if you're watching us on knsdnbc in san diego california, indulge in the sights and smells of 300 plantsand that's your pacific event of the day. love those flowers. >> no kidding. all right, ryan, thanks so much. here's an early look at sports and entertainment. the top-rated r-rated comedy makes a comeback. 21 jump street starring the unlikely duo of jonah hill is looking to regain the box office that was enjoyed last summer. experts think it will muscle out two-time chance for the top spot with at least $30 millions. and speaking of r-rated comedy success, there's been lots of talk about the overbudgeted, under-performing john carter, there's been less noted for project x. it should actually finish in the top five again this weekend. passing $60 million in earns. and finally, russel grabbing a photographer's phone monday and throwing it through a nearby window. he joked that he did it as a tribute saying, quote, since steve jobs died, i can phot bear to see anyone use an iphone e irreverently. >> is that the one where he goes for the crazy things to crdraw attention to himself? >> may

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. >>> sÍ, maria elena, todo el mundo habla de esto, a la tarde, fue detenido en san diego california,lifornia tambiÉn la policÍa dijo que abel gutiÉrrez, veterano de la guerra de irak le disparÓ a su hermana de 14 aÑos matandola, y se suicidÓ, su madre estÁ saparecida, y fraude luego de elantien el salvador, cientos de inconformes salieron a calles para reclamar por lo que consideran irregularidades del proceso. >>> muy importtes, gracias ilia, vamos al corte comercial, al volver veremos por quÉ george clney pasÓ horas bajo o arresto en la capital del paÍs, miles amanecieron haciendo fila en estados unidos para comprar la nueva tableta ipad de apple volvemos y le contamos. ♪. ♪. >>> muchos indocumentados sienten que caminos se le cierramos, algunos no pueden ingresar a la universidad, los que se gradÚan no pueden aspirar a un buen trabajo, para los angustiados, hay dos guÍas que ofrecen opciones, nuestro corresponsial jaime habla de la iniciativa que naciÓ, una idea de una joven que lo viviÓ en cae propia. veamos. >>> en estados unidos hay casi un millÓn de estudiantes como alma, quie

su enojo aumentÓ, segÚn la causa criminal de una corte federal de san diego california, un agente ene infiltrÓ en su organizaciÓn para lavar dinero y vender cocaÍna. consuegro y compadre del chapo guzmÁn. y en el 2011 el jefe antidrogas de la oficina federal mexicana. >>> victor manuel felix felix, relacionado con el cartel del pacÍfico el narcotraficante fue capital radio por los informes de la dea. segÚn el documento, que telemundo tuvo acceso. el agente se hizo llamar josÉ luis. le decÍan el 050. y por mÁs de un aÑo recibiÓ del cartel de sinaloa, mÁs de 4 millones de dÓlares. mismos que tuvo en el sistema financiero de estados unidos. bajo supervisiÓn de la dea. traficÓ mÁs de 4 toneladas de cocaÍna. en el poder legislativo, mexicano, la noticia estllÓ como una bomba. >>> no tenemos noticias de esas acciones, que el gobierno de nadie. hace con la vo lunes r lunes estado del gobierno federal. interroga sobre sus rivales a un hombre amarrado. no sabÍa que su organizaciÓn estaba infiltrada por un agente que metÍa y sacaba dinero en bancos y casas de bolsas de diversas ciudades de est

. >>> look at this the penguins were at sea world in san diego, california.e'll be right back. >>> hundreds of homes were damaged when and earthquake shook parts of mexico it was a 7.4 magnitude. there are no reports of serious injuries or deaths. the eldest first daughter is in mexico. but she was a hundred miles from the epicenter and is doing just fine. >>> president obama is heading to a nuclear security summit in south crore this weekend. he will pay a visit to the military zone. and the white house does say that this visit will show support for u.s. allies in seoul. and it will give the commander and chief to meet with some of the american troops serving on the korean peninsula. >>> and painting to be done by an anonymous artist is in fact the work of vincent vango. experts examined the painting. he painted in 1886. >>> check this train out. a hot air balloon carried what is regarded as the longest bridal train. it's merely two miles long. it took ten seamstresses 100 days to create. >>> some people will not be able to enjoy a day on the water anytime s

. >>> if you're watching us on knsd nbc in san diego, california, kick back and relax through an array of music performed by the city's up and coming artists at fresh sound series at space 4 arts. that's your pacific event of the day. >> sounds lovely. thanks so much. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. last week, it was pregnancy rumors. now, "people" reported snooki is having a baby and getting married. >> let's knock it all out at once. >> what? snooki was seen out yesterday wearing a large diamond ring that reports boyfriend jionni lavalle picked for her himself. >>> the host of "the bachelor" says he approached tim tebow about starring on the show and said the quarterback seemed interested. >> the women are going to line up. i would be on the show. >> ratings gold. >>> former wwe superstar duane johnson, also known as the rock, has signed up to play hercules. >>> miley cyrus is now calling on twitter to take steps against cyberbullying. disturbing there. >>> speaking of twitter, nick lachey announced monday that he and his wife are expecting the

. >>> and strong winds caused all sorts of damage in san diego, california. hail covered the ground, cars while strong gusty wind caused its share of damage yesterday. a large tree fell on top of a car crashing down onto the back window and you can see tree roots were pulled from the ground three feet into the air. and schools in dexter michigan will reopen today after many children in the district went through a tornado that ripped their neighborhood apart. the tornado hit on fridaych the superintendent says they are doing everything they can to help the children ease back into a normal school situation. counselors will ride the buses to answer any questions about what happened and to help students who might see the destruction for the first time as they ride the bus. and let's head over to lynette. the devastation utterly amazing. >> exactly. and unfortunately, they have a chance for some severe weather once again for today. we can see ate across the middle of the -- we can see it across the middle of the nation. we have had this complex missing our area as

>> well, the major example is in san diego, san diego, california, where two of the hijackers received a man who was effectively an employee of the saudi government, probably at the direction of a counselor office of the saudis in los angeles, provided them money, paid for an apartment, arranged for their flying lessons, introduced them to a network of eller and respected saudis in the san diego area who helped give these two men the shelter and protection that they needed in order to prepare for 9/11. >> terry, i've covered a number of these cases, one in particular, involving iranian involvement, support for hezbollah and the death of an american young woman, a teenager, caught in a terror plot in israel. and the department of state, the department of justice have consistently gone against family applications to american courts, not wanting to establish these presence. in your case the department of justice filed suit saying they did not see the direct connection. what do you say to our own government on this point? >> i say open your eyes and take a better look because there is dire

>> if 200 children were abducted in san diego, california, where i'm from -- >> he's down to 200 followersif that happened in san diego, california, in new york city, 200 children abducted and forced to kill their parents. if that happened here, in my home it would be all over the news. i's taken 26 years for this to hit the news. >> well, it's been in the news for years, it's just not been in the front as you're making it. >> right. we cared but we didn't know what to do. now we know what to do about it. >> let me ask you. i want to give you a chance to talk about some of the criticism. specifically there is a criticism that too much of the money, that only 32% of the money that invisible children get goes directly to aid children, to help people in uganda. >> right. >> can you answer that? >> the old model of charity or some charities. well, the scott harrison charity water model is 100% goes to clean water. he's a rock star and we love him. we're good friends with him. that's their model and they're proud. our model is threefold. the movie, the movement and the mission. we want to rehab

in san diego, california much higher than that.th in mexico, drivers paying less than $3 a gallon and luring some american drivers across the border and into a country with notorious drug violence as we know. casey stegall is live in los angeles on the story, casey. >> yeah, desperate times call for desperate measures. the average here in california, are you ready? 4.35 a gallon. that is about 50 cents more than what folks are paying in other parts of the country. it is the second highest in america, find hawaii, and that is why some people, like in san diego, for example, they are going a few miles south to fill up their tanks because a gallon of unleaded regular in mexico, running about 2.91. why so cheap? welsh the mexican government regulates the price like in venezuela, to keep their economics engines running. >> well, a lot of it is because mexico has quite a bit of oil production of its own, so, essentially, the state-owned oil company may be forced to sell at certain prices, the refineries who process the oil and sell it at

henry goldbaum from san diego, california. 100 years old. enjoys spending time with his family.you were a kid? history was one page. sweet judy klugerman from lauderhill, florida. 100 today. her secret is paying bridge and an occasional martini. harold potter, take a look at this handsome fellow from hartsgrove, ohio. goes to church every sunday and doesn't mean being confused with harry potter. if he made that much money he'd be with us in florida now. good old helen chinn of san francisco, california. 1 is 00. walks the hills of san francisco every day. you know she's got to be in great shape. happy birthday. this is my game. watch this. nobody ever beats me. send it down, baby. hmm, a hole in one. what do you know? >> all right, willard, thanks. up next, we look ahead to the london olympics with the only three american women to win all-around gymnastics gold. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> back now at 8:38 with today's countdown to london. the summer olympics just 147 days away. some of the world's top gymnasts are in town gearing up for the at&t american cup. but of cour

there's a new study out from the university of california san diego. those who ate chocolate on a regular basis had a lower body mass index. it seems chocolate's ingredients speed up your metabolism. i have a funny feeling there will be another report tomorrow. here it is. that doesn't mean you can eat great amounts of chocolate. so there you g. >>> despite a stunning announcement that stomach reducing operations can reverse and cure diabetes, heart specialists say their number one enemy in the war against it is obesity. doctors say two thirds of americans are either overweight or obese and that number keeps growing. heart specialists say they won't be able it make big strides if they can't reduce our growing obesity problem. abc2news.com is the place for all the health news. check out the page. i'll find today's health headlines as well as different categories. you'll find all the information to keep you and your family noise and safe. >>> we have more health news to tell you b it's a face transplant. we'll tell you how this was done right here in our

from his republican rivals all season long an did it yesterday during a campaign rally in san diego, californiahere he drew distinctions between romney care and the affordable care act. >> there are a lot of reasons not to like obamacare. my colleagues the other day listed a whole series of them, there were about 30 things. i chuckled when i looked down shaking my head at the things obamacare is doing. among them an extra trillion dollars ever spending. now we're told it's more like $2 trillion. >> reporter: of course his chief rival rick santorum lashing into romney care, again as you've been reporting this morning saying on saupbd that romney i sunday that rom nice oo uniquely disqualified to run because of romney care, but he said he would be a vice president. bill: the numbers have doubled and tripled since yesterday. we heard from ron johnson the republican senator of wisconsin last year. he is firmly against this law standing. this hour we want to talk with a physician, a primary care physician in washington. he supports the healthcare law, and a breast cancer survivor who supports the la

, la colonia mÁs grande fuera de australia es nada mÁs y nada menos que en el zoolÓgico de san diego californiaes un gasto innecesario. ec -echaron la orden para atrÁs. ahora en lugar de papeles y folders llevan su propio rollo de papel de baÑo. >> hace muchos aÑos, muchos aÑos mi uela decÍa e se usaba papel periÓdico, de verdad. >> cuando no hay servilletas. >> ve a la cafeterÍa, rÓbele el periÓdico a su jefe o al hombre del presupuesto. (risas) >> oye pero luego... >> ernesto que anda con el paÑuelo. ... >> es un gusto que siga con nosotros. en las noticias de presidente de ecuador accumbre de las amÉr protesta por la exclusiÓn de cuba. desde indonesia donde se encuentra de visita oficial correa anunciÓ que estarÁ ausente en laumbre prevista entre el 14 y el 16 de abril, dijo que no quiere asistir a las cumbres donde no se debaten los problemas de los pueblos latinoamericanos. el mandatario ecuatoriano venÍa diciendo que podrÍa boicotear la cumbre, en solidaridad con el gobierno de la isla cubana que por consenso no fue invitado. el buen olfato de perros adiestrados permitiÓ ubicar mÁs de 20.

san diego state. you're going to have two california teams go in the ncaa tournament. going to make it and the other will be san diego state. >> should be interesting. >> of course, st. mary's,,,,,,,

a new study at the university of california san diego found that those who ate chocolate on a regularasis had lower body mass index meaning you could lose weight. lower bmi groups didn't eat fewer calories or exercise more than heavier people. it seems chocolate's properties increase your metabolism and they offset calories consumed. >> all right. >> it's two years since the bp oil spill and life in the gulf has been struggling to get back to normal. >> we will show you what scientists say they are worried about with the future of marine life. >> and president obama's candid conversation with a world leader heard by -- heard by all. what he said in open mike coming up next and as we head to break, a live picture of the u.s. supreme court day two of oral arguments regarding the obama affordable health care act." good morning maryland" continues in a bit. >>> news time 6:23. and two years after the deep water horizon oil spill we are seeing new evidence of the impact on the gulf of mx colt scientist discovered dead or dying coral colonies covered in oil and organic materials. researcher

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study of elderly spanish english bilinguals university and scientists at the university of california san diego found that individuals with higher degrees of bilingualism were more resistant. others to the onset of dementia and alzheimer's disease basically the stronger the individuals were and speaking two languages the later the age of onset of dementia alzheimer's affects millions of americans every year so horrible disease so discovering that something as simple as learning a second language could help prevent it is a remarkable discovery who could have imagined the words we hear the conversations we have every day that have such a profound effect on our brains and our lives. coming up inside the daily take when it comes to the trayvon martin tragedy george zimmerman isn't the only want a lot on his aunt's i'll tell you who else helped pull that trigger after the birth . just put a teacher of the need for those like nine years old until she told the truth. i think that's an i'm going to get a sense that i was having hip hop music and. she was kind of the just. and very little that can see i

. >> wait till you get to california. san diego zoo. >> oh, my gosh. >> where all the best animals are. >> sea world in san diego. places to go for newt gingrich. >> we have wisconsin, d.c., maryland, santorum is not on the ballot. april is a cruel month for rick santorum. connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania, we talked about, rhode island, friendly for mitt romney. may could be kinder. places that would be good for rick santorum. >> june, utah, cherry on top for mitt rom knney. nobody in wisconsin is paying attention to this primary. they're all so focused on the recall. there are 21 offices set up for governor walker. there is one mitt romney office in state of wiuof wisconsin. to act that the state is a tell-all is kind of silly. >> sorry, rick walker, scott walker, la-la, there has been some sort of verbiage out there that the recall effort will mirror what happens in november with president obama and wisconsin voters being a bellwether for maybe the rest of the country. we will of course see what happens. >> as steve

. >> the study from the university of california san diego finds that people who eat chocolate on a regular basis have a lower body mass index. exercise and diet do not factor into this study. chocolate may increase your ma temperature tab rich -- may increase your metabolism offsetting the extra calories. researchers warn this does not mean you can eat all the chocolate you want. >> a little dark square of the chocolate can be good for you. now it can keep you skinny. >>> a rare art display is here from japan as part of the cherry blossom celebration. coming up jessica gives us a sneak peek. >>> hope you didn't put that coat away because you will need it this morning. howard has your weather first when 9news now returns. stay with us. >>> jacket weather this morning. we're down in the 20s and 30s to start. by noontime mid-40s. bright sunshine today. that's going to help with late afternoon highs in the mid, might even get to the upper 50s. warmer on wednesday. >>> if you're planning to take marc train this morning you'll want to know brunswick 890 is running 30 to 40 minutes late. 872 will

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california republican party is in flux. we saw that with the defection of nathan fletcher this week, the san diego mayoral candidate, one of the party's rising stars. a california assemblyman who defected and said he's going to be an independent. that's blow to the party. that just shows what do republicans want? it's pretty unclear. they're down 13 points in registration to the democrats. at this point, the party needs money. it needs bodies. and yet it is losing some of its bricest esst brightest stars l nathan fletcher. that leaves the republican party in california in doubt. >> the open primary was to make both parties more moderate yet that's not what's happening. >> you're right, michelle. this is, i think, a concern among moderates and those who hope to see the republican party rebounce. the california -- the republican primary in june will only be open to republican registered voters. not to independent voters, unlike the democratic primary. that maieans the more conservate factions of the party will be running for president. ron paul, might have a chance to pick up delegates that could go to romney. the whole profi

san diego. it's his only public appearance of the day. california is the second largest source of campaign cash for romney. tickets range from $1,000 to $2500. it will be hosted by ceo meg whitman. santorum will be in the bay area this week. he will attend a fund-raiser on thursday in alamo. a new poll finds mitt romney has the greatest support out of california raps with 42% of registered voters. santorum is trailing by 19 points with 23% and newt gingrich and ron paul are distant third and fourth. >> labor activists have launched a campaign to encourage companies not to send jobs overseas. locally they have targeted the bay bridge. members of the alliance for american manufacturing paid for two billboards, should be made in america. they have placed those signs off of 880 in oakland and near the bay bridge toll plaza. they say similar ads wi be placed nationwide around dozens of projects so that federal and state leaders can see them. >> kristen: we're enjoying a brief break from the rain but another storm is coming in. >>> looks like we have thin

san diego. it's his only public appearance of the day. california is the second largest source of campaign cash for romney. tickets range from $1,000 to $2500. it will be hosted by ceo meg whitman. santorum will be in the bay area this week. he will attend a fund-raiser on thursday in alamo. a new poll finds mitt romney has the greatest support out of california raps with 42% of registered voters. santorum is trailing by 19 points with 23% and newt gingrich and ron paul are distant third and fourth. >> labor activists have launched a campaign to encourage companies not to send jobs overseas. locally they have targeted the bay bridge. members of the alliance for american manufacturing paid for two billboards, should be made in america. they have placed those signs off of 880 in oakland and near the bay bridge toll plaza. they say similar ads will be placed nationwide around dozens of projects so that federal and state leaders can see them. >> kristen: we're enjoying a brief break from the rain but another storm is coming in. >>> looks like we have th

. >>> this morning, several boats are damaged after a fire at a dock in southern california. san diegoays four boats went up in flames last night at the mission bay yacht club. three of those boats were completely destroyed. the fourth was set to be very heavily damaged. investigators are trying to determine what started that fire. luckily no one was injured. >>> rob mayeda in for christina. >> for high temperatures, we should be seeing 70s and 80s on the map. today, well, we should get into the mid-60s for san jose. and we're adding up the rain totals from last week and the weekend. mostly 50% of average from oakland northward, but lagging behind in the south bay. now the snow pack totals have been updated. we're getting closer to 50% in the northern sierras. despite several feet of snow. this shows you how dry it was in the sierra. we've only come up to about 40 to 37% of average for this time of year. but by this weekend, we will be adding more snow. up toward the high country, temperatures around the bay area, 40s and 50s outside, you really don't need the winter coat on this first

san diego l.a. and stockton. he will likely find receptive audiences in california. latest polls show him with a double-digit lead in the republican primary race. 42 percent of republican voters support romney while 23 percent back rick santorum. newt gingrich and ron paul were a distant third and fourth. thousands of miles to the gallon might still not be enough. test runs have some of california's brightest brains doing fuel-efficient battle. >> there are still showers around the bay area and it will >> there are still showers around the bay area and it will be,,,, >> a hospital that serve the peninsula for more than 50 years is in the process of being demolished. the old peninsula medical center opened in 1955. it was found to be seismically unsafe. the new mill's peninsula medical center opened last may and a parking lot will be built on the side of the old hospital. if you have been to the pomp lately this will be bound to get your attention, according to cal poly engineering students. they're gearing up for this year's eco marathon. it will compete against at l

southern california near 80 today in l.a. and san diego, low to mid 60s increasing clouds sunday.he big change for everybody if you don't get the drizzle or sprinkles, 10° temperature drop by sunday chance of rain monday floodgates open tuesday, wednesday, thursday. hopefully we'll get a half inch to an inch out of some of those systems. >> we've her the easter bunny over there getting ready to go. >> cluck, cluck. >> mike, thank you. >> sure, no problem. >>> new survey out today says google is almost everyone's favorite search engine despite privacy conditions. 83% of u.s. internet users rated the company as their prefered choice up from 47% in 2004. yahoo ranked second with 6% down from 26%. the pe work findingsqm< ñ indice google may be -- the pew findings indicate google may be risking that with privacy settings. >>> is this what you were calling an easter bunny. he's in costume. >> candy commercial. >> love it. >> we'll be right back with mike's speci . >>> today michael finney gives you the best ways to keep telemarketers from getting your number. then at 4:00, you've heard

southern california near 80 today in l.a. and san diego, low to mid 60s increasing clouds sunday.he big change for everybody if you don't get the drizzle or sprinkles, 10° temperature drop by sunday chance of rain monday floodgates open tuesday, wednesday, thursday. hopefully we'll get a half inch to an inch out of some of those systems. >> we've her the easter bunny over there getting ready to go. >> cluck, cluck. >> mike, thank you. >> sure, no problem. >>> new survey out today says google is almost everyone's favorite search engine despite privacy conditions. 83% of u.s. internet users rated the company as their prefered choice up from 47% in 2004. yahoo ranked second with 6% down from 26%. the pe work findingsqm< ñ indice google may be -- the pew findings indicate google may be risking that with privacy settings. >>> is this what you were calling an easter bunny. he's in costume. >> candy commercial. >> love it. >> we'll be right back with mike's special friend copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing bett

today, activists across california converged at a nuclear plant near san diego, saying it's not equipped to handle a large earthquake like the one that hit japan last year. representatives from japan were on hand, both in form of media and victims, two of which spoke at the podium through a translator. southern california edison, the company which operates the plant, says it's safe and safety is its number one priority. management there says their safety plans already address a lot of the demonstrators' concerns. >>> former teen idol davie jones is being remembered in pennsylvania. thousands gathered to pay their railroadses to the former monkies front man. he spent recent winters in florida, and that's where jones died of a heart attack last month. he was 66 years old. >>> it may sound like a broken record, but gas prices are up again. the national average for a gallon of regular is up 12 cents from two weeks ago. that puts it at $3.81, and we only wish we could pay that amount here in california. the state average, $4.32. and of course it's much higher here in the bay area. >>> the sun

romney started his california trip this morning at a medical device company in san diego. he told the crowd he will put all obama care regulations on hold if he becomes president. romney actually has a home in nearby la jolla. he will attend three more california events tomorrow. as for his rival, rick santorum, he joined protesters opposed to obama care outside the supreme court building. he is also headed west this week with a rally and fund-raiser on thursday at the jelly belly candy company in fairfield. a treat that was a big favorite with another republican, president ronald reagan. >>> an odd sight in the south bay. take a look, traffic not backed up, but stacked up. the compute on 280 came to a crawl this morning in san jose. two cars tangled up on the meridian avenue on-ramp getting on to northbound 280. one of the cars ended up underneath the other. thankfully no one was hurt. both drivers were outside of their cars exchanging information when you are crews arrived on the scene. >>> there's a controversial proposal regarding medical marijuana. should there be a ma

san diego. he'll attend more, three more california events tomorrow. rick santorum joins protesters outside the u.s. supreme court building. he also headed west this week with a rally and fund-raiser on thursday at the jelly belly candy company in fairis field. it was a treat but it was a big favorite with another republican you may remember, ronald reagan. >> well, the battle over health care is heating up on capitol hill. the issue is being addressed here in the bay area. local techies are on the case. >> we'll bring in scott budman. scott, what kind of progress are they making? >> reporter: pretty good. more progress than the politicians. new software, new apps developed here to help both you and your company navigate through the fog of health care and to save money. with the health care debate raging in washington -- >> reporter: a roomful of engineers are working in the bay area to make health care more simple regardless of your political party. >> in a nutshell we are looking to provide cost and quality data for health care. >> reporter: castligh

california. today will be a very beautiful afternoon from san diego to palm springs all the way to greater los angelesnd even areas near san francisco will be pretty nice. we are not quite as chilly this morning. 50 in vegas. still a little cool in medford. definitely chilly in nevada. in the interior northwest, we are on the cold side. this afternoon with sunshine, 00%, 100% sunshine, 81 in l.a. not bad in the northwest, o. you know the warm, sunny patterns won't last forever. we have rain coming tomorrow. >> all right, bill, thank you so much. coming up, high hopes for jobs. a new thicker ipad, and the world's youngest self-made female billionaire? you're early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, indications that things are mellowing out between brad and angelina and jennifer aniston? >>> coming up, peyton says good-bye. a buzzer beater by the mvp and what in the world has happened to the lakers? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> the associated press reports a sate

california. under the bill by san diego democrat christine keough, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants andbe able to perform routine abortions in the first trimester. half the counties in california don't have access to abortions. pro-life groups say the bill would minimize the seriousness of abortions. >>> rain coming, lawrence? >> more rain on the way of course some showers yesterday. some reports of some hail around the bay area yesterday afternoon. today could be another interesting day outside. if you are a cloud connoisseur, yeah, this is going to be your kind of day. a lot of those billowing cumulus clouds, cumulonimbus if we're lucky. north bay most of the activity at this time. this is sliding to the south. you can see by our doppler, mount vaca we are seeing some mixed precipitation probably some sleet maybe snow. we could see more of that across the higher mountain peaks so look toward the higher mountains today and you might see a little dusting of snow. out the door, a chance of some showers. high surf continuing toward the coastline. watch out for that. that high surf advisor

california. los angeles, 61. 62, san diego, and sacramento, 58 degrees.the accuweather seven-day forecast, rain turning to showers ons. a break on monday. get ready for more heavy rain tuesday, and wednesday, and bring in wind, too. the ground is sat ratted so -- saturated so we should see trees down. >> alan: the a's are overseas. >> mike: in japan facing the mariners. they will have a few extended cactus team games against two ñ ♪ let me get that door for you... [ man ] i loved my first car... sometimes the door gets stuck... oh sure. ooh! [ man ] ...and then, i didn't. um... [ sighs ] [ man ] so, i got a car i can love a really, really long time. [ male announcer ] for the road ahead, the all-new subaru impreza. ♪ experience love that lasts. >> mike: well, the cactus league winding down this, giants committed to emanuel burress as mike pant know and terrio have been told they're on the trade can block. first inning, buster crushes it. fourth, giants playing long ball. hector sanchez, see ya. 2-4 and the rockies get the win. >> the a's are in tokyo wher

thunderstorms with the bulk of the activity from the salinas area southward into southern california, palm springs, san diego the bay. >> san francisco is the heart and soul of technology. >> he helped create the giant living sculpture called origin. he calls it a machine with a penalty. >> it will lure you and charm you, and it can be violent as well. >> origin is interactive, responding to movement. other exhibits respond to touch. >> i can change all the colors i can move them around. they are magnetic. >> made of over 200 tiny custom computers, this piece tells a bigger story. more and more people communicate through machines but these machines literally communicate through people. >> it starts to pulse and then anything else i touch will take on that color. so i can copy it through my body and it's actually taking, sending a current through my skin to do this. i become a part of the circuit. >> his piece tells a bigger story too, but the voices so often not hurt. >> the choir that you here is a 100-strong choir. all people here were homeless or are currently homeless. >> the creator' project runs saturd

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california? >> caller: booyah from san diego. love san diego. love the dads.ady to play what's going on? >> what do you think about cloud software provider vocs? >> it's not in focus. i don't know and i've got to do work. i know it's been a real bow wow, but i've got to do some work. what's up next? oh, come on, don't hurt me. what's up? how about mike in utah? mike? >> caller: b-b-b-booyah, dr. cramer. beautiful saint george, utah. i'm a long-time viewer. my stock is slca.ç >> that's got fracking sand and as much as i like fracking, i think that stock may have gone too far. i don't want to own it. now i want to go to debbie in massachusetts. debbie? >> caller: hey, jim, a boston booyah to you. mako surgical? >> a lot of people betting against this stock. a lot of people also think it's the next intuitive surgical. i'm going to have to say don't buy because both sides are at war and i don't want to be in the cross fire. no one ever made any money going in and out of that battlefield. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the conclusion of the lightning round. >>