the northern california cherly blossom festival taking the spotlight today. what better way to start than an overview of the festival, including a selection of the ch cherry blossom queen. one of the featured festival events is part of our show today. the arts group is here to show a program of traditional and contemporary dance form. the cherry blossom festival of san francisco could be a place where you could win a trip to the hawaii food and wine festival. we'll talk with the association about it. >>> and we close our show with more popular attractions at the festival including making and collecting traditional japanese paper dolls as well as the northern california japanese sword club made up of collectors, students, martial artists, and lovers of the japanese sword. >>> i certainly plan on being at the cherry blossom festival this year. it's a major cultural community event. along with the selection of the cherry blossom queen and her court, there's an enticing theme to this year's festival. joining me now is greg maloria and kelly, the 2015 northern cal

if in northern california, what is the one? okay, i'm gonna ride one roller coaster, kris. kris: i'm a sucker for history, as you can probably tell. santa cruz giant dipper, hands down, put me on a marathon-- scott: wooden, old wooden, where you shake your teeth out. kris: not necessarily shake your teeth out, actually. a good wooden coaster should not shake your teeth out. it shows some attitude, but it should be almost as smooth as a steel coaster. scott: with kind of a nice finish. joseph: yes! kris: a nice polish. jon: it sounds like you're describing a beer or something. scott: right, exactly! so, kris rowberry's movie, at least for now, is called "the legacy of arrow development." kris: and i should correct you. it's actually american coaster enthusiasts' film. nicholas laschkewitsch, robert ingle, and i are just producers on the film. scott: that is such a better title! kris rowberry, thank you for bein' with us. kris: thank you. scott: we'll be back in just a minute. [music] microsoft says it will now tell you if state-sponsored actors tried to hack your e-mail, our

partly sunny skies over much of northern california.or tahoe and yosemite. overnight lows with sun up at 630 a.m. daytime highs tomorrow mid 60s with mostly cloudy skies. extended forecast after the showery weather today, we get drying out tomorrow for the most part. tuesday, a little bit of sun. wednesday, maybe a sprinkle. sunshine, wait till next weekend. temperatures will be back in to the mid 70s before you can say here's dennis o'donnell. >>> the daurjss, this is an amazing day. because dodgers had a five-run lead against the giants. could they hold it? spieth had a 5-stroke lead at the masters. could he hold that? toss to dennis... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, begin until the back nine on sunday..that cliche proved to form in go r of >>> there's an old saying in golf. the masters doesn't begin until the back nine on sunday. that cliche proved true to form in golf's first major of the year. 22-year-old jordan spieth looking for his third major in a calendar year, running away with it. the fairaway -- fairway on the 7th from 125 out, watch

northern california will pick up the higher train, up to two inches. the other story as the trough moves through the southwest, very strong winds are likely here. we're seeing high wind warnings for the mountainous areas, near palm springs and big bear lake and santa barbara, and wind advisories, gusts up to 60 to 70 miles per hour. for today, phoenix, gorgeous 89, l.a. no complaints either three. south of sacramento and santa rosa, your day will be dry. got to be bad weather somewhere. >> i guess, i got to tell you, i was in l.a. the last couple of days, it felt so nice to have perfect weather. i know we need the rain, but it was perfect, thank you so much. >>> one of the world's biggest musicians just canceled a concert in response to north carolina's bathroom bill. >>> plus tsa turmoil. airlines speak out against unbearably long lines. you're watching "early today." fortunately, my doctor had a game plan. treatment with xarelto®. hey guys! hey, finally, somebody i can look up to... ...besides arnie. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the ri

southern california certainly much more conservative than northern california where he is today but hisnce on immigration, does have, there is a lot of positive support for his stance on immigration in california. in southern california they live it, like they do in arizona. >> absolutely. >> i grew up in arizona. you live with the issues of illegal immigration and what that sometimes can mean. i want to let our viewers know really what you're seeing, head of gop. they're beginning the program. donald trump is expected to speak at any moment. we'll listen in to see what he has to say and whether or not he addresses what he is seeing outside. this is nothing new for mr. trump. this is frankly where we're at politically a little bit in this country at this point is people people have a lot of poll passion for politics and maybe that is good thing at a national level and both of you are bringing up. richard, real quick -- let me bring in connell mcshane back. he is standing by once again. we saw you earlier following the protesters around. what are you hearing? reporter: what happened now,

. >>> pelican bay state prison sits in near pristine wilderness on the coastline of northern california. >> we're located just miles from the oregon border just in from the coast. so we're fairly remote. we're not surrounded by nothing. >> it's no accident that pelican bay is isolated hundreds of miles from the state's major cities. >> we fight an unending battle to keep the communication from our security housing unit inmates, particularly our gangsters, from getting back out to the streets and out of our 1,100 inmates, over 800 have been validated as gang members or associates. >> pelican bay is the toughest prison in the california prison system. it's where the worst of the worst go to. the first time we sent a "lockup" crew was weeks after they suffered their worst gang riot in history. and there was still tension in the air as the crew walked through the gates. >> the riot fought primarily between black and hispanic inmates lasted a little over 30 minutes. one inmate was killed and dozens of others were stabbed or beaten. when we returned five years later, the tension was still pal

cold sfronlt moving into northern california. this is the last one for a few days. gusty winds at the meal immediate coast line especially. when that moves out, this moves in. the warming trend kicks up tuesday into wednesday. that is the day we'll have records across -- we'll have a handful of records. later in the week the opposite. we're track a system with clouds, settling -- setting up shop in southern california. possibly rain showers for friday. friday night and into saturday morning is a better bet. distill a few days away, but we could be track showers a few days out. 60s to the 70s out there. warmest locations are in the 70s. half moon bay is 62. five-day forecast is very interesting. take a look at numbers. -- at the numbers. temperatures will be a good 15 or 25 degrees above average in the bay area. then a sharp drop-off thursday. and maybe a few showers friday. a better bet friday night into saturdays. it could be the deal where you have flip flops out tuesday, answer -- wednesday and winter coat for later in the week. >> and ac in the car and then the

here's the rain t brings rain to extreme northern california. could see some mist and drizzle along our coast tomorrow and the marine layer. as that washes out and building in behind it high pressure, double bearing high pressure, bringing 60s hear today. some showers, perhaps, over the northern mountains in the next couple of days and the snowpack not bad, 86% for just about the entire sierra nevada. 350 right now. in san francisco temperatures have not budged much. 52 half moon bay, mid-50s from mountain view to san jose. 53 oakland. looking a the a lot of cloud cover around the bay. you see the marine layer from the east bay hills camera. that's mt. diablo blow in the distance. 49 with 2 to 3-mile visibility. 50 novato. the delta 52 degrees, as well as concord. and some sunshine there. livermore 52. from the golden gate bridge it looks brighter out there. the deck of low clouds continues to be chewed out. but some of it is going to stay at the coast. we have some clouds this morning, a sunny afternoon. feeling like spring today and tomorrow.

scientific information, possible areas include the midwest, new england, and reach farther into northern californiad encompass the bay area. >> it is a little bit warmer, the entity entity is little bit higher, and california is not their normal home. when they introduce themselves to the area, they will take hold and it will be very difficult to eradicate them. >> reporter: the specific strain of mosquitoes has not yet arrived to the bay area, but that does not mean it won't. and women like medina are on edge. >> we are going to continue to try to stop these mosquitoes from coming in over the year. >> reporter: there's not - - there is not much they can do until the species shows up. but they are keeping a a wary eye out. >> i will definitely tell my friends and keep an eye out. >> we have to do everything we can to keep this invasive species out of the area. make sure there is no standing water around your house because these mosquitoes can infect anyone and they can spread live a in anywhere with a capful of water or more. >> they have been fielding calls and testing for the mosquito that carrie

we had some yesterday over thesierra in northern california. yet there were areas in the valley that had sun. it ended up being a mostly cloudy day. temperatures 60s for many. you can see some up in the sierra nevada. there is a weak system there that might produce light rain. got some yesterday in northern sacramento valley. santa rosa 50. san jose 57. half-moon bay low 50s. same for burkeley. few temperatures in the north are in the 40s. a lot in the 50s. system to the north will swing in here. this will be a weak system. it will give a cooler brush heading towards wednesday night and thursday. we'll get light rain, not a lot. 54 sacramento. same in monterey. sierra nevada hit-and-miss shower activity falls apart. a little system is sweeping in. it should help disrupt the lower cloud deck. rain over the next five days. unless you are in humble county i don't expect much. much. this system will have cooler air coming in on thursday. lots of clouds here. some sun today. 60s for most. near normal temperatures. couple very low 70s. looking for lo

making its way through northern california. the warning public health officials have issued tonight. plus. new warning about global warming's impact on humans. and. wisconsin is shaping up to be a pivotal state in the republican run for the white house. >> gary :and we have the sports highlights coming up a little bit later the broadcast >> brittney : today was a mild day and tomorrow is going to be much warmer and we are tracking record-breaking temperatures on wednesday at a let you know what to expect come up my full forecast mmm. bacon is lookin good. let's instabrag. honey, jalapeño boom boom, h-how is there no bacon emoji? denny's new honey jalapeño bacon, part of the red white and bacon menu. denny's. welcome to america's diner. >> pam :presidential candidates donald trump and hillary clinton are heading into tomorrow's wisconsin primary. ahead in the number of total delegates. but behind in the polls. victory in wisconsin will provide the winner with a healthy crop of delegates. democrat - hillary clinton trails bernie

up next to the new developments from a northern california courtroom. >>> plus birth control without a prescription. not quite over the counter. more on the new law that takes effect here in california. >> new developments on a break in the case of the stabbing outside of a bar in san jose last month. police have now arrested a suspect, 29-year-old joseph hernandez. accused of stabbing a man out in the street following a fight inside the willow den bar on march 17th. the victim did survive. surveillance video was released and they say a tip from the public helped them make an arrest. hernandez was wanted on previous warrants for have and drug possession. >>> a 19-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in san jose university. police are not talking about the case. investigators were looking for surveillance video. the victim did not attend san jose state but was around students when it happened. >> you could hear the gunshots from my place. >> what did you hear? >> like three gunshots. and then someone sped off. >> at this time no information on a motive or a descripti

there are 172 republican delegates up for grabs in california. >>> water officials today announced that farmers in the northernsacramento valley can expect their full water supplies this year while some in the central california area will likely get only a small part of what they asked for. the u.s. bureau of rec clam plaitionz says in spite of almost average rainfall this year california remains in a drought emergency. and while northern california farmers are seeing relief, officials say some san joaquin valley farmers will get just 5% of their usual federal allotments. farmers who are getting the water say it's vital for them and important to the local economy. >> i'm assuming that would translate into better jobs throughout the system that is involved with agriculture, both on farm as well as with the supporting services. >> meantime state officials say they'll provide about 45% of the water requested by customers. more than twice last year's amount. >> time to get another check of the weather. another dry day but beautiful around the bay area. back to meteorologist mark tamayo for a check of the forecast.

. >> there's no such thing as a good spring here in northern california, but unfortunately this spring has a lot of pollen and it's making people unfortunately and i think el nino has definitely contributed. >> he said the allergy season didn't start earlier, but compared to past drought years the ash and oak trees are in full bloom this spring and grass pollen will follow later this month. >> you fry and go out through your day and you got all these allergies, you're like man, how am i supposed to last? >> to help you avoid pollen, keep your windows closed on windy days. change your clothes and shoes when you get home and shower and wash pollen out of your hair before bed. >> otherwise all that pollen will go from your hair into your pillow and sheets and then you'll be rolling around in pollen all night. >> he recommends using medicine like antihistamines to prevent symptoms and not wait till you get them. he said tips and over the counter medicine work with most people, but if not, he recommends seeing your doctor. >> terrible because you feel like you have a cold or something, but

>> we wanted to create a northern california style of ramen. in japan, there are so many different styles. tokyo, hokkaido, we are trying to do something that is really unique to oakland and unique to california. >> i think what we talk about locally toward food, it is not a compromise. it adds to what you guys are making. >> yeah, these ingredients taste better. it is good for the world. it is good for the people who work on the farm. if they thrive we thrive. >> and the earth thrives at the end of the day. >> reporter: we mentioned three owners, one of your owners will take us on a tour of the kitchen and everyone inside. let's talk about the local ingredients. when you talk japanese, can you get everything locally with the type of food you are making? >> that is one of the things we struggled with at the beginning. one of the first things we tried to find was nori. so we found a forager up in mendocino that brought us. this is pork bone broth that has become very popular. yes, this rolls at a boil for 14 hours. the first thing we have here is

this system has a better shot at getting a little bit of rain over northern california. in the models backed off just a little bit, but we were holding on to the hope that we could see light rain friday morning. partly to mostly cloudy skies and 46 in santa rosa, 46 in napa and 49 in novato. into the south bay, 57 in san jose, 55 in oakland and 52 in redwood city. half moon bay in the upper 40s right now. dropping off a good 5 to 10 degrees today, mba expected for santa rosa today. yesterday in the 80s, and 75 expected for san rafael, and low 80s for antioch in brentwood as opposed to the upper 80s. 73 in oakland, 73 in san francisco, and yesterday san francisco hit 83, so you will feel the difference. 10 degrees cooler in san jose as well, 75 in the forecast for santa cruz.>>> if you're going to see the giants play, 66 and partly cloudy skies, game time at 7:05 pm. >>> the extended forecast, temperatures dropping and continuing to call into wednesday. increasing clouds on thursday, and fridays not only the coolest day, but a chance of scattered showers in the forecast.

citi national bank, providing loans and lines of credit to help northern california businesses grow. >>> do you know who this man is? dennis fong is like joe namath, if joe namath were in the video game business. is your team more important than your product? mark sigel thinks so. this author shows us how human evolution is speeding up. reporters michelle quinn of the "mercury news" and jacob ward of al-jazeera america this week on >> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. i don't immediately understand every trend in technology, i'm not much of a snapchat user, for instance. but i try to get the gist of every new thing. but this surprised me. this is the inside of the s.a.p. center in san jose during a video game tournament. thousands of people, packed to the rafters, watching other people play video games. now, they do this in person and they watch online. it's a huged by. amazon paid $1 billion for a video game channel called twitch and others have sprung up as well, showing off video. gaes to millions, raptor and some called plays tv has more than 1. 5 million year. that was c

and so what that means is northern california cities are going to see softer, or in some cases no mandatoryercentages that they have to hit, like they have in the past. southern california is likely to see many of them kept in place. >> so these fines that we've had up here in the bay area, those could go away? >> correct. so for example, i'll just pick a city, like san jose, there's a 20% mandatory reduction on water use that came from the state, which is compared to 2013 levels. have to cut by 20%. i'm just making this up, but that could be cut by the state to perhaps 10%. >> what about agriculture, they use most of the water in southern california and we did have a lot of questions about that on our facebook page as well. what is the impact on them? >> farms in california use 80% of the water that people use in the state. they actually have had to use ground water, and we've heard about the overpumping of ground water to stay in business in the central valley, because we haven't had reservoir storage until right now that has allowed water to be transferred to them. interestingly, what ha

in the same way that the gold and may northern california important places like texas, alaska -- oil s very important here in southern california, especially in places like huntington beach in long beach in the central valley. announcer: our cities tour staff travel to long beach, california, to learn about its history. learn more about long beach and other stops on our tour at c-span.org. tour.span.org/cities you are watching american history tv on c-span3. next, a panel of academics and archivists sure the message they used to preserve audio from radio, film, and television. some of the collections discussed and closed the in your historical archives, vox pop radio, and television recordings, native american radio broadcasts and orphaned , meaning nonmainstream productions discarded by their owners. this part of the national conference hosted by the library of congress in conjunction with the radio preservation task force. it is about one hour -- 1.5 hours. >> i think we are ready to start. good morning. at thefaculty member university of virginia and i will chair this panel. keepin

northern california has received plenty in recent weeks. but as ben tracy reports, when it comes to drought relief, it's hardly a drop in the bucket. >> reporter: two million gallons of water per minute poured out of one of california's largest reservoirs because it was simply too full. full. this has really changed quickly. >> reporter: absolutely. >> reporter: carl torgersen of the department of water resources saz a so-called march miracle of heavy rain fueled by el nino has filled many of northern california's lakes. how much and how quickly has this reservoir risen? >> well, this reservoir has risen about 216 feet since december, and 97 feet in the month of march alone. >> reporter: this is what it looked like five months ago, a nearly empty lake orville. walls of dirt hundreds of feet high, bridges suspended in the air. but this is what the same lake now looks like full. look how far of the water line has climbed, and it is still rising, thanks to snow melting in nearby mountains. california's snow pack is the deepest it's been in fiv

>> a northern california man wants the couples outside his home to "get a room."he public shaming he hopes will clean up his neighborhood. >>> i'm devin fehely with tonight's top story. tesla taking orders while the public takes notice. the model 3 is the iconic electric car company's economy line coming in at $35,000 and expected to hit the streets sometime in december of 2017. >>> also in the news tonight, san francisco police officers caught sending racist and homophobic texts yet again. and now the district attorney says the problems in the department are bigger than the police want to admit. the chief says the bad officers don't reflect the entire department. and if they aren't gone already, they will be soon. >>> a health alert for the bay area. a new map from the cdc now places our region in the potential hot zone for the zika virus. with the possibility of infected mosquitos coming here, kpix 5's emily turner found out pest companies are very busy right now. emily? >> reporter: they very busy, very popular because everyone wants to know is it going to affe

fighting words before game five. >>> we begin with wild weather over paris of northern california.y rare phenomenon around here, take a look at this. a guy boating on lake berryessa in napa county spotted a funnel cloud that touched down making it a waterspout. right now severe weather over much of the central valley. >> pretty good-sized hail coming down. >> also this afternoon, hail pelting cars and rancho cordova in sacramento county and you can see it came down hard in one person's backyard. this was further south of there in florence. pea sized pellets of ice littering the ground. >> fire officials in stanislaus county shared this photo on social media of hail damage in the valley home area. you can see the storm knocked down part of a roof. kpix 5's chief meteorologist paul deanno has been tracking the spring storm on hi-def doppler. >> the central valley has seen most of the severe weather and thunderstorms today where right now just south of downtown sacramento a new lightning strike over the past five minutes and even some lightning accompanying snowfall, thundersnow, in t

water continues to flow into our most important northern california reservoirs. your weather headlines, clear and mild tonight. how mild? forget about the 30s, forget about the 40s. we are looking at mainly temperatures only dropping to the mid-50s. start your morning off pleasantly. fremont 57 degrees. san jose 55. san rafael 54. warm tomorrow. warm to hot record highs likely. how warm? 90s. 92 for you in san jose. mountain view 90. redwood city 92. even close to 80 at the beach. 84 warm degrees in san francisco. and record daily high likely to be set in san rafael with a high of 71. then thursday, look what happens. forget about the 90s or the 80s. we're riding down. we're going to have highs only in the 60s and 70s. it also will be cloudy come thursday afternoon. it's not just clouds. by lunchtime friday, there will be scattered showers here in the bay area. so forget about a heat wave. it's only one day the heat but several days of cooler weather, which begin as early as thursday. look at the extended forecast. super warm tomorrow. we're talking up to 25 degr

santa rita is the nortenos, the northerners, they are for the most part hispanic inmates from northern californiainent gang. minimum, medium, maximum, they're a prominent gang. you can have a minimum, a norteno in for petty theft, put in general population. >> their arch-rivals made up of hispanics from southern california, are vastly outnumbered. >> when they come in here to our facility because we are up in northern california, this is all considered norteno territory. we have to keep them separate from both the general population, and other gang members, for the most part. >> takes heart to be a soreno in northern california. >> miguel, a soreno from san diego depends on heart. because he can't rely on much else. >> well, anybody could beat me up, you know. it has happened before. >> i got dropped one time. passed by nortenos. i said something, they flipped my chair over. i fell over. yeah. >> nieves has served prior jail sentences for crimes, including residential burglary, burglary of a vehicle, and illegal possession of a firearm. now he has nine months for possession of ammunition by a fel

the search for a 2-year-old boy here in northern california. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. kris and scott both off this afternoon. this is 2-year-old jacob vargas. he was abducted out of soledad in monterey county. the dad left him in a car that was warming up. he went back outside couldn't find the car or his son. jacob was wearing a beige beanie and a blue sweater of the car is a 2015 black honda accord with california license plate 7lie244. it has damage to the left rear bumper and tinted windows. if you have any information, please call police. >> we're going to stay on top of this breaking news and will bring you the latest on air and online. we sent out push alerts on this breaking news to also get your updates on your smartphone. download our nbc bay area app. >>> right now we're following a developing story. there is an intense search for people trapped underneath rubble in japan. a strong earthquake struck southern japan this morning knocking down buildings and homes. so far at l

you were in southern california, now you're in northern california.might be going back to mexico. does that get tiring for you? andres: [speaking spanish] julio: yes. [laughing] andres: [speaking spanish] andres: [speaking spanish] damian: and, you've played all over the world. what's your favorite places? is it el palacio de bellas artes, is it degollado, or, is it cash creek? where--what's your favorite place? julio: well, mariachi vargas belongs to all the world. we feel great playing in japan, and usa, and czech republic, and spain, europe, south america. mariachi vargas belongs to all the world. damian: so, even if they don't understand the music in the czech republic or in japan, if they don't know the words, they still come to see you across the world? julio: yeah, yeah, yeah. when we was performing in czech republic in the theater, at the film theater, where the people come from around europe, spain, turkey, germany, france, around the world, they come to see mariachi vargas with the symphony orchestra over there. damian: well, this is a speci

this evening, they'll pop up over the cascades, next two days, especially friday, northern california, mountains of california, descent amount of rain. that's great. as far as today's forecast, we finally cooled it off slightly, still above average in seattle, 74. boise, 87, northwest begins to boise, 87 degrees, that's gorgeous. enjoy that. >> nice stuff out there. that's picture perfect. >> the low humidity, 70s, 80s, that's what most people prefer. >> thank you, bill. >>> up next, a 24 hour waiting period and a sworn statement may be required for anyone wanting to get viagra for sex. that's what one state ledge lay tore -- legislator is proposing. fomo, the fear of missing out. whack key tobacky. hella, revenge important, the post of sexually explicit minls. nomophobia. that's scary. you're watching "early today." this is 100% useful for a 100% fresh mouth. what's it like to not feel 100% fresh? we don't know. we swish listerine®. as do listerine® users. the very people we studied in the study of bold. people who are statistically more likely to stand up to a bully. do a yoga hands

>> we wanted to create a northern california style of ramin. in japan there is so many different styles. a tokyo style and smaller styles. we are doing something unique to oakland and to northern california and that is local and sustainable and using local ingredients. >> and when we talk about the locally sourced food, its not a compromise but adds to what you are making. >> yes, the ingredients taste better, hands down. it is good for the people and the people that work on the farm and we thrive. >> and the earth lives. >> yes. >> one of the owner is going to take us on a tour. >> another owner of the ramin shop, let's talk about the ingredients. you said when you are cooking japanese you talked about getting the ingredients locally. >> that is one of the things we struggled with at the beginning and one of the first things we tried to find was nori and we found it. we translate this to a broth that is popular. >> it is. >> this stays on a boil for 14 hours. these are bamboom shoots from north of california. and we wanted to have it. >> and i

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the entire state, at least northern california down through central california getting the brunt of this. southern california dry at the moment. they are not likely to see much of any of this. but as we roll through our afternoon, here is 3:00, scattered showers. here is 7:00, notice right there in san francisco, mainly dry. but if you are going to see the giants game, it will be cool, it will be cloudy. and we will leave in a slight possibility of a little drizzle. a few sprinkles. it shouldn't be too bad. as we get into the evening hours we will be drying out. temperatures in the 50s to low 60s . 59, sfo. low to mid 50s over portions of the north bay. it is a cool one. as we get into the afternoon, we have low 60s pacifica, san francisco, 63. mid 60s in antioch. temperatures will be slightly warmer as we get into your bay area weekend and we will be dry. i'll have a look at that as we get into your saturday as well as sunday. coming up in the next half hour, but again, if you are planning on today, keep the umbrella handy. back to you. >> beautiful. thank you rosemary. >>> bart is plan

it was good rain for northern california. just not southern california. clouds and some sun.. cooler. we'll get rain and it will be out of here. santa rosa 68. low 48. 68 is at 3:00 p.m. i think we'll have sun. a system coming by should fuel things up on the low cloud deck. might be a few hit-and-miss showers. you can see there is a little bit up there. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. temperatures running cooler here this morning. north bay temperatures upper 40s or low 50s. quite consistent here. tent here. that system is dragging across. there is not a lot to it. 34 truckee. 54 monterey. once the system goes by it will give us a sun deck later today. tomorrow we'll focus our attention to the north. next system will make it late wednesday more likely early thursday. thursday morning we'll be busy. after that system goes by we expect a nice weekend. lots of clouds. some sun. near normal to slightly below normal temperatures. enough sun with upper 60s. looks like a lot of mid 60s in the mix. temperatures stay cool through thursday. then they'll start to jump for what looks to

when her grandfather, james allen, is a lumberjack in northern california.es, a widower with a son in the army, sees redwood trees so massive that several men can easily fit inside the hollowed trunks. one day, during a sudden rain squall, he seeks shelter in the trunk of a giant redwood. that's when it occurs to james that he could actually make a home out of one. >> it was the tail end of the depression. he couldn't afford to buy a regular house. my grandma had already passed away. >> so james allen combs the forest for a suitable tree. he finally discovers the perfect one on the property of the georgia-pacific lumber company, near eureka, california. >> he traded the lumber company for that section of log for work. and then it took him four months to burrow out all the wood and a year and a half to complete the house. it was all done by hand. >> today, most of those lumber mills are gone. what was once called the "redwood empire" is now a state park. >> welcome to humboldt redwoods state park. >> oh, my gosh. these trees are so beautiful. >> and they're t

tomorrow his campaign will open its first northern california office in oakland rock ridge neighborhoode were in oakland yesterday for the opening of hillary clinton's first california campaign headquarters one of 7 coming in the state. it's located in downtown oakland. >>> bay area soup pack has launched an ad attacking republican trump and cruz on the environment. >> all of this with global warming and a lot of it is a hoax. >> this is tv ad by climate action it's part of 25 million dollar voter registration drive headed by the san francisco billionaire and climate activist. the campaign intends to rally millennial around environment issue. >> we'll try to go to voters to try to educate, energize and work through groups already on the ground so there's a lot of vote tore voter con taichblingt more than 7 million californians eligible to vote but not registered. that is changing. democratic registration in the state is up 185 percent while republican registration has jumped 63 percent since 2012. deadline to register to vote or to register for particular party is may 23rd. you can requ

the energy is going to press on saturday afternoon in homes and bars all over northern california. >>he warriors are great for the bay area's economy. >> this place opened during the warrior playoff season last year and they hope this year is a repeat. and that requires warriors' gear. >> i have decided to support my local team and buy some warriors gear. >> you already have warrior gear. >> i can't get enough. >> this is the shirt everyone is coming in to get. including 11-year-old bella and her 7-year-old sisters. >> it shows the words that we love them. >> do you think if you wear a hat or shirt it may bring him luck? >> it could. >> we expect a qek 16-0 -- 16-0. >> if you are thinking of going to the game, beware of ticket fraud. people are stealing bar codes from the photos of tickets posted on-line. on wednesday night 60 tickets wouldn't scan. >> the biggest issue is people bought tickets from a third party site. then problems occur and the bar code doesn't scan and they are not able to get in the game. >> even fans without tickets can enjoy the new tailgate on the south side of

. >> reporter: in northern california. >> walk back to the sound of my voice. back to me. >> you all right? >> yeah. >> reporter: charged him with first degree murder. pam's daughters were relieved when they got the news. >> all i could think to myself was finally. >> reporter: what was that like? >> it was like yea, then it was like this is reality all over again. >> reporter: meaning, of course, reliving the crime at the trial. >> i'm antsy. i'm eager. >> reporter: you want to go and testify? >> yeah. i want there to be over. and i know that i need to cope with whatever answer comes. >> your opening. >> yes, your honor. >> reporter: then here it was, february 25th, 2016. already ralph had managed a victory, had tied prosecutor ryan brackley's hand, in one way, anyway. >> well, we try to tell the entire story about ralph candelario and ralph candelario's life. >> reporter: in other words, the very suspicious disappearance of dena, the first wife, whose body has never been found. but -- >> ultimately the judge denied that motion, and we went to trial without th

here in northern california, we're sitting just right with our reservoirs average. the state managers had to release quite a bit of the water. >> still maintain empty reservoir space in case a large flood comes along. >> reporter: the state won't likely lift the water restrictions completely but lunn believes it will get better. >> in it's dry, it will be a relatively happy interlude. >> that was jennifer reporting on the drought. >>> meanwhile, yesterday, state lawmakers approved the plan that would raise the minimum wage to $15 over the next six years. the governor says the plan to sign the bill into law on monday making a california the first nation in the state to commit a large pay increase for low income workers. last night, new york passed its own $15 an hour bill. >>> the golden gate bridge and other tourist hot spots helped set a record for tourism in the city by the bay. 24.6 million tourist visited the city last year breaking the record in 2014. tourists spent more than $9 $9 billion in san francisco last year. >>> plans in the works to revamp a resort. t

first, the northern california cherry blossom is underway this weekend. there's time to catch more festivities today, sunday, april 10th. and the parade is next sunday april, 17th. i'll be joined by my colleague on the nbc bay area float. everything will center around japan street. go to nbcbayarea.com for more details. >>> then the 28th annual filipino cultural night featuring the group. it will take place on friday april 29th, and 30th. taking place at the schools of arts and cultural at the mexican heritage plaza. for presale opportunities and more information go to nbcbayarea.com. >>> and another of my favorite events the san jose japan town will take place, as you might expect, in san jose's japan town on sunday, may 1st and showcase the event on the april 24th show of "asia-pacific america." for our show today musician ann tran will be performing for us. don't miss it! we're happy to have with us ann tran a musician who is performing and singing at the children of dragon festival next week. she is a senior at limbrooke high school. >> thank you. >>

. >> in northern california it is an index and they determine these are where the main reservoirs are and we are above average. lake shasta andoryville and it is above average and central california below average but the water is stored there. that is great for us because our reservoirs are doing great, the small ones like crystal springs and the ones in morin county and lake shasta and lakeoryville having 120% of rainfall that is el niÑo delivering. didn't deliver in central california like it should have but it did in northern california. to answer your question, we did very well especially where it matters. >>> and looking for more on wednesday. thanks, bill. >>> coming up, a red carpet. people dressed up but not a movie premier or award ceremony. this is about historic cars and a historic race. >>> new at 6:30, the future of flying is here. experimental plane making its way around the world without any fuel is now in the bay area. we will give you an upclose look at the plane. >>> dozens of drivers and classic cars are hitting the road in san francisco today for a four day race of

they will go on to represent northern california on goodwill tours and los angeles, seattle, hawaii and japan. >>> your time is 4:26 am.>>> and how the giants rallied past the dodgers in the four-game series, and what they managed to do for the first time in decades. >>> and we have a curious go -- goat and wondering into the starbucks. >>> a decent start with no major problems on the east shore freeway, your commute when we come back. >>> for some it was okay, and good for others, and especially around vallejo, concord, pittsburg. >>> good morning everybody and welcome to mornings on 2, on this april 11 and this monday morning and i am brian flores. >> and i am claudine wong. >>> bright and cheery at 4:30 am. >> we had a very impressive system

. >>> it was a chaotic scene in northern california yesterday, angry protesters broke through anbar caid outside an event -- barricade outside the event where donald trump was supposed to speak. he abandoned his motorcade and walked through the back door. one inside it was business as usual. etches the speaker at the california republican hotel in san francisco. >>> i went under a fence and through a fence and oh, boy felt like i was crossing the border actually. you know? >>> from that cool reception from the republican veterans and donors he said he can win the presidency without the backing of the national party. >>> days ahead of indiana primary, ted cruz picked up a key endorsement. governor mike pens announced he is backing the senator calling him a principled conservative. he spoke kindly of donald trump, but cruz is touting his new major supporter. >>> i was honored and humbled to receive the support of mike pense who earned the respect of hoosiers and respect of those across the country. >> reporter: john kasich was at a town hall in san francisco. all three gop spoke at the rep

. >> in the meantime, you have a northern california team playing against a southern california team.o be big. that's the case here. the game, if you still want to come, tickets are still available even though it's expected to sell out. the lowest price we could find was about $82 and the most expensive one, $775. so there's still a big range of tickets out there. people who come, i do want to show you this, it's been too cold for me to take off my jacket on the ice but everybody is going to be getting one of these shirts with the retro sharks logo on the back. it says 16 for the 2016 playoffs so they're telling people arrive here early. there's going to be a street fair. it's going to be so much fun from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. there's going to be a dj, music, drinks, former sharks players, and the most important part, sharky. gasia is laughing, one of our anchors at the station. oh, look. >> lots of love to you, sharky. >> janine de la vega live. thank you for your report. i would say she seems like she's having a very good time on the ice. >> she's a san jose native so i imagine this is

saturday averages in homes and bars, all over northern california. >> the warriors are great for the bay area economy. >> this place opened during warriors playoff season last year and they hope this year is a repeat, and that requires warriors gear. >> i decided to come and support my local team and buy warriors gear. >> you already have warriors gear. >> i can't get enough. it's all over the place. this is the shirt everyone is coming in to get, including 11-year-old bell law and her sister. >> it shows the warriors, that we love them. >> you think if you wear a hat or shirt it might bring them luck? , yeah, it could. >> we expect a quick 16-0 here. let's get it done. and bring on another championship to northern california. >> if you are thinking of going to the game, beware of ticket fraud. people are stealing bar codes from photos of tickets posted online. on wednesday night 60 tickets wouldn't scan. >> the biggest issue we have is people who bought tickets from a third party site. problems occur and the bar code doesn't scan and they aren't able to get into the game. >> even fa