bay area... including graudations and even bay to breakers. at cal berkeley ... crews used yesterday )s dry weather to finalize decorations at "memorial stadium" ... where, today, six-thousand students will graduate. and thousands of proud parents will have to brave to the weather to see their kids receive their diploma. and some good news for

parents and family members attending today )s graduation at cal... the university has lifted its umbrella ban for the ceremony. meanwhile -- across the bay in san francisco. preps continue for what )s expected to be a wet bay to breakers race. even though race day tomorrow won )t be picture perfect... runners tell us they )re adjusting to the soggy forecast. as always... bay to breakers is rain or shine and will go on as scheduled tomorrow morning. be sure to download our nbc bay area app so you can get weather updates while you )re on the go. it )s free ... and you can get your specific neighborhood )s forecast ahead of time. tension and fear on an east bay high school )s campus.

after four threats in just the last two weeks. and now the fbi is on the case. its happening at "california high school" in san ramon. graffiti -- scrawled in the boys ) bathroom and other parts of campus. one message earlier this month said -- there would be a shooting on may 9th. another message targeted the school this upcoming memorial day. officers will be patrolling the campus thru the end of the school year. campus leaders say they plan to install more surveillance cameras... they already have 47 on campus. the school district tells us - they )ve so far caught four students responsible for writing one of the violent messages on a campus shack... and say they have been punished for it. now to a brutal attack in san francisco. if you recognize this man... police need your help finding him. they say he used a metal baton to attack three people just blocks away from union square. it happened sunday afternoon on jones street in the tenderloin.

detectives don )t know why the man attacked the trio... they say it happened suddenly, without warning. a concerning story for parents. a hidden camera was found inside the boys bathroom of an east bay trampoline park. richard rocha from antioch -- is accused of putting a camera in the restroom at the "rockin jump" trampoline park in fremont. an employee found it and called police. investigators say rocha caught himself on camera when he was setting it up. police are now working to find out if rocha placed cameras in other spots. only on nbc: graphic and disturbng. a motorcyclist is dead and his friend under arrest after this crash in san jose . neighbors say a street race is to blame -- something they say they are tired of seeing in

their neighborhood. today in the bay )s sergio quintana reports from san jose where that deadly the crash happened just before impact you can see riding on a cycle on his rear wheels. a passenger in the back seat gets out of the car it to see the debris. neighbors rush to help. >> he was on the ground trying to help him. trying to wake him up. >> i just stood there holding his hand. checked his vitals and told him god would be with him. >> david algado is sharing the photos. deerman was rushed to the hospital where he died. reverend monique ortiz said

she's known him since he's been young. she says jason was a loveable guy with an infectious personality and a big heart. in the video you can see another motorcyclist pull up. that rider was 30-year-old blake kepman. residents say they see plenty of racers here. >> i have seen them racing up and down that street. both vehicles and motorcycles. >> nbc bay area news. we have new details now on that fighter jet that crashed in southern california in riverside county. yesterday military officials detonated the explosives that were aboard the f-16. th was closed ever since thursday'e crash. the military said the pilot reported hydraulic problems as r he was returning to the base. he then ejected from the jet moments before it plummeted inth a military warehouse.nd wer he was thee only one on board ad

landed safely by parachute. 13 people on the ground were waa hurt.. they're allll expected to be ok as is the pilot.in saint it was a nail biter for the sharks and their fanson last night. game four of the conference final in st. louis.s won about 800 people cheered the sharks on at a watch party in san jose. the blues won 2-1 to tie the series up. fans are looking forward to game five at home tomorrow. >> i want them to dominate like they did in game three. that's who we are. >> i want to see more hits, more aggressiveness and us on this side of the power play. >> the sharks will hold a nbc b pre-game rally tomorrow morning rain or shine. our live coverage begins at bay noon. right here on tt nbc bay area tomorrow.xpands much more ahead on "today in the bay" at 7:07. coming up, the measles scare in the bay area expands.some we'll show you the popular hangout at the center of the new

case. also -- the major star power. lady gaga in the bay area for a secret concert. so how did these thousands of people find out about it? we'll explain coming up.

san jose cloudy skies across the bay area this morning. they're tracking gusty winds and rain in the middle of may. can you believe it? we'll continue. upper 50s and low 60s today. she'll be along in five minutes with microclimate forecast and we are under a microclimate alert. the measles is striking the east bay. a berkeley person has the first confirmed case in aloe meade da county. that person most likely contracted it when they visited a popular marketplace.

the berkeley bowl. today in the bay's cheryl heard has more on the health warning. >> reporter: it was business as urk ul at the berkeley bowl marketplace, but there are signs inside the store alerting shoppers of the measles scare. >> i just got a text. i was planning on coming here anyways. i was like, okay, may 7th, it will be fine. >> dr. lisa hernandez is a health officer for the city of berkeley. she says there's no need to panic, but people need to be on alert. >> measles is an airborne disease. that means it travels in the air and when someone coughs or sneezes it stays in the air for an hour. >> the symptoms for the measles are like a cold or a flu. the disease turns into a rash. >> there are people who have chosen not to vaccinate where there's people who are very compromised and it makes them very sick. >> reporter: so far this year there have been 45 confirmed measles cases in california. the berkeley case is the first

one in alameda county. santa clara and san mateo counties have 4. san francisco has 1. dr. hernandez came to the store just in case people had questions. for the public, she has a strong message. >> people need to be vaccinated. >> reporter: cheryl herd, nbc bay area news. at 7:12, we have much more on "today in the bay." lady gaga rocks the bay area for a secret concert. how did these less than 1,000 find out about it and get to see her perform? well, yesterday was the only dry day because this weekend we're tracking rain so they got lucky on that one. we're under a microclimate weather alert. rain, cooler temperatures. i'll break down the time line for you coming up. stay with us. ♪

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welcome back. at 7:14 on your saturday morning, we are under a microclimate weather alert. taking a look at the golden gate bridge.

clouds and fog. gusty winds expected today and rain. temperatures in the upper 50s, low 60s. oh, my goodness. it all continues. we'll have the forecast in just a bit. . ♪ ♪ >> lady gaga in cupertino last night. of course, you know that song. she rocked the house where she'll be seeing the space ship at the new apple campus. she performed under a giant rainbow. apple employees got the private performance as the pop star celebrated steve jobs and his vision. ceo tim cook tweeted, we came together in the home you imagined for us and celebrated your spirit. we love you, steve. as we inch closer to summer even though the weather doesn't really feel like it, vacation plans are underway. it turns out a lot of people are opting to stay home. research shows that nearly half

of the employees don't use all of their paid time off. they say the monday to friday grind is just too much for them. traffic, emails, phone calls, all that season before getting to the office. it's no surprise that me time takes a back seat. lester holt spoke with one ceo who said vacation time at that company is mandatory. >> people think they have to be there to demonstrate that they're working as hard or harder than their co-workers. >> you're finding when they do come back they are -- >> they are refreshed. they are focused. they're clear. >> other companies are now coming up with ip september tifs. one is offering an extra $1,000 to take a week off. another offering a paid month off every five years if you go to a country you've never been to before. the company is even offering to help fund the trip plus a guest. a little february now in may. look at this. ski resorts in the sierra are getting buried in snow this week end be. if you're thinking of getting that last dose of winter fun,

know that the drive into the mountains will be a messy one. nearly a foot of snow fell on squaw valley yesterday making this the third snowiest season on record. more snow coming their way this weekend with the slopes picking up as much as a foot of new powder. the fun isn't limited to the open resorts. we saw people tracking up boreal. we caught up from one family from india enjoying their first ever snow fight. >> i couldn't believe my eyes. >> hot? >> yes, very, very, hot in yand. >> great skiing. you don't formally get this this time of year. >> this morning's snow could bring traffic to a halt. get up there now or wait until tomorrow. right here next to me, we have the microclimate forecast. >> this is your window. this is your window now. i remember when i was younger we'd go up to frazier park in southern california with the lids of the trash cans. >> yes. >> i never owned a real sled.

that was a memorable time of the year. >> isn't it the best, too, when you're a kid? >> yes. >> you don't know you're sledding on a garbage can top. >> always the coolest. let's talk about the microclimate weather. the fact that we are seeing so much rain for the month of may and we have more rain already underway, look how beautiful the shot looks. the reason we are under the weather is here. doppler radar, you can see the cold front tracking inland just off shore. look at that. this is expected to make its move from north to south. so it will start out already seeing a couple showers in the north bay and then it will given to spread south ward. i'm going to take you through the hour by hour. it will begin around 12:30, 1:00. it's becoming widespread from ukaia, san francisco, even down through san jose. we get a 30-minute window if any, as a matter of fact, to kind of get a little break from that first round of showers and then look, if i fast forward

this to 3:30, 4, 5:00, we continue to see widespread rain throughout. as that frontal system begins to fliel, guess what else it brings? gusty winds. right around 9:00 we're expe expecting a couple of heavier cells. this means a chance for some isolated thunderstorms as that frontal passes through and as we head into the overnight hours, the showers will continue. tomorrow morning for sunday expect another chance of isolated showers. that instability will carry over into your sunday forecast. as far as the rain goes, today it will be more widespread. a little bit more continuous. by tomorrow it will be more on and off. 11:00 p.m., we will begin to see that system make its way out. if you're worried about the rain totals, areas in the north bay including santa rosa, seeing it double the amount it will get from may. now we're going to add additional inches to that. north bay, some parts including

summer, higher totals with a little over an inch, half an inch in through the south bay. santa cruz, just a little over an inch. i'm taking this through tomorrow. this is combining today's rain with tomorrow. you can see we're adding anywhere from a half an inch to an additional inch. very impressive. that's why we keep calling this unusual. temperatures seeing so much rain for the month of may. let's talk about the wind speeds. we are expecting this to get gusty around the 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 hour. 20, 30-mile-an-hour winds and it picks up tomorrow evening. you're heading out to lake tahoe. it looks beautiful. this is your window. tracking several more inches of snow into the late hours and sunday morning. if you miss that window, check those air conditioners. we don't want to be the person who gets stuck on the road in a snowstorm. in the next several days we'll check temperatures and rain on

tuesday. >> i guess i shouldn't be surprised. we just had rain all week. i'm exasperated. it's just shy of 7:21. still ahead on "today in the bay." using bandages for a different type of healing. this story of incredible healing for one stanford technician to help kids in the e.r. will make you bay area proud next.

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... isn )t typically fun... especially for a child. but one stanford e-r technician has used his creativity and imagination to use medical supplies to bring some joy to the kids. one e.r. technician has used his creativity and imagination. he used medical supplies to bring some joy to kids. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas has his story. >> jack dewey has set his sights on a career in medicine soon entering a nursing program. that means he'll be helping patients in all sorts of traditional ways and we suspect one very creative one.

>> the emergency room at stanford hospital can be a very busy place, but not always. once in a great while things do get quiet. emergency room technician jack dewey remembers one such night last year. >> it was a very slow night. all the work was done. i couldn't go help anywhere else. >> reporter: there was, however, one young patient there, and jack went looking for something he could use to cheer the child up. he found all of these things, compression bandages, normally used to wrap wounds. >> it's the only thing here that we have that comes in any different color. it was a lot more of a friendly material to work with. there's a lot of sharp, pointy things here. that was the most fun. >> though he had never done anything like it before, jack created this orange fish in just a few minutes. >> and it turned out pretty well. i showed everybody in the

department first. everyone got excited. oh, that went very well. didn't need too many supplies. it all worked well. >> and made a kid happy. >> yeah, and made the kid happen. >> that was all the feedback jack needed to do it again and try to do it better. >> figuring it out. cutting up rolls of tape. trying what worked and what didn't. a lot of trial and error, a lot. >> when 3m, the maker of the bandage found out what he was doing, they sent him a box of 20 different colors and jack's creation got more and more creative. he calls them cobanimals and has given dozens out to young patients but kept some for himself. friends told jack they were so good he could make money selling them. but that, jack felt, wasn't the point. >> it didn't feel right trying to do all this self-promotion and promoting the cobanimals and having it benefit something that was originally supposed to help

children. just making sure that they do more than just look fun. like i want them to benefit other people. >> so at the end of the month jack will begin auctioning off his cobanimals. money raised going to charity and this one-time fundi version will have fully grown into a good deed. >> jack will be auctioning off the cobanimals on his instagram page. if you would like to follow along, i'll have his instagram page on my facebook page. >> what talent and heart. great story there. thanks. 7:26. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, thousands of cheri trees ripped from this man's farm. he's a former 49ers star and he's now offering a big reward to track down the vandals. plus, more pressure to break up facebook. what's app and instagram.

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good saturday morning. it is may 18th. 7:29 on the nose. the next round of rain is on its way. see all that green on our satellite radar? we are under a microclimate weather alert. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. we have a look at the microclimate forecast. i don't know why i'm surprised. there was some rain. >> we had a series of three storms and this is one storm. we'll see the rain move in around 8:00 a.m. this is our quiet period. run your errands. do all the prep necessary. bring your patio furniture inside. anything that can fly away, do it now. leave for tahoe, now. doppler radar right now, we have that storm. look at that, it's a cold front moving from north to south.

the north bay already starting to see some showers. the heaviest rain is expected between 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. i know that's such a big stretch, but -- i'm sorry, 8:00 a.m. to 9 p.m. it arrives between 8 to 11 a.m. it spreads from north to south. wind gusts 15 to 35 miles per hour with a chance of isolated thunderstorms as that storm front passes through. heavy, heavy sierra snow which is why we're talking about the tight window. if you're not making your way up in the next hour or so, it will be really tough commute. talking gusty conditions. a combination of rain or snow. talking additional inches up through the sierra in through sunday as well. not going to be a good commute for the sierra either. the timing, people will have breaks. coming in about 15 minutes. >> that's important to see. we'll see you in 15. this weekend's rain will impact many events across the bay area.

she just said graduations, beta breakers. we take you to cal berkeley where crews used yesterday's one day of dry weather to finalize decorations at memorial stadium where today 6,000 students will graduate and thousands of proud parents will have to brave the weather to see their parents brave the weather. >> it was raining the day she came. it's a dream come true. >> it's inconvenient but rain is a good omen. >> that's what my mother has always taught me. good news for parents and family members attending today's graduation at cal. the university has lifted its ban on umbrellas just for the ceremony. meanwhile, across the bay in san francisco, prep continues for what is expected to be a wet beta breakers race. even though race day won't be picture perfect, runners tell us they're adjusting to the soggy forecast. >> i'm very under prepared as far as my costume goes but i

hope to find a really cute poncho and i hope to just give it my all. >> keeps you cool for one. you're not, i don't feel, as tired and i kind of get a little extra burst of energy. >> as always, beta breakers is rain or shine and will go on as scheduled tomorrow morning. to get weather updates while you're on the go, be sure to download our nbc bay area app. it's free, so easy and you can find out the impact on your neighborhood ahead of time. in other news now, tension and fear on an east bay high school campus after four threats of violence in just the last two weeks. now the fbi is on the case. it's happening at california high school in san ramon. graffiti sprawled in the boys bathroom and other parts of campus. one message said there would be a shooting on may 9th. officers will be patrolling the campus through the end of the school year next month. campus leaders say they intend

to install more surveillance cameras. they already have 47 on campus. the school district tells us they have so far caught four students for writing one of the violent messages on a campus check. they say they have been punished for it. continuing coverage. he is an undocumented immigrant accused of stabbing a san jose woman back in court. he was expected to enter a plea but the judge postponed that because the public defender needed more time to look at evidence. they say he broke into her home and killed her. they've not giving a motive. his lawyer says his mental health will play a role in the trial. >> he is significantly and mentally ill but i'm not making any detailed comments about his mental health status. >> he should have not been out of jail.

he should not have been in this country. >> that was one of the family members. she was in court. we're told he'll be back in court june 14th in order to enter his plea. ripped from the ground and smashed in half, that's what -- a former 49ers star has the story. >> literally, this whole area was completely just ran sacked. i mean, it was -- i was sick to my stomach. >> former nfl player turned cheri farmer jeremy newberry said what happened at his brentwood or chart is one of his worst kinds of hits. >> this is what they did to me. >> reporter: somebody vandalized his orchard tuesday night. >> they yanked them out of the

ground with the root and then they snapped them in half so you can't replant them. >> unbelievable. i was shocked. felt like someone punched me in the stomach. >> they had just wrapped up their first day of the you pick season on monday. they never imagined they'd have this to tackle wednesday morning. >> we know almost all of the farmers out here and they've all been so kind and helpful and i just really don't know who would do such a thing. >> this is our livelihood. this is what we've chosen to do as a living is our farm. >> reporter: they're new to the game. the 6'5"300 foot farmer says he'll sleep in a trailer on the property to keep watch over his new field of dreams. >> it won't happen again. i'll be out here. >> jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> now to a twist on an elderly phone scam. according to the news sight berkeley side, this verizon employee scammed dozens of

elderly customers in the east bay. had happened at an authorized store in berkeley. he texted credit card information hand personal information of his. he's now facing 12 felony charges. you may have heard there's a growing number of people calling for facebook to be shrunk by the government. now one of the people in the biggest names of the company is responding. on cnbc chief operating officer sheryl sandberg argued that facebook is already working with government officials to improve regulations. she also says if facebook were broken newspaper smaller pieces it would be more difficult to compete with larger chinese companies that face no threat of a breakup. sandberg stressed facebook is spending time and money to fix what woeblt wrong.

>> there were things that happened that we didn't expect. we didn't expect the kind of interference. we didn't expect bad actors. now we've learned. we know. we need to work hard to prevent the problems that are happening now and we need to work hard to make sure that the problems we haven't even thought of don't happen. >> just last week facebook co-founder chris hughes became the latest person to suggest that facebook, instagram and what's app be separated into three separate companies. it is 7:37. the sharks were looking to take a commanding lead in their series against st. louis blues. we'll tell you how they dropped a tough one in st. louis.

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2-1 lead. however, it was a bad start for the sharks. 35 seconds into the game, the blues score and take a 1-0 lead. to the third period now, the sharks now down 2-0 when tomas hertl cut the lead in half with a goal. that's as close as they got. the sharks lose 2-1. the series is now tied 2-2. a live look at the sharks live. if it's raining you'll want to stay inside and watch. the giants on nbc bay area. we got to see bob brandley. he was a broadcaster now. arizona shut them out. final score 7-0. and it was a complete opposite night for the two-run

homer. the as beat the tigers, 7-2. 7:41. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up. nbc bay area responds. we have a warning for people who share their homes on apps. how to protect yourself in a disis saster strikes while you're lending out your home. >> rain is moving in. we are on weather alert. >> sierra snow. there are roadside attractions. and then there's our world-famous on-road attraction. the 2019 glc. lease the glc 300 suv for just $479 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing.

still ahead on today in the bay. good morning. it is 7:43. we are under a microclimate alert. it's cloudy and the rain is already starting to make its move. let's take a look at what doll will you be -- doppler radar is showing us. we'll zoom this in. the north bay already seeing some of those showers.

the system will be moving north to south. let's take you through that time line. right around 9:00 a.m. we'll begin to see areas south of the golden gate bridge. the heaviest rain is making its move in around 12, 1:00. look at this, more widespread with a couple of pockets of heavier rain. it really sticks around all day long. a little break in between. i would say a 10 to 20 minute break and then more rain moves in. keep in mind, as that frontal system passes there will be a chance of seeing isolated thunderstorms plus also gusty conditions. the rain will carry on all through the evening right around 5:00 you can see some heavy pockets come through. catch a little bit of a break between 5:00 and 8, and by little i do mean slight break because it will still be cloudy and rainy at times. heavier pockets of the santa cruz mountain. maybe not even the umbrella because it's going to be windy. if we take you through tomorrow

morning, we get the rain that moves in early on. then it's more on and off. not as more widespread or consistent as it will be today. it will be considered a rainy day. and take a look at the raincoat. we've already seen double the amount for that system, well, we would get through. and possibly an additional inch plus in the north bay for tonight. i'm going to take this all the way through tomorrow. take a look at some of these additional rainfall totals. santa cruz mountains, a little over an inch. santa fe, over half an inch of additional rainfall. that's pretty impressive. not only that, but we're also attracting the gusty winds.

we're talking 15, 20-mile-an-hour winds. gusts will pick up later this evening as well. 6:30 begins to pick up. 30 plus miles an hour. right around 9:00 in the south bay. figure out the mountain areas as well. expect to see some really strong conditions. your window before heading to the sierras is right now. we're tracking additional snowfall for the higher peaks. 11 inches for tonight and into tomorrow. road conditions are going to be terrible. be safe out there. take chains for sure. you don't want to be caught off guard. people are going rain or shine and it will definitely be raining. we're going to carry the possibility of isolated thunderstorms through tomorrow. if that system moves in at 8:00 a.m., it will be a wet weekend ahead. oh, my goodness. >> it is 7:346. >> right here. under the roof.

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airbnb. consumer investigator chris komura explains. >> it's a huge amount of money because this sonoma couple's house burned to the ground while airbnb guests were renting it. the homeowners can't talk with us anymore as part of a settlement with airbnb so you won't see them but they wanted you to see the plight they faced and the big financial risk you might be taking by taking in tenants. >> our house is on fire. >> what part of the house? >> the whole house. >> amazingly eight airbnb renters survived this raging 2017 house fire. >> keep everybody out of the collapse. >> just after they escaped much of the sonoma house collapsed. the fire marshall's report notes noncode electric work near a wooden outdoor deck. also how two airbnb renters were smoking on that deck an hour before the fire. it's possible one of them threw cigarette butts over the railing or dropped one on the deck.

ultimately the cause was undetermined. no matter what ignited the house, it was a total loss. the contractor estimated $1.8 million to rebuild from scratch. two years later there are still signs of the fire here but no signs of rebuilding. construction's been on hold. the homeowners say they got a $600,000 insurance payment towards the $1.8 million but not $1 million they were counting on from airbnb. its host guarantee offers property damage protection of up to $1 million for every host and every listing at no additional cost. but that promise wasn't paying off here. >> they don't just write you checks for a million bucks without kicking the tires, i'm sure. >> attorney robert paler holds tech companies accountable. he said simple assurances spelled out on an app look easy but putting those promises into

effect after a fire might be inconsiste inconsistent. they told us air b.n.b. gave them a run around. they say they filed a claim in june of 2017 and expected $1 million. 16 months later they were waiting for an answer so they wrote us frustrated. it's one thing if they commu communicate with us and dispute the claim, it's another thing to stay silent. >> we got a conversation going over a few months. then last week, airbnb closed the case. for the homeowners getting the max $1 million payment, well, airbnb required them to sign a confidentiality agreement. we are not supposed to discuss it any further. >> however, in that same final email to us we see a clue whether they got the million dollars they expected when this story started. the story is, as we informed you before, and we are tremendously

grateful for your help. >> we asked to speak with airbnb on camera. instead it sent an email and said this issue has been resolved and we will not be able to participate in your program. not everyone carries a $1 million guarantee like airbnb. you can't banks on home coverage. >> if you are thinking about renting out your home to other people, your homeowner's insurance may not be adequate. >> reporter: insurance companies are firm. risk increases with renters under your roof. >> we're just renting it. it's airbnb. >> so check out your policy before checking in your next guest. see if you need extra insurance. >> these coverages aren't expensive but they save you a lot of money if you have a loss. >> reporter: we heard a little bit more from airbnb right after our initial broadcast. a spokesperson issued a

statement. the company reiterated its $1 million host guarantee and called it unmatched in the travel industry. they said the matter was resolved to both the host's and airbnb's satisfaction. if you have an insurance claim you can't settle yourself, maybe we can help. call us at 888-99 of-ti6 tips. it's our clear the shelters segment featuring our friends from pets in need. we will introduce you to three kittens. polka dot. gray joy and spots next. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive

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need. "executive director al mollica" and welcome back. it's time for our clear the shelters segment. we have development coordinator jaclyn stewart here with our three foster kittens, polka dot, gray joy and black paws.

you might remember, we had thoemp on a few weeks ago. they were much smaller. i think they were on a baking sheet. they were so little. and they were too young to be adopted at that point. but you have kindly nursed them to a bigger, healthier state. >> healthier state. a little over seven weeks so this coming week they'll go in for final vaccinations and spaying and neutering and they'll be ready for adoption. >> wow. i bet you're sad to say goode bye to them. someone can adopt just one, right? they don't have to adopt all three? >> right. adopt one. we recommend two because they help to socialize and play with each other and burn off energy. one people can adopt just one as well. >> you also have ten more litters of kittens returning to your shelter soon for spaying, neutering and vaccination so they'll be available for adoption soon. >> very soon, yes. >> anyone in the market for a

kitten, now's the time. strike while the iron is hot. but you also are running an adoption promotion for older cats. >> yes. >> in the next week. >> we are, yes. so clearly the kittens are very popular. >> so little and cute. >> yes. but we do have a lot of amazing older cats at our shelter right now so we are running an adoption promotion. $50 adoptions on cats 6 months and older through next sunday. >> they're spay, neutered, vaccinated, microchiped and they're easier to take care of, right? >> yes. >> more self-sufficient. >> definitely. >> you know what you're get, too. with kittens, it's a surprise. you don't know how their personality will end up. with adults you pretty much know if they're going to be cuddly, more independent which is really nice. >> that's good to know. so people have their options with you guys right now. if you'd like to find out more, go to petsinneed.org. al, jaclyn, polka dot, gray joy,

black paw, thank you for coming in. thank you for making us a part of our morning. we'll have local news at 5, 6 and 11 and all day online. .

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