and attention k-mart shoppers, when the k-mart in av on dale new jersey closes its doors this weekend, it will leave three remaining locations of the former retail giant. it's a far cry from k-mart's hayday in the '90s when it had 2,000 stores and sold products by the likes of martha stewart. it can be attributed in part to the rise of walmart, target and amazon but there are those who blame poor management decisions. you know, k-mart was managed by the same people who bought sears, which of course is no longer. back to you. >> i get the message you're sending, bertha. bertha coombs, thank you. >> and the road of jcpenney these days. fun facts. thanks, bertha. >>> this morning, coming up next on "today in the bay," the action and creativity on display at this year's museum of modern arts soapbox derby. looks like fun. you're watching "today in the bay." [bushes rustling] [door opening] ♪dramatic music♪ yes! hon! the weathertech's here. ♪ weathertech is the ultimate protection for your vehicle. laser-measured floorliners... no drill mudflaps... cargoliner... bumpstep... seat protector.

. >> that last text message is before he drives to the k-mart parking lot where he turns the water pump the cabin of his truck. then he's gone. >> in the morning, his truck wasn't there. i panicked. i was really concerned that something happened to him. >> 18 to all cars in the station, be ready to copy a bolo. this is for a missing 18-year-old boy. it's going to be stop and check the welfare. the male is going to be a conrad roy. >> police find conrad's truck and the water pump. they determine he killed himself using carbon monoxide. >> all the signs were that this was a suicide. >> but once police realize that he's provided the codes to access his phone, they find these text messages. >> hang yourself, jump off a building, stab yourself, idk, there's a lot of ways. i don't get why you don't just overdose again. when are you going to do it? is it going to be soon? are you going to do it tonight? what time are you going to do it? waste stay up past 12:00, remember. >> conrad's phone also shows he and michelle have two phone calls, each lasting more than 40 minutes. >> so they don't know

ends up driving around fairhaven just looking down streets and eventually just happens upon this k-marte, a black f-250 parked over there. there was the truck, but i didn't know where he was. i had to get out of the car and walk up to the truck before i saw where he was. he was inside the truck, but it was obviously too late. i'd seen enough people that were gone to realize just by looking at him that he was gone. there was nothing that anybody was going to be able to do for him. >> they call a hazmat team, who eventually clear the car, see the water pump and determine that he did kill himself with carbon monoxide. >> when you run a gasoline powered engine in an enclosed area, the carbon monoxide that's emitted can be deadly. >> i got a call from my ex-husband. he said, it's not good lynn. he said, there's yellow tape around con's truck. and i said, no, there isn't. he said, yeah, there is. i didn't know how i was going to possibly live another second without my son. >> i just grabbed my sister and hugged her as tight as i could, and she -- >> how did you even wrap your mind around that

well, it was once an american institution after this week, only 3 k mart stores will be left standingvril new jersey will be shutting its doors for good. and the next few days at its height, kmart had nearly 2500 locations and 300,000 employees. after the hour. no store close is the only ones left operating will be in westwood, new jersey, long island, new york. and miami. but those won't be around for much longer either. experts say that the remaining stores will likely close within months. on the peninsula. san mateo police are warning residents about a pair of mountain lions. officials say that a pair of big cats are making repeat appearances on kings ridge urge you to keep an eye on your small pets and children and never approach the animals. well, let's get to talk with our forecast. here's a live look outside. you can say the bay bridge in those blue skies. we did have rain this morning. we have some snow coming in to the sierra, but kron far. i'm meteorologist dave spahr is going to tell us all about it. >> teresa, we're taking you down to the south bay. real quick to check in