garvin thomas: thank you so much for joining us. you could easily make a quick list of all the ways in which kennan scott and sam savage are different. what they share, though, is a love of teaching, and that is benefiting more than just their students. sam: most people don't understand, like, how long this really takes. garvin: dr. sam savage is an expert in the field of uncertainty and risk. sam: i quoted that thing that you had written in a-- garvin: a stanford adjunct professor who corporate managers and utility executives seek out to learn ways to make their companies smarter and safer. sam: and you've got all these extreme views. garvin: it's a complex field that sam tell his audience he's discovered a simple way to teach, so simple, 8th graders could learn it. and how does sam know? sam: hey, kids. garvin: well, he's done it. just a few months ago, sam made his first visit to west oakland middle school. sam: how do you add uncertain numbers together? garvin: he went there to prove his point. he ended up finding a partner in c

garvin thomas: thank you so much for joining us.ou could easily make a quick list of all the ways in which kennan scott and sam savage are different.

would like to watch the original versions of all their stories, just head to my facebook page, garvin thomas, nbc bay area, and i'll have them all posted there. >> garvin does the best stories. we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, he is back. warriors fans celebrated the return of kevin durant last night at oracle. we'll show you how kd fared in his first game in more than a month. >>> plus -- >> it was one of the worst experiences of my life. >> a school teacher wrongfully kicked out of her home. coming up, elawe'll tell you ho our six month investigation into evictions in san francisco is now leading to major potential changes for renters and landlords city wide. you can forget your bathroom trips. but daddy gator can never forget. "i've got to motor out of here. this is no place to raise a child." >>> good sunday morning to you. just shy of 7:30. here's a live look outside as the sun shines over downtown san jose as we look from communications hill. don't be fooled by the sun. it is cold outside. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kyra clapper in for vicky nguyen. let's

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> the kids need to go on a field trip. >> they do. a flf trip. squirrels or not. they will make it happen. we'll make it happen. >>> here's a last look at the raid rather where we see some rain covering a good portion of the east bay. some heavier downpours moving in this evening. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri will have an update. >> we'll have wet baseball tonight. you'll have wet little league tonight. see you for the news later. >> see you here tomorrow. >>> stand by, everyone. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >>> hello, everyone. welcome, welcome. kit's on vacation with her family, getting some good quality time down south. but we've got the talent ed yvette nicole brown. >> i got up at 4:00 and went to bed at 3:00. >> i came in early, looking already made up. >> you looked amazing. >> i was on the "today" show. >> i thought it was very rude that you came in looking that good. >> we do facebook live

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> that's nice. >> what an amazing idea.in thomas there. >> yeah. >> we'll be right back with more news right after this. the warriors are back in action tonight. as we take a live look at oracle arena this morning ahead of game two of their first round playoff series against >>> the warriors are back in action as we look live at the oracle arena ahead of game few in the first round playoffs against the blazers. there's trouble on the horizon and kevin durant is sat the center of it. he could be watching from the sidelines. he hurt his calf last game and to make matters worse sean livingston hurt his finger and both players missed practice yesterday and they are now listed as questionable for tonight's game which tips off, by the way, at 7:30. >> durant is a key piece. would be 12 games in a row without him out. meantime, a little bit of rain coming back. >> you've got your blue on. >> yeah. a little bit of rain, especially for the north bay and it comes through while you're sgleeleepi >> wake up to sunshine. >> our next new

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up new details about a jerry rice-signed football stolen during a fund-raising event in the south bay. new photos released by police. >>> an emotional night at at&t park for giants star brandon crawford. why he dedicated his home run to a relative. - grocery outlet - grocery outlet is the home of 'wow' savings. wow means you save 50% or more. there are three stages of wow. denial... - is this price right? - acceptance... and boooyah! wait for it. boooyah has three o's. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ - save upto 50 - 80% during our wine sale. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ kiraho >>> good saturday morning to you. taking a live look outside in san jose as the sun shines over low clouds. it is chilly out there. good morning. thanks so much for joining us at 7:30. i'm kira klapper, vianey arana has a look at the micro climate forecast. i feel like this is groundhog day. we've had really beautiful days the last few weeks, but then there's rain. >> yeah, it seems like we can't

today in the bay's garvin thomas has her unique story of giving back in this morning's bay area proud. >> it is late on a wednesday evening in richmond. >> so anyone new? hi. >> and her second floor apartment, an underground class. is about to begin. >> do you want to start? >> the course title is english for architecture. and it is a case study in giving back. >> so you saw the slide, right? >> at least that's how the professor feels about it. >> i want to give back to this institute that gave me the privilege of becoming educated. >> the institute is the bihe, or the baha'i institute for higher education. she is a member of the baha'i faith, a religious minority that is oppressed in her native country, iran. not permitted to attend universities there, members of the baha'i community gan holding clooszs in secret decades ago, in living rooms, kitchens, and basementsand the currently. at times, homes were raided professors jailed. but the school continued. >> teaching, you learn that any day you can go to prison. so they put their lives on the line to teach students. i always see it a

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> fantastic. you're watching "today in the bay."pecial service in a bay area city taking a toll on garbage collectors. complaints that a park for homeowners is seriously injuring workers. >>> the pepsi ad controversy not fizzling. the reason why san francisco now has an issue with the pulled commercial. >>> yes, it's 7:29. you're watching "today in the bay." a live look at san francisco. we're under a micro climate alert. that picture might be a little tricky. good morning. thanks for waking up with us this morning. vianey is here with a check on that forecast ahead. you said the maps show we may be getting a quick band of rain. >> that's right. right now it might all seem very calm, overcast skies but we're expecting to see a chance for showers pushing through especially in the north bay and san francisco along the peninsula as well. another thing you'll notice is that we are waking up to chillier temps than what we've seen especially for spring. 39 degrees for santa rosa, san francisco 49 and even in san jose also in the 40s. sant

garvin thomas has his story. >> reporter: we first introduced to chad last summer.the recipient of a very large check thanks to some very generous people. chad has since put that check to work getting him to work. there is probably a day in the future when chad, like many others, will view his daily commute as a necessary evil. that day, though, is not today. and likely won't be here for quite some time. >> it's very freeing. >> right now -- >> to be able to drive. >> it's all good. chad is a living now licensed example of good things coming from hard work. >> i know that i'm a survivor and a fighter. and just very determined. >> reporter: in chad's life he's had to overcome bad luck. a muscular disease that required 14 surgeries before the age of 10 as well as some bad decisions. ones that landed him living on the streets of santa cruz for four brutal years. but chad pulled himself out of that dark place and has since made a career of helping other homeless get off the streets. first, with downtown streets team and now with destination home. but chad had to spend h

garvin thomas has tonight's bay area proud. >> speaking of basketball, it's something alexandra crisplayed since she was a little girl, as much as any other sport out there. one sport in particular is the key to her giving back. >> so, it's got a little less air but it feels well made. so, it's -- >> for pretty much heron tire life, alexander crisp has been serious about playing soccer. still, she's never kicked a soccer ball with as much purpose as she does these days. alex, you see, is testing them to see which one is the best fit for her ultimate goal. >> i'm one person with an idea and i took action. and the action has snowballed into a beautiful project. >> alex's project began of all places at the thanksgiving dinner table with her family a few years ago. syrian refugees had been in the news a lot around that time. a crisis half a world away, alex thought, until her mother put it in perspective. >> mom said, if your grandfather didn't come to this country as a small child, we could all be syrian refugees. >> those refugees were no longer strangers from a distant land, and they n

today in the bay's garvin thomas has morning's bay area proud. >> lauren says code 2040 got its name it's when minorities become the majority in the united states. she believes rr critical that they reach a similar milestone in the world of technology. when laura wideman powers entering the tech world close to a decade ago, there were a few things that made her different from those around her. her gender and race were the two obvious ones. >> i just found myself in more and more rooms where i would look around and be like, there's nobody else that looks like me. >> the other thing that made her different, though, was laura's desire to do something about it. >> we knew that there were more talented folks from different backgrounds than were getting a shot to succeed. i think it's important that that's in there. >> qualified black and luo candidates were out there, laura was convinced. but technology companies just weren't looking in the right places to find them. which is just what code 2040, the nonprofit laura founded in 2012, does. their very first year, they worked with just five

if you'd like to watch the original versionings of all these stories, to to my facebook page at garvin thomasnd you can see them all there. >> really nice stories. >> still ahead, celebrating a special time of year. >> it's how you know spring is here. when we return we'll talk about the cherry blossom festival in san francisco. live-stream your favorite sport at the airport. binge dvr'd shows while painting your toes. on demand laughs during long bubble baths. tv everywhere is awesome. the all-new xfinity stream app. xfinity. the future of awesome. . >>> it is one of the biggest celebrations of asian culture and it kicked off today. >> the cherry blossom festival took place here in japan town. >> look at the crowd. >> isn't it nice there? check it out. all decked out. >> yeah. >> thousands of people are there to enjoy japanese food and the arts. >> he's big time now. >> the festival continues tomorrow. if you didn't make it today, the granded parade will be happening then. nbc bay area is a proud sponsor. >> rob, what kind of weather tomorrow? >> reporter: we had showers and thunder earlier

garvin thomas in for raj mathai. >> jessica aguirre. devastatesing accident on 101 near the great america parkway police say the two women in the car, hit died instantly nbc bay area tom jensen is outside our lady of peace in santa clara that has to be a huge loss for people there. >> reporter: it is. it's holy week. the holy thursday mass about 11:00 last night they left here at the churn. and chp says minutes later as they were going up the road here toward 101 they got on to the i-- the on ramp there at the great american parkway and highway 101 about 11:30 when it was reported to them. they say the two women both from san jose riding in the back seat of a car when it was hit when the suspects car flu off of 101 into the on ramp parrishers observing the stations of the cross very upset. others heard a sermon preaching forgiveness dedicated to the two victims. 92-year-old angela. . her daughter. >> for people like me, that was the first time we heard about this, which was very shocking, quite

today in the bay garvin thomas has the latest on tonight's bay area proud. >> the bay area proud seriessharing stories of kindness, inspiration and success. highlighting the good that is happening around us each and every day. we've been at it for more than five years and one thing we've learned over that time is people don't stop doing good once their stories air. usually it's the opposite. >> you need to keep each other on track. >> reporter: our first stop is the elementary school in milpitas. we shared with you how rita maltbie had challenged her 6th graders and other students from other classes to design and actually build a real permanent tiny home on their school's campus. rita has yet to hear kids so young tackling such a project anywhere and wondered at times herself if they'd be able to do it, but no more. >> so, we have to put a building wrap on them. >> reporter: this past weekend the students with the help of block construction got the walls and the roof finished, and up on the house. and it's well on its way to being completed. we followed john preston's story for a few ye

i'm garvin thomas -- in for raj mathai. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now.hanks for joining us. we are just hours away from jet another round of rain. we want to take you outside and give you a live look. we saw a mix of sun, clouds and even rain throughout the day. let's bring in jeff. we are talking about rain by midnight. >> yes. we think we'll get this rainfall in here by midnight and possibly heavier pockets just before that as this cold front moves in. looks like it is enough of what could pro duduce heavier pocket here. this is well to the north of us. i don't really see things moving into the north bay until about 9:00 tonight near middle town. eventually this pushes down to san francisco by 10:00 p.m. we'll have a full track of this coming up in about 15 minutes. as this rainfall moves in we also want to let you know winds will be gusting possibly up to 31 miles per hour in san jose, 34 in san francisco. next update about 6:15 tonight. >> thank you, jeff. >>> download it now and you can watch live doppler radar and get alerts before it hits your nei

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garvin thomas, bay area news. >>> and not the way that you want to remember your wedding day. i'm maryann, and i will tell you why the police were called out to a wedding reception in san jose. >> it is a windy finish to the weekend as seen from bellverdere and we will track some rain making a comeback for midweek forecast. the world watching the polls in france. a tense election taking place -- >>> right now sh, 5:00, the wor is watching the polls in france as a tense election is taking place and it could have ripple effects around the globe. good evening to you and thank you for joining us. the news starting at 5:00. i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney, and tonight, eye opening election results with the voters snubbing the country's establishment, and choosing the populist marine le pen, and also emmanuel macron, and the race is seen as a litmus test for the spread of populism, and the results set up a dual between the young candidate, and absolutely no political experience, and plus a woman who has remade a party that she says is tainted with racism. and the same s

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> a 50-year-old napa man was arrested accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. coming up, how and where she got away. >>> 1,000 people seeking immigration services in san jose are celebrating a new legal clinic to turn to for help. i'm maryann favro, and i will have that story coming up. >>> we are enjoying the late day sunshine from half moon bay to squaw valley. right now, 56 degrees there, and new new snow, but things are subject to change. and sierra snow and gusty winds, and yes, the return of rain when we come back. this is gus. someday, gus will invent this thing and change the world. this is the thing that could change gus' world. and this is the doctor that could cure that thing so he can grow up to invent this thing. sutter health. proudly caring for northern california, birthplace of pioneers. >>> right now at 5:00, a man under arrest in a violent kidnapping and sexual assault investigation. the terrifying ordeal that investigators say that a teenaged girl had to go through. >> the news at 5:00 starts right now. good eve

garvin many thomas is here with those segments in our bay area proud segment. >> reporter: the bay area proud series is all about sharing stories of kindness and inspiration and success and highlighting the good that's happening around us each and every day. we've been at it for more than five years and one thing we've learned over that time is people don't stop doing good once their stories air. it's usually just the opposite. >> okay. you need to keep each other on track. >> reporter: we shared with you in february how rita malt bihad challenged her students to redesign and build a tiny home on their school's campus. rita has yet to hear of kids so young tackling such a project anywhere and wondered at times herself if they would be able to do it and no more. >> and we have to put a building wrap on. this past weekend the students with the help of block construction got the walls and the roof finished and up on the house, and it's well on its way to being completed. we followed john preston's story for a few years now. the marine turned musician from the east bay has become a national

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> a mystery house in san jose coming to the big screen. world famous actress helen mirren -- is embracing her haunting new movie role. and the film is based right here in san jose. >>> world famous actor helen mirren is embracing her haunting new movie role. >> she'll play the real life rightful heirous and her descent into madness. more planned in may. the movie will be released next year. >> that's exciting. the weekend is here, kari, and it's going to look spectacular. >> maybe you will want to check out one of those tourist spots. in san francisco we're up to 68 degrees today and low 70s for the weekend and then next week the inland areas will really start to heat up. it will feel like summer. get ready for that. >> and thank you for joining us. our next newscast comes up at 5:00. >> you can always find us online at nbcbayarea.com. bye, folks. ♪ dixie ultra's new flexproof® technology makes it twice as strong as the leading store brand. that's strength you can count on. ♪ >>> stand by, everyone. we're live in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. >> whoo, wo

there's one woman who's already been doing that and today in the bay's garvin thomas introduces her to this morning's bay area crowd. >> reporter: speaking of basketball it's something alexandria has played since she was a little girl along with every other sport out there. one sport in particular, though, is the key to her giving back. >> so it's got a little less air, but it feel list made. >> reporter: for pretty much her entire life she's been serious about playing soccer. she's never kicked a soccer ball with as much purpose as she does these days. alex is testing them to see which one is the best fit for her ultimate goal. >> i'm one person with an idea and i took action. and the action has snowballed into a beautiful project. >> reporter: alex's project began of all places at the thanksgiving dinner table with her family a few years ago. syrian ref juiugees had been in news a lot around that time. a crisis half a world away alex thought until her mother put it in perspective. >> mom said if your grandfather didn't come to this country as a small child, we could all be syrian ref

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> pretty cool. >>> still to come, lacing up the running shoes. >> the event that has people pounding the pavement in the east wbay. we'll be right back. ♪ lysol max cover kills 99.9% of bacteria, even on soft surfaces. one more way you've got what it takes to protect. two kids barfed in class today. it was so gross. lysol disinfectant spray kills 99.9% of bacteria, even those that cause stomach bugs. one more way you've got what it takes to protect. >>> thousands of runners filled the streets for the eighth annual oakland running festival. >> they did what we never do, terry. >> oh, i do, i run. >> do you? marathons? >> how far do you have to go? if you add them all up, it's a marathon. >> over time. this race today included full marathon, half marathon. >> i've done that. long time ago. >> also a 5k. >> those are easy. >> the race leads runners through neighborhoods and past the college. some say it's just a good time. >> one of my co-workers actually offered to sign up with me and i said, why not? and i've been running off and on recently i ran in

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> more than double, can you believe it. >> more than double and not just that, but the fact that they were doing the fund-raiser and gave their own money out of their piggy banks. >> tough to get kids to part with their money if they don't believe in the cause. if they believe in the cause they will give you everything. >> selfless, wise beyond their years. >> i'm not even a mom. >> i can't even imagine when i'm a mom one day. >> if you are a mom you're going to want to get the boots out, the rain boots and the umbrellas. >> no risk of flooding here later in the weak, just risk of rain. >> there's a risk of localized fligd on t-- flooding. we've seen some pretty serious storms, and in san francisco right now 61 degrees, and if you notice, yeah, we're still seeing a lot of the clouds. 69 degrees is our expected high. at about 3:00, wherever you are, that's where you expect to see the high for the day, at least in san francisco. now to san jose, also still seeing cloudy skies and then we will be climbing to about 77 degrees by 2:00 and then if you notic

garvin thomas brings us her story in today's bay area broward >> reporter: one of the great things about patting boarding is how little you do it. there'sed are, and -- when she takes to the water her list is longer than most. there's always a flute. >> that's what i do. always a flute on me. >> it's simple, she says. she takes a flute everywhere because it has taken her everywhere. >> the flute has always been that way. it's always been something that have i've just wondered where it was going to take me, and so far it's taken me to 126 country. ♪ >> viv yapa is a classically trained virtuoso, invited to play with symphonies and orchestras around the world. she's used to drawing crowds wherever she plays. indoors and out and not just with people which leads us to what happened one day last summer. >> she came to you. >> viviana playing on her board off the coast of half moon bay when a very big fan rushed her stage. >> oh, my god! >> the video of viviana's encounter with a humpback whale has been watched and re-watched more than 1 is million times. >> everyone thinks that i was very, ve