they waited to find a dog from the aspca. he had trouble napping so he found a napping buddy. photographs of him sleeping with her baby have sparked concerns. >> kenya, norway, sweden. >> he is one of 11 puppies rescued thought to be a lab german shepherd mix. she hopes it inspires others to adopt a pet. >> reporter: we are starting to see light rain in the rain is t north of us. it is cloudy over the sierra. it is tapping into a plume of sub tropical moisture. we see higher rainfall totals. here is a look at future casts. the rain is concentrated largely. we could see light rain over the golden gates. it will be very very light. if we see and any showers at all. at 10:00 it will remain. the early afternoon we will have rainfall over the delta. it will move into the south bay. it is lingering over the north bay for several hours and rushes down to the south bay. by the 9:00 hour we have a lull. by early wednesday morning it returns. spotty showers to the north bay. by 11:00 there will be showers tapering off. at 4:00 on tuesday it will spread through the north bay and linger t

virgin america, san francisco animal care and control and the aspca have teamed up since 2010 to send the dogs to new homes if new york. west coast animal shelters have an overpopulation of chihuahuas and there is a demand in new york. the latest group will be given the red carpet treatment when they leave sfo this morning. >> they probably get first-class seats, too. >> okay...what great care. >> we will talk about how you might want to put a sweater on the dog if you are walking the dog. and maybe even the booties for the dog. we do have fog. the visibility if novato is a mile and 1.75 in napa and santa rosa. we will watch it to see if it tries to pass over the san pack let and head to san francisco but this is where it is. the winds are light. this is how it looks from east bay hills camera. clean and dry air leading to a mostly sunny day today. mild temperatures again with high clouds in the afternoon skies. it will be breezy thursday and friday but not up to fire standards but that is still a concern and something to watch. this weekend, we are flipping between rain, but it will

and now xena the warrior puppy, as she is affectionately known around the world was just named the aspca's of the year. a title given to animal that have made an extraordinary difference in people's lives. >> we have laughter in our home where it used to be silent before. >> reporter: they will never forget day they adopted xena and brought her home. what transpired next she calls a true miracle. the immediate and incredible bond between xena and her 8-year-old son johnny who has autism. >> i just knew that out of all the money that i spent on therapy, that she is standing right there in my family room, was the best therapy money could buy. >> reporter: once closed off and isolated, johnny is much more engaged and so happy to have his best friend by his side. 8 months ago, johnny wonderful even touch food. now he hems prepare xena's daily meals. on this day, another milestone. johnny gave his first interview. >> how are you? can i have a hug? you're in new york city! how great is that? >> hi! >> reporter: the story has now been shared in 95 countries. and together, they're spreading the wo

the aspca will transport the do to new homes. overpopulation of chihuuas have l animal shelters to look to the east coast for help where demand.ahuas are in high >> it takes a while. so they sit inennels for a long period of time where the get adopted, wreas they're lining up the east coast to get them. oh, how cute. the pet liaison of virgin americ it's o, of course, the world' cutest dog. boo helped a red carpet seoff. this is virginmerica's fifth air lift. >> i'm shocked you're not a chaperon for thi flight. >> they should have invited me. me.t would have been perfect for >> would you not agree, ff? would be perfect. >> verperfect, i'm sure. les look at the weathe forecast. you may have a few delay across sfo. we do have the fog returning. looks like it's not going to be strong enough throughout tomorrow. decrease temperatures too much acss the east bay. we're going to s numbers going as we zoom in, most of that fog rit now across the san franciscoeninsula and also into the northboun where we cuently do have swa of a fog stm

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harris, honored by the aspca society, presenting dan with their presidential service award for mediae this week. the award was for dan's work to raise awareness of animal welfare issues. >> yay. >> and we joke a lot about dan and his love for cats. >> you looked comfortable accepting that award. >> well, you know, i've always wanted to be in that position. let me tell you, the other honorees were 1,000-time s more impressive. they have a dog over the year and a cat over the year. a pit bull rescued, moments from death. and this dog had brought that autistic boy out of his shell. there were no dry eyes. and the cat of the year, rescued from afghanistan by a veteran. a man who was in the service over there, now suffering from ptsd and other emotional issues. and this cat has helped him. >> the photo makes it look like the dog was driving a car. very remarkable dog. >> and you deserve that award. >> love you, dan. >>> time for a check of the weather? >> yeah. i'm going to ginger. >> take it away. >> how does this thing work? >> can we get to california and look at some of the snow? up t

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