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. >>> absolutely, this is very pleasant weather, no foul being called on mother nature, she will not foul out with this forecast, it will be quite pleasant for the foreseeable future. let's get to the weather map. 72 degrees in concord today, for about 71, 70 in san jose, complained about the officiating in the nba, that's fine. try not to let about the weather, it's great. deborah and redwood city 69, your high today 62 comical at the coast, pulling out of 50 in the of it, think about that, later degree temperature swing for the entire day, that is because of mother nature's air- conditioning. 9051, napa 41, san jose 52 degrees. relative to average, this has been a pretty warm month, especially in the north bay, four degrees above average in santa rosa, nearly that livermore. and, more than two degrees above average for san francisco and san jose, now that we have dried out and we are one, things are growing, pollen is flying all around. and, we have a high pollen count for this week, perhaps you are seizing or suffering from allergies, i see no reason weather-wise why that would ch

mother nature is speaking to us, and it is important for us to listen. renewables. much cheaper than anyone had forecast. there are these telltale signs that bring us to, i think, more hopeful belief that we can move forward and address this with science. and we will get there. taking those dynamics that have now shown great progress, even the fact that there are models out there that address carbon pollution reduction. that in mission reduction is in production in historic format. there is a model with new england and new york, european models. these are things that should be reached and reviewed for their science. where we can tweak that and make it even better. host: the president heads to houston today. it is good that he is addressing the issues of pipeline. infrastructure is very important, but at the same time, i would always want to look at how it impacts consumers. consumers have a right to have their thoughts shared. i have seen where pipeline routes have been changed simply because the public new its territory. itsecause the public knew territory. they wa

. >> that's right, mother nature not cooperating. for the second day in a row you have the giants battle the pirates and mother nature in pittsburgh and the a's are having trouble scoring against the blue >>> it's easy to get distracted by the bright lights of hollywood. warriors head coach steve kerr told his team to enjoy their days off boat don't overdue i mindy bach in los angeles with game four against the clippers. >> reporter: plenty of time to spend with friends and family, but they understand on sunday the clippers do not want to go 0 and 2 here on their home court. so golden state needs to match or increase their intensity from game three. >> there's a lot of family on the trip and everybody's pretty happy about the result the other night, but, you know, we got to do it again. we've got to win two more times. so you can't get too relaxed and enjoy l.a. too much. >> they're going to play hard as hell. doc's a great coach. but the most important thing is intensity. they're going to come out flying around, you know, trying not

so yeah mother nature's keeping with a nice forecast ahead of us. temperatures today are a touch on the cooler side, but he enclosed or seasonal averages. it 60's 70's out there for your highs, some of the coolest temperatures, the forecast ahead hayward in redwood city each at 70 for highs today, san francisco at 65 oakland at 67. well you've got livermore unconquered in the low to mid 70's today, let's break down the next 7 days. you don't see a whole lot of change going on here like i mentioned to robin temperatures will be is just a few degrees. each state taking us to your warmest a daytime high of the week on thursday up to 77 that it's back down to where we started by friday saturday and sunday in the low to mid 70's, mostly sunny to clear skies by the time we work into the weekend conditions will be partly cloudy but still nice and dry. a good pleasanton briley overall very comfortable forecast to look forward to robert i think the commutes pretty comfortable to i don't see any big problems are trouble spots out there. >>we're checking in on

early morning rumbles here from mother nature to early wake-up call. southern frederick county, northern montgomery county. a break in the action across rthern virginia. future weather, let me show what's going to expect to happen later in the day. after some early thundershowers here this morning, there's probably going to be a little break in the action starting around0:00 or 11:00 in the morning. thin spots will allow enough sunshine to bring temperatures into the low 70s. that's a key ingredient in the weather. the radar shows 2:30, there could be a line of strong to severetorms coming through the western suburbs as early as 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. t throughhe heart of the city between 2:and 4:00 and moving toward the chesapeake bay between 4:00 and 5:00. rain chances will diminish quickly this eaching it. there is good news -- quickly this evening. this is good news, it will be too.omorrow, gusty northwest winds. chilly. 40s in the morning. 60s for highs tomorrow. a little tiny rain chance on sunday. most of us will enjoy a dry weekend and

mother nature is to blame. ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online.s is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> okay. if you haven't heard the a's are exciting to watch. and they are red hot. a live look at the coliseum. the hosting the red sox. they shut out the world series champs in back to back games. maybe another win tonight for oakland. first pitch in about 15 minutes. the giants wrapping up their series down at dodger stadium. >> remember that big storm that hit in january? one of many. it basically dismantled parts of the golf course sfwl harding park will host one of the four major championships next year. what now? >> it happened a week ago wednesday night. a gala at san francisco city hall in which mayor breed expressed her enthusiasm for what's to come in less than 14 months. >> it hasn't been a northern california since 1977. and it's going to be at a public park right here in the city and county of san francisco. >> the park is harding park. in recent years it's hosted newspaper rous professi

tourists in iceland had to dash for higher ground after witnessing the force of mother nature from a distance that was well too close for comfort watch these photos these images people they were hiking near a glacier when it collapsed suddenly sending. waves straight. happily no one was injured but just watching this is enough. to scare you amazing sort of images here. we said no one was injured but you're watching the still to come. about the global economy as the world trade organization slashes its growth forecast warning of. trade sanctions chris is going to be back with all the business in one minute you're watching the. curious. do it yourself. that seventy seven percent. are younger than. me and me.

coming up, mother nature in action, the incredible rare video from monterey bay. >>> and i'm tracking weather system that could bring a few showers back to the bay area. i'll show you future cast and the latest weather models coming up. >>> and taking a live lookout to the 580, 680 interchange, you can see traffic is starting to pileup. i'll tell you where the trouble spots are in just a moment. ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> this morning, a fiery helicopter crash in hawaii is under investigation. officials say that three people are dead this morning after the aircraft slammed into a busy street and burst into flames. the tour helicopter went down on the island of oahu. and there was another case 30 yards away from the crash side and heard a bang. >> when they got there, neighbors were trying to put out the fire and trying to get the patients away from the burning aircraft. >> i could see the helicopter, kind of like explode where pieces were kind of flying off. and i

here, the shangri—la hotel and the kingsbury, for instance, along with the cinnamon grand hotel mother natureat these assailants we re of the attacks that these assailants were going after tourists — of course we know 321 people have died —— and the nature of the attacks. it may likely rise. 38 of them were foreigners. and among the nationalities that died you had brits, you had indians, danes, spanish, swiss, dutch, turkish, a great number of nationalities who we re great number of nationalities who were killed here so it would suggest that terrorists were specifically targeting them. we know as well that sri lanka has made such strides since the end of the civil war a decade ago. you mentioned that of course, tourist arrivals have risen some 400% since 2009 and that is when the civil war ended, so it's made such progress over the last decade and this suicide attack is unlikely to help. in fact it made such progress it even topped the list for places to visit, it was on the top place to visit for lonely planet's guide for 2019. i was here with my family as a touristjust planet's guide for 20

mother nature does that and she will make it warmer. it is going to get sunny, we will see 80 degrees for the first time since last fall. temperatures outside not getting that warm today because of the clouds in the wind. some showers this morning but that has accident. it is only 56 degrees in san francisco and san jose. it will get chilly. santa rosa down to 43, livermore at 44. 47 degrees for san jose and redwood city. the radar is now clear and it will stay that way for the foreseeable future. the only chance of rain is a northbay rain shower next monday. i will explain why, coming up. about 44 minutes of the next wind advisory. the winds have begun to relax and that will continue this evening. it has been windy on the coastline and that will continue overnight. the cherry blossom festival this weekend, gorgeous weather on saturday and 64 degrees coming up on saturday. we have a battle going on in the atmosphere. here is what we have, the wet pattern wanting to hang on, it has been pouring in the pacific northwest but not here. we h

co >>> the giants are struggling enough at the plate the last thing they need is her mother nature to take out bats away from them. yesterday after a three hour rain delay that is exactly what happened. the game was called off in the 60s. everyone was checking the weather open to get the game in before the rain rolled in. bottom of the fifth inning the pirates tech are making his major-league debut, lunch is a hallmark for his first big- league hit. that was a game-winner. as the game is called after five innings because of rain with the pirates winning 3-1. umpires in oakland were also dealing with unruly fans fit top of the fourth inning they lunch at 31 shot and the jays crews to a win. >> the earthquakes with a big night against casey. he deflects it off and casey defender goes in for his second goal of the match. san jose gets their second win of the year with the final of 4- 1.>> the rockets missed the first 15 shots in the game, against the jazz. he ended his slump with a minute left and james barry's the three and they win to take it 3-0 seriously. >> the weary years -- the wa

we really need a cleansing rinse from mother nature. that comes off and on in spurts cday. our bestnce for rain comes tomorrow. right now, 55 in frederick county, maryland. 52 in frederick county, rginia. 59 in fredericksburg, and 63 now in arlington. school day forecast -- kids, put thembrella in the backpack for today. off and on chances for light rain, nothing heavy, but you'll need the umbrella nonetheless. we'll be in the 70s. the daily gray, no sunshine, hit-and-miss rain chances, a d-minutesus for today. tomorrow, the area of storminess across the deep south, that is going to bring us a 100% chance rain on your friday. tell also bring at least the chance for some rumbles of mid to laterrow, parts of the afternoon. not expecting severe weather tomorrow. an occasional rumble can't be ruled out. this moing, the firstatch of light rain is moving out of northern maryland. there are more crraindrops as parts of the mountains of west virginia, southern ohio, this is all coming pretty much straight from west to east.he so h rain chances today will be on the north side of, sa

there's mother nature rain in in the west virg mountains.ming into the shenandoah valley now. grab your umbrella before you leave. today, nothing heavy rainfall amounts today generally .1 inch or less. not a l ofrain. again, hit and miss, off and on, light rain showers will impact ur day. current temperatures, low to mid 50s in the shenandoah valley. 57 in lorton, 65 in quantico. 62 in leonardtown, maryland. and 58 degrees in montgomery fovillage. the recast today, a lot of clouds, probably not an outdoor he's or play date. the high near 73 degrees. clouds and no playtime outside. the daily grade today, d-minutesus. >> that is definitely not good thank you. >>> let's look at the beltway. inner loop, outer loop, we have thowdowns in all of our normal spots. g really to worry about. still have a situation in damascus. 27 at traylee terrace. a crash reported there. 66 at 50. i picked this camera for you because we are seeing some delays headed hbound. don'te a report of a problem, but still obviously seeing some of those slowdowns there. as we

the pirates get thrown off by mother nature as the rain causes a delay midway through the game. we we'll be right back. show me the crown. show me homecoming. baby sloth videos on youtube. amy, do you uh mind giving someone else a turn? oh... yeah i made myself a little comfortable here. amy, do you uh mind with the sound of your voice. and i don't have my wallet, so... that's simple. easy. awesome. get xfinity internet and tv for $40 each a month for 12 months when you bundle both, and get 20 hours of cloud dvr service included. switch today. the a's haven't been themselves since returning from their road trip. nojug they i thought 4/20 was supposed to mellow you out? scoring and 2 hits in the game. next inning, launching a 3 run shot to centerfield which makes it 4-0 blue jays. going 3-5 and 9-0 bottom of the eighth. popping one at the shower shallow left. making a catch with a bare hand. looking like a former giant. game out a hand and oakland bringing in first baseman to pitch. allowing one rung but limiting thge load days when 10-1. the a's have lost 4 of thei night delays

. >>> mother nature always makes a spectacle when a hot snap ends. that spectacle is going on right now. flowing over san francisco into the bay and how chilly we get coming up. him a new space race is on and we are not just talking about star man and the tesla that was shot into orbit. >> it is an ambitious new effort to make direct contact with intelligent life beyond earth. if it is really their -- kpix 5 looks to the stars in the controversy in tonight's original report . >> reporter: for centuries we have gazed up at the stars and wondered if we are alone. some say it is time to find out. inside the california academy of sciences dancers perform to a strange mix of sounds. it is from a golden record intended for extraterrestrials. >> this included sounds from earth and saying hi in a variety of different languages. >> reporter: 1977 national scientists installed the record on national space probes. >> hello from the children of planet earth. >> reporter: even music. classical to chuck berry. >> we have ignition and we have lift off. >> reporter:

. >>> in the meantime, mother nature releasing some rain from your skies. >> yeah. they have to continue to release the water, especially with the incoming rain. considering the fact that it is not heavy right now, this would be the perfect week to test it out. everything turns out fantastic. a stronger storm is on the way for friday. i'll get to that timeline of course for you. and i know you're probably wondering about the home opener, a lot of people are. details on that as well. it's going to be a rainy one. right now in san jose, 54 degrees. wind speeds are calm. we are seeing some areas of cloudcover. other areas, not so much. even though the temperatures aren't neceslyooks like my came out. that was a shot of san francisco ezier in san francisco. 3 13-mile-per-hour winds. doppler radar shows the weaker cold front currently sweeping through. you can see it down here. just off the coast you see a system off in the pacific. you can see where we are starting to see light showers. this is much more impressive on the radar. the rain that's actually currently fallin

mother nature will do it for you. on monday, you have a 60% chance of seeing showers.shaky still at the higher elevations. gusty, looking at the port of oakland, is that beautiful or with what? another lovely view looking at the shark tank. gust and i cool overnight, warming trend over the next two days and dry this weekend with a chance of showers. tomorrow afternoon, warmer day. not as windy as it was today. 66 in san francisco, and 74? santa rose skpar-- and 72 in sa jose, good place to go tomorrow. this is a look at the boardwalk. let's show you the beach forecast for tomorrow. 70 in santa cruz, bright and milder. uv index high much. 63 in ocean beach. now, here is a preview of monday. hopefully not too taxing. april 15th, we are going to see the spring showers coming in to the picture. and you know what april showers bring. may flowers. certainly the possibility of more snow in the sierra nevada, ac krumpt weather day forecast. friday, saturday, mid to upper 70s, i will call it beach weather and then, sunday it's cooler for those of you who like the cooler, cloudy

thankfully mother nature will take her time before pushing rain into the area. what we're feeling outside, just hit 70 degrees. winds out of the so this east., ca plenty of sunshine. clouds floating by a well but changes are under way. stick around during -- graphic not working too if you were able to read it, it would say we have rain moving in sunday night. we'll look at timing in just a mome and could even talk a few thunderstorms. definitely springlike weather top of the week and a run for ash 80 degrees. how about it? >> i don't think complaints around here. thank you. check back in in a little while. >>> switching gears. it nearly a dozen people need a new place to stay tonight after flames ripped through the home today. montgomery county fire rescue sent a few picturing of a kitchen fire in the 22nd block in monomery village. nobody hurt. good news. the red cross is helping those displaced. >>> nonprofits in the district could take a hit aer the cit missed and application deadline for federal government funding. each year organizations send serve d.c. app

. >> everyone hoping for mother nature to get back on track. morgan, nbc news, minute appear. >> tracking it all for us. frustrating storm system, we will see the left overs throughout the afternoon. so, winter weather advisories and blizzard warn withings in place. you are -- warnings, now, snow totals are not impressive here. could see an inch and ice that will make its way across southern minnesota in to deluth. that is why the warnings and advisories and blizzard warnings are in place. we are seeing the low continue to spin, you can see the gusts still being an issue causing blowing snow in chicago. it's making its way east and we will continue to he see gusty winds in the northeast up to 40 miles an hour. it's an exiting storm system and now we transition to severe weather and we will have it in a minute. >> thank you for the info. >> he reached worldwide fame for leaking classified government documents and now julian assange is facing charges for computer hacking conspiracy. we have the details. >> reporter: bearded and pale. wikileakss c

most of p yourns for outdoor activities will be unimpededy mother nature. 65 today. rain 65, keep trucks moved, home. >> eastbound 50, we have one lane getting by that. fallschurch, inner loop at 66, left lane blocked in the work zone. olittle bit of red there. that has cleared of the way. as we zoom in, do have a little bit of a delay. m street work zone is blocking the right lane and this be morning 78. that will takeou 18 minutes going north bound to get into southbound. 270 montgomery nothing says spring like fresh flowers, so let's promote our spring travel deal on choicehotels.com like this: (snees) earn one free night when you stay just twice this spring. allergies. or.. badda book. badda boom. .c book now at choicehote. >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> walmart and google have teemed up to make shopping easier. a new voice activated grocery shopping system will work through google's smart home assistant. starting this month shoppers can simply say, hey, google, talk to walmart, and add items to their shopping list. you can make these every month or seve

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>> mother nature turning one page at a time. today, no rainfall, tomorrow or sometime. thursday, warmest mother and five months. and then, we get the temperatures for this time of year, april may and june were we begin to really warm up for the water but say seasonably cool at the beach peer we will do that this week felt like it yesterday or today. even today, with a lot of afternoon sunshine, did not get that warm livermore is down to 59 degrees in san jose at 61, concord 64, pleasant that we live in an area that we can call the 50s and 60s not warm but it was below average and tonight we talked to the 40s, vallejo below 48 redwood city 48 san jose 48, rain is gone, that is step one. we began to warm up that is step two. rainfall for the month is all over the place but we had a lot of rainy days but not much yield. actually water falling from the sky, 26% of average in san francisco, 56% of average in livermore. almost normal in santa rosa for the lack of rainfall helping the pollen count to continue to climb if you are allergic to grass pollen, this may not be your be

but sunshine across the board next to mother nature's air- conditioning temperature stayed near-normalso not not hot, not cold no rain for the next seven days. for the next seven days. >> reporter: the big hit that joe pavelski suffered in the game that ignited the incredible comeback win against las vegas night. it will come back to hurt the sharks as they face the colorado avalanche tonight. joe pavelski was on the ice, bleeding quite a bit as his head hit the heart -- hard surface. you will not play tonight. we have that story coming up. have that story coming up. >>>the playoff continues tonight for the san jose sharks. >> are about to take on colorado in the next round of the stanley cup playoffs. we have a little preview. andrea? >> reporter: yes i don't know if we will see another game like we did in game seven against las vegas knights. but that big hit on joe pavelski that ignited that comeback win will come back to hurt the sharks as they face the colorado avalanche. joe pavelski was bleeding quite a bit out of his head, as it hit the hard surface. you will not play tonight.

everyone hoping for mother nature to get back on track. morgan chesky, nbc news, minneapolis. >>> let's bring in al roker for the latest on this storm. al, where is it headed? >> well, savannah, it's still got a bit of a punch to it. it's still generating quite a bit of snow and even rain and thunderstorms as you get into the midwest. we're looking at those bands of snow still gyrating around this system and developing from four to eight inches of snow in the upper midwest, plus we have another big storm that will develop down through the south saturday. 22 million people at risk for damaging winds, tornados and hail of one inch or larger and we'll be watching this all weekend long. we'll have more details tomorrow morning on "today." savannah? >> all right, al. thank you. >>> tonight democratic congresswoman elan omar is under fire again. >> reporter: tonight, congresswoman omar under fire again after telling the council on american islamic relations known as cair the worst terror attack on american soil was quote some people did somethin

mother nature is a monster of invention science can learn a lot from the incredible materials around us like bamboo it's light flexible and still extremely steady because of the knots along the stem. and caterpillar silk is another it warms up in the cold and cools down in the heat nature spins out of all kinds of fascinates materials some could even be used to heal us. every year nearly three hundred thousand people have a heart attack in germany alone many of those who survived face dealing with a weakened heart for the rest of their lives. that's because the heart muscle tissue damaged in an attack can't regenerate scar tissue forms which affects the hearts ability to pump. but this might be about to change thanks to spiders they could help millions of people regain a strong and healthy heart. find their path to spiders or simply amazing might comes to producing materials there are masters at manufacturing remarkable fibers. it's the spider silk that has scientists excited it's made up mainly of proteins and it's a biological model a strand maybe only two thousands of a millimeter

many may be wondering why hasn't mother nature flipped the script to a dryer pattern? because the high pressure is not close to us. the closest ridge is not strong and into our south and west. the storms are going over the ridge and impacting the weather. tomorrow we have scattered showers but as we know that is enough to slow down on the road and there will be some showers at 7 am. a few showers in the afternoon but cloudy all day long. the pacific northwest conditions. nicely sharing with us throughout the entire weekend as we head to thursday. we are cloudy with not much rain out there. when does the widespread rain come back? thursday evening and thursday night with the most rainfall for the week coming up on friday. we can get a half inch to an inch on friday. cloudy over the next few days. widespread rain on thursday night and friday will be the wettest but it is an amazing how the timing has worked out. the weekend once again is trending almost completely drive. mid 60s tomorrow for oakland and fremont. napa 65 in san francisco 63 and san jose 68. showers tomorr

. >>> the giants are struggling enough at the play, the last thing they need is for mother nature to take away at that for that. after a roughly 3 hour rain delay, the game was called off in the sixth inning. everybody was checking the weather in pittsburgh hoping that they could play before the rain started calling. no score at the bottom of the fourth. he has a solo home run, giving the pirates eight 1-0 lead. jason martin overrides it, allowing kevin to score easily tying the game at 1. he made his major-league debut, gets his first big lead hit and a home run all in one swing. 3-1, pittsburgh. after 3+ hours, the game was called. the pirates winning 3-1. >>> they were not just making safe and out calls, they were also dealing with the unruly fans. a3 one shot to center field, this makes it 4 head 1, blue jays. now it is at the bottom of the eighth, he pops one into the shallow left field and take a look at this play. the shortstop reaches up and makes a catch with his bare hand. with the game out of hand, oakland brings in the first baseman to pitch, he allows one run. he pops ou

mother nature does not know the difference between saturday and tuesday but had -- it has rained everyeek but pleasant on the weekends. we will stand up pleasant thing even into next week. beautiful day outside, we have three cities listed here, currently in the 70s. santa rosa, livermore and concorde. oakland is closed. san jose's close and seven cisco 65 degrees with many clear skies tonight. a comfortable overnight lows. oakland, and mountain view 50 and pacifica also 50 degrees. that is ground clutter off the shore. we are precipitation free but there are some showers moving into the bay area on monday in the north bay but not the weekend. the microclimate for this weekend, gorgeous. sunshine tomorrow, 76 degrees. out for the delta. a little cloudier by sunday afternoon but still pleasant with a high of 73 degrees. let's talk about why this is happening. the ridge of high pressure we talked about yesterday that was 1000 miles offshore, strong but not close is inching a little closer this weekend. that storm track is heading to the east, over idaho and nevada and utah. it will come

. >> mother nature rules it all. we've just break.ope we get a >> one of the biggest contributors to greuse gas emissions comes from our cars, and that's where metro comes into play. >>epas transportation rter adam tuss shows us, the transit agency says it wants to become the greenest mass transportation sytem in the country. news4 broke the story and reveals metro's new plan to accomplish justthat. >> reporter: this bobbling mixture of iron, muck and water isn't exactly what you envision when you think of the metro gestem, but it is climate ch in action, and it's part of a larger mission metro is taking on to cut its energy use and carbon footprint. it could be the equivalent of taking 35,000 cars off the ro per year. >> every person is affected by climate change. so this is soing that we put a focus n. >> reporter: more on that in a b second, let's look at the overall picture otr ansportation and the environment. from t planes toains to cars, the travel choices we make every day do have a direct impact on the plane

we could try this time of year but mother nature has not received the memo. we will stay showery for much of the week. red sox in town taking on the oakland a's. showers because the heavy rainfall is moving t ll get the game and tonight. 62 degrees. upper 50s to low 60s in san jose good evening. santa rosa is 63 and oakland is 64. claudia mild. san francisco is 52. even though we are in april the pattern does not represent that whatsoever. the bridge of high-pressure is 1000 miles away. one storm moving through tonight and tomorrow with scattered showers and already we can see the weather maker impacting us on whether day on thursday and friday. a break on wednesday but storms coming and we will continue to see rain fall. tomorrow morning we are showery and went. we will be showery tomorrow nephew rain showers on wednesday morning but most of wednesday is dry but still cloudy and cool in the next round of rain fall does move in as early as thursday morning so it doesn't feel like a broadside. an active pattern for most of the week. showery for the morning. so

thanks, mother nature.hile things are melting in the mountains, the sierra in for some warmer weather. it will mean a lot of melting snow. experts say outdoor enthusiasts will go to the american river and try to enjoy it. they need to do it same because waterways are becoming more dangerous this time of year. >> with the higher sun, longer days with more sun in the skype, you're going to see increased snow melt. >> it's deeper and going over the reservoirs. it's not staying there. >> the science behind it, huge snowpack, snow melts in the springtime. rivers are running higher, but they're also running colder because a lot of that water was snow like a day or two ago. so please use caution and remember they'll be running fast and chilly the next several weeks. >>> not chilly around here today. half moon bay was 60. it was 90 in downtown santa rosa today, concord 88, redwood city and san jose the 80s, oakland 78 degrees. leading to a pretty warm night tonight, san rafael only dropping to 56 degrees, mountain

. >>> mother nature did not restrict the sunshine tonight.othing but clear skies, will that continue into the weekend? and when did the 80s returned for the first time, and more than five months. your forecast is next. to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. >>>oakland coliseum commissioners tightening up on policy of giving free tickets to politicians for concerts, and games in oakland. we report that changes come in the week, of a investigation. >> reporter: with nba playoffs limning the coliseum board of commissioners just voted unanimously, to crackdown on members, who hoard a free ticket to games, and concerts. >>without unanimous vote. >> reporter: they adopted the tough new restrictions. >> this will ensure that members are not abusing tickets and using them for personal

good deal on gas -- >> eat some cheese -- >> it may be less a matter re where you' looking and mother nature about when you're looking -- and more about when you're looking. >> you can save money by picking the rig day to fill up. if you gas up on monday and tuesday mornings between 7:00 and00 a.m., you'll find the lowest gas prices. the worst day to fill up is friday, and weends prove to be more expensive. this from a survey from gas buddy. hathe survey says filling up on monday mornings can save all drivers an estimated $2 billion a year. >> all right. >> there you go. monday. >>> lauren ricketts, we're talking about wind. is the rain gone? >> the rn is gone. you said you got woken up by it last night. >> i could hear the thunder and lightning hitting the house. >> you must be a heavy sleeper. -- didn't hear it >> i just heard rain. few times i heard rain. >> lots of lightning and thunder that rolled through. we even had tornado warnings, as well. the tornado watch has ende no more severe weather through the morning. there's the good news out there. there's still a lot of down trees out th

. >> reporter: wind and water, the weapons of choice for mother nature during a violent attack. >> i thought it was the end of the world. that's literally what i thought it was, the end of the world. o>> reporter: a string thunderstorms flooding parts of texas and louisiana, spawning tornadoes, ripping apart communities and claiming at least five lives. >> it was it was -- i couldn't believe it was really happteing. >> reporr: homes and businesses peeled open, debris miles.ed for from the air, you can see the pa of a twister that cut through ruston, louisiana, and this cell phone video captures a tornado near college station, texas. all across the strike zone, power lines and roadway signs seared at their base, sheet metal wrapped around trees. c >> inot believe it. it was just one second and all this happened. >> reporter: other areas swallowed by unrelenting rains as the cleanup and recovery now begins, the sto system continues its march toward the northeast. jay gray, nbc news. >>> bill karins is here tracking those serious storms. how far east will they reach. >> all the w e to t

mother nature can only do this. >> but when life and limb's at risk...omeone could have gotten hurt.verybody gonna fall... hopefully. >> the stress that you go through, the mayhem, the sleepless nights -- we have to do it. that's part of the fun. ♪ [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ]

. >> reporter: peter houde owns a home in serene lakes and this morning, mother nature blocked the only road into the subdivision. met a couple of years ago, we have the same thing happen and it took a couple days to dig out of the snow. >>> the fifth largest tobacco estate history combined with spring runoff form two ice dams in the south river. maggots created a plug and, so right now, there are two areas of concern, one below the main dam and the railroad is coming out because they are concerned if we break the dam up here, and might interfere with the railroad tracks peer nevada county maintenance crews worked to clear the dams without causing flooding while plaster county court needed emergency response needs. >> they have if i took on the opposite side of the flood. and, to firefighters part of plaster county so we have two deputies with those firefighters. >> reporter: local stop to cd side, they had already figured out a way to walk around. period walked on the hill and go over to soda springs ski hill parking lot and walk across the railroad bridge, you can't do that when the t

it's looking pretty good job mother nature, she's a. >>at least a week in summer up it feels like today because we are looking at some of the warmest temperatures. so far this year and that is today and already off to a pretty mild start to the morning. ahead of this very warm weather to come you are looking at clear skies out there a berkeley and across the bay area. that's exactly what we have this morning, some overall clear conditions just a couple of spots. we may notice a ltl most part in the 50's right now this is warmer than yesterday was 51 oakland at 53 degrees a pretty comfortable 55 and across the board temperatures either the same or just a touch warmer than yesterday, san jose up 5 degrees with livermore and napa each of 4 degrees from the same time yesterday winds for the most part pretty calm, feel a little breeze here and there but calm winds paired with these warm temperatures today are going to set us up for a day that's not feel so much like april a little bit more like july for some spots, some 70's and some 80's ou

but mother nature going to play a cruel joke on us since it is april 1st.ecast. as reggie sighs and looks at me like, are you kidding? today and tomorrow we've got a 1 on the storm impact scale. a chance of light showers, even a stray thunderstorm is possible. less than a tenth of an inch of rain likely for today. temperatures very mild this morning. we have a few 40s out there, places like danville, livermore and, also, half moon bay. everybody else in the low to mid-50s. a look at our high temperatures today. mid to upper 60s except for around half moon bay and lakeport. we'll talk about the rain. p next. sue? >>> the san mateo bridge, an earlier stall on the high rise 15-minute drive from 880 over to 101. a quick look at the golden gate bridge. a beautiful morning there. no problems. you will have four lanes in the southbound, two in the northbound. and a problem in sunnyvale on 101. we'll check that when we come back in just a few. >>> we're starting with breaking news. major airlines are dealing with massive system wide computer outages this morning. >

elated.re not even mother nature can rain on this redskins parade. as up, a home town kid playing for the home town team. just really raises the level of excitement for redskins nation. the best part was they didn't have to trade away any picks to get their man. dwayne haskins is the man. take a listen. >> it's huge for us. he wants to be here. we want him here. the perfect fit. >> you guys did notoave t trade any picks. >> we're so excited. you can tell by when they made the pick. that was real. we're so excited. where does he fit in? >> a franchise quarterback. >> he fits had as a franchise quarterback. doug williams 2.0. he won the super bowl the year i was born. hopefully it won't take long for them to get back there. hopefully he will be the one to leave him there. >> hey, more from the newest star of the washington redskins. what dwayne h thinks of putting down the burgundy in gold. coming up later in sports. >> other news now. we're learning more about a b shooting inad daylight. we told but it as the news broke. a teenager shot in virginia, r

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days after cyclone kenneth hit, many are still shocked at the force of mother nature.ue, destroying homes and uprooting trees. the people of mozambique had barely recovered from another cyclone, which hit the port town of beira just over a month ago, causing death and destruction. the authorities this time around want to move faster. they're desperate to get their hands on resources which will make it possible for them to get help to where it's needed most. the operation is dependent on how nimble they are on the ground. torrential rains are expected here over the next few days. this means there is a high risk of flooding and landslides. there are fears thousands of people could be left trapped in remote villages. there are nearly 20,000 people in displacement centres — schools and churches that survived the impact. but as a clearer picture emerges of the destruction, more may be needed, local authorities have said. the worst—hit areas include pemba. teams have been deployed. officials say this will get help to where it is needed most. one death has been confirmed but

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