here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. garvin: thank you so much for joining us. if there's one thing we've learned sharing hundreds of "bay area proud" stories over the years, it's that with some of life's greatest challenges come the greatest rewards. that's certainly the case for one san jose grandmother. julie matsushima knows a lot about hard work, and she knows a lot about love. it's that combination that propelled her to make a dream of san jose's newest playground a reality. and this is no ordinary playground for julie, her granddaughter, or the thousands of kids and families it will inspire and entertain. garvin: the rotary club of san jose has met 5,025 different times in its 100-year history. the agenda, though, is always the same, service to the community. this story, though, is about how the club's grandest effort ever has, at its root, a very personal moment, the birth 17 years ago of julie matsushima's first grandchildren, twin girls. julie: chloe was born first. and they came out and showed us her, and she was, you know, screaming like newborns do.

garvin: two swimmers. kim chambers: i'm drawn to the unknown. garvin: one mission. simon dominguez: i think this is something that not a lot of people in the world can do. garvin: the ocean venture that could put them in the record books. deanna mitchell: he called me and said, "you won't believe this." and he didn't. garvin: and the unbelievable news a wife gave her husband that forever changed their family decades ago. here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. garvin: thank you so much for joining us. if there's one thing we've learned sharing hundreds of "bay area proud" stories over the years, it's that with some of life's greatest challenges come the greatest rewards. that's certainly the case for one san jose grandmother. julie matsushima knows a lot about hard work, and she knows a lot about love. it's that combination that propelled her to make a dream of san jose's newest playground a reality. and this is no ordinary playground for julie, her granddaughter, or the thousands of kids and families it will inspire and entertain. garvin: the rotary club of san jose h

garvin. >> some law enforcement officials believe that mike garvin may have had something to do withs wife's hanging death 16 years earlier. >> unfortunately, for us, an autopsy was never performed, and the body was cremated, so there was nothing we were able to do with that information. >> faced with the overwhelming amount of forensic evidence against him for shirley's murder, mike garvin decided he had no choice but to plead guilty. >> it made me sick to know that he finally personally had admitted it. it made me absolutely sick, but it confirmed every thought that i had. >> garvin was sentenced to life in prison without parole. >> but there's still a mystery, and the mystery was we'll never really know what happened because he didn't go to trial. >> he never revealed what he did with the murder weapon, other than to say it was irretrievable. >> michael garvin's arrogance caused him to believe that even if he used his own duct tape to seal her body, that science couldn't trace it back to him, and in the end, it sealed his fate. >> the science in this case is better than an eyewitn

here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. garvin: thank you so much for joining us. if there's one thing we've learned sharing hundreds of "bay area proud" stories over the years, it's that with some of life's greatest challenges come the greatest rewards. that's certainly the case for one san jose grandmother. julie matsushima knows a lot about hard work, and she knows a lot about love. it's that combination that propelled her to make a dream of

. >> garvin has to keep up with the race, as well.'re very tired, aren't you? >> you didn't see any shots of me running with her. i'll give you that. . thanks, garvin. >>> still ahead at 5:00, oakland raiders or l.a. raiders. the new plan unveiled today to keep the raiders in the bay area. >>> plus a setback for crews battling a stubborn wildfire. the trouble nearly 200 firefighters encountered on the central coast. do you like the passaaadd? it's a good looking car. this is the model rear end event. the model year end sales event. it's year end! it's the rear end event. year end, rear end, check it out. talk about turbocharging my engine. you're gorgeous. what kind of car do you like? new, or many miles on it? get a $1000 volkswagen reward card on select 2015 passat models. or lease a 2015 passat limited edition for $189 a month after a $1000 bonus. n s >>> not just smoke in the air, but allergies. this is from the questa fire burning near san luis obispo county. nearly 200 firefighters have been treated for allergic reaction. the ac

garvin: two swimmers. kim chambers: i'm drawn to the unknown. garvin: one mission.dominguez: i think this is something that not a lot of people in the world can do. garvin: the ocean venture that could put them in the record books. deanna mitchell: he called me and said, "you won't believe this." and he didn't.

garvin thomas nbc bay area news. >> if you know of someone doing something nice for other wrs garvin and coming up at 5:00 wildfires burning out of control in california. we'll take you to the biggest ones that are threatening northern california tonight and what the crews are doing to keep the danger down. >>> forget about using b.a.r.t. to cross the bay. we'll show you how the travelers are doing without it this weekend weekend. and is the work doing to be done on time for monday's commute. >>> another dead whale washed up in pacifica. a team is on scene. we'll have the story coming up in a live report. more acres burned, and more houses threatened >>> a wildfire crisis in california. more acres burn more houses threatened overnight. good evening, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm peggy bunker. firefighter crews are headed to our state from all other the country because there are so in wildfires burning in california right now. take a look at the largest one. this is the rocky fire burning in lake county. now 46,000 acres. this is one of at least 20 other large fires across the state

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> i love that. it's one of our favorite stories. >> absolutely. >> good for you, all the people there that contributed. if you know of somebody doing something nice for others, garvin would certainly like to hear from you. just go to our website, nbc bay area.com, and search bay area proud. >> let's celebrate some more. celebrating italian heritage with good food and good music. the italian family festa wrapping up in downtown san jose this evening. it's the 35th year for the festival held in guadalupe river park. activities include food and wine tasting. they've got arts, booths, even a grape stomp. i was wondering why peggy bunker's feet were purple. you were down there today, weren't you? >> well, you know, if you need your wine you need your wine. >> it goes till 6:00 tonight. if you're somewhere near guadalupe park you can still get down there and have a glass. >> yeah. and also that delicious food, which is one of the things about this time of day, you start feeling pretty hungry. italian food

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> garvin thomas ruins my makeup every time. >> you really are tearing >> if you know someone who is doing something nice. just go to our web side. and search bay area proud. >> the big hand and the subtle hand together. >>> nice job there, garvin. 11:51. >>> installing license. >>> those trucks sweep all parts of the city. they say would not have access to the information gathered from the readers. >>> a passengers who use b.a.r.t. elevators may soon find the ride a little more pleasant. come monday b.a.r.t. will start cleaning and replacing the floors in all of the leftors. >>> said the current elevator floors absorb too many liquids and too many odors and could lead to underlying damage as well. the construction will be down in stages. the work will tun through december of next year. >>> it's probably all coffee. >>> so if your plans include drinking today, fair warning, you better stay off the roads. the chp is holding several dui checkpoints tonight starts at 730 we knows location including san jose and san francisco, gilroy, but we're not saying th

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, garvin.e needed that. >>> if you know someone doing something nice for someone else, garvin would love to hear from you. go to our website, nbcbayarea.com, search bay area proud. >>> okay. you want to make some good money? get into the roofing business. many bay area roofing contractors are booked solid for months. >> so what is fueling the run on roofers in the middle of an historic four-year drought, where nothing is falling from the ceiling? the weather phenomenon el nino and the prediction of a very wet winter. here's nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney. >> reporter: it's not easy to think of rain. >> lots of rain. >> reporter: on a hot summer day in the midst of a historic drought. but melissa crosby is thinking ahead. >> it needed to be done. but i think with el nino coming, it kind of split up the process. >> ab important update on el nino, 95% chance and higher. >> reporter: the word is out about the likelihood of a very wet winter, and roofing companies say phones began ringing off the ho

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. bay. coming up ... vo morefallom controversial remarks made bydon >>> if you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. go to our website. search bayareaproud. >>> much more ahead. coming up, more failout from controversial remarks made by donald trump. several republican candidates speak out about what he said to a fox news anchor, including a scorching tweet by former silicon valley ceo, carly fiorina. >>> hacking into meddle cical ds and how it could hurt patients. they are telling them to stop using. >>> good sunday morning. your time is 7:28. we want to give you a good look at lexington reservoir. things looking nice outside. i am vicky nguyen alongside kari hall. great day to be outside. yesterday, we were up in sonoma celebrating our anniversary at cornerstone gardens. i know you are new to the area. if you haven't been there, please check it out. >> yesterday, i was at half moon bay, cloudy, sprinkling. it was cool and every now and then, the sun would c

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> let's check the rest of the evening and the workweek weather. here's rob. >> a little bit of the weekend too hang on to. >> we saw temperatures climbing on up but you can see the reason behind me. it will be cool start with misty skies. as the fog flies in, warmest temperatures we're seeing still around the east bay. numbers closer to number around 90 and pleasanton, 87 degrees along 580. warm conditions but cooler closer to the bay. 70 in oakland and into the south bay you can see these warmer temperatures too, just south of downtown san jose, numbers closer to 90 this afternoon, dropping back to 87 and about close to 77 degrees right now in san jose. as the sea breeze picks up, low clouds will spill in into tomorrow morning. for misty skies and few spots for the morning, especially around the peninsula and coast, similar to today but you'll probably begin to see high clouds moving in and it's part of hinting at the weather system that's going to drop in towards tuesday, which will bring a slight chance of showers north of sonoma county. 50s an

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> if you know of someone doing something nice, garvin would like to hear from you. go to our website, nbcbayarea.com, and search bay area proud. >>> still to come on today in the bay, back in new orleans ten years after hurricane katrina hit. the major construction taking place to prevent devastation before the next storm. >>> we should not have our public institutions using our money to prop up proven technologies. >> we investigate an energy program under fire by lawmakers. why they say the billion dollar program has done little to make california greener. stay with us. yeah, we know that feeling. you're so bloated you've started wearing sweatpants ...everywhere. when it finally happens, it's always the worst possible time. and when you're finished, you realize you've been in there for a very, very long time. being irregular is the worst. get more fiber with chocolatey, chewy fiber one bars. feeling good can taste great. >>> good sunday morning to you. the time is 7:28. that's a fogged in golden gate bridge. thanks for waking up with us. i am vicky

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garvin thomas, nbc bay area fuse. >> wow. if you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and search bay area proud. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up 10 years ago, a bay area woman drove 2200 miles to rescue victims of hurricane katrina. this morning a look at where they are now. plus -- >> this large multi-billionaire company is trying to eke as much taxpayer money out of the project as possible. >> out of luck and almost out of time. bay area taxpayers getting hit hard. what we've uncovered about a $300 million medical facility. te aiveookutse....(aib)ki/2st gn >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning san rafael. this is a live look at your neighborhood. cloudy skies. we will be seeing some sun today. good morning, thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter hare a look at your microclimate. i can say good morning to everyone else, i just say good morning to san rafael. >> we

thanks garvin. >>> let's turn things over to our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. my iphone didn't give think any chance of sprinkles today, you did last night. >> thanks for the credit. we had the change in the forecast last night and ended up with a few drops. this is from my windshield in the car when i stopped it in the parking lot here in our san jose studios. just enough on a lot of your wind scheels you maybe had to turn on the wipers a time or two. not only is it unusual to get rainfall across the bay area but the other unusual fact how far away this sub tropical moisture is traveling, located well out near tropical storm guillermo and traveling across the pacific up into california hoping to give us a few rain drochs. the doppler radar now, a few lone drops left here heading towards petaluma also novato. this is the last round of some of this wet weather that's headed our way right now. i really think after this tonight, we're going to be done with this chance of showers, at least for now. so let's go ahead and take you outside the sky camera network now.

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> friendship in fremont. >> they didn't even know each other, though. now they do. definitely friends now. >> we are all friends as we head back to school. it's that season. many kids are returning without the basic tools they need to succeed. >> that's where a break through charity comes in. >> let's turn cot into cut. >> at estelle elementary outside new orleans, these second graders are excited to begin the new school year. >> we learn lots of math and science. >> i get to learn stuff on the computers. >> but across the country, so much of what happens goes beyond the budget. >> you have to decide where they go. >> there were lots of times when i wanted to make photocopies and there was not enough copy paper. >> they created a website where people could help raise money for his classroom. he convinced 11 other teachers at his school to post project requests for their classrooms. >> i had to fund them myself because i didn't know any donors. but i did so anonymously, which made my colleagues think the website actually worked. >> fast forward 15 years

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> if you know of something someone is doing for other, go to our website and search bay area proud. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a berkeley student held at gunpoint and robbed. what police are saying about the on-campus crime. >>> and i'm sam brock. whether you thought the debate lived up to the hype or not, it definitely delivered order candidate claims. who faced facts and who fibbed. ♪ ♪ it took leonardo and miriam years to master the toss. but just a few little steps to master depositing checks with the chase mobile® app. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. kira/2shot good mn >>> 7:29. a live look at alcatraz. you can see all the participants of the escape from alcatraz triathlon. good for they wilm and good luc them on this partly cloudy morning out there. i >> fog and low clouds, but san jose the exception to the rule. sunshine any skies. pleasantton, low 60s. misty skies around san francisco. marine layer about 3,000 feet high this morning, so it has made its way well inland across