garvin thomas nbc bay area. >> if you know someone doing something nice for others garvin would likeo hear from you. go to nbcbayarea.com and search bay area proud. >> garvin has a good gig hearing about all these cool people doing great things. >>> coming up next a problem that could have kept the emergency beacon on malaysia flight 370 from sending out a signal. >>> and what two teens got into along lake michigan. in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i switched us from u-verse to xfinity. they have the fastest, most reliable internet. which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works. works! works? works. works. ♪ >>> tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in japan to protest the government's efforts to restart nuclear reactors. four reactors in southern californiajapan have cleared regulatory checks. protesters don't want the country to take the risk. japan suspended all reactors after a tsunami and earthquake in 2011 that led to a nuclear meltdown at the fukushima plant. the deconta

garvin thomas, nbcbay area news. >>> here is to another 250, garvin.n "today in the bay." we sit down with alexander schultz. he is the son of bay area olympic champion, barry schultz whose death was chronicled in the movie "fox catcher." he turned his grief into motivation to begin his own startup. people in the bay area remember one of the most important events in the history of civil rights. don't go away. >>> the time is 7:30. let's give you a look outside. a little gray and hazy back there. things will be warming up. good morning. thanks so much for waking up with us. i'm vicky nguyen with anthony slaughter who is standing by right now with a look at the micro climate forecast. >> planning ahead. this morning, waking up to the cloud cover, you may think it is going to be raining, that's just a marine layer that's moved back in. this is a live look from palo alto. that's going to mean for warmer temperatures later where they are clear right now. cooler temperatures where we have the cloud cover. overall, the micro climate forecast really sticking t

garvin thomas nbc bay area news. >> great to see. >> he finds the stories. >> he does, yes. and garvin loves to hear about them. you can always send him ideas. he loves to hear from people. >>> meteorologists join us now with the micro climate forecast. >> nothing but sunshine. but picturesque clouds in the south bay. towards mount hamilton. san francisco cloud-free. a big difference from yesterday when we had thunderstorms rolling across the bay at this hour. 59 right now in sfrak. oakland, the camera is bouncing with the winds picking up. san jose looking off towards the east big clouds building. 61 degrees. as we take a radar and scan underneath that cloud what you have is a little bit of rain building down. the clouds build rapidly, but then they drift away from the base and once the updraft begins to collapse you are not looking at much in the way of showers with this particular other than on the east side highway 101 around morgan hill. today's active weather has been from monterey south to is central coast and southern california. as this system moves towards nevada,

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> that's incredible. if you you know someone doing something nice for others, bar vin would love to hear from you and tell your story. go to our website, nbcbay area.com and search bay area proud. >>> still to come on "today in the bay," sharing stories of their an secestors. why hundreds did just that on the golden gate fwlinbridge wee >>> i can imagine him fighting for hess life. >>> a widow that is working for change. >> good morning. let's give you a live look outside at santa clara university. the sun is shining beautifully there on those palm trees. we want to take you across the bridge over to the golden gate. traffic moving nicely. absolutely clear skies and beautiful blue skies. thanks for joining us this first of march. i'm vicky nguyen alongside anthony slaughter who is standing by with a look at the micro micro climate. good morning >>> good morning to you. it is a little deceiving. grab a sweater. very chilly. temperatures in the low 40s. clear skies across the board. a little hazy from this

garvin thomas nbc bay area news. >> wow. we wish him the best.and much luck on that journey. >> truly a bay area proed right there. ride begins tomorrow morning in front of intel headquarters. he'll be leaving hewlett-packard head quarter ofs at 12:30. we'll have for you tomorrow on the news. >> looking forward to that for sure. anthony slaughter is here with that microclimate forecast. you said the big tease word rain last we talked to you. >> we're looking at showers tomorrow morning again tomorrow night. i'll fire up the radar. we don't have anything right now close toyi= home. there are returns up towards ureka and ukiah. temperatures are still very mild in the low 70s. livermore at 71. san jose at 70. san francisco already starting to get that fog. 61 degrees there. your high temperatures tomorrow will come down from where they were today only in the 60s for really the entire bay area. 46 for san francisco. 69 for the tri-valley. east bay at 67. and the south bay expecting 69 degrees. notice the rain icons on here. we're talking about a few

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> remarkablea work. also pretty remarkable. remember this 10-year-old kid aiming to break a world record in the 10k? elliott daniel ran the morgan hill race aiming to break the record set by his cousin 30 years ago. family feud. all in all, this runner seems to be making his own mark in the race world. >> doing good. feeling good. i'm glad i did it. it was fun. fun day. although i didn't get the record i'm glad i did it. i love running. and i love exercise. >> see, he has the attitude of a champion. no doubt he'll do it eventually. daniels is keeping his eye on the prize. he will go for another attempt at this record coming up in may. >> 10 years old. seth such a good examples. >> and his times are remarkable. >> it was a great day to be out there running, right? >> lots of sunk. positive attitude, love that, too. gorgeous morning to the south and morgan hill and around san francisco, too. for the rock and roll half marathon. starting to see a cooldown. a day setting up very much like a summer aft

here's "today in the bay's" garvin thomas with the "bay area proud." >> that thing is theater. and although steven brown took it up really just a few years ago, it transformed him so dramatically, he couldn't wait to try out his act on others. >> before we start the run-through. >> reporter: when your personal demons threaten to drag you to some dark places. >> go for it. >> reporter: -- bright lights might be your best defense. they were, you see, for steven brown. >> go back to face the window. >> reporter: discovering theater six years ago, steven says, didn't literally save his life. it did, though, save him from the life he was living. >> i saw no future for myself except death or jail or something very, very bad. >> reporter: steven grew up the fourth of seven brown kids. by the time he was a teenager, though, the shadow created by his older, overachieving siblings had overwhelmed him. depression and obsessive-k obsessive-compulsive disorder paralyzed him. >> all i could do is lie on the couch because just, you know, take me a half hour to walk down the hall. >> reporter:

. >> here is nbc bay area garvin thomas. >> thank you so much for joining us. bay area proud stories carry with them a healthy dose of compassion, love and beauty. which makes them perfect when valentine valentine's day rolls around. all three of those qualities are somewhere in our first story about a very special high school senior with special needs. and how he is now determined to do the same for others. >> and do you want to go back over your stars one more time or would you like to start with the tree? >> i would like to start with the tree now. >> brandon's art teacher said it was all the way back in third grade that she first recognized something special about brandon when it came to painting something she felt worth sheaing ing sharing with the world. >> this is about brandon using his art to share something he is more passionate about these days. >> today we are starting a new assignment. otough transition for any teenager but for one with down syndrome, it was not a happy time. >> the beginning of his senior year brandon decided to make some changes.

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> pretty remarkable. you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. just go to our website and search bay area proud. >>> still ahead, do the hustle. how kids across the bay area are in the midst of a learning storm and making them smarter and tougher. plus, from the waiting room to the operating table, we'll show you a unique program that gave 15 uninsured people free surgeries. stay with us. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hi, there. we want to start you off this sunday morning with a live look at the golden gate bridge. no fog, but it is a bit cloudy out there. let's take you to san jose. things looking kind of the same. a little bit gray across the bay area. thanks for waking up with us. i'm

garvin thomas, nbc bay area. >> as always, if you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvinld love to hear from you. go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and search bay area proud. into we have much more ahead on "today in the bay," coming up, we'll tell you about the traffic change you'll see the next time you're headed out to levi's stadium. what's in the works. >>> also, it's meant to be a lighthearted expression, but many people are saying, it's no laughing matter. the serious campaign to get facebook to pull it from the social network. >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good saturday morning to you. a look over the beautiful south bay as the sun shines. the weather is cool for now, but it will be a sweet saturday. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter has a look at our microclimate forecast. it will be 70s across the entire bay area. >> even at the beaches. >> that is wild. >> headed to santa cruz, you know that means leave early. traffic on 17, even in san francisco later today with the chinese new year parade, folks trying to get o

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> if you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvinould love to hear from you. just go to our website, nbtsbay area.com and search bay area proud. "today in the bay" is back after the break. coming up, an unbelievable story. this baby survived for hours after her mother crashes into a river. now, see the amazing footage of paramedics in action rushing to save her life. >>> plus, frightening moments in the air. passengers pray and brace for impact when the plane's tire is blown out. what the emergency landing liked like from the passengers point of view. >>> a live look outside at san jose. beautiful sun rises out there. anthony slaughter is he can whiching the tweets. everyone is commenting on how gorgeous the sun is. i'm vicky nguyen alongside anthony standing by with a look at the entire micro climate forecast. i know it is your twin's birthday. great day to be outside. >> there are two. so they are not going to know that they are celebrating their birthday. we'll take pictures. >> they will know when it is hot out there. >> we are w

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> garvin does such a great job. can always help him at nbcbayarea.com. >> exactly. >> and now let's take a listen to christina loren because the forecast is a little tricky this time around. >> a little something for everybody in the seven-day forecast. remember, we know that you like your information instantaneously in the bay area. that's why we always have the seven-someday forecast scrolling for you at the bottom of your screen. i want to start with this live look at tiburon where you can see for ten miles or better. clearly making out the golden gate bridge at this hour. very little haze and that's courtesy of the showers that came through earlier this week. a spectacular day out there. and then those temperatures might be uncomfortably warm for you depending on where you live. 64 degrees in the tri-valley right now. up to 78 degrees later today. 70 in san francisco, and 76 degrees for us right here in the south bay. i want to tell you about something that's happening tonight in san francisco. you have a chance

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> if you know of someone doing something nice for other, gar vinove to hear from you. go to nbcbayarea.com and search bay area proud. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a fight for control. the government battle that could now kill one of the largest development projects in bay area history. >>> also -- >> it was a wake-up call for the entire industry. there's no question about it. >>> a sniper attack shut down a pg&e power station two years ago. now we investigate the upgrades. are they enough to protect the power grid? >>> from n brbc bay area, this "today in the bay." >> good morning. 7:29 on this saturday morning. foggy, cloudy skies over avaya stadium in san jose where tomorrow the first official game of the earthquakes. they're playing the chicago fire. game is sold out. game starts at 4:00 p.m. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter has a look at our micro climate forecast. now that it's officially spring. >> back to winter. cooler, cloudier. >> never makes sense. >> and rain in the

here's garvin thomas with the latest installment of bay area proud. >> with the exception of a stint in the navy michael lydon has spend his entire life living a stone's throw from piedmont avenue. he has seen many changes to the street over the decades, although one change he can take particular pride in. if you take the time to stop and listen you'll notice early mornings in the city have a different sound than the rest of the day. it's true along oakland's piedmont avenue though here there is one noise that is distinct from almost anywhere else. that would be the sound of dedication created by michael lydon's broom and dustpan. every tuesday and thursday morning, you will find michael walking up and down piedmont avenue, removing every little thing that doesn't belong on piedmont avenue. >> here's an interesting thing here. all these cigarette butts. a guy up there throws them out the window. geez. >> it's certainly a nice thing for a 70-year-old retired man to do for his neighborhood. it is a remarkable mission when you learn just how long he's been doing it. >> since 1979. >> th

garvin thomas has this morning's bay area proud. >> as a young man, andre chapman knew a little about foster care. after he went off to college, his mother welcomed his younger sister, a foster child, into their family. it wasn't until years later he became urwear of how tough life can be for foster kids can so changed his life to help change theirs. running a nonprofit in the middle of a valley obsessed it would seem adtimes, only with profit, can be a bit like living in two different worlds. which is why perhaps andre chapman is so good at running unity care. in two worlds is how he's lived mest of his life. >> grew up in both worlds. >> in andre's case those worlds were east palo alto and its wealthier neighbor to the west. his single mom worked as a teacher in the east but raised her family across 101 in aloe alto. surrounded by money, but having very little gave andre a clear goal in life. >> wanting to have more you know, not just for myself also wanting to do more for my mom. >> he did well to putting himself on that path with a business degree and a budding career in technolog

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> shaun's been with intel a long time. glad to see he's doing well. >> you have to get up and keep on going. >> let's check in with a young lady celebrating spring with a beautiful spring dress and a great forecast. >> thank you. is anyone else surprised scott knows everybody in the tech industry? starting with a live look here tiburon time lapse shows you over the past few hours the clouds have been increasing. we stop it in real time. you can see here we have the storm clouds rolling in. only expecting light shower activity areas north of the golden gate bridge for tomorrow morning. let me show you the futurecast in a moment but temperatures running cooler at this moment and 24 hours ago, at 57 in half moon bay. 65 meanwhile in san jose and we still have a little lingering sunshine. those clouds will be here overcast finish to today. 68 degrees is the forecast in the east bay. 70 on the peninsula, and right around 74 for today in the tri-valley. here are your weather headlines. springing into a cooler trend for the first

garvin thomas has been bringing us the stories. today, he brings us a milestone. >> that milestone is our 250th bay area proud segment. that's a lot of people doing a lot of good. i often tell people the best bay area proud stories can be summed up in a simple sentence. someone did something nice for someone else. what is truly remarkable though, is the seemingly infinite number of ways people come up with to do just that. >> sometimes the acts have been grand. like the antioch high school students who gathered one night in 2013 to show and sing their love to an ailing choir teacher. >> look at that. >> we watched as he grasped, perhaps with the first time ever, just how many lives he had touched. >> holy mackerel. >> other times, though the act of kindness could not have been smaller. like two kids befriending a shy girl sitting on a bench eating lunch by herself. that simple gesture started a wave of giving back that transformed an entire school. sometimes the good news has been years in the making. one man reaching out to correc

here's nbc bay area garvin thomas. thank you for joining us. you'll meet amazing people that go above and beyond to make the bay area a proud place to live. in this case we're in monterey bay. he fell in love with scuba diving after his first dive. apparently he will go to great lengths to protect that world he loves. >> to the people of pacific grove, so used to so many beautiful sites, it had to be one of the stranger ones they've seen in times. strange to see bill shepherd says as it was to be a part of it. >> i look ridiculous. it's so uncomfortable. i'm dying of heat. there was some serious chafing going on. >> the day was august 24th a sunday. bill a long with his song aaron and a dozen other members of the scuba squad dive club based in scotts valley were spending the day diving the waters of monterey bay. it was after his last dive bill got the signal something was up. >> i pointed it out. >> it was club member teegan's job to stay on board and watch out for divers. she noticed two men, spear guns and a whole bunch of fish they weren't

here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. >> thank you for joining us. this is a chance to showcase just some of the people doing good things in the bay area. we begin with a story of friendship. one that started the day in sixth grade that they met. it's a friendship that rose to a whole new level this year their sophomore years at cupertino high school thanks to friendship and an entire community's generosity. every other year at cupertino high school they hold a hall of fame rally where exceptional students from years gone by are honored. this time they took time to honor an exceptional act of kindness from one of their current classmates. one big enough to bring michael munson to tears. >> thank you guys. >> reporter: it was back in february that michael's dad martin, an active 53-year-old fell while walking his dog along the saratoga creek. marty's back hit a rock on the way down. he says he knew he was paralyzed the moment it happened. michael tried to keep the bad news a secret at school but his best friend eshon sharma saw right through it. >> i

. >> here is nbc bay area's garvin thomas. >> thank you so much for joining us. our goal for the next half hour to give you a glimpse of the enormous good being done around the bay area every day. sadly, many times that good is born out of tragedy and couldn't be more true than with our first story. we begin with a man in a wheelchair whose therapy dog was stolen and returned. we covered the crime and reunion when it happened last month but we have a suspicion behind this good news story was an even better one. we were right. >> i want to let you guys know to never give up, keep pushing to stay positive. >> if karma wanted to make a commercial author might make a good pitch man. >> it gets better with time. >> reporter: what better way to explain what happened to arthur last month than a good turn after so many good deeds. >> life is short. i know that after what i have been through. and i want to leave a mark on this life. >> reporter: arthur's story didn't start in a good way. this chapter beginning seven years ago with a mugger and a gun in a dark san francisc

garvin thomas is here with developments those stories. we love to hear them. >> good news. keeps getting better. let's start with the 12-year-old boy. we first told you about ryan tran in january. because of his unusual mission, we tlaut for a boy scout, collecting donations for a nonprofit that deals with a very mature issue, sexual assault. it turns out we weren't the only ones impressed. state senator bell's office saw the story on ryan and wanted to recognize him for an official commendation for his work on the grateful garment project. now, long time viewers will recognize this man, rich santorum. also known as the bulb guy. for years rich has been sharing his love of flowers with the world by planting thousands in his san jose backyard and inviting the public to come visit. then last year we told but a grand vision he had for a secret message spelled out in flowers on the mill pete yas mill side. it was thwarted bay warm winter. rich is up there again this year. thousands of flowers sadly the same results. winter was just too dry. rich, if anything is tenacious as the

garvin thomas is here with tonight's bay area proud. >> with the exception of a stint in the navy michael lieden spent his entire life living a stone's throw from piedmont avenue. he has seen many changes to the street over the decade but one big change he can take particular pride in. >> if you take the time to stop and listen you'll notice early mornings in the city have a different sound than the rest of the day. it's true along oakland's piedmont avenue, though here there is one noise that is distinct from almost anywhere else. that would be the sound of dedication created by michael lieden's broom and dust pan. every tuesday and thursday morning you'll find michael walking up and down piedmont avenue removing every little thing that doesn't belong on piedmont avenue. >> here's an interesting thing here all of these cigarette butts. guy up there throws them out the window. geez. >> reporter: it is certainly a nice thing for a 70-year-old retired man to do for his neighborhood. it is a remarkable mission when you learn just how long he's been doing it. >> since 1979. >> reporter: that

. >> here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. >> thank you so much for joining us. this is a show unlike any other you will find on bay area tv. one-half hour of nothing but stories about the good people are doing around us. sometimes though even the best of intentions don't pan out exactly as planned. due to no one's fault but the weather. this past winter we all know what a very dry one and time down right warm. that's a serious problem for people who make their living off the land but also for one san jose man who had dreams planted in the soil. his name is rich san forum. he is famous for his backyard garden displays. but this year he wanted to share his passion with many more people. big dreams sometimes require, a big canvas. that perhaps the sim plist answer to a question many who have passed this hillside over the winter may have been asking. namely, just what is that guy doing up there? well that guy is rich santorum. and his answer to that question runs a little deeper. >> some people find their purpose later in life. got to keep trying. >> we first met ri

garvin thomas is here with tonight's "bay area proud." >> janelle, what rico was feeling helpless about was suicide. rico said growing up he always thought of it as one of those things that happened to other people, not someone he knew. he was wrong, more than once. he wasn't sure what he could do about it until he found his voice, you could say, in tonight's "bay area proud." >> well this is a great thing and a great gig you guys are going on. >> reporter: for many a young man in san francisco these days facial hair is something of a trend. >> the design and the ink. >> yeah. >> reporter: for rico though it's a well thought-out strategy. >> you know i grew some facial hair to mask how old i was. oh, that's awesome. >> reporter: rico you see, is just 18 and there aren't many teenage concert promoters out there. but rico wants venues musicians, even the t-shirt vendors to take him seriously because he is very serious about what he's doing. >> i'm just a kid, and i'm trying my hardest to do something, and i truly believe i am doing something, something big. second chorus. one, two, three,

here's garvin thomas with "bay area proud." >> we're talking about theater. and although steven brown took it up really just a few years ago, it transformed him so dramatically, he couldn't wait to try his act out on others. >> five minutes before we start the run-through -- >> reporter: when your personal demons threaten to drag you to some dark places -- >> all right, ready? go for it. >> reporter: -- bright lights might just be your best defense. they were you see, for steven brown. >> so go back to face the window. >> reporter: discovering theater six years ago, steven says didn't literally save his life. it did, though, save him from the life he was living. >> i saw no future for myself except death or jail or something very very bad. >> reporter: steven grew up the fourth of seven brown kids. by the time he was a teenager though, the shadow created by his older, overachieving siblings had overwhelmed him. depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder paralyzed steven. >> it got to the point where basically, all i could do was just lie on the couch, becau

garvin thomas, nbc area bay news. >> if you know of someone doing something nice from others go to ourte, nbcbayarea.com and search bay area proud. much more ahead coming up. engs posing the potential dangerous of using a smartphone. the new documentary raising concerns about the doe vices many of us can't live without. also, california produces some of the best wines in the world. but one state now says it wants to sign a bill to ban all california wines. >>> good saturday morning to you. it's 7:28 and this is a live look at some low cloud cover in san jose. a warm saturday and even warmer sunday. good morning. thanks for joining us. rob is here with the look at our micro climate forecast. >> it's almost summer like. >> it is. >> temperatures climbing up. right now we're seeing 50s outside. there's a nice view of san francisco with clouds there. you see the golden gate bridge fog-free right now. we saw the clouds earlier but mostly clear. 51 degrees and dublin some patchy clouds. also 51 degrees. we'll have the patchy clouds for the morning. a few high clouds around lunchtime and towa

garvin thomas is here's with our bay area proud. >> reporter: when you hear someone call the historye, they usually aren't a real detective, but michael ramos is. she a special agent with the united states general services administration meaning he normally catches bad guy whose waste taxpayer money or steal government property. he's been on the path a few years, doesn't quite fit that mold. what. is, is our bay area proud. the tarngts of starget of his investigation, could be found at the grand avenue branch of the south san francisco public library. the fact the objects of his search were just hanging around hiding in plain sight as it were were -- >> exhibits by sophie brannen. >> reporter: didn't make their discovery any less sweet for mike. >> so when i first walked in here i saw that and got goose bumps. >> reporter: these two paintings by the late artist sophie bran weren't just the beginning of what mike found's in back room basements and behind boxes, a dozen other works of art, all with one thing in common. ♪ at the height of the great de depression depression, the works pr

here's garvin thomas with today's bay area proud and the thing that helped him redefine who he was. >> that thing is theater. and although steven brown took it up really just a few years ago, it tranls formed him so dramatically he couldn't wait to try out his act on others. >> five minutes before we start. >> when your personal demons threaten to drag you to some dark places -- >> ready? go for it. >> bright lights might just be your best defense. they were you see, for steven brown. >> go back to face the window. >> discovering theater six year uz go steven says, didn't literally save his life. it did, though save him from the life he was living. >> i saw no future for myself except death or jail or something bad. >> steven grew up the fourth of seven brown kids. by the time he was a teenager though, the shadow created by his older, overachieving siblings had overwhelmed him. depression and obsessive compulsive disorder paralyzed steven. >> it got to the point where basically all i could do was lie on the couch. it would take me a half hour to walk down the hall. >> at the urging of

garvin thomas, nbc bay area. >> if you know of someone doing something nice for others dwafrben would love to hear from you. you can go to our website nbcbayarea.com and search bay area proud. get the connection there. >> all right. meteorologist christina loren here with gorgeous weather for today. and some rain in the forecast too. >> yeah you know you can feel good about enjoying our dry weather that will continue into the weekend. want to start with this live picture. kris and scott, of belvedere, what a pretty day shaping there. temperatures climbing into the low 60s. maybe you're getting ready to head out for lunch. really nice out there. you can probably go sans jacket in the south bay where we're expecting the upper 60s all across the board. nearly uniform numbers with offshore flow. and very little cloud cover because of the offshore flow as well. here are inweather headlines. warming trend begins today. about 5 degrees warmer than where we ended up yesterday. getting into the weekend. we're going to see peak warmth so if you want to head to the beach, going to be lovely to d