follow us on twitter: "at nbc bay area." new information tonight about the mendocino family that plunged over a cliff. toxicology reports show a glimpse at the hours before the crash. we now know that jennifer hart was drunk when she drove her car over a cliff last month. the report also shows that her wife, sarah, and two of their adopted kids had a sedative in their systems. the harts and three of their kids were found dead after the car plunged off the cliff. three other kids are still missing. however , a body was recovered last week, but has yet to be positivley identified as one of the missing childeren also in mendocino county ... the sheriff now says searchers have located an adult female in the eel river--which may be connected to a family who disappeared while traveling from portland to the south bay. the family is from santa clarita, in southern california. witnesses say they saw a car plunge into the roaring river last friday during a torrential downpour. some of the family )s belongings and parts of their car we

reporting live in san jose, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> a developing story we're following in the east bay now. the coast guard has called in helicopters to search for a missing boater in antioch. the missing man was in a fishing boat with a friend in the delta when the boat hit a wake. both men were thrown in the water. it happened about 9:00 this morning. one man was rescued by a nearby boat but the other still hasn't been found. the coast guard says the currents are strong in the delta right now, and there were a lot of boaters in the area due to a bass fishing tournament that's taking place there. it's unclear if the missing man was taking part in that tournament. >>> well, a cool and breezy day across the bay area and according to the script i have in front of me, it says a chance of showers in the forecast. now, rob mayeda joining us now. is this from a week ago or something? >> no. it's that carryover weekend trend where you keep having rain showers at times. right now if you look closely on the san francisco camera lens, yes, there is a chance of some brief passing

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the story that will make you bay area proud. north bay fires destroyed dozens of neighborhoods.uilding those communities -- has >>> it's been six months since the north bay fires destroyed dozens of neighborhoods and rebuilding those communities has been slow and tough. >> it wasn't just homes affected. nbc bay area's garvin thomas shows us how one woman is helping a north bay school get back to basics. the story that will make you bay area proud. >> at the center of this good deed is nancy bourd. we actually introduced you to nancy and her nonprofit rooms that rock for chemo three years ago. they makeover chemotherapy infusion room, a place no one wants to be, into more pleasant places to be. they've done 20 of them so far. nancy's 21st project was a bit different but no less meaningful. half empty or half full. it's an old question that six months ago took on new meaning at santa rosa's rosalind collegiate prep, the night half their school burned to the ground. >> over here, this was the high school quad so this housed a chase room. >> reporter: the principal is take the half

so good news for the bay area folks. 47, san francisco and east bay, 45. all the way through day tomorrow we keep sunny skies with us and temperatures warming up as we see warmer air moving into the south. 63, close to 70 in gill rroy an areas away from the bay breeze, antioch, 70 and concord, 71 and danville 70. ocean breeze here, half-moon bay, 56 and redwood city, 56, winds out of the west chilly here along the here. and 62. for the north bay, 70 in santa rosa and beautiful weather in napa and 71. if you like this, you will love what high pressure does once we hit friday, saturday and sunday. going to build in the right spot to warm temperatures up getting close to record-setting conditions. in san francisco, a beautiful weekend. 78 saturday, 68 sunday and dry to next wednesday. away from the bay. 80 on saturday and 83 on sunday. rainful averages, 30% of normal. so good in the rainfall department this month so well-deserved this weekend. >> i like that. chan >> yeah. had >> yeah. >> you're this ready. >> thank you, jeff. >> up next. not taking any chance

we mention across the bay area. we captured video from many cities. students from san francisco unifi unified. marching to city hall. once there, holding the rally. walkouts extended to east bay. from nbc bay area sky ranger. skiveline high school in oakland. students taking to the football field to unite. and also, in the east bhayward high. to provoke discussion on legislation. the coverage of the walkout at 6:230. >> new at 6:00. cars may be sleek, in demand not enough to save tesla from getting an f. the belttter business bureau sa customer service, they're dropping the ball. reported 65 complaints aimed at the company. in nearly 20% of the cases tesla didn't respond. no word from tesla about the f grade or how it aims to fix it. not the only tech giant with a bad rating. google got an f last week. but since has been upgraded to a d. >> take you outside. show you a live look at 101. rim ti relatively light traffic. not just traffic. local freeways, littered with trash. the state is now doing something about it. this doubles what the state planned o

garvin thomas, nbc bay area. >> nbc bay area is one of the sponsors. event included colorful displays of japanese culture and diversity. the cherry blossom festival is the biggest celebration of asian traditions on the west coast. american traditions as well. the fun continues next weekend. >>> talking about the here and now, which is -- >> a little wet. hey, it wasn't too bad, right? lot to moderate rain. some spots saw more rain than others. for the most part the system really brought less than an inch. even the higher peak. it was gusty in the north. now we talk about where we stantd in terms of rain. temperatures in the 50s. san francisco right now, 50 degrees. 46 degrees for the north bay. 52 for the east bay. that cold front will continue to sweep through which means we're not in the clear just yet. doppler radar still shows plenty of instability just off the coast. you can see some thunderstorms out there developing. now we are seeing that first line of showers that go through now far off to the east and the south of monterey. just behind this s

you can watch it here on nbc bay area as we will be airing that game tonight. our high temperatures today heading in the low 70s for the south bay. east bay 71 degrees and danville and 59 in half moon bay. 66 in redwood city and 65 degrees in the mission district. north bay up to 72 degrees and sonoma and novato. heading into the next several days we'll have more changes on the way as this system that we're still seeing well to the north of us starts to make its way into the bay area by sunday afternoon into the evening. starts out in the north bay, works its way to the south by sunday night. some scattered showers and sierra snow in the forecast on monday. dry on tuesday but then another cold front right behind that. here's a live look out there is the squaw creek in lake tahoe, we talk about the snow in the forecast. there could be another foot to maybe foot and a half next week. i'll be tracking that. mike, you're continuing with police activity. >> kari, i did tell you police activity, just clarify, this is the san mateo county sheriff's department. it's an

from the bay area... to yosemite... parks are reopening... >>> right now on nbc bay area news. from the bay area to yosemite, parks are reopening after taking a beating from the storm. >> they say our determination to say in syria waning and since no action they use chemical weapons. >>> the devastating attack in syria is getting the attention of washington, where president trump is putting the blame. >>> but first six months later the long road to recovery continues. we go to the north bay fire zone, talk to victims in the community about what's been done since the deadly fires. >>> the news starts now. good afternoon. >> six months ago the deadliest fire in california history swept through the north bay. 43 people killed, more than 8,500 structures destroyed. >> we are remembering the victims and speaking to the survivors about their challenges moving forward. our coverage begins with nbc bay area about their har roeing story of survival. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. the couple who live here on this couple say the flames were just 100 feet away. they called their

taking a look at the bay area, palo alto looking pretty good out there. nice and smooth commute. ge drive time westbound 580 towards richmond bridge only 8 minutes. not too bad. bay bridge, as you know, does typically get busy. i'll send it back to you. >> thanks so much. 5:00. happening now union police trying to track down a 12-year-old girl seen yesterday. camila rodriguez left school with a friend but she never showed up and then never returned home. police say her cell phone is turned off.

>>> good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc7 morning. >> the rain is still soaking much of the bay area right now. how long will it last? will it dampen your weed plans? it's saturday ape 7th. thank you for joining us. i'm chris nguyen. >> francis is in for also he's. >> we are waking up to a soggy morning. lots of rain still heading your way. i want to show you live doppler 7. the bay area is getting poundeds a this atmospheric river starts to push south. we have reports of debris flows and flooding throughout the bay area. this morning a debris flow reported along highway 9 and half moon bay. be careful if you are driving in the next few hours because this drenching rain will continue. you see yellows and oranges. that's the heavier rain pushing through parts of the south bay right now. check out where it is red. about an inch an hour. but this is moving quickly. it's not going to stick around much longer. right now on abc7 storm impact scale this is a strong stomp it's going to last

i've also seen snow coming down on other peaks around the bay area. from the summit and that page mill road area and the santa cruz mountains. snow falling now and then also we say see snow on mt. diablo as well. i'm watching this and the rain. we'll talk about what else is ahead in the microclimate forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. >>> let's check in with mike. because as we mentioned this caught people off guard. they were driving through the hail and part of that morning commute time as well. dropping off the kids at school. >> yeah. >> absolutely. >> that is what is so unusual. we talked about this and heard from those out there saying, yeah, we grew up in the bay area and they are not used to it. so this is where all of the snow -- they were talking about. i'm going to call it snow but officially it was hail because when folks were driving through the area, it looks like a report from the sierra. and redwood road and 580 and 35th avenue and people were not expecting to see that. some of it sticking around and then the rain h

nbc bay area's melissa colorado is joining us with details. melissa? >> reporter: hi, there. the front page of this korean newspaper needs no translation. and a lot of korean-americans here in the oakland area have mixed emotions about the summit. some say this could be peace for the peninsula. others say this summit was all for show. do you feel hope for the future? >> yes, i do. >> it could be a facade. >> reporter: cautious optimism. that's the best way to describe how local korean-americans are reacting to the symbolic good will between the leaders of north and south korea. sonny kim moved here from seoul in 1929. >> being one country is great. >> reporter: for all of sunny's life, peace seemed unattainable until now. >> i would love to go see north korea. i have never been in north korea in my life. >> reporter: uc berkeley political science professor says we'll have to watch and wait. this is tj pempel. >> korean costumes are nice for the tv, but basically it comes down to how the issues play out. >> reporter: kristy ahn is a second-generation korean-american. for her, s

afternoon. 7-day forecast in the bottom of the screen, we'll have some 70s and 80s all around the bay area but as i head out for the morning commute around the east bay. it's going to be at 54 for the next few hours. by 8:00, we're at 57 and then a quick warm-up by noon. it's already 70 degrees and it will be a day you want to take a lunch outside. our highs today reaching into the low 70s in san francisco, and 74 in oakland and in antioch, 85 degrees, one of our warmer spots around the bay area, morgan hill up to 82. 82 in san jose. as you're getting dressed this morning, you do need layers and definitely need a jacket but later on it will be all about the t-shirt and shorts as we're feeling some summer-like weather and it will see a change in the pattern as we end the week. an area of low pressure moving in will change our wind and give us an onshore flow and that will increase the cloud cover. as of now watching a slight chance of showers for part of the weekend but really just keeping it out because we will mostly see dry weather around the bay area. slight chance for the north bay. lo

we just had a survey of the bay area jewish community that found about a quarter of bay area jews live in households with people of color who may be jewish themselves, may not be. but it is very important that we realize and act on the knowledge that we are a very diverse community. i know jewish children's books pretty well. they have not historically reflected that fact. it's a wonderful thing to see that we are really starting to see emergence of many more jewish children's books that reflect ethnic and national, religious diversity of jews so kids can grow up with a sense that dark skinned jews are no different as jews from jews with light skin. that's a very important thing for people to grow up with, and we are seeing that now. i am very happy. >> for pj library, absolutely we embrace diverse jewish community that's really reflected across the the country. i would say no more so than in the bay area. we know that this is our community. we welcome it. we want to embrace it. we want that reflected in our books as well. it is a priority to not only have diverse families but also fem

there are no major accidents to report in the bay area. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( james )happening today.... north bay commuters can expect some relief while driving on the richmond-san rafael bridge. a new lane will open on the shoulder going eastbound. this new third lane will help traffic during peak hours. the new lane will be open from 2 in the afternoon... until 7 p-m seven days a week. ( james )also happening today... many will head out to golden gate park... to celebrate california's first legal 4-20. thousands of pot lovers are expected to be in attendance. kron 4's charles clifford spoke to neighbors near that park about how they feel about the unofficial holiday. organizers say that as many as 15 thousand people could attend.this year, like last year, the city is helping organize the event. local merchants have also raised about 200 thousand dollars to hire security, put a fence around

for the bay area. we just have the clouds. heaviest rain is off to the north. gin to see showers develop for north bay and the coast. head throughout tomorrow night. and then as we hit friday morning, the rainfall will begin. it will likely be the heaviest right here through the north bay, coast, also for the east bay. south bay, slower to start. as normal with this kind of event. marching from the north down to the south. but as we have been talking about. about the rainfall beginning friday morning. and then continuing right into friday night. and from friday night right into saturday morning. that we'll see the heaviest rainfall for the bay area. any plans on saturday morning. you may need to push those into sunday. when we will have some drier weather moving on in. the storm will start to push out. once weep hit saturday afternoon. rainfall totals haven't budged a bit. all of the forecast models, short and long-range models are showing the same scenario of one to two inches for the bay area. possibly even higher. i am pinning some of the highest toef tals in

so watching all of those events going on around the bay area, and hopefully you'll have a great one asou enjoy the warm sunshine, especially for those inland areas and i know chris and marcus, you were making plans and we're going to have some great weather for all of that. we've got you covered. >> and we appreciate you. >> and i have a honey-do list to go up to the attic and get the fans down. >> all right. >> you're a tall guy. you could do it. >> i'll help you out. >>> if you think eight is enough, take a look at this family. they've had a new baby. wait until you find out which number this baby is in you'll be shocked. you want to stick around for this one. the savings are in full bloom at ross. if you're looking for an incredible selection of the brands you love, this season's newest trends for a fraction of what you'd pay at department stores, ♪ you gotta go to ross they'd tell you to go to ross. because there's so much to choose from. listen to your pets. they're your best friends, so they don't want you to spend more than you have to. if you want to save big on pet accessories

it will cool off around the bay area. as we look at saturday's forecast, check out these highs, only reaching 65 degrees inland and there may be a chance of rain in the north bay. for the coast on sunday, more of the same, 60 degrees but a lot of sunshine once again. not going to see much out of that. if you're going to russian river valley, head's up about the chance of rain on saturday. otherwise it's going to be a beautiful weekend for going out to some of the vineyards and enjoying time outside. going to heavenly, there's still about 100 inches of snow for the upper mountain but with temperatures this warm for the weekend and also throughout the week, you want to get there soon. i'm also sharing some of my memories from over the weekend. i found a beautiful lilly garden @karihall weather. you can see more snapshots from the wks. i'll look at today's temperature trend in three minutes. >> thanks so much, kari. it's 6:42. >> falling behind, the alarming new report that finds the bay area is not prepared for major earthqu

((vicki)) bay area mosques are stepping up security... amid a threat of violence against muslims in england. kron four's rob fladeboe reports on how the threat is being perceived locally. sameena usman/council on islamic-american relations "...i know that at my kids school they cancelled a field trip today because of this, just to be safe..." the council on islamic-american relations' sameena usman is talking about this. about hate-filled letters sent last month to homes and busineses across britain threatening violence against muslims on april 3rd. there was no mention of the united states, however... sameena usman/c.a.i.r. "....we have seen mosques burned to the ground n this country in the past year and we have seen an unprecedented number of muslims being attacked so there is a real fear...."the letters referenced a point-based system that would award attackers for acts of hate and violence. ten points for verbally abusing a muslim or 50 points for throwing acid. a pair of security guards kept close watch as people attended afternoon

in los gatos, mayor owe ann favro, nbc bay area. >>> it's a call for help from ear infections to really bad gin jifitis. a neglected bulldog in the east bay that needs your help to recover. negelcted - needs help. this is )beatrice ) - a two yer old >>> well, a dog in the east bay who was badly neglected needs help. meet beatrice. she's a bulldog. her owner really didn't take care of her. beatrice needs her ear canals removed because of untreated ear infections. she also has severe breathing problems. the price tag to help beatrice is steep. it's about $10,000. >> hoping that the community will help us raise the money so that we can pay for it. it's unusual for us to have a dog that would cost this much. and we just don't want to affect our ability to help all the other animals we would normally help. >> when beatrice is all better, she'll be available for adoption, but it will probably be in a few months. >>> a city in the east bay is looking to make the commute a lot smoother. can you help? fremont is asking for drivers' feedback as far as a mobility action plan. you can take an onlin

nbc bay area sam brock has been there all afternoon. the surgeon offering more than medical updates. >> reporter: we're going to get at that this in a second, vicky. the first update came 2 1/2 hours ago at zuckerberg sf general. there are no major changes over the time frame. the man is still in critical condition, two women, one in fair and one in serious condition. the doctor said when you're dealing with trauma patients, they are so active, things can change in the blink of an eye. here's more video of the arrival this afternoon about 1:30. what we do know about the victims, all three suffered gunshot wounds. all three suffered multiple injuries. the man being brought in on a gurney is presumably the victim who is in critical condition. dr. campbell doesn't believe the shots were fired from an ak-47 or an ar-15. he can't say definitively. he didn't go into too much depth about the injuries. the doctor, a veteran surgeon taking the medical update press conference in a very different direction. >> reality is last week we had a mass ca

download the free nbc bay area app. helpful. you can monitor the changes before you head out the door. >> the south bay is getting pounded by round two of the storm. causing all sorts of accidents along highway 17. nbc's laura sambol continues from the santa cruz mountains. laura, tell us how bad it is out there with the commute? >> reporter: well, jess. bear creek road, highway 17. you can see the rain is coming down lightly right now. but there are no major problems on the highway. what a big difference just a few hours makes. emergency crews head to an accident along highway 17 south of los gatos. one of several this afternoon as the rain came down. jonathan sergeant says he counted five accidents on his way home. >> three on the way up. two going down. >> he is not blaming it on slick roads. >> the driving conditions are fine. people just drive terrible. what it its. everybody is in a hurry. driving like an idiot most of the time. >> highway 17. backed uppen both directions today. the driver of this car was too upset to talk

an amazing weekend across the bay area. can't beeat this when the highs at 74 by the bay and inland areas at 80 degrees and for sunday, more of the same really no changes but just slightly warmer for the interior valleys, as we look at things happening around the bay area, friend on twitter let me know about this. when the sip and stroll for relay for life happening in campbell is going to be quite warm starts outcome fortable at 70 degrees and as the day goes along expected to make it up to 80 degrees. a little bit more than wine, maybe water in the mix too. in northern california, cherry blossom festival will be happening both saturday and sunday. the parade is on sunday and at 2:00 we're going to have very comfortable temperatures at 68 degrees. mostly sunny skies both days, we'll hit up to 70 degrees around japantown. if you're going to coachella this weekend, head's up, high winds and closed the fair ground areas but hopefully the winds will die down and by tomorrow our high temperatures reaching up to 95 degrees and yo

nbc bay area's anoushah rasta explains how scammers cheated a bay area driver out of hundreds of dollars. it's a story you'll see only on nbc. >> reporter: guadalupe calderon is a single mother of four working two jobs, including one as an uber driver. >> i started almost five months ago. >> reporter: just one month in, she said she was ripped off. >> i working hard for that. >> reporter: someone pretending to be a representative from uber allegedly called her to get into her uber account so he could switch her bank information with his own and get her uber money for the week. >> no money. >> reporter: uber tells nbc bay area news that scammers order rides on the company's app, which gives them the name of the driver, the make and model of the car, the license plate number, and a phone number. that person then allegedly calls the driver pretending to be a representative from uber. >> he know who i'm going to pick up. >> reporter: guadalupe says she got that same phone call. >> everything. all my information he knew. >> reporter: then she sauce the caller sent her this uber e-mail so she

nbc bay area responds next. hat the y-w-c-a )s tribute to >>> get the concealer out, this was worth being tired for, i had a great time at the ypca tribute to women award. i tweeted about it this morning. follow me @ lauragarcianbc. you're watching "today in the bay." nbc bay area responds teams g >>> 6:25 this morning, over the past two years our nbc bay area responds team has gotten more than 9,000 complaints. we've helped a lot of hard working people right here in the bay area get back what's rightfully theirs. >> we're talking about money. here's consumer investigator chris chmura with recent cases thaif cloegsed. >> she found herself in a dispute with a time share company and they weren't terminating her contract despite an disagreement signed three years earlier. she immediately got a phone call plus $11,000 back. >> bridget returned dietary supplements by mail but the business didn't give the refund she was promised. we reached out to the seller and she got $266. we helped kastre get $700. had to wait for

bay area's facebook. surging nearly 10%. >>> people in the south bay could start seeing tiny homes pop up by the end of the year. the plan goes before city council this summer. there are two possible sites, one near the overpass of 280 and 680 and then near coyote creek. two full-time staffers would be there at all time and a maintenance worker, security and part time manager. and they have to have a plan to move out because this is just meant to be temporary. >>> well, even though marijuana has now become legal here in california we found many growers are still selling it on the black market. >> we went to the epicenter to find out why so many risk fines and possible jail time rather than going legit. >> reporter: here there are about 15,000 pot farms but so far only a fraction of growers have applied for permits to grow legally. some don't want to and others say they just can't. this long-time grower says it's too expensive. it can cost $500,000 to bring a pot farm up to code. he is growing and doing it

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the central portion of the bay area will start to see more of that rain. ard, half moon bay, palo alto. if i take this all the way through about 6:00 or 7:00, you notice the south bay will start seeing that rain. the south bay will be the last to see the showers. take this through tomorrow morning and you might catch a slick commute early on. keep that in mind. may want to take extra time as you head out tomorrow morning. we'll keep a chance of isolated thunderstorms. because this is a colder system dropping in from alaska, we're expecting this to bring snow for the sierra, we're talking 12 or 13 inches. kingville 12 inches which means dangerous road travel if you have plans to head up to lake tahoe for today and into tomorrow. definitely make sure to check that before you drive up there. as we head in towards monday, san francisco, you notice we drop down into the lower 50s. we get a bit of a break on tuesday and then check out wednesday, we get another system that sweeps in. it's not looking very strong, very weak right now but still enough to kind of bri

nbc bay area news. >> okay. stay safe out there. >>> also this midday we have in information just in. sources say a sheriffs deputy has been arrested accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate. the deputy has not been identified yet but our attorney will have full details at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> she shot three people before turning the gun on herself. police say she went to a gun range prior to that shooting. officers earlier that morning found her sleeping in her car after concerns from her family members reported her missing. the two shooting victims are released from the hospital. the condition of the third person has been upgraded from critical to serious. coming up later we'll talk to a creator the reason that shooter is not the only one upset. >>> president trump credits the mexican government for stopping a band of refugees. >> that group has stopped in mexico city. they don't seem to want to take credit for this. >> a lot of politicians distancing themselves. remember, mexico has a pres

and it's right here in the bay area.construction workers dug up a of fossils. >>> it's one of the biggest fossil discoveries and it's right here in the bay area. construction workers dug up a treasure trove of fossils while working on the massive calaveras dam project. from ancient whales to extinct sharks these fossils are helping researchers piece together a picture of what the bay area looked like millions of years ago. kpix5's mary lee gives us a glimpse. nd kind of see this is the circular part of the backbone vertebra track: construction crews discovered hundred ing on the c >> reporter: they're 15 to 20 million years old. we're getting our first look at these incredible fossils discovered right here in the bay area. ith water so this is a one time the so these bones were the backbone of a whale. you can kind of see this is the circular part of the back bone, the vertebrae. >> reporter: construction crews uncovered hundreds of fossils while working on the calaveras dam, a treasure trove of history. researchers only

wet roads across the bay area. this is live from palo alto. the time it 4:08 you're watching an early edition of "today in the bay." -ad-lib microclimate weather alert. -radar in weather wall >>> and we are back. we continue to follow the rain throughout the bay area. we're under a microclimate weather alert. the radar scanning across the bay area as well as nbc bay area storm ranger. we'll get you up to date with the weather as well with your morning commute. 4:11 and police continue their search for a man who was threatening to go on a shooting rampage. we brought you this as breaking news during the midday newscast. police are looking for this man, dustin hamilton. police say that he broke into his parents' home and stole a shotgun and handgun on wednesday and left behind a manifesto threatening to shoot up a apartment complex and kill police. he is schizophrenic. >>> and the youtube shooter, how she got her gun. her unit has been digging into it and found out that nasim aghdam acquired the handgun two months ago purchasing it legally in san

nbc bay area's ian cull joins us here. ian, that search is focusing on a specific area there? >> reporter: that's right, jessica. the family was heading from portland to san jose. friends say there last won tact was from redlands national park near clam act. agencies continuing to search south of garberville. the thottapilly family of four was on spring break with a scheduled stop in san jose. but they never showed up. the family filed a missing persons report to san jose p.d. tonight their neighbors in valencia are worried. >> they're lovely people. that would be surprising if something like that happened. >> reporter: a neighbor tried to help, sent deputies this video, showing the family of four driving away in a maroon honda pilot for the start of their road trip. >> on the video that i have, they got home from school, took the trash cans in and left at 3:00 on the 30th. >> reporter: as friends are circulating this poster online, saying the family last made contact near redwood national park, a search continues just south of there in mendocino county tonight. it's where wit

something for everyone right here as well on nbc bay area. >> coming up after nbc bay area news at 11:00 -- "access live" followed by "days of our lives" at 1:00 p.m. i am extremely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. tonight the giants are hosting their rival the >>> and we're look live at at&t park this morning. tonight the giants host the rivals the dodgers. could you watch it right here on nbc bay area. and catch all of that tonight. coverage starts at 7:00 right after nbc bay area news at 6:00. first pitch at 7:15. and then tomorrow the giants will take on the dodgers again in a doubleheader. and th

bay area. how it could impact your weekend plans. >> and bay area responds to a pet owner with a big medical bill. the way our team came to the rescue. >> join us tomorrow morning from 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. trending onliny area dot com. >>> you know we're staying on top of what is trending online and on nbcbayarea.com. >> mike inouye joins us with a question that became an internet meme there. >> a little bit. day one of yesterday's hearing, but today day two. twitter lit up with the question yesterday, are you human? and the #trending, we have an article, a digital team devoted to the platform. here is a picture of mr. zuckerberg. this particular one as he left the office with senator feinstein early in the week. it wasn't just still pictures, this gif, it is talking about when you are trying hard to look like a real person and not a robot while you are drinking water. i know it is harsh but it is a long one -- so there he goes. not robotic. and a comparison, one of these is artificial intelligenc

how bay area grocery stores are taking precautions. some bay are following an e- coli outbreak, that has affected 11 states. >>> a warning sign. popping up in bay area grocery stores following an e. coli outbreak that affected 11 states. we saw this sign as an albertson's in santa clara. the store removed all affected chopped romaine lettuce. the sign says you can return the item if you previously bought one and got a full one. chopped romaine lettuce grown in yuma, arizona, is the source of the e. coli outbreak that sent more than 20 people to the hospital in 11 different states but nobody in california has reported getting sick from thelethe le lettuce. >>> we're keeping an eye on the roads in the sierra tonight. there's a winter weather advisory in place until tomorrow morning. that means people can expect rain, wind, and snow with limited visibility out there on the roads. this storm is projected to bring 3 to 6 inches of snow and people living above 7,000 feet could see up to a foot of new snow. >>> live look outside right now at s

this bay area mother... could be freed from prison early. ning, i'm ken ba >>> convicted of killing her three children. this mother could be freed from prison early. good evening. i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth wenger . kpix 5's maria medina is in the san mateo county where there is a plea to the governor to keep the murderer behind bars.>> they were all found together. >> reporter: it is described as one of the worst criminal cases in san mateo county history.>> the victims have been identified as three little girls.>> reporter: three girls murdered by their own mother.>> she taped their hands. she taped their mouths. she smothered them one by one.>> reporter: the mother pled no contest to the murders. now, she may not even serve the minimum time after a state prison review board found her suitable for parole earlier this week. san mateo deputy district attorney sean gallagher says they're prepared to fight the decision.>> to be granted parole the first time she saw a parole board we find extraordinary and stunning and very frustrating.>

we'll be at bay area schools. you can also stay updated through our digital platforms 24/7. >>> a creative lesson gone wrong. a high school teacher is on a leave of absence after he brought a bazooka to class. last week video surfaces of the teacher showing off the rocket launcher. he was demonstrating how the bazooka which was deactivated worked. the kids may have enjoyed the lesson but the school put him on paid leave last wednesday and now is investigating whether the teacher violated any school policies. we tried speaking with him today and all he would say is, no comment. >>> new at 6:00, a half naked homeless man, you can see him here stole a beer truck. the truck driver is making a delivery at the m.d. liquor store in santa rosa just before noon. while he was inside, a customer saw that homeless man jump in the front seat of that beer truck and drive away. the truck had gps and police were able to track him down within just a few minutes. that homeless man was promptly arrested. >>> san mateo is holding a m

nbc bay area news. >> stay away. i have a bunch in my backyard. >> that little boy was so cute. >>> jeff ranieri is with us now. how are we doing outside and going into the week? >> are you guys ready for cooler temperatures? >> you want to answer that for us? >> i know, i know. you want the heat. so many people loved this past weekend, and it's all starting to fade. but you know we are getting closer to summer. so a lot of heat coming your way. but the big friend will be numbers cooling off. let's get a look at the marine layer and fog. it's going to be the primary thing to impact you on your morning commute. already some areas of low clouds up into the north bay and through the san francisco peninsula. a little bit of cloud cover there through contra costa, alameda counties. heading into san francisco tomorrow morning, do expect those low clouds. temperatures not overly cold to start. we'll begin with 52 in the south bay. peninsula at 50. tri-valleys 48 under mostly sunny skies. plenty of 40s from san francisco int

nbc bay area responds next. time.llions of americans file their taxes -- sophisticated crooks steal from hard- working >>> okay. it happens around the same time every year as millions of americans are filing their taxes, sophisticated crooks steal from hard-working taxpayers. >> we have important reminders for all of us as we coast through tax time. >> yeah, hopefully we coast through. everybody here's filed, right? >> i have. >> oh, that's good. >> just haven't sent the check in yet. how much do you want to know? >> we want to make sure you keep your guard up. those fraudsters are persistent and increasingly creative as they try to get their hands on your money. you've probably heard of the irs phone scam. maybe you've even been targeted by the fraudsters, claiming to be irs agents. >> they're calling you, they're threatening arrest, threatening a lawsuit, other things. >> the treasury department says californians have been conned out of at least $10 million to irs impersonators, more than any other state. an irs spo

we're talking about no problems from the south bay towards san francisco or in towards the oakland area via 880 or 580. we're looking at highway 4, the earlier car fire has been cleared from the lanes. look at all of this traffic backed up in bay point heading towards 242 and 680 towards the walnut creek interchange. the bay bridge plaza metering lights are on but no problems blocking lanes for the incident towards treasure island. upper deck is clear. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. breaking news out of london, the duchess of cambridge also known as kate middleton has given birth to a boy. a live look at saint mary's hospital in central london. >> kensington palace posted a tweet, the baby 8 pounds, 7 ounces. >> big baby. >> kelly cobiella, you've been on baby watch there. >> reporter: absolutely. we've been on baby watch for a good i don't know eight months now, but seriously kate went on maternity leave in late march, the third week in march and sort of been out of sight since then, we haven't seen so much of her, maybe one event or two but not in a big flashy official role

nbc bay area's garvin thomas has the story in our bay area proud series. >> reporter: if you've driven in sonoma county recently, perhaps you've noticed it, this billboard, with a tribute to a woman. you probably thought there was an interesting story behind it. the story is interesting, but it's also quite touching. >> come on, girl, come on. >> from the tip of his hat to the soles of his boots, glen evans is a cowboy. >> come on, angel. >> has been for everyone of his 88 years. >> i'm a cowboy from the old school of ranches, and, you know, cattle are just cattle to me. >> come on over here and get some of this, yeah. >> this is the story of how an old school cowboy finally found it in his heart to love a cow. >> she means as much to me as my life does. >> the story begins like so many do in sonoma county these days, on the night of october 8th, when it seemed like the earth, the sky, and every single thing in between was on fire. >> the barn, the house was -- houses across the street, this house behind me. >> glen and valerie, his wife of 45 years, rushed to save their animals. glen

areas in red would feel extreme shaking, that is all of the east bay to the north bay, south into -- way past san jose. all of the areas in yellow, san francisco and the peninsula, parts of the coast would feel very strong shaking. so, too, would areas to the east and into sacramento and the central valley. i tweeted this map out so that you could look at it for yourself. now the estimated impact of such a powerful earthquake could be 800 deaths, 18,000 injuries and 77,000 household displaced and who knows for how long and up to $82 billion in economic losses. now this sounds all very gloomy and there is not a lot to do to stop an earthquake. but there is a lot we can do to be ready. i know that when i get home today i'm going to check my earthquake straps and my kit. no joke, because this is really a wake-up call and for those of you who felt that small earthquake on monday, well this is a completely different story. so do be prepared and you could find a link to some preparedness information via the usgs and my twitter feed and on my facebook page. in fremont, kris sanchez, nbc bay

nbc bay area's mark matthews there with an update mark? streets are open here, at 3:30, an officer in his mid 30s was buying sandwiches at the sandwich shop walking across the street to his car warparked. we have pictures of the car, white, crown victoria parked at the intersection. we want to show you pictures of the woman suspected of hitting him. this is a hit-and-run suspect. a woman appears in her 20s, 30s. she was stopped near 22nd and california. in the richmond district. about half an hour after this accident. now my colleague, tells me, the woman says she had no idea why the police pulled her over. she pulled over soon as they lit up the lights and sirens. her car, midnight blue or black, mercedes suv, matching the description of a car that hit the officer here at this intersection. just about a half-hour after the accident i spoke with lieutenant william escobar about the officer working plain clothes here in san francisco. he was working in a plain clothes capacity. he is here, possibly collecting evidence, prior to getting lunc

for us in the bay area it's about this ridge of high pressure.ing, though, to our south and west and it's not going to be a huge, strong ridge of high pressure. so this is more of a typical spring pattern where it won't get hot. we'll level off about 82 or 83 inland, but because the ridge is to our south we'll keep an onshore flow and coastal areas will remain cool, likely in the low 60s. futurecast, nothing. we go through friday afternoon, nothing continues. nothing is interest because -- is something because it means a sunny and pleasant day to get outside. next week there is a subtle change tuesday and wednesday. the ridge is pushed to the south and east. a low pressure ridge is pushed offshore. it will fire up a stronger ocean breeze. everybody cools down by 5 to 10 degrees toward the middle of next week, no rain, though. these are above average, 76 tomorrow in san jose, sunshine. 77 in concord and fairfield and also for santa rosa, oakland and san francisco in the 60s with sunshine. look at saturday and sunday, low 80s inland, low 70s near t

(instant bay area millionaires could soon find themselves on uncle sam )s bad side. nd kari )s exclusive forecast for the weekend )s biggest local events. that )s tomorrow on )today in the bay ) - 4:30 to . scientists are one step closer to a peanut allergy vaccine. >>> new at 11:00 tojt, scientists one step closer to a peanut allergy vaccine. research from the university of michigan is still in its early stages but there has been success in mice. the vaccine protected the lab animals for at least two weeks. it works by changing the way immune cells respond to allergens. the next step is to see if that protection has a lasting effect. >>> what's in a name? the owners of in and out burger are suing an australian restaurant for misleading people with its name. this is the website of down and out burgers in sydney, australia. according to the sydney morning herald, in and out filed a lawsuit saying its trademark was violated. at down and out in australia, you can order a burger tiger style, which is similar to in and out's animal style. >>> big changes on the way for ube

that game right here on nbc bay area. this slumping team expect to see some giants make some changes here. we could see mac williamson in the lineup, up from triple-a sacramento. >>> back in a moment with more. to move california forward, we need to help more californians get ahead. that's why antonio villaraigosa brought both parties together to balance the state budget with record investments in public schools... and new career training programs. as mayor of la, he brought police and residents together to get illegal guns off the streets - and keep kids out of gangs, and on the right path. that's antonio villaraigosa. a governor for all of california. we only have 30 seconds to describe the newest specialty flavor in the signature crafted recipes collection by mcdonald's: garlic white cheddar. it's layered with a slice of smooth, perfectly melty, white cheddar cheese. a crunchy medley of tasty, crispy garlic chips... a dramatic drizzle of smooth, delicious and flavorful, delectably creamy garlic aioli... all coming toge

i am not seeing a large storm system, but it will be enough to get the roadways wet across the bay area and it will take you right into your wednesday morning forecast and we'll start off cool and the biggest change will be the widespread cloud cover to the south bay at 49 and also 40s from the north bay right on back to the east bay. again, for wednesday morning, there is the cloud cover and you can see it and we'll likely undergo a break in the clouds with some sunshine, and don't let that fool you and the storm system will hit you at 7:30 tonight and you will see yellow and orange in north bay at 7:30. it will be fast moving and that should keep the totals from being too high, and it will stick around through 11:30 on wednesday and we're looking at trace aims to about a quarter of an inch and once we hit 3:00 in the morning on thursday. through the day on wednesday, we're calling for dry weather and temperatures a little bit cooler and we have a beautiful day for mid-april, and 64 in downtown san jose and alameda county from 63 in concord to a cooler 68 in oakland and 63 in palo alto

a fugitive former pastor is back in the bay area... after being extradicted from mexico. ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. slow on wb 580 from castro st to the tolls ( darya ) in the east bay... the contra costa county d-a says a former pastor -- convicted of child molestion -- is back in the u-s after running off to mexico. fernando maldonado was extradited to the u-s from mexico yesterday. the former pastor will be sentenced for his conviction on 23-counts of molestation. the d-a says maldonado was arrested in 20-15... and then released on bail. that's when he took off. the maldonado's trial went on without him. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. a full weather report right after the break. after the break. enamel is the strong, white, after the break. outer layer of your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are goin

two of those women have bay area connections. he's one of the most celebrated entertainers in history, but he could be headed to prison. >> reporter: when i first contacted her tonight, she was still a little rattled by the verdict. she told me she's relieved and is still taking in the full gravity of the decision. bill cosby led out of the montgomery county, pennsylvania, courtroom convicted of three second degree felony counts of sexual assault. patricia steuer says the verdict is a relief. >> i was stunned and sad about carrying the weight of this for so many years. and happy. >> reporter: in the late 1970s, steuer says cosby wanted to mentor her. she was an aspirining singer. she said she was drugged and assaulted. nearly 60 women have accused the entertainer of assaults that span decades but only andrea constand ever got her case tried in criminal courts. after a hung jury last summer, this retrial is vindication for all of cosby's accusers. >> i stand here in the spirit of martin luther king, who said that the arc of the mo