. >> reporter: the bank gave dennis another eviction notice, but she say s if she gets kicked out she will just break in again. in the meanwhile, there are groups that can help people avoid foreclosure. there's a group called the home defender league that dennis is working with. you can go to our website ktv u.com for their website. >>> california's jobless rate has dipped below 12% for the first time in three years. the unemployment rate dropped to 11.9%. this is the fourth month in a row the jobless rate has declined. the california still has the second highest unemployment rate in the nation behind nevada. >>> here's a look now at the april unemployment numbers until the bay area. solano county had the highest jobless rate at 11.6%. marin county had the lowest at 7.6. so what do job seekers think about the down tick in california's unemployment? ktvu's tom vacar went to a job fair today to find out. >> reporter: those people used to work in some of these empty buildings here. but the question really becomes this, the good news about jobs that have blossomed this spring, will they c

dennis o'donnell. an a's pitcher returns from tommy john surgery. news is next. s r ts is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, after tonight's game as aight. >>> it's getting ugly for the a's. brian fewen takes ripped manager bob geren after tonight's game as they lost their sixth straight. the a's now the best names in baseball, outman, and 0 balfour. he pitched the first time in two years after tommy johns, 7 innings. but once again the a's bats go silent. game tied. michael wuertz gives it up to torii hunter, bobby abreu scores, they lose 4-1, they have got 7 guys in their lineup hitting .255 and lower and now at least 1 player is turning on the skipper. if the sharks lose tomorrow in vancouver their season is over. but head coach todd mclellan says this team has nothing in common with those in the past. >> i don't think we have demons. you guys think we have demons, we can keep referring back to the conference finals in 2004 and say that we had an 8-game losing streak, i think some of you wrote that, i don't know what the hell 2004 has to do with 2011 or 12. >>> kevin dura

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s, low 50s. cooler to the no. 42 in napa valley, 52 and antioch. dennisan jose this 50 in san jose but when you little los gatos its 44 right now. it is a chilly start as you head out this morning get nothing at you are not unfamiliar with. this afternoon it should look familiar in line with where we're were yesterday. 62 in oakland, as you travel to the south warming it up as we go 66 for san jose. we will be in the upper 50s for most of the coastal areas. 70 forecast walking you through the changes saturday, sunday we begin with the showers and then we see they extend through sunday, temperatures taken dip below 60s and land, right around 60 around the bay. mid-50s along the coast, bay to breakers is sunday the day this rain is supposed to happen. here's a closer look at the forecast low 50s to star with every time thunder showers began during for a am our so should be wet. by noon upper 50s and pop thunderstorms here and there dicey day coming up on our next update looking at the rain in one we what might see a break. >> george: looks good around the b

s terry mcsweeney with a snapshot of the jobs picture and a student at st. mary's college pursuing his passion for a tech job. >> want us to proceed with your candidacy. >> dennis has a job in accounting but his thing is high-tech and today, he has high hopes. >> i would like to work for a company where i could oversee like how everything works. >> there's reason for hope. at mccall staffing, optimism abounds for job seekers in a variety of fields. >> i think there's an uptick. i feel again very optimistic. i feel positive. i think the economy is changing and shifting. we're seeing our temporary employees, like i said, transitioning from temp to long-term hires. we're noticing that if we're not able to place a candidate immediately, they're getting jobs. very quickly. >> ironically, the good job news could have a negative impact on gas prices. the price of oil dropped under $100 a barrel, lowest price in two months. but an improving job picture and increased demands on the consumers could put a damper on the anticipated drop in gas prices. >> number one, it's about time but it's probably going to be temporary because they seem to come up with ways to increase i