as it can be. >> reporter: this is what san luis reservoir looks like from today. this is that same reservoir in the grips of the state's historic drought. at the time, the reservoir was only a quarter full. >> it was pretty empty. the lowest i've seen it in years. >> reporter: a symbol of the state's enduring drought, the reservoir would dip dangerously low to a mere 10% before beginning to fill this winter. >> i know our aquifers are still a little low, but all of our reservoirs are stilling over. >> reporter: the reservoir holds 2 million-acre feet of water. that's enough for 10 million people an entire year. even with its amazing turn around after years and years of drought, people here remain cautiously optimistic. >> this could all change in a year, just depending how much

water gets used for agriculture and human conception. a contra costa community cut off. it's been more than two weeks since a mudslide shut down the road in clayton. people who live there have a long road ahead. >> reporter: residents there have had to deal with no water and power for days. the big frustration amongst residents is finding an alternative route that's safe and easy out of this neighborhood. the slide on morgan territory road has cut off the most direct way out of the community. for second grader, alie that means missing several days of school. >> i do miss my teacher and my friends. >> lots of kids go to school here in clayton.

to have to go all the way around to come back to clayton, there's no easy route. >> reporter: residents spend their days lugging groceries and belongings, anywhere from a half mile to several miles out to their cars parked on the northern side of the slide, near marsh creek road. >> it would be great to be able to grab groceries. have your kids carry them and have to hike back. >> reporter: pat hosted a community meeting at his home yesterday. 250 people showed up. contra costa county says they can't start fixing the road yet, because the slide is still moving 10 to 12 inches a day. >> if we get an alternate route out here, we don't care how long it it take -- takes to fix it. >> reporter: one of the routes goes through a state park, which requires an environmental impact study. for now, residentses wanting to drive out are forced to go

south, using a narrow road through livermore. >> it's just too far around, and if you meet another car on the road, it becomes challenging. >> a 3, 6, and 8-year-old, to tell them we're going to be in the car for hours to get to school, it's not okay. >> reporter: which ever way you look at it is going to be a bumpy road ahead for residents here, because the county says it could be 6 months before this road is repaired, and completely back open. in clayton, jessica flores, kpix 5. it's been nearly three weeks since flood waters wrecked havoc in san jose. to do, many got some much needed support. a donation drive offered items for flood victims. all of it donated by people across the area. >> we went door-to-door to every house, and made sure,

asked people what they needed. so the collection we have here today is literally what people said they needed. >> we're told the salvation army and the local chapter of catholic charities are also helping flood victims. san francisco police are asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing woman who is 9 months pregnant and due in two days. she left her cole valley home at 11:30 this morning. she has not been seen since. for some reason, she hopped into a car and immediately drove off. the friend didn't recognize the driver and has no idea where they went. call police if you see her. a victim in the latest east bay shooting has died. he was driving when bolts were shot. >> reporter: the victim's brother says demarcus doss was shot three times, including one bullet to the back of his head.

doctors declared him brain dead. on friday evening, the family decided to remove him from life support. >> my brother was a great person. >> reporter: a chpambassador says three gang members targeted and shot doss friday afternoon. his family passenger was shot in the hand, and is in stable condition. >> sinceless people without a heart decided to take my brother away, and my whole family's in pain right now. >> reporter: the victim's brother doesn't know why anyone would target him. saying it was likely a case of mistaken identity. >> people getting revenge on each other. that's not the case in this one. an innocent man shot for no reason. >> reporter: elliott johnson is one of three suspects. a parolee, with a long rap sheet ranging from gun crimes to carjacking. one of the boys fired the shots. the chp says they responded to

roughly 80 freeway shootings in the bay area since late 2015. local leaders ask the state to install cameras and license plate reeders on i-80. so far, no response from the governor. >> i know demarcus would want me to remain strong, and i'm trying to think about how to forgive but as of right now, i don't know how to forgive. >> reporter: the chp will have a press conference in the next few days to talk more about the shooting that killed doss, and the connections of these 80 plus freeway shootings. kpix 5. the adult suspect will be in court this week to face murder and attempted murder charges. they will decide whether to try the two 17-year-old suspects as adults. a 19-year-old belmont woman is recovering from a gunshot wound tonight. police are now questioning her live-in boyfriend about it. we're told the victim's wounds are not life-threatening.

at this point, no word on what led up to the shooting. police in oakland are investigating a pair of deadly shootings. the first victim was not and killed just after 7:00 in the 2200 block of dashwood avenue. 90 minutes later, another man was fatally shot on 60th street. so far no arrests in either shooting. a new effort to try to stop the raiders from leaving down. organizers want to put pressure on nfl owners by gathering support from fan groups around the country. they held a fan and community conference today at a hotel near the coliseum. speakers talked about the local economic damage if the raiders moved away, and others talked about fan loyaltity. >> it just seems this ownership is so committed to the fact they need to get out of there. sellouts the past five years. there is a way to make the raiders stay here and they're going to make it happen. >> reporter: team owners could

vote on a raiders relocation to las vegas at the end of this month when they meet in arizona. kpix 5 john ramos on a weekend basketball tournament that is much more than just a game. >> reporter: in this coast guard gymnasium, a basketball tournament was held where players had a lot more to overcome than just numbers on a scoreboard. this is wheelchair basketball. sort of a nascar version of the game, where no one ever stays in their own lane. >> this is like purposeville bumping into each other, every single second. >> reporter: the bay area outreach, and recreational program hosted 8 club level teams from northern california and nevada in the competition. >> one of the things the players get out of it isn't just a sport. >> reporter: a tough situation,

sure, but anyone looking for sympathy here has come to the wrong gymnasium. >> let's live life differently. let's live life happily. >> reporter: the games are physically competitive. a player was ejected for giving the ref a little too much grief, a la draymond green. if someone takes a fall, no one from the sidelines rolls in to help. >> you've got to push yourself up. maybe someone will help you at some point, but yeah, you've got to get yourself up. >> is that part of the pride of this thing? >> i think so. there is definitely some pride here. >> reporter: if you think that makes hem equal to you, hop in a chair and they'll change your mind about that too. >> that success continues off

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managed to get away with the money.. but he didn't manage to get far.. before he got himself busted for a . a suspected bay area bank robber managed to get away with the money, but he didn't get very far before he got busted for a completely different crime. he was wanted for allegedly robbing this west america bank in san rafael on friday. investigators say he handed a note to a teller and took off

with cash. well the next day, police were conducting an underage alcohol sting at a grocery store, when they were tipped off about a drug deal going down nearby. turns out one of the suspect was the vincent. he was carrying a large amount of stolen cash from the bank. people aren't the only ones out enjoying this warm weather. this picture over there toward the right center of your screen. a rattlesnake, sunning itself near a bike path. the warm weather and recent rains are bringing them out. a san jose man is a million dollars richer tonight, all because he stopped for a sandwich. he won the 7 figure prize on a scratcher's ticket that he bought at lee sandwiches. it happened back in december, but the lottery just announced the big win.

that lottery winner has plenty of gas money. the national average now sits at $2.35 a gallon. that's more than 50 cents higher than it was a year ago. here in california, we're averaging about $3. and that price could go up even more. the reporter shows us, it's part of a millionty billion dollar plan to fix california's crumbling roads. >> reporter: 6-cents in the first year, 3 more cents in the second and third year. a 12-cent increase to be paid at the pump. the money would be earmarked to fund the state's roads and highways. the senator says the bill will kick start billions of dollars in long overdue repairs, generating about $6 billion annually. governor brown says california already needs upwards of $60 billion to address the state's crumbling roads and highways. caltran alone says the damage to roads from the recent storms

can end up costing over $1 billion to fix. if you argue that the state's transportation infrastructure is in need of repair. those who oppose the bill, like aaa say it's another consumer tax that hurts lower incomed californians the worst. >> it's going to be taking it off of those low income wage earners. >> if the bill passes it would be the state's first gas tax increase since 1994. if you'd rather travel by bike, you now have more time to enjoy the bay bridge path. starting today, it's open from 6:00 a.m., to 8:00 p.m. to take advantage of the extra daylight. the path is still only open on weekends and holidays. however, because of ongoing demolition work on the old bay bridge. as the sun sinks slowly in the west here on the first day of daylight savings time, we've still got plenty of sun at this

hour. a little uncharacteristically. that's what happens when the clocks spring ahead overnight. right now, concord is still nice and warm at 74 degrees. in livermore, it is 74, and in san francisco it has cooled down to about 60 degrees. the sunset tonight, 7:14 p.m. here's how it looks on the future cast. you see low clouds beginning to sneak in. the top left hand corner of your screen. they'll begin to approach the shore line later in the day on monday. this is sunrise. then the day goes on, clouds begin to fill in. but the general sense of this, is we get a beautifully sunny day for tomorrow. all because of high pressure off of cabo san lucas. all the moisture is headed straight up the pacific northwest. we might pick up a high cloud from time to time. not a bad beach day tomorrow,

which julia tells me she's going to be doing. temps bump up to 80 degrees inland by tuesday. it looks mostly dry by the middle of the week. it wouldn't amount to much. for the rest of us, it just cools down on wednesday. out of the bay area, redding is nice and warm. 80degrees. a few low clouds at monterey. 70degrees up in the mountains, lake tahoe, a very pleasant 60 degrees. heading out tomorrow, sfo looks like weather won't slow you down. winds out of the north- northeast. the high tomorrow, 71 degrees down there at old mills field. atlanta, 71 degrees. chicago down to a degree above freezing for a high. l.a. will be up to 89 degrees tomorrow. new yorklike 36 and partly cloudy. tomorrow, for us, 10 degrees

above average. very nice in concord. 76. san jose usually is at 65. it will be 77 degrees tomorrow in the south bay. oakland, 73. if you're watching this newscast in -- san jose 77 degrees. over in the east bay tomorrow, trying to hit 80. danville, and pleasanton, dublin, and pleasant hills a nice warm day tomorrow. very nice in marin county, and sonoma, the mid-70s for the most part. a little chillier at the beach. for lake port, clear lake, ukiah, 79 degrees. 82 at clover deal. 79 for windsor. in the extended forecast, we're looking for things to peak on tuesday, with numbers in the low 80s. we'll cool it down on wednesday. friday it will be 81 degrees. the weekend looks mild. so weather, it's looking good, juliette. >> brian, it's not even technically spring yet.

but on the streets of san francisco today, it was the summer of love. >> people are starting to wonder if it will be a summer of love for the warriors. did any bay area men's teams get into the dance? anxious moments at moraga, and cal. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

francisco's "sunday streets" 20-17. today...it was in the mission. a stretch of valencia street closed to cars.. so people could walk, couldn't have dialed up a better day to kick off san francisco's -- closed to cars so people could walk by, skateboard instead, and march down the streets. also included, the 50th anniversary of the summer of love. >> the summer of love is all about being free and open, and that's exactly what the street is about. >> loving the summer of love.

>> it's no 1967, but still. the next one is april 9 in the bay view dog patch neighborhood. a great big summer of love concert. at the polo fields, right? >> they tried, but they didn't get a permit for it. >> how can you not get a permit for the summer of love to do a concert? not acceptable. >> i'm have more on my blog. there will only be one bay area men's team in the ncaa tournament. the announcement came down this afternoon. >> the gales of st. mary's, the number 7 team. >> give it up for the gales. they're going to the ncaa tournament for the first time since 2013. they're going to face virginia commonwealth on thursday in a west region game. they're in the same bracket as wcc rival, and number 1 seed gonzaga.

the winner between the gales and rams will face the winner of the 2 and 15 game between arizona and north dakota. as for vcu, it's time to begin studying. for st. mary's coach, randy bennett, who admits he hasn't seen much of his first round opponent. >> i forewarned our team, unless you're in a 1, 16 game. the rest of them are pretty even games, and they're all good. i don't know the personnel. i haven't watched them at all this year. i just see what they do in the a-10, and they're good. i know they're good. >> four days of studying for randy betet. cal was one of the first four teams left out of the 64 team field. instead the bears are a 1 seed in the nit. villanova is the number 1

overall seed. kansas, and gonzaga are also number 1s. northwestern is going to their first tournament, and uc davis will make their big dance debut. >> go aggies. >> go aggies indeed. me panic? that's the stance of steve kerr. resting players and losing games at a clip for the last few years. >> not exactly the streak warrior pans want to see. golden state has a three game losing streak. they fell last night in san antonio. end of a long stretch of road games. steve kerr caught some flack for resting curry, thompson, and iguodala. >> yeah, i mean, i told you guys before the game, i genuinely feel bad for the fans

who bought tickets and came to see steph, or klay or draymond. our team has been through the ringer the last few we'res, the travel has really worn us out. i think this will put us on a good course going forward. we needed to do this. cactus league action. the a's hosting the world champ onchicago cubs. yonder alonso connects for a three run jack. the a's come all the way back, 9-8. matt moore pitched four innings. jared parking went 3 for 3 with an rbi. final round val spar championship near tampa. the canadian had a two stroke lead, but he sliced his shot into the drink. took a double bogey. that put him in a tie.

they were still tied on 18. not a good sand shot. a two put bogey. hadwin tapped in for par. with that win, he gets an invite to the masters. nascar in sin city. martin truex jr. passed brad keselowski for the win. truex went on to win. all victories have come since last september. also, joey logano spun out kyle busch. sending the 18 car spinning down pit row. after the race, busch confronted kyle logano's crew. probably not a good idea. look at what happened to busch. the bracket challenge right now on kpix.com, approximate you want to jump in on the fun. >> and game day tonight? >> kevin lynch is going to talk about the 49ers and their

period of free agency. and how do you like it? dan buwanamee in house. the master bracketologist will be here. coming up in our next half hour, he's accused of hopping the white house fence with a backpack full of mace. how long the bay area suspect could end up behind bars. >> another big bay area rally against the obamacare overhaul. how republicans are scrambling to shore up support.

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drving on interstate 80 last week has died. the brother of 24 year old

e family our top story tonight, one of two people shot while driving on interstate 80 last week has died. the brother of 24-year-old jemarcus doss says they've decided to remove him. its lowest level in decades. in just 7 months, the reservoir's level has climbed by nearly 200 feet. >> the bay area man accused of hopping the white house fence will be pack in the bay area tomorrow. >> newly released court documents show jonathan tran made it a full 200 yards from the fence before being stopped. he will be in court tomorrow for a bond hearing.

he was reportedly carrying two cans of mace and a letter to the president about russian hackers when he was spotted by secret service agents. president trump was inside when tran was arrested just before midnight. >> to get from over the fence and then to run, and get to, you know, close to the white house, it doesn't take much time. is it odd that he got that far? it's odd that he didn't get shot. >> cbs news is reporting the san jose state graduate lost his job and was living in a car. he has no previous history with the secret service. he is charged with entering restricted grounds while carrying a dangerous weapon and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. people in berkeley turned out for a healthcare town hall today to rally against the republican plan to repeal, and replace the affordable care act. they heard from their congresswoman and the mayor about the potential impact if

proposed changes become law. some community members shared personal stories about obamacare, and what they are afraid of losing. >> even though they're saying they're going to keep the preexisting condition thing, it's going to cost more money. plus, i'm getting older, so my premiums are going to go up. >> today's town hall is the fourth in a series held across california. the list of critics doesn't just include the democrats. >> reporter: one day after the proposals against the gop plan. paul ryan defended the plan to repeal and replace obamacare on cbs's face the nation. >> how many people are going to lose coverage? >> i can't answer that question, it's up to the people. >> reporter: detailing coverage, cost, and how the

plan will be funded. >> they're throwing 5 to 10 million people off of the health insurance they currently have. >> reporter: the plan is also facing opposition from republicans who say it doesn't go far enough. >> that's obamacare. we don't want that. >> reporter: those who argue it could make healthcare worse. >> as it's written today, this bill by the house of representatives cannot pass the senate. i believe it would have adverse consequences for millions of americans. >> reporter: also on sunday, speaker ryan said he hasn't seen any prove suggesting former president obama wiretapped trump tower during the 2016 campaign. >> have you seen anything to suggest there are wiretaps? >> no. >> reporter: answers could come soon. they have asked the justice department to turn over any evidence by monday. >> either the president quite deliberately for some reason made up this charge, or perhaps more disturbing, the president really believes this. >> reporter: the first hearing

on the investigation is set for march 20. cbs news, new york. presidential adviser kellyanne conway told fox news on sunday, the white house will comment on the wiretapping allegations after the house and senate intelligence committees finish their investigations. house leader nancy pelosi traveled to texas. pelosi said a violation of status shouldn't be enough to deport somebody. >> because they're saying 11 million people can be subjected to deportation. don't they understand that would undermine our society, our country, our economy. >> the center once helped an average of 200 immigrants a day. but now it's only seeing 20. many are now being held in

detention. in northern haiti, at least 40 people are killed after a bus barreled into a parade. more than a dozen others are all right. officials say the driver initially hit two people at a bus stop, and crashed into a crowd. investigators are still looking for him tonight. in ethiopia, at least 46 people were killed when a man slide shuck a garbage dump last night. most of those killed were women and children, and dozens are still missing. about 40 people are hurt. students are still stuck in a town in washington state tonight because of the winter weather. an avalanche shut down a highway this weekend. officials say the area is too dangerous for crews to clear out the snow. try explaining this one to your insurance agent. this is what five straight days of freezing winds will do to your lake house.

the ice encased cabin sits on the shores of lake ontario in new york. one of the biggest blizzards of the season is slated to sweep through the northeast tomorrow. a warning for anyone thinking of trade in an old smartphone. >> millions of people are just giving away all their information. >> absolutely. >> this simple mistake that could hand your identity straight over to a hacker. >> nice to see you here. >> the bay area tech company putting a fleet of autonomous officers out on parole. ,,,,,,

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may be handing over your a warning for anyone selling, trading, donating an old cell phone. susan copen shows how you may be handing over your personal information to hackers, even if you think you cleared your phone. >> reporter: we use smartphones for just about everything, from

photos, and text messages to banking and shopping. >> it is a treasure trove for identity theft. >> reporter: in this computer lab, professor anthony sarapilia, and his students were looking for information left behind on cell phones. >> what did you find? >> we found a lot of text messages. conversations, personal items. even snapchat and things you think are going to be gone, are not gone. we'll find it. >> reporter: this second iphone turned out to be filled with illegal activities. >> text messages of drug dealings, prostitution. >> i had thieves trying to build a story around you, so they can impersonate you. >> reporter: using software that anyone can buy, professor and his students scanned phones

that were purchased from goodwill. >> everything, all makes and models from earlier samsung phones, to iphones. >> reporter: all of the phones were sold in bulk online. 25pounds of phones, purchased for just $83. of the 80 phones they purchased, 47 of them had useful information. >> millions of people are just giving away all their information. >> absolutely. >> reporter: so before you ever give your phone away, or trade it in, there are steps you can take to try to wipe it clean. >> what do you need to do before you hand over your phone to anybody? >> for most people, a simple factory reset will take care of the problem. >> reporter: before you do that, remove the similar, or sd card and keep it somewhere safe, and encrypt your data. >> do you think most people would be shocked to know what survives on your phone? >> absolutely. because we just assume it's

gone. bay area tech company is putting robots on patrol to keep people safe in public places. >> in case you're wondering, i'm a security robot. nice to see you here. >> the autonomous officers are made by night scope. it allows for continuous 360- degree scanning of the robot's surroundings. >> we have license plate recognition. we can look for people who are criminally trespass. we can look for terminated employees. this was meant to augment security service. as it's patrolling around, it's looking for anomalies. >> the robots transmit that data in realtime to a security hub manned by a human in a brave new world. so california growers could use a nice glass of dry wine right now. >> most everybody is kind of in

the same boat. sorry. >> the vineyard owners' whose livelihoods are being sunk by this year's historic storms. >> this we've, we've got fairly sunny weather on the way. we'll have details in the forecast. >> inspiring children to take on this challenge. there's no word that can describe it. >> later, they're in high demand, and they don't come cheap. the word wizards. helping kids get ready for the national spelling bee. ,,,,,,,,

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and lands on the roof of a nearby home. check out this crazy crash in china. an suv skids off a highway, lands on the roof of a nearby home. just stopping by. the driver says he was swerving to avoid a motor bike and another car when he accidentally hit the gas. the homeowner was startled but unhurt. the driver also walked away without a scratch after a tricky climb down. steve large shows us this winter's unending storms have uncorked a big problem for vineyard owners. >> half of the plantable acres are underwater here. they don't take well to being submerged for months and months like this. >> probably isn't in the manual of growing. >> no. no, it's not. >> reporter: for some lodi wine

makers, the 2017 vintage will never escape this soggy image. >> most everybody's kind of in the same boat, sorry. >> reporter: coats took this photo of his sister canoeing through their vineyard in january. >> it will be an interesting year. >> reporter: now march, these vines are still knee deep in water. >> we do pump it out, but it would be first, where do we put it? and second, it would just come right back. >> reporter: this lies along the now flooded mccomely river. alone with many other grape growers who are seeing their livelihoods sunk by this year's historic storms. >> this ground is really soft now, and you sink in. >> reporter: seven of the family's 15 acres are underwater, making pruning impossible. the youngest vines will probably die. >> i probably lost my investment right here on these.

>> reporter: a grape crop struckling to survive. leaving this owner's 2017 crop a full body of frustration. >> even if we stay dry, that water may not fully recede for weeks. what a difference a year makes. and tonight, what a difference a day makes. we're still about a half hour away from sunset after that whole daylight savings thing. sun setting tonight at about 1715. it's a beautiful glow in the skies. concord right now, still at 74. in san francisco 60. santa rosa, 71. there's still more clouds on the way. we will have plenty of time tomorrow to warm up. high pressure is keeping it all to the north. all that rain and some snow for the olympic peninsula. for us, plenty of sun monday and tuesday. temperatures bump up to near 80 degrees inland for tomorrow and

tuesday, and friday. and it looks mostly dry through the week. a little bit of a wrinkle coming in midweek. we'll cool down a little bit on wednesday, before surging again as we head toward the weekend. overnight lows tonight, will be down to the near 50-degree range. tomorrow, we're as much as 10 degrees and more above average. oakland, 73 degrees. south bay tomorrow, we'll be in the mid-70s. over by the shore line, 60s. in san ramon, 77 degrees. tomorrow a little bit cooler than that, with mid-70s for the north bay, but still very nice. santa rosa near 80 degrees. for lake county, is a -- sonoma county, and napa county, the numbers to near 80 degrees. a distinct cooling and sharp kind of plunge in temperatures on wednesday.

all the way down to the mid- 70s. yikes. inland, before we recover by the weekend. by the type we do head to next weekend, we'll have some clouds, but no rain. just a little bit of a pause in the warming trend on wednesday. since we're on the subject of taking a pause, let's. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

to honor a bay area mom who saved her son's life on the soccer field. the san jose earthquakes took a time out to honor a bay area mom who saved her son's life on the soccer field. >> 16-year-old jose agudono jr. went into cardiac arrest. his mom, who happens to be a doctor, pumped his chest until medics arrived. doctors believe her quick thinking saved her son's life.

when the earthquakes heard about it, they honored her heroic actions. >> a nightmare, but everything turned out great, and he's still here today. >> the soccer club also gave the family 50 tickets to watch the game, and watch jose kick that ceremonial goal. he got it right in there. as we countdown to the cbs bay area spelling bee we're taking a look at a growing trend. professional spelling coaches. >> they're just not hired to help kids compete in the international spelling bee. they're hired to help get them there in the first place. >> i've got a few pretty jazzy words for you today. >> reporter: dave riddle dresses as a spelling wizard, and calls his student across the country. >> how about sonnet? >> reporter: skypes with a 4th grader in guam.

both dave and mera are employeed as coaches. more are hiring coaches to keep up with the competition. hexco-started with three students in 2008. today, it's coaching 30. only a year ago, mera herself had a coach, hoping to win the spelling bee again and return to nationals. she didn't make it, but now teaches what she's learned. >> it's given me the satisfaction of helping someone. knowing i was in that position at some point in time. >> reporter: they've coached an average of one in five finalists the last few years. among its clients, one of last year's cowinners and two past second place winners. it costs $2,800 for 8 one hour sessionses. >> let's try another one from the same source. >> reporter: each week, students get feedback from coaches like dave.

who helped his son get to nationals a year ago. dave now gives tips for today's super competitive spelloff. >> huanum. that's an insanely difficult word to spell. not only is it insanely difficult, it's not even in the book that scripps has relied on for decades as the official book of the scripps spelling bee. >> reporter: for the first time, scripps is using the online version of the dictionary. dave says he's compiled his own list. >> i'm thrilled you got that one. >> reporter: a coach for four years, the retired attorney brings his training, competing in dozens of adult spelling bees, even winning the national senior spelling bell.

>> a little memento over my head. >> reporter: many discover the same reward. >> inspiring these children to take on this challenge. it just, it just, there's no words that can describe it. >> reporter: no words this coach can say, or spell. sharon chen, kpix 5. >> i do hope those kids get out and play a little bit too. by that the way that word describes the race of intelligent horses found in gulliver travels. houyhnhnm. two of the bay area's best spellers competed in the written round at the lawrence hall. on saturday, 53 finalists will compete in the scripps regional spelling bee right here at the kpix studio. >> we decided to test some

local celebrities. bay area surviver contestant, could he survive the word malaheni? >> you want me to spell it? english is not my first language. can you say that word again? >> malaheni. >> malaheni. >> let's see what one of our champion spellers does with that word. from moreland middle school, in san jose. >> i love it. great school spirit there. you can watch the cbs bay area

spelling bee. next saturday at noon on kbcw, or cbssf.com/live. all of them are winners for even participating. that's great. >> by the way, the schools as you can see there really do get into it and support which ever member of their class made it to the competition, that will air next saturday at noon. coming up so quickly. in the meantime, thanks for watching. 60 minutes is up next. ,,,,,,

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