garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> share it we will no doubt.ands of people will subscribe there. that was garvin thomas reporting. >>> we look right now at this time at the end of last week when all the family and friends were coming in it was pouring rain but now when it's time to go back home nice and clear, no rain for a little while. >> isn't that the way it normally works now. >> or the opposite. >> we are going to also have some temperatures in the 60s this week. so the kind of weather we will be bragging about to all of our family and friends elsewhere. right now it's been so chilly outside, here is a live look outside at emeryville, nice and sunny and getting busy as well. some people heading back to work, some people going out shopping. no matter what you plan to do it is going to be dry. here is a live look outside at the castro, it is only 48 degrees, this is much cooler than where we should be for this time of year and we are also feeling temperatures in the mid 40s going through sunol, you see the sun once again but not doing much

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> those are great stories to see, especially this time of year. >> i agree. >>> we're waking up with some cold weather. >> yes, get ready for some hot chocolate. we have some freeze warnings for parts of the north bay. 48 degrees as we look to the san jose area, in the 50s. a look right now out near oakland, also seeing those 50s in the forecast. but these are expected to drop overnight. but down here in the south bay, out near the east bay, we're expecting 40s and 50s. if you head to the north bay, that's going to be a whole different condition out there. freeze warnings are expected to remain in effect for midnight tonight until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow christmas morning. that's because protected valleys and areas of the north bay could be seeing those temperatures drop between 27 and 32 degrees into the early morning hours. if you're waking up nice and early tomorrow to open those gifts, i hope you have some brand-new pajamas and new robe in those presents because that's snow we're checking out here. we're continuing to cece era snow fall tonight and in

. >>> plus -- >> i'm garvin thomas.he girlfriend of one of the victims from the oakland warehouse fire says she needed a facebook miracle. which is what she got. as a supervisor at pg&e, it's my job to protect public safety, keeping the power lines clear, while also protecting the environment. the natural world is a beautiful thing, the work that we do helps us protect it. public education is definitely a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the power lines. we want to keep the power on for our customers. we want to keep our community safe. this is our community, this is where we live. we need to make sure that we have a beautiful place for our children to live. together, we're building a better california. that's how president-elect donald trump and his team are describing a c-i-a report that russian hackers inue >>> ridiculous and insane is how president-elect trump and his team are describing a cia report that russian hackers influenced the presidential election and

. >> i'm garvin thomas. the girlfriend of one of the victims from the oakland warehouse fire says she just needed a facebook miracle. which is exactly what she got. >> and some patchy fog, light rain to start the morning. san jose temperatures in the mid 50s. storm ranger radar shows next round of rain on shore. the latest when you can expect the heavy est rain when we come right back. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. trt=:03 contvo our country is remembering a bi american legend .. >> godspeed, john glenn. >> the country is remembering a true american legend astronaut. john glenn has died. glenn's local connections include his son who lives in berke

. >> i'm garvin thomas.e fire said she needed a facebook miracle, which is exactly what she got. >> also the delicate procedure at a local hospital offering separate futures to conjoined twins. the new challenge that these girls now face. the aftermath of the oakland fire -- stories of 36 people -- and the i >> we are hearing so many stories in aftermath of that oakland fire, stories of 36 people and their incredible lives. >> tonight the girlfriend of one victim is sharing their love story and an intimate moment captured on camera. nbc bay area's garvin thomas tells us about a times square kiss that will last in her heart forever. >> the word bitter sweet was invented for stories just like this. the bitter part is obvious. the loss of 36 lives, including griffin madden, a 23 year old berkeley glad. when his girlfriend heard the news, she was devastated. still, she wanted to remember the good times they had. one time in particular. she just needed the internet to come through for her, which it did. this was

i'm garvin thomas. inferfying encounter on an east bay street, the information police want you to know about the suspect. >>> plus, the last-minute preparations to get ready for new year's eve. why police in san francisco say they expect a safe celebration in spite of big crowds. >>> and a cold start to the new year. how the weather might affect your new year's eve plans. quilted northern works so well people can forget their bathroom experience. but these birds see all and forget nothing. except this one, who has an outlet for a face. >>> good morning, everyone. 7:00 is the time. taking a live look outside san jose from communications hill. it is december 31, 2016. i hate to tell you this, but if you have a 2016 new year's resolution, you haven't finished yet, you better get working. >> you have a few hours left. >> just a few hours to take care of it. good morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. she's vianey arana. we're here to share the news and the morning with you on this new

garvin thomas has this morning's bay area proud. >> santa cruz.ust say the name and certain scenes, certain sports come immediately to mind. football though? is not one of them. >> we had a reputation. >> in 1996 wally was the quarter for the harbor football tigers. a year before they won a single game. not wally's year. >>> we shocked the city and rival and teams. >> the refs turned to harbor coach and to wally. >> let's take the tie. i'm good. let's take it. we're champions. >> it was a decision wally had five seconds to make and 20 years to live with. san lorenzo valley players never missing a chance to call him out for quitting on his team. >> a facebook post two years ago brought the game up once again. wally looked back as a 37-year-old man and didn't like way saw his younger self do. >> i wrote a letter to my teammates and said that day i realized i'm not ashamed of quitting, i'm not asking you guys or looking to you and saying i'm scared, i don't want to do this and maybe you would have looked at me and said don't worry about it. we've got

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> i can't say anything. you guys will make fun of me for crying again. >> here is the thing. first of all, kids should treat each other with respect. the point is, treat everybody with respect. i am so impressed by jesse for the fact that he went through this scarring experience and knew what he was getting involved in, going back to the high school despite all the memoryi memories. >> i hope he goes back to school and becomes a teacher or guidance counselor. he clearly has the connection with the kids. kari. >> how do you not cry all the time? >> i love it. >> i am a crybaby. >> it is good to see heart-warming stories like that. you need stuff to warm you up, it's been so cold. now we have the sunshine to help us warm up too. here is a live look outside at san jose. it's a great start to winter. yes, today is the first day, officially, according to the calendar. we know it's been really cool out there so it's going to feel more like fall now that we are in winter. and all of that sunshine continues. also, i

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> tangible memory of her love there. this saturday, we investigate how the open fire unfolded, who is responsible and as garvin was speaking about one of the victims, the tragic loss of 36 lives. that's this saturday at 6:30. >>> coming up, we're tracking rain that's coming this weekend. meteorologist has the timeline of your forecast. >>> plus, what's in the water? the reason many people in san francisco and the peninsula say that their water is tasting a little muskie. >>> coming up after the news at 11:00, "access hollywood" live followed by days of our lives at 1:00 p.m. - hi, it's me. [imitates fanfare] lois prices from grocery outlet. - hi, it's... the rest of us! - hey there. - hi! - hey. loifor over 60 years now, grocery outlet has been selling the brands you know and love, for up to 60% less than what you'd pay at traditional grocery stores. - and check this out. lois: we've got meats and produce, naturals and organics, at prices that'll make you wanna sing. - good thing we've got a really catchy theme song. hit

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> you just get chills. "today in the bay" is back in a moment.g up, the tribute to bob dylan that didn't quite go as planned during the nobel prize ceremony. >>> plus -- >> a fiery, deadly crash in east san jose. i'm rick boone live. find out why it could affect you this morning. the story just ahead. ♪ life. you never really know what's coming. life just... happens. just when you think you know where it's going, sfx: (ambulance sirens) it takes you someplace else. and that's why covered california is here. to help californians who need health insurance get it. so you'll be ready next time life happens. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. sunrise over oakland >>> your time now is 7:29. thanks for joining us this sunday morning and let's get you a live look outside at oakland as the sun rises over this beautiful city. it is going to be a gorgeous sunday. thanks again for waking up with us. i'm vicky nguyen. let's get a check of that microclimate forecast with vianey arana and you have been busy keeping track of the storms from

i'm garvin thomas. she's vianey arana. we're here to share the news and the morning with you on this new year's eve morning. get you ready for the day. lot of exciting stuff happening. >> yes. >> certainly tonight and you want to know what the weather's going to be like. >> you definitely do, especially if you're going to be outside hanging out for any ball drops, fireworks, any of that good stuff. right now, we are in the 40s. now i do want to let you know that we will be trending slightly cooler for today which means those highs will only be climbing into the 50s and we are expecting to see a chance of a few scattered showers. you see san francisco's seeing a little bit of that, maybe hazy sky, but we should be clearing out from the rain at least into the early afternoon and here's how we're looking compared to the rest of the nation. if you still haven't flown out to new york, i think it might be a little bit late but if you have any plans to head out near any of these other locations, really, look at that. 31 degrees i

in santa cruz, garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> that's incredible.hey got the same decision again 20 years later. >>> talk about a holiday celebration out of this world. >> the crew aboard the international space station sent a holiday greeting back to earth before they chowed down on their christmas eat. >> we are going to eat very well up here in christmas. of course, we are all going to miss our family members, but we'll have a great time up here. >> that santa hat sticking straight up. the meal included traditional dishes from each restaurant's hometown. the u.s. menu included turkey, stuffing, chocolate cake and hot cider, ox tongue and join gingerbread. >>> it is the morning after christmas. another chilly start. >> we have freezing temperatures over the weekend. that continues this morning. very chilly temperatures as you get ready to head back to work or no i'll have a look at that forecast. >> if you're headed shopping today, stores are getting ready to open with post christmas deals. we have a live report coming up next. our mission at clov

garvin thomas gives us a glimpse of how they lived. >> reporter: like johnny igaz.ife revolved around music. producing it, buying and selling it. and the night of the fire he was the dj, providing the music, all had come to hear. nicole siegrist. also known as denalda, originally from lincoln, nebraska, also a musician. outgoing and often outrageous, she was half of the duo intro-flirt. griffin madden, a berkeley grad, spent years ushering at cal performances getting to know and appreciating all forms of entertainment. hannah ruax, who had just moved from finland to be with her fiancÉ who also died in the fire. known for her skills making jewelry. amanda allen kershaw's art of choice was photography. originally from chumsford, massachusetts, musicians at work, amandas favorite subjects. billy dixon, his friends say always had a hug ready for everyone he met. he was also a respected dj and an accomplished beat boxer. alex vega was into beauty of all types. he saw it in clothes, cars and, of course, music. described by some as an introvert, dancing is what brought him

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garvin thomas has their special relationship in tonight's bay area proud. >> jesse ramirez does not have fondled memories of high school or any schooling, really. it's why he says he's glad he has a second chance to make that not the case for other kids. >> mr. toppin! >> reporter: traveling the halls of del mar high school with jesse ramirez feels less like hanging out with the custodian. >> hello, sara. >> reporter: and more like riding shotgun with the most popular kid in school. >> everyone knows him by name. >> reporter: it is about as far from jesse's actual high school experience as possible. >> tough times. growing up, it was difficult for me to learn. to retain things. eventually, i would just shy away from everyone. because it got to a point where it was embarrassing for me. >> reporter: it was so tough, jesse admits, he even worried about taking the janitor's job here five years ago. worried that the kids might look down on him. but jesse needed to work. it turned out, he says, to be the best decision he ever made. >> working here has -- is like the change of my life. it's rea

nbc bay area's garvin thomas gives us a glimpse of how they lived. >> reporter: like johnny igaz, his life revolved around music, producing it, buying it and selling it, and the night of the fire he was the deejay providing the music all had come to hear. >> nicole siegrist, originally from lincoln, nebraska was also a musician. outgoing and often outrageous, she was half of a pop duo, intro flip. griffin madden, a berkeley grad, spent years ushering at cal performances getting to know and appreciate all forms of entertainment. >>> hanna ruax who just moved from finland to be with her fiance who also died in the fire, was known for her skills making jewelry. amanda allen kershaw's art of choice was photography. originally from massachusetts, musicians at work, amanda's favorite subjects. billie dixon, his friends say always had a hug ready for everyone he met. he was also a respected deejay and accomplished beat boxer. alex vega was into beauty in all types. he saw it in clothes, cars and, of course, music. described by some as an introvert, dancing is what brought him out of his shel

nbc bay area's garvin thomas joins us with a closer look. >> raj, all these victims are forever tragically linked by the way they died. but once you get to know them, even a little bit, you see they're all linked, as well, by how they lived. to a person, there was beauty and art in their lives. like johnnie igaz. his life revolved around music, producing it, buying and selling it, and the night of the fire, he was deejay, providing the music all had come to hear. nicole siegrist, originally from lincoln, nebraska, was also a musician. outgoing and often outrageous, she was half of the pop duo, introflirt. griffin madden, a berkeley grad, spent years ushering at cal performances, getting to know and appreciating all forms of entertainment. hannah ruax, who had just moved from finland to be with her fiance, also died in the fire, known for her skills making jewelry. amanda kershaw's choice of art was photography. musicians at work, amanda's favorite subjects. billy dixon. his friends say always had a hug ready for everyone he met. he was also a respected deejay and a accomplished beatboxer.

garvin thomas has a glimpse at how they lived. >> raj, unique souls but they shared something in common. a love of beauty, music and art. they called the gathering at the warehouse that night as an underground party but there was nothing quiet or hidden about the talents or passion of those who gathered. like johnny igaz, his life revolved around music, producing, buying and selling it and on the night of the fire, he was the deejay providing the music all had come to hear. nicole siegrist, originally from lincoln, nebraska, was also a musician. outgoing and often outrageous, she was half of the pop duo. griffin madden, a berkeley grad, getting to know and appreciating all forms of entertainment. hanna ruax, who had just moved from finland to be with her fiance who also died in the fire was known for her skills of making jewelry. amanda allen kershaw's art of choice was photography, originally from massachusetts, musicians at work. amanda's favorite subject. billy dixon, his friends say always had a hug ready for everyone he met. he was also a respected deejay and accomplished beat boxe

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> now we have everybody at school and now everybody that sees the y. that's great. check out garvin's facebook page. we will head there, too. >>> a freeze warning tonight. we will have one last look at the conditions. he's one of the most famous names in boxing. and is a 10-time boxing champ. >>> one of the most famous names in boston and ten-time boxing champ and spent years battling addiction. >> talking about oacar de la hoya. here's what is coming up on "in depth" with graham bensinger. >> this week we travel to los angeles to spend the day with oacar de la hoya. the golden boy opens up about his struggles with addiction and infidelity. >> here i have to juggle this image, you know the golden boy and then knowing it's not true. it was exhausting. >> reporter: plus, the difference he's making in the neighborhood where he grew up. that is coming up next on in depth here on nbc bay area. >> all right. finally how much we have to bundle up tomorrow morning. >> nice thick coat, something with a liner or something. trivalley 39, san francisco 43. tomor

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news >> thank you, garvin. there is much more coming up on "today in the bay." just ahead, claiming he's the devil, a suspected vandal appears in a bay area courtroom. what the judge decided to do to the man next. >>> also ahead, president-elect donald trump rattling nerves over his comments about nuclear weapons. take a live look outside...... (adlib) >>> good morning once again. coming up on 7:29 back at "today in the bay" on december 24. happy christmas eve, and you are looking live out at downtown san jose and downtown ice, which is quiet now, but i imagine will be very, very busy over the weekend. thanks for joining us. i'm scott budman along with vianey arana with a look at your forecast on this cold weekend. >> yeah, cold weekend. and if you don't have to do any last minute shopping and you can just go and enjoy, i might head down to the ice skating rink. i think that might be fun, especially with some gloves and mittens. belvedere. look at how gorgeous this shot is, 36 degrees right now and a lot of are

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> today in the bay returns in two minutes. straight ahead, the san jose police department working to help solve a staffing shortage by capitalizing on holiday activity. >>> plus -- >> sometimes you see people just walking along and they're in their zone and you stop them and you say hey, merry christmas. >> giving back during the holidays in a unique way. how a few surprises on the peninsula are going a long way this holiday season. ♪ life. you never really know what's coming. life just... happens. just when you think you know where it's going, sfx: (ambulance sirens) it takes you someplace else. and that's why covered california is here. to help californians who need health insurance get it. so you'll be ready next time life happens. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. at christmas in the park. >>> your time now is 7:29, we want to start you off this sundayed with a live look outside at christmas in the park. actually it's a nice wide view from our cameras atop san jose. and it was another cold night down