think the demand of the public is overwhelming to see the report when it's on such a serious matter, and it will be made public. >> if the justice department doesn't release the whole report or tries to keep parts of it secret, we will certainly subpoena the parts of the report, and we will reserve the right to call mueller or to testify before the committee or to subpoena him. >> reporter: mueller's investigation has led to indictments of 34 people, including six with ties to president trump. but no charges alleging collusion between russia and the trump campaign. before its release, president trump again taking a swipe at the investigation. >> there was no collusion. there was no obstruction. everybody knows it. it's all a big hoax. >> reporter: the president's

attorneys writing in a statement they are pleases the report has been delivered. >> reaction to the end of the investigation is pouring in from washington and the bay area. one political science professor says this kind of secrecy is a surprise. >> just the idea that we can't see what's in it right away is -- is pretty unusual, considering we live in an age of instant information. i'm comparing it to the clinton-lewinsky report 20 years ago. and i i think it was downloaded within a matter of minutes. >> the pror sor add professor adds if information is leaked, we may start to see information this weekend. stay with us for the latest out of washington. we're expecting to learn more as soon as tomorrow. our website, nbcbayarea.com.

and our facebook and twitter feeds are updated 24/7 so you can follow us @nbcbayarea. state and federal officials are investigating a possible case of election meddling in the east bay. it's all over one suspicious e-mail that someone should not have opened. the e-mail set off alarms at the registrar of voters office in martinez. there's concern that e-mail could have been designed to hack into the elections internet system. there's no indication that happened, but official says they're not taking any chances. feds and the state say they're involved to ensure security wasn't breached. a lethal combination of cocaine and alcohol mixed with an underlying heart condition killed san francisco's public defender, according to the medical examiner. jean elle has more on the autopsy report.

>> reporter: the medical examiner's report says the official cause of death is accuse mixed drug toxicity with cocaine and ethanol. cardiovascular disease is a contributing factor. adachi was san francisco's public defender for over a decade. people who knew him in and out of court say drug use contributing to his death is a shock. >> i'm very surprised by the report. i've seen jeff both in and out of court hundreds and hundreds of times. i would never have thought of jeff as anyone who even came close to using a controlled substance. >> reporter: the report provides more details about the hours leading up to the 59-year-old's death on february 22nd. it says he spent the day with a woman in north beach, they ate cannabis edibles and had dinner, drank some champagne. the woman told investigators he complained of upper abdominal pain and began sweating profusely. she suggested going to the hospital but mr. adachi refused. it also says the cocaine in his system was a small amount, and

it was likely taken that day. colleagues say they hope the public remembers how adachi remember the way he served as a public official, not the way he died. >> i hope the way jeff left this world is not going to affect his legacy. those of us in the legal system think of him as an innovator, an advocate. police are patrolling oakland's fruitvale b.a.r.t. station this morning following a stabbing on a train last night. yesterday two men got into a fight on the train heading towards the station late this afternoon. one of them stabbed the other, b.a.r.t. stopped service. after two hours the station reopened. the man who got stabbed is going to be okay but the other man still hasn't been caught. b.a.r.t. is looking at surveillance footage to get a better idea of what happened and where the attacker went. san francisco police say they arrested a man who stole a gun off a baggage carrousel at

sfo. this man, dermott o'sullivan, was arrested thursday morning. here's surveillance video of the crime. he was accused of stealing a case containing a pistol and ammunition. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," much more. we'll tell you how a gunman with 80 rounds of ammo got so close to entering san francisco general hospital. we'll tell you how security almost allowed him inside. and could it happen to you? a couple guy says someone shot at their car while driving down the street. the investigation that has a quiet south bay neighborhood on edge and the help police need from you. a dangerous situation,

could have easily turned dead welcome back. only on nbc bay area, a dangerous situation that could have easily turned deadly. we confirmed that last month a

man brought a loaded firearm with more than 80 rounds of ammunition on to the campus of sf general hospital. thankfully deputies defused the situation. sam brock has more on how this unfolded and what security changes that incident has prompted. >> reporter: in the heart of the zuckerberg san francisco general hospital campus, you'll find building 5, the main hospital facility. also the location cedric reynolds, a 38-year-old with a history of weapons and drug charges, brought a loaded firearm on february 7th at 6:40 p.m. >> this actually was a very dangerous situation. a significant threat to the public safety of the hospital. >> reporter: undersheriff matthew freeman says he can't recall a similar situation at sf general in 28 years with the department and applauds deputies for preventing possible catastrophe. >> they used time, distance, and shielding which allowed them to render the situation safe,

taking the subject into custody with minimal use of force and without anyone being injured. >> reporter: as for the disturbing details, according to court documents, surveillance footage shows reynolds holding a firearm in his left hand and pointing said gun at the entrance doors. he walked into a public entrance with a semiautomatic 9-millimeter handgun, two boxes of ammunition, one 19 rounds, another 50 rounds. documents show reynolds rang the buzzer for psychiatric emergency services and was quote unwittingly afforded admission by a nurse, although the hospital says he snuck in behind someone coming out. >> this is the exterior door into the psych emergency services. he was buzzed through that door. however, there is after that, there is an interior door that you also must be buzzed in and he was not allowed access through that door. >> reporter: deputies confronted and eventually apprehended reynolds in that middle space. the hospital says staff quickly

saw the impending danger and notified proper authorities. in an e-mail to all campus staff the day after, security services said at no time was the firearm pointed at any individual, and there is no evidence that the suspect came to the hospital campus to do harm to anyone. reynolds claimed he was running from four men and seeking refuge. witnesses say that reynolds appeared restless, paranoid, and was speaking rapidly. sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, making matters worse. a misstep by a federal agency that put california wildfire victims at risk of fraud. and majority of that rain that moved in overnight is out of the area. we have those cloudy skies. 51 in dublin. 40s and 50s this morning. i'm tracking when the sunshine will take over, plus of course the daytime highs you can expect. details coming up. 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. welcome back. at 7:14 on your saturday

morning, it's the first weekend of spring. we are taking a gorgeous look at the always beautiful golden gate bridge. we saw some showers this morning, vianey says a cloudy day but clearing this afternoon. good news, the sunshine is on its way. the personal information of millions of disaster survivors including people who survived the north bay wildfires is at risk. a government report says fema improperly shared the data of 2.3 million people with a federal contractor. it includes things like bank account numbers and addresses. now the survivors of hurricanes harvey, irma, maria, and the california wildfires are a possible targets of identity theft. fema says it will now require additional privacy training for contractors. in willow glen, someone is shooting at cars with a pellet gun or some sort of weapon.

one woman was driving by when updates at oracle park. >> if it had just been a few, a second earlier, it would have hit him or that driver window, and he would have gotten injured, no matter what. and then the possibility of him swerving because he's scared or got freaked out. >> the couple told their story on facebook and soon other people started replying that it's happened to them as well. police say victims need to call 911 immediately so they can go out and investigate. we like the house in hillsborough just the way it is. that's what homeowners say. the house off 280, hillsboro announced a lawsuit against the

homeowner, calling her outdoor decor a public nuisance. a legendary musician is coming out of retirement to headline this year's outside lands music festival in san francisco. he doesn't want to be paid for it. paul simon will close out the festival on august 11th at golden gate park. simon retired from touring last year. this is his first time to outside lands. he says he likes how the music is preserving golden gate park. let's go to vianey and our forecast. places like golden gate park so lush and green because of the rain we've had, but you say the sun may be here. >> it's a little cloudy right now.

>> it is. >> but once this storm moves out we'll get some clearing out there. this is what it looks like in san francisco, 51 degrees. wind speeds at 14 miles per hour. here's how radar is doing. you can see now that system is already starting to make its move out, and that did move in overnight. you probably were woken up by rain or had an early morning errand to run, or running out right now, you don't have to worry about the rain now. look where the rain is. a lot of it is trekking southward. this storm moved from the north what will be left behind from scattered showers is some good clearing. right now, 52 degrees in san francisco. 63 in hayward. 52 in san jose. the microclimate highs for today will be cool. still going to need some form of coat or jacket. you won't necessarily need your umbrella. that's always great to hear especially on a weekend. a lot of people were worried this would be a washout.

it's not. we're talking upper 50s. 59 in oakland. low 60s out on the map. 62 for san jose. 62 up through ukiah. all right. a lot of people also thinking about heading to lake tahoe this weekend. be mindful, we are tracking a couple of snow showers today. so check those road conditions. temperatures will be at 49 degrees. into sunday, things will kind of taper off a bit. they'll calm down. check out monday. we're tracking an additional storm system, expected to bring a lot of snow for the sierra. monday will be the worst travel day into tuesday, wednesday, and even thursday. if you had plans to drive back early monday morning, leave sunday night instead. how much snow are we expecting? for this initial system, already seeing some snow showers. 2 to 3 inches.

check out what happens once we move into tuesday, wednesday, thursday. right now the models are showing a lot of snow. over 20 inches in some areas. that means a couple of feet. that will have a big impact on our high snow impact totals. by 1:30, nice clearing out there. then we stay pretty clear all of saturday. into sunday we do get some cloud cover that rolls in. sunday, it's going to be dry. you don't have to worry about the rain until tomorrow. into monday, overnight sunday, 2:30, even into your early monday morning commute, we'll get showers and rain. this is our big system here. into tuesday, we get a little bit of a break, a couple showers, our big system expected to creep in tuesday night into wednesday. look at all of that snow for the sierra. that's going to be our big rain maker this week. as far as estimated rain totals, we add the highest rain totals up to the north bay.

wednesday and friday, a half inch to over two inches for the coastal mountains. over the next seven days, here's what you can expect. talking about nice clearing into the afternoon. don't worry, we'll enjoy our sunday. then we have a lot of rain up ahead. >> at least we have two days of sun before the rain. >> exactly. still ahead, giving the gift of music to someone who cherishes the gift of his life. how this guitar from ed sheeran led to one man's gift to a sick teenager fighting to stay his life. the young man you )re abou

meet is waiting for a gift to keep him alive. but in the meantime... he got a gift he never would )ve welcome back. the young man you're about to meet is waiting for a gift to keep him alive, but in the meantime he got a gift he could never have imagined, it's all thanks to a group of caring healthcare workers.

>> there have been a couple of constants in kayano's life. one is kidneys that don't work as well as they should. and, two, a family that plays music. his grandfather still plays gigs in their hometown. while he has always been around music, he's never owned his own instrument until now. at lucille packard hospital, the dialysis unit comes with its own unique soundtrack. a steady beat that 15-year-old kayano has been listening to for three days a week for the past nine months while waiting for a new kidney. it's a stretch of time not even youtube can fill. in it does get really boring when i can't find anything to watch. >> reporter: but thanks to the kindness of a nurse, colin james, and music therapist, rebecca martin, his wait has a

new sound and a great new feel. >> i just was just so happy. i didn't know what to say. >> reporter: it all started when colin entered a radio station contest and won first prize, a guitar signed by ed sheeran. it was great and all. but -- >> caveat, i am not talented at playing the guitar. >> reporter: what's more, sheeran's inscription on the guitar says "play, don't display". colin set out to find someone who would and asked rebecca. >> she said you know, there's a patient i've been working with. he's learning the guitar, learning ed sheeran "thinking out loud." i think this could be a good fit. >> reporter: the more colin learned about kayano, the more the perfect fit it seemed. so one day in the middle of his music therapy session.

>> signed by ed sheeran. >> reporter: he surprised him. the lesson paused. and the tears started. >> i began to cry. i started beginning to cry. it was my first-ever guitar. >> that's what this whole thing was about, that moment when he got a chance to feel special and feel like, not just a normal kid but the luckiest kid in the world. >> reporter: and perhaps best of all, kayano's very first guitar now makes the wait for his next kidney as well as life afterwards sound a whole lot better. >> i won't stop playing the guitar. >> i told his mom, april, to let me know when two things happen. first, when he gets his kidney. and second, when ed sheeran gives him a call. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news bay area news. >> we look forward to both of those updates. we have much more ahead on

"today in the bay." coming up, the mueller report is in we're still waiting to find out what it says. how soon we could find out the results of the russia investigation. plus crossing the iconic golden gate bridge will soon cost more money. we'll break down the numbers of the just-approved toll hike. her

good saturday morning. it is 7:29. here is a live look outside in san jose. slick roads out there. we saw some showers this morning. looks like things could be clearing up for this first weekend of spring. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. we both showed up at work today wearing flowers. hoping that these showers will bring some beautiful weather? >> it will help with the green mountains, bring some flowers. but this is what it looks like outside right now. roads are still a little slick.

we may still have some ponding water. right now, temperatures not that cold, still chilly. 52 degrees in san jose. look how beautiful san francisco looks. you can see the sun peeking through there. 51 degrees. a little breezy in through the area. this is what doppler radar loo s s like right now. monterey seeing some rain. look at san jose and san francisco, the majority of that rein out of the area. it will continue to move out with partial clearing into the afternoon. it will be given a chance to dry out. temperatures in the upper 50s, low 60s. tomorrow it will stay dry. we have some big changes ahead for the work week. details on that in about 15 minutes. >> my assumption is that means the sun won't be around much longer. >> maybe not. >> we always have the weekend. vianey, we'll see you around 7:45. for nearly two years it's been a shadow over donald

trump's presidency. just yesterday special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation ended. the report is now in the hands of attorney general william barr who has the power to decide how much of it will be made public. >> reporter: with robert mueller's investigation officially over, the new question is what is inside that report and how much will attorney general william barr release. >> it may be that there will be particular aspects of the report this don't become public because they're classified or they touch on other sensitive national security matters. >> reporter: barr promising transparency. in a letter telling congress he may be able to brief them as early as this weekend on principal conclusions, but that's not enough for top democrats. >> i think the demand of the public is overwhelming to see the report when it's on such a serious matter, and it will be made public.

>> if the justice department doesn't release the whole report or tries to keep parts of it secret, we will certainly subpoena the parts of the report, and we will reserve the right to call mueller or to testify before the committee or to subpoena him. >> reporter: mueller's investigation has led to indictments of 34 people, including six with ties to president trump. but no charges alleging collusion between russia and the trump campaign. before its release, president trump again taking a swipe at the investigation. >> there was no collusion. there was no obstruction. everybody knows it. it's all a big hoax. >> reporter: the president's attorneys writing in a statement they are pleases the report has been delivered. >> reaction to the end of the investigation is coming in from across the country and political experts in the bay area. one political science professor says this kind of secrecy shrouding the findings is

surprising. >> just the idea that we can't see what's in it right away is -- is pretty unusual, considering we live in an age of instant information. i'm comparing it to the clinton-lewinsky report 20 years ago. and i i think it was downloaded within a matter of minutes. >> that professor adds if information is leaked, we may start to see information this weekend. stay with us for the latest out of d.c. our website, nbcbayarea.com. and our facebook and twitter feeds are updated 24/7 so you can follow us @nbcbayarea. now to developing news. state and federal officials here in the bay area are investigating a possible case of election meddling in the east bay. it's all over one suspicious e-mail that someone should not have opened. the e-mail set off alarms at the registrar of voters office in

martinez. there's concern that e-mail could have been designed to hack into the elections internet system. there's no indication that happened, but official says they're not taking any chances. feds and the state say they're involved to ensure security wasn't breached. a sexual assault on a high school campus in the east bay. it happened to a 14-year-old girl at clayton valley charter high school in october of 2017. now she and her family are suing the school because of lack of security. the lawsuit claims school officials knew that the area where the attack took place was a known sexual hangout and the school did nothing to make it safe. her mother is speaking out to us. she asked us not to reveal her identity in an attempt to protect her daughter.

>> he coerced her, i guess is the word, to follow him into this area on the campus. and then he, you know, attacked her. the simple things that we wanted done to prevent this from happening again, they just wouldn't do it. >> the school clearly turned a blind eye to a significant and serious problem which obviously led to the unfortunate events that occurred here. >> the school's executive director released a statement saying, quote, the school does not have a response at this time given that the school has not been formally provided with any documents to review, and this issue involves an individual who is still a minor. now to cal's football head coach who is reacting to the sexual harassment allegations made by a former student against another coach. page cornelius deactivated her

facebook account where she made those accu sasations following harsh backlash. in the post she said she was sexually harassed while working in the sports medicine department at cal. she also claims a coach threatened he would have her fired if she didn't have sex with him. >> this cuts to the core. it hurts really bad. we want to do everything we can as a program to support the investigation where people can be held accountable for their actions. we have a great deal of concern for anybody who would be subject to this type of alleged behavior. >> it is unclear if the coach has been accused is still working at berkeley. with the swipe of a credit card, an east bay fugitive blew his cover. you're looking at cody tripp, on the run for seven years, until now. tripp was wanted for killing a man at a house party in castro valley in 2012. police have been looking for him ever since. fast forward to wednesday, tripp was arrested for fraud after police say he used a stolen credit card.

detectives say they're grateful for that purchase, because it helped them crack the case. >> i think the lesson is to be diligent in every case, take all the leads to their fullest extent, accept the assistance from other agencies that are trying to be helpful. >> from utah, tripp will be extradited back to california to face possible murder charges. look, if you can, this man's front yard display is grabbing a lot of attention. so much so that people are stealing it. we're talking about these mannequins at jason's home in santa rosa. this started earlier this week. a neighbor complained about this tall fence. the city forced him to lower it. before he chopped off the top, he set up a mannequin display. this morning he woke up to find some were gone. >> bummed me out. you know.

this is my property. people are crossing my -- over my fence, because they can. taking my things. >> he says he has ordered replacement mannequins. get ready to shell out more money to cross the golden gate bridge. the bridge district board approved raising the toll to nearly $10. that's within five years. that means for drivers who use invoice billing, the tolls will increase by 35 cents a year, bringing the toll from its current $8 to $9.75. the new toll for drivers with a fastrak will be $8.75, up from $7.25. the hike is desperately needed to pay for upkeep on the bridge and for improvements to bus and ferry services. >> the board is concerned about what drivers have to pay. but they also know that this is the way to fund the benefit for public transit in order to keep

congestion low on the golden gate bridge. right now our buses and ferries take 1 1/2 lanes of traffic off the bridge every commute morning. >> the new tolls will go into effect beginning july 1st. now for an uplifting story about a giants fan who survived a devastating attack, and is now turning that pain into positive lessons across california. you may remember bryan stow, the giants fan who was brutally beaten outside a giants game. he is doing a tour to educate kids on what happened to him and how to deal with bullies. he started his on foundation to combat bullying and fan violence. we wish him all the best in his continued recovery. still ahead on "today in the bay," a new name, new signs, new scoreboard, but what about the food? we'll tell you what's new for

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rockies 6 to 4... and you could watch it right here on nbc bay welcome back. the giants beat the colorado rockies 6-4, you could have watched it here on nbc bay area. hopefully you did. let's take you out to scottsdale stadium in arizona. look at this memorable moment. solarte hits a three-run homer. it was a good night for the giants. at home, fans got a sneak peek of what's new at the renamed oracle park. most notable, a huge video scoreboard. the first 4k display in major league baseball. new spaces for fans to socialize are being added, including an area called the waterfront. there's plenty of new food to choose from. everything from san francisco's super duper burgers to certified

organic corn dogs and empanadas. the sharks, another tough loss. they lost in o.t. 4-3. much more ahead on "today in the bay." helping northern california communities rise from the ashes. the aid and support fire victims are now getting to rebuild their homes and their lives. and we have plenty of rain overnight. even into this early morning hour. we saw a couple showers push through. look at san francisco. that rain is making its exit. what does this mean for your saturday and your sunday? a break down of that coming up.

good morning. it's 7:45. still a little cloudy out there. we had that cold front move in overnight. this is what it looks like in san francisco. nice live picture through there. if you're wondering about where the rain is now, look at doppler radar. a lot of that pushed southward.

all of those heavy pockets of rain that might have woken you up this morning, they're clearing out. a couple showers pushing in through monterey. we can expect to see the possibility of some cloudy skies, at least for the first half of the day. good news, once that clears out we'll get some good partial clearing, some sun will peek through. the temperatures will be cool and comfortable. upper 50s for san francisco. 59 for oakland. low 60s up to the north bay. 61 for santa rosa. about 62 for san jose. if you're heading up to lake tahoe, i have a feeling a lot of folks will this weekend, tracking a couple snow showers through today. check those road conditions. you may need some chain controls, and in sunday, that's going to be your best travel day only because the weather will tame off a bit, but as we head in towards monday, sunday night into monday, we're tracking an additional cold front that is expected to sweep in. it will bring a lot of snow to the sierra and also a lot to of rain to the bay area.

let's talk about sierra spring snow. 5 to 10 inches through monday. look into tuesday, all the way through thursday. that is several feet of snow expected for the sierra into the work week. your best travel day if you're coming back from lake tahoe will be sunday. monday, not so much. you'll want to check the road. we'll get some good clearing around 2:00. look at that machlt j. majority of the rain is out of the area. sunday night into monday, another cold front will sweep in. mainly off to the north into south. north bay, santa rosa, napa will get the majority of the rain sunday night into monday. then we'll get a break monday night into tuesday. tracking another disturbance expected to bring more rain, widespread rain into tuesday. look at that wednesday, that's where all the feet of snow, all the snowfall is expected to fall. that's going to be a wet storm system looking ahead. as far as estimated rain totals, not a lot to of rain from that

overnight storm. but as we look ahead into the cold front expected sunday night into monday and the disturbance into tuesday and wednesday, the north bay will see a little over two inches. majority of the bay area from a hat half inch to two inches. over the next seven days, here's what you can expect. early morning showers, things taper off. sunday, things remain in the upper 50s for san francisco. sunday night into monday, we get more rain, another disturbance expected for tuesday. four-day rain totals right now, if you're wondering about that, this is including the cold front into sunday night, the disturbance into tuesday. a half inch and very wet this week so don't even bother washing your car. >> don't worry. i haven't done that since last year. it is 7:48. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- >> finally feels like something is coming along. it's been a long haul. rebuilding homes in the fire zones. the young volunteers helping

northern california communities in their recovery.

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or, he could make it even easier - and set up recurring payments to his neighbor. for cat sitting. (meow) whoa. you've groomed her, too. (cell phone vibrating) and now she's ready for the catwalk. life, lived jason's way. chase. make more of what's yours. just beginning to rise from the ashes... following welcome back. many communities across northern california are just beginning to rise from the ashes following two years of devastating wildfires. those communities all have two things in common, the will to rebuild and the need to rely on strangers to help. joe rosato junior is showing us how one group of young people

are coming together to help fire victims they don't even know. >> reporter: colors of spring, bringing a sense of rebirth and renewal. but in the mendocino town of redwood valley, the contrast blackened by devastation, and the color william raby still sees in his mind. >> all i saw was red, and my wife woke up and says that's a fire. everything burned. >> reporter: the fires of october 2017 destroyed dozens of homes in redwood valley, killing nine people. raby and his family have lived in this trailer. >> four people and a big dog and a 35-foot travel trailer is cramped. >> reporter: but last week, an unusual construction crew began laying the foundation of raby's future. >> i tell you, we're building a house for one of the many people who lost their houses in these recent wildfires. >> reporter: the crew building raby's new home is made up of volunteers from the americorps service organization.

students getting life experience, one nail at a time. >> it feels amazing to be able to help someone go through this. i can only imagine what it's like to lose everything. >> reporter: the program, run through disaster relief group hope city, is helping rebuild homes for fire victims who can't otherwise afford it. >> they would be forever living in an rv or trying to couch surf. >> reporter: paul and his daughter simone are just over a month away from the keys to their new home. >> i'm so grateful that we're able to get back in the house again. >> this is my room. i want to put my bed right there. >> like the last crew of americorps students we had would sing. it's pretty fun, you know. >> reporter: the volunteers have rebuilt 21 homes in nearby lake county where joslin french has lived in a trailer since a devastating wildfire four years ago. >> a cute house, just perfect size. >> it finally feels like

something's coming along, because it's been a long haul. >> reporter: a long, long haul. >> it's not easy. >> reporter: the experience is building new homes, and for raby, new friendships. >> i hope he gets a new beginning, a peace of mind. >> reporter: colors of spring and a community reborn. >> reporter: joe rosato junior, nbc bay area news. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, our clear the shelters segment featuring our friends from pets in need. we'll introduce you to jason next. "clear the shelters" segme

with our friends from pets in need. welcome back. it's time for our clear the shelters segment featuring our p friends from pets in need. and we have jason, who you are calling a senior chihuahua.

he was recently rescued and came to your brand-new palo alto location. tell me about him. >> he's a little old man. we saw him at the shelter, he has what we call cherry eye. we were going to take him in. we knew he was a senior. we said we would do some surgery. he had a couple medical issues, so he wasn't a candidate for surgery. thank you. stinky breath. he's looking for a hospice home, someone who can take care of him for his end days. we're not sure how many there are. we can provide medical care. he's a happy boy. he likes to go on walks and likes other dogs. >> he has a cute face. so those cherry eyes are what a human would get, like a sty. but they get big and red. he has them in both eyes. he's just the cutest little thing, even with those cherry eyes. >> he can definitely see. he was staring me down in the

car this morning. >> he is really mellow. hopefully somebody who needs a companion and doesn't mind the fact that his days are numbers or perhaps his months are numbered because you don't really know how long he'll be around. gosh, if someone could give him a home, that would be wonderful. that's the perfect segue, if people are looking to foster, if they would like to test out to have a pet, you have a lot more than just jason. >> yes. we're coming into kitten season. we expect a busy season this year. so we really need people to come to pets in need or any animal shelter in their area, volunteer to be fosters. there will be a lot of kittens that will be coming into shelters. you're dealing with the space issue. >> you now have your two shelters, but you still need people to come and help out. this poor guy has four of his own cats and is fostering four

right now. find out more about jason and the other pets go to petsinneed.org. thanks for making us a part of your morning. more local news at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. symbol you know you're

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