kara miller is dan's sister. >> you and i are able to express ourselves. for someone with autism, especially at the level he has, that's not an option for him. here he can do that. >> reporter: here is oakland's creative growth, a nonprofit art center for the disabled -- a free program for people with all levels of talent given a chance to express themselves in a world where that isn't always easy. >> they have been seen as being outside of society. so if you bring them into a context and say, tell me your life, tell me your story and they do it through art it's amazing what opens up. >> these are my paintings. >> reporter: william scott's work is also in the collections of top museums. >> i taught myself how to paint. i taught myself. >> he has a beautiful soul. he wants to change the world. >> reporter: in many ways his art has changed his reality. a man with autism who, doctors said, had little chance to ever make a living. how much would this sell for? >> this would be probably a $4,000 painting. >> reporter: artists here are offered half the sale pric

but many like dan and kara miller choose to have all proceeds go to creative growth. >> this is a god send. this place is i think very important to him and his happiness. and i'm just so happy that he's here. >> i think about what would it be like for him if he didn't come to creative growth? he would probably be somewhere watching tv or sitting in a room by himself and what a lost life that would be and what a missed opportunity. >> reporter: not just for dan miller, but for all of us. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, oakland. >> remarkable talent. >> really beautiful to see that. let's bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri to talk about our forecast that might be changing. >> definitely. painting a little bit of a wetter weather picture in the seven-day forecast today. we had warm temperatures but not quite as hot as yesterday. we did have those 80s in the south bay. 77 in san jose and santa teresa. and where it was the warmest in the south bay is also where we're having the toughest time for temperatures to cool off. cooler weather to the north. live hd sky cam in san francisco

. >> reporter: dan miller creates the type of art you could stare at for hours.mesmerizing patterns. his pieces sell for thousands. and they're in collections at the world's great me seams. miller doesn't talk about his art. he can't. the 51-year-old is severely autistic. cara is dan's sister. >> you and i, we're able to express ourselves. but for someone with autism, that's not an option for him. here, he can do that. >> reporter: here is oakland's creative growth. a nonprofit art center for the disabled. a free program for people with all levels of talent. given a chance to express themselves. in a world where that isn't always easy. >> them been seeing as being outsiders. if you bring somebody into a context and you say, tell me about your life, and they do it through art, it's amazing what opens up. >> look at my paintings. >> reporter: william scott's work is also in the collections of top museums. >> i taught myself how to paint. i taught myself. >> he has a beautiful soul and he really wants to change the world. >> reporter: in many ways his art really has

kevin harlan alongside dan bonner and reggie miller let's put the game in perspective for our viewersgie: this is the first meeting between these teams. when they force 15-plus turnovers, they're 24-0. >> dan: temple is among the best teams in the country at protecting the basketball and you already said it. they're trying to win their way into the ncaa tournament. >> kevin: right now let's go to "the at&t fast analysis." >> reggie: shaka smart likes to call it his havoc style of play. i call it smash-mouth basketball.

dan kowalski, jean edmunds, matt garou, andrew herthur, carey kelley, joseph mccormick, greg mcneil, carlson millsap, kim procter, paul winfrey, steven miller, andrew logan, katie moses. i think that got everybody. tori has done a great job working on these amendments. again, i would like it thank senator murray for her leadership, helping us get through this difficult time, and it is good to say that, as of this time, 5:00 a.m., there has not been a day without a budget being passed in the united states senate. [laughter] mrs. murray: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas is recognized. mr. pryor: i ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that on monday, april 8, 2013, at 5:00 p.m., the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomi