i'm scott budman. coming up tech advice and hints about a possible white house future. >>> also, lights camera san jose. a live look at the opening night of the cinequest film festival. we'll tell you about the superhero taking center stage this evening. >>> plus a nonprofit organization that's growing fast. the group's unconventional approach to charity. it will make you bay area proud. >>> and good afternoon, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. a lot of blue sky here at ocean beach, looking very fantastic. it continues right back towards the oakland hills. we'll let you know how long this continues and our next chance of rain in just a few minutes. >>> we are going backwards in a field that is supposed to be all about moving forward. >> guess who's in town? hillary clinton, at a conference about women in technology. her appearance comes with a heavy dose of political speculation about a possible presidential run next year. scott budman is joining us from santa clara this evening. what's the takeaway this

live if san jose scott budman nbc bay area news. >> smart kids. back tlen then i was playing with play-doh and an be a cuss. >> the washington monument is nearly 10 inches shorter than previously thought. no it's not sinking. the height discrepancy is how the d.c. monument was first measured back in 1884. back then crews measured from a point below the patio. today new maesh measurements taken from the enchance door to the top. the new height, if you like trivia 554'7". >> oh, so you've been measuring wrong. >> so let's look at weather underground sky camera fet work today. and look by all accounts it was another incredible day here across the bay area. temperatures 20 to 25 degrees the past few days. it continues here in tiburon. you can see blue skies in the distance but there is one key thing we are tracking right now. right there in the bottom of the screen and that is fog that's moving in at the immediate coastline. so foggy at the coast today it's fogged in in point reyes. there will be a dramatic impact on our forecast over the next 24 hour

reporting live in san jose scott budman "nbc bay area news." >> scott, thank you. >>> high-tech for safety. b.a.r.t. is now working on new technology to keep its workers safe. you may remember two years ago a train hit and killed two workers while they were servicing the line. neither worker was watching for oncoming trains. now b.a.r.t. wants to create a new system that would stop any train before it enters the workers' safety zone. the federal government is pitching in $5 million for this plan. now, if it works, the system may be used across the country. >>> another safety measure, this one on the bay bridge. here's a live look now at the bridge, which is equipped with a new radar beacon. the beacon helps guide ships in the fog and the dark. it took three tries to get it to operate. now, when the original beacon failed two replacements were installed by caltrans. both failed. finally, a working beacon is in place. it's one of three mounted right there on the bridge to keep ships from striking the bridge supports when visibility is poor. >>> from the bay area to mars several locals have b

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tech reporter scott budman is live in silicone county where the issue is about to take center stage. scott? >> reporter: yes, it is a lead on conference for women that kicks off at 6:00 tomorrow morning. it is sold out. it has an all-star lineup of speakers and has a focus of closing the wage gap. >> it's our time to have wage equality once and forall and equal rights for women in the united states of america. >> it was the rallying cry heard from the oscar stage sent out via social media. >> there are ten seats per table. >> reporter: and while setting up for the sold out lead on conference at santa clara convention center wage equality for women was the hot topic. >> what patricia arquette said at the oscars was fabulous. because it is an issue that has been around for a long time. report it's an issue that hits home in silicon valley where women still earn less than their male counter parts and the 90% of all venture companies goes to companies started by men. among the keynote topic here how to get equal pay. >> everybody, look in the mirror. and ask, what can you do to raise and

scott budman has the story. he joins us live along 101 in san jose with more. scott? >> reporter: janelle, we talk about how traffic is worse lately most likely because tech companies have hire sewed many many employees. but now one local lawmaker says he wants to do more than just talk about it. it's been bad for a while now. >> 30 minutes, 35 minutes everyday. 40 on the way home. miserable. >> i do feel like rush hour is a lot worse. report>> reporter: report traffic. especially along 101. as bay area tobacco companies have gone on a hiring binge. traffic has increased and now south san francisco assemblyman kevin mullen want to do something about it. >> this core doer is critical for the state budget for revenue generated and overall in the state. >> reporter: admitting the assembly bill is early in stages and says cooperation is needed between businesses politicians and traffic authorities for this to get better. >> it is real corridor of innovation and creativity. but our roadway, infrastructure is not keeping pace with the innovation that you're seeing in the pr

reporting live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. it took less than a day for gas prices to go up after yesterday's massive refinery explosion. prices rose about 2 cents a gallon and experts predict it could soar up to 20 cents a gallon. a labor shutdown at a refinery here has contributed to that rise in gas prices. more backup and boots on the ground but not ours. today the u.s. announced a deal with turkey to take down isis. our janelle wang with the details. >> reporter: train and equip rebels to fight isis in that country, something republicans have supported. tonight some continued to criticize the president and his stance on how to label the terror group. president obama doubled down and is not letting up. >> the notion that the west is at war with islamism is a lie. >> reporter: for a second straight day at his white house summit on extremism the president reiterated the problem is not islamic terror and refused to use the term. >> these terrorists are desperate for legitimacy and we can refuse the notion that groups like isil

reporting live from tivo head quarters in san jose scott budman.rea news. >> i rewound a few times. >> me too. >> like most of us. guess who is back home in snowy temperatures and weather of boston. here they are the champions, patriots. playing touchdown about 45 minutes go and thy they are just getting off. that includes tom brady, eddleman. they were supposed to have the parade tomorrow i believe. but we will have to check with jeff ra here inny here. >> they are getting so much snow. we are getting nothing. but that is going to change soon, right, jeff? >> yeah. 40 long dayes with no rain fall. now the driest january since record-keeping started here for most of the bay area. now we are getting to see the sign of changes. that storm track just off to the north. exactly what to see, this plume of moisture. that is going to dramatically change things throughout the next seven days. we will see the scrolling seven-day ticker when we introduce the rain fall. of course we come back up here for other data. we will see outside the sky camera network.

i'm scott budman. powerball tonight and it's worth half a billion dollars. >>> good afternoon, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. from our underground sky camera tonight, beautiful shot high clouds passing overhead butting if to be talking about not only a sunnier two other cast but hotter. let you know when we will hit 80 in a few minutes. >>> new at 6:00,ity wereny maynard left california so she could take the power away from cancer. >>ity wereny said i don't want to die that way. i want to be able to control that. >> her supporters took action today in hopes of getting californians the right to die but it may do more harm than good. that's new at 6:00. our vision for partnering with more farmers, growers manufacturers is that eventually organic and natural will be the norm. for raley's that means a lot more organic and natural options on the shelf. and for our consumers, that means having a lot more affordable and readily available, healthy products to feed their families. sustainability is about makin

i'm scott budman. women, technology, and a little bit aboutx'hk her political future. a man in discovery bay is going after a giant pet food company. he's suing purina because he says the beneful dog food can lead to death and contains substances that are toxic to animals and resulted in the serious illness or death of thousands of dogs. purina calls the lawsuit baseless and says there are no issues with quality in its dog food. >> a million dollars in less than an hour. a new kickstarter record and it's still raising money. the website is named pebble. and it's raised more than $7 million for a new smart watch called pebble time and it has a color display which makes it easier to read. you can get messages and news on pebble hopes to compete with apple and google smart watch. the company raised more than $12 million in 2012 for a different smart watch. it's the second most successful campaign if kickstarter history. >> i like the old not so smart watch. >> i like my dumb watch. >> if they can do the s

reporting live in san jose scott budman nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. safety on the tracks b.a.r.t. is now developing new technology to keep workers safe. you may remember that two years ago a train hit and killed two workers while they were servicing a line. neither worker was watching for oncoming trains. now, b.a.r.t. wants to create a new system that would stop any train before it enters the worker's safety zone. they're putting in $5 million for the plan. if it works, it could be used across the country. >>> a fishing trip went wrong in the bay. it's taken the lives of a father and son and left a woman hospitalized. the father and son were fishing with the young man's fiancee last night when the canoe capsized along the peninsula. mark matthews is at the medical center in daily city with the details. mark? >> larissa is still in intensive care last time i checked. she was pulled from the bay just after 1:00 along with her fiancee's father. the body of 22-year-old luis was not recovered until 9:20 this morning. >> this is luis and his fiancee in the

i'm scott budman in the tivo living room to let you know what we watched, rewatched, and tweeted the most on super bowl sunday. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle see how much you could save. >>> hacking into our infrastructure. we investigate what's being done to secure vulnerable targets. tonight we begin a critical week of investigations into disaster preparedness. how well are we prepared for a major disaster? >> we start with cyber attacks and the damage they can cause especially in the silicon valley. chief investigative reporter coney kovalevski is with us. this goes beyond the recent attacks on target and sony. >> it's a threat from resonates to every corner of the globe. we're talking about threats to our transportation centers and our nuclear and electric power supplies. our chemical plants and our water supplies. they're controlled by computers. all at risk to attack from a keyboard anywhere in the world. >> hackers broke into the computers at sony entertainment. >> reporter: the concern over cyber security has made headlines. >> no foreign n

reporting live from stanford university, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> okay scott thank you. more details now on the president's executive orders symbolic or not. here it is. the information sharing between companies and the government would be voluntary. the government would share more details on classified threats to allow private networks to beef up their security. the order also calls for the creation of a nonprofit group to create new standards for information sharing between companies. now the president says those standards would include strong protections for privacy and civil liberties to address critics' concerns about information sharing. >>> not everyone on stanford's campus came to cheer the president today. several demonstrators gathered to urge the president to immediately veto the keystone xl pipeline legislation. the bill has now passed both houses of congress. the pipeline extension, if approved would carry oil from canada to the gulf coast. the president has previously said that he will veto that proposal. >>> not just presidential news financial news. a rec

scott budman is in los gatos.what's the initial impact here. >> we know right now that netflix here is one of the big winners after a decision that came down this afternoon essentially saying that every person and corporation can watch, stream and surf as quickly as anybody else. >> consider it an even playing field for your favorite streaming media. the fcc adopted net neutrality to regulate the internet. so customers and companies all get the same service and speed. like cell service or water. >> for example when you have f a faucet and you turn it on it doesn't if you got it from whoever makes faucets, the water comes out the same. >> now take that analogy and institute video. cable companies like at&t and comcast, owner of this tv station, wanted to be able to charge more money for faster speed. netflix fought that, campaigning for net neutrality. >> if they are charnling netflix more money for good fast access netflix isn't joust going to eat that. they'll turn around and charge more money to the customers. >

scott budman is live at the campus. you're going to have a lot of ceos there. what do they want to hear from the president? >> they want to hear that security will be more private. cyber security has become a huge issue, one big enough for the president to come to silicon valley to meet with some of the top tech experts. with technology with us everywhere we go cyber security is more important every day. friday the president comes to stanford to meet with silicon valley experts discussing ways to keep our data safe. >> we want our consumers to have tools in their hands so we can fight back. >> a more secure mobile world helps companies like apple who ceo will speak. it's job one for intel security which will also meet with president obama at a security round table. >> so the thing you're holding in your hand is a super compute err. that disease has more information capable on that device than president clinton or all the presidents before him combined. it's an awesome amount of power but exposure to families. >> families concerned about their privacy thanks to

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our business and tech reporter scott budman explains. >> hello. how are you? >> reporter: google made it official, it wants to change the way you think of the corporate office. this is the plan google plex of the future, domes and movable structure as long side a public thoroughfare with places to shop. it's the kind of thing you see when the economy's good from a company with a market value of nearly $400 billion. >> we're on the upside. sometimes you like the upside to improve the quality of life for a lot of people. >> reporter: but a new headquarters can't disguise the fact that google wants to put lots of new employees in these buildings. we asked mountain view officials how they plan to deal with even more traffic. >> the fact that we have also an outstanding program of reducing single occupancy vehicles right now. we'll carry that program on further and better. >> reporter: the buses? >> buses, carpooling, bikes. >> reporter: across silicon valley, tech building is booming. in addition to google, new buildings are also going up for apple, facebook, link

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> more ahead on "today in the bay."oming up -- the raiders unveil new stadium plans in southern california. and the sharks test the ice at levi's stadium ahead of today's sold-out game. >> talking about 70s. notice we have some fog this morning across the coastline and into san francisco. we'll break down your saturday forecast and tell you about a chance of rain that's headed our way for tomorrow. everything online.r house, t and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i switched us from u-verse to xfinity. they have the fastest, most reliable internet. which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works. works! works? works. works. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." giants' manager bruce bochy is out of the hospital this morning but many questions remain about his health and his recovery. the 59-year-old released from a scotsdale hospital yesterday after complained of chest pain. the doctors inserted two stents, it's a common heart procedure. bochy's son tells us his dad's doing

scott budman joins us now. >> reporter: a lot of big speakers. young people are on social media pretty much all the time. it can be fun. it can be friendly. it can also be demoralizing. so facebook invited a group of young people to its headquarters today to talk and post about it. >> i'm here to tell you that this is for you. >> reporter: with just about every young person on at least up with social network -- >> i'm on twitter, facebook instagram, snapchat everything. >> reporter: the number of people who say they have been bullied or shamed online is growing every day. so facebook the biggest social network of them all, hosted dozens of local children's and the duo of facebook coo and the attorney general made it clear online harassment is a crime. >> you better be clear that just because you use the computer to do it in your living room does not mean you are immune from the law or jail. and if you're charged with a crime when you enter the courtroom, you might want to bring your toothbrush because you may be staying a while. >> reporter: tell

nbc bay area's business and tech reporter scott budman is with us. scott, another case of privacy. >> a half million dollar grant from homeland security could be used in the future. some smart phone owners tell us they are worried. >> we take our cell phones with us everywhere we go. but should we be tracked everywhere we go with them? the santa clara county sheriff's department wants to be able to find certain people. ? murderers, rapists, child molesters, serious felonies -- >> tracked in their phone. the sting ray will be bought by the department with a $500,000 grant from homeland security if it's approved by the county board of is up advisors on tuesday. >> what is important is to narrow down the location. instead of searching several miles, maybe just town to a block. >> but that accuracy comes with privacy concerns. voiced both by civil liberty groups and local smart phone users. >> we're concerned with invasion of privacy issues concerned with civil liberty issues. about how this is used to target civilians. >> a good thing to catch perpetrato

scott budman tells us why. >> yes, it turns out that most of the money we've been saving on gas has beenn more gas. we're more confident about traveling, even if the price of gas went up about 10 cents in the last week. >> i have noticed too much i think it's pretty cool right now. >> he's right. gas has dropped more than a dollar a gallon since this time last year. putting more money into our pockets. but you may have noticed the overall economy slumping when gas and oil fell to multiyear lows. >> there is a happy medium. >> gasbuddy.com says that happy medium comes right about now. oil climbing enough to keep oil companies drilling and not laying off workers. but not climbing so much that we shy away from traveling. >> motorists are happy because prices still are relatively affordable, and oil companies continue producing because they're making a profit. >> drivers we spoke to say they'll keep buying even with a bit of an uptick. >> yeah. >> negligible? >> yeah. i don't know about negligible but it's making a dent. >> putting their savings back into the economy. scott budman nbc bay ar

i'm scott budman a local group wants youtube to explain the placement of certain commercials. >>> it's not your imagination traffic is getting worse around the bay area. you heard it in an earlier report. but coming up the bright spot. >>> really right on the brink of extinction. >> want the delicacy on the verge of being wiped out? the last hope for a vanishing species. fellow musicians and fans are mourning the death of a popular bay area rapper. dozens gathered where dominick newton better known as the jacka was gunned down. he was found last night. newton died a short time later at a nearby hospital. so far, no suspects in the killing. the tributes are pouring in for the 37-year-old rapper including this one on the 106 kmel website. newton was active in the bay area rap scene since 1999. >>> new at 6:00 all about youtube. are gun-related companies targeting specific ethnic groups because they listen to rap? a story only on nbc bay area one activist says yes, youtube itself says no. our business and tech reporter scott budman, joins us with the story. >> a bay area nonprofit is aski

reporting live in palo alto scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> also at sanford today student gather to urge the president to veto the keystone xl pipeline legislation. the bill was just approved today by the house. pipeline carries oil from canada to the american gulf coast. protesters say there is a damaging effect on the environment. supporters say the pine line will provide jobs and add to the u.s. oil reserves. live outside the san francisco neighborhood where president obama is hosting a prief at fund-raiser. leaving for palm springs tomorrow morning. can you see with us for continuing coverage on air and on-line at nbc bay area.com. >> what about this weather? sets us up for a picnic or something. this is san jose nearly 80 degrees. on the coast, santa cruz just as beautiful. this is our exclusive weather underground live cam. beach weather usually means beach traffic. you can see the red there. highway 17 might be in the red. all weekend, slow going. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri with our holiday weekend forecast. i'm embarrass to say, i used my air conditio

i'm scott budman. coming up, safety versus privacy in the south bay. >>> plus a tourist destination evacuated will force dozens of people out on to the streets. female announcer: presidents' day is over, but the savings go on at sleep train. through sunday, save up to $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. plus, free delivery, set up and removal of your old set. and sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee. keep more presidents in your wallet. sleep train's presidents' day sale ends sunday. ...guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> panic at a popular tourist spot at fisherman's wharf today. our nbc chopper overhead. this morning nearly two dozen people started coughing and complaining of throat irritations inside the boudin bakery. firefighters initially evacuated the entire building thinking it was hazmat. ultimately they figured out someone released pepper spray inside of the restaurant. police were never

scott budman joins with us the a >> reporter: we can't hear what butop]c we can tell you he'si?r in santa [dxñclara.ú and7;q)z if the santa clara county sheriff's department gets its way, they will be able to track people using the gps in their smar phones. they say they will only use it to finds peoplet >> this is important for at risk missing people. that can narrow down that could be to save them. for hunltding down somebody who ` nology is"rñ used by fxx law enforcement. >> reporter: as soon as the $500,00 grant from homeland security to go towards the8>b&÷ tracking machine,rw#wl often called a sting ;8 xray, was p4l]announced, privacy groups reacted with >> invasion of privacy,k we're concerned about civil liberty issues, concerned with how it will be used to target civilians. >> reporter: the sheri]m5,>?dç department insist it won't track what anybody says and it still has to get permission from the county board of supervises before it can buy the machine. the public is not so sure about %w&d ople that are not supposed to be out and about. but then it's alsof2mfñ invadin

business tech reporter scott budman is here with how a local company is fighting back. >> they're fighting back because there's privacy safety and lots of money on the line. in the wake of the anthem attack where 80 million people may have had their private data compromised, symantec silicon valley's biggest security company is fighting back. >> these are all the attacks. >> turning its headquarters into a makeshift hospital and putting its staff to work around the clock, trying to get into the mind of a hacker. >> the value of medical records is ten times that of any other. >> even credit cards? >> even credit cards. >> so symantec brought its security force in from all over the planet, any can i ta is from

we begin with the new images given top scott budman. they show the buildings but not the traffic. >> that's true, raj. that shouldn't it be too hard for residents to imagine though. the tech industry is growing so quickly, lots of companies have plans to expand and expand with style. google the latest company to propose a new headquarters complete with the new buildings new architecture some of the sblgs actually shift and yes, they have some ideas how to make things less crowded. >> hello, martin. >> google made it official it wants to change the way you think of the corporate office. this is the planned googleplex of the future. domes and movable structures alongside a public thoroughfare with places to shop. it's the kinds of thing you see when the economy is good from a company with a market value of nearly $400 billion. >> now we're on the upside. so sometimes you like to have the upside to improve the quality of life for a lot of people. >> but a new headquarters can't

our business tech reporter scott budman joins us. >> reporter: you know it is said now that health departmentcare data is worth more to hackers even than our credit card data because there's more information there that can be stolen and used. >>> so now, a silicon valley tech company is fighting back. >>> health care hacking. it's the latest battleground for security companies which is why silicon valley security giant semantec turned part of its head quarters into a hospital complete with machines a pharmacy and security workers brought in from all over the world to work on solutions today that breeches. >> what we have here is a way to watch an attack as it happens. >> if a bad guy hacks them, we need to be worried about that. >> reporter: the company is also developing a mobile security operation center to one day set up at the scene of a crime; a crime likely committed to steal your personal data. >> the value of medical records is ten times that of any other. >> even credit cards? >> even credit cards. >> >> reporter: hackers move fast. now, companies are working fast to try and catch up. >>

nbc bay area business reporter scott budman was at the summit.begin with mark matthews outside of the home of investment banker sandy robertson where that private event was being held this evening. mark? >> reporter: about 60 people including san francisco 49er tight end vernon davis, entrepreneur wade and his wife lorna, we also saw the ceo of dignity health lloyd dean, and real estate moguls from the east bay wayne jordan and his wife quinn delaney. 60 people are paying upwards of $10,000 a piece at sandy and jeannie roberts' mansion on russian hill. the robertsons have already donated to ready for hillary. early this morning t

i'm scott budman.e will go one-on-one with the nasa astronaut who has actually lived in space and see what he has to bay is going to the red planet. >>> and good afternoon, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri, from our weather underground camera near the castro, looking back toward downtown san francisco, nothing blue sky, talk about the forecast for tomorrow what it means for the weekend in just a few minutes. >>> then at 6:00 nearly 100 south bay cars stolen in the last three days. the thieves don't keep it for long. >> so happy to get it back. >> in an nbc bay area exclusive, police reveal the real motive behind these thefts. that's new at 6:00. >>> pass along breaking news out of southern california. seven people contracted a superbug at a los angeles hospital and now 100 people may have been exposed. this is happen agent ucl a's medical center. the "l.a. times" reporting the super bug is a potentially deadly bacteria known as cre and it's drug resistant. if cre spreads into the bloodstream it can kill

now, our scott budman is digging deeper on the story. he'll is a live report tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >> now new details on the masked man dubbed jihadi john. u.s. officials confirmed the name of the isis terrorist who beheaded hostages. and with the name comes more details on who he is. kooer sim keir simmons has more. >> u.s. officials have confirmed that a london man, muhammad muwassy is the person known as jihadi john in the isis videos. a number of officials have refused to give guidance, but they have not dismissed the reports out of hand. nbc confirmed british officials believed he had been identified and the fbi director confirmed u.s. officials have identified him. sources tell us he's of somali origin and known to have lived in london. he's responsible for the execution of americans james foley and stephen sotloff. each killing has been the subject of a well publicized and slickly made video, usually featuring the victims dressed in orange jump suits while their killer brandished a knife and beerates the west. the concern is f

. >>> and i'm scott budman with a target potential victims and what you can do to protect yourself. >>> and they want to fix it but who's going to pay for it? patching the roads and freeways and how much could come out of your pocket. we're back in a moment. a remarkable thing has happened. over a million californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and benefits. you can compare plans side by side choose the one that best fits your needs and enroll online. coveredca.com is also the place to find certified experts in your area who can answer your questions for free, and help you enroll. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. it's based on income, and 4 out of 5 people who have enrolled qualified. if you don't have a health plan, or you do, but you want to make sure it's the best plan

. >> reporter: i'm scott budman in san jose, california where we've gotten enough rain recently to keep the plants and trees green. as you can see, nothing resembling any snow on the grounded in bay area. instead, consistently warm temperatures this week. we know it's getting into late february. we'll see 70-degree weather. hard to believe it's winter out here in the balmy bay area. back to you. >>> coming up next on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 -- a family wants answers after a deadly shooting at a delaware community center. >> somebody to take his life. i don't understand it. >> what we've learned about the victim and the search for his killer. >>> we're cleaning up after a winter storm. now more snow is in the forecast. i'll show you the timing of this stuff coming in. plus, a chance for another round of record cold. >>> a wave of white leaves part of the jersey shore digging out for the first time this winter. >> this is our first -- first workable snow i'd say. >> reporter: i'm ted greenberg, why one guy who shoveled today considers himself blessed. >>> now's the time to clean up from this

business tech reporter scott budman is here with how a local company is fighting back. >> they're fighting back because there's privacy safety and lots of money on the line. in the wake of the anthem attack where 80 million people may have had their private data compromised, symantec silicon valley's biggest security company is fighting back. >> these are all the attacks. >> turning its headquarters into a makeshift hospital and putting its staff to work around the clock, trying to get into the mind of a hacker. >> the value of medical records is ten times that of any other. >> even credit cards? >> even credit cards. >> so symantec brought its security force in from all over the planet, any can i ta is from india. >> so are you hacking to beat hackers? >> yes. >> and the hospital setup is no joke. while your data is the vulnerable every time you so much as step into a pharmacy they know hackers are trying to get inside hospitals, too. >> devices are connected to people. so drawing a connection between physical danger to cyberattacks is something that isn't that farfetched. it's not scienc

reporting live in santa clara scott budman nbc bay areas news. >> still ahead at 6:00 is it arson inthe series much south bacar fires that have a lot of neighbors worried. also also -- >> there are unannounced gift give xwb aways going on all over the bay area to help promote the super bowl 50. i'm robert honda live at leap vi stadium in santa clara where a kickoff to the count down is about to start. >>> a 911 call leads to a tense morning at this peninsula high school. an evacuation happened at summit prep high in redwood city after a student called police to report gunshots. so police came on campus evacuated everyone with their handsup and went door to door searching the campus. investigates notice end didn't find anything. they think the student may have mistakenly heard a nail gun from a nearby construction site or perhaps balloon ooze popping. the all clear was given by noon. no one was hurt. in the end, the paramedics treated one student 0 who either suffered a asthma or panic attack. >> it's 50 shades of the super bowl. today the count down kicks into high gear. 50 weeks til

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> >>> the woman known as the bubbly bandit is in jail tonight, but the bubbly is nowhere to be found. laurie soderman was caught on camera allegedly stealing $600 worth of high-end champagne in santa cruz. police posted this surveillance photo and the next day they received a tip identifying the woman. soderman turned herself in today, but police never recovered the six bottles of expensive champagne. authorities say soderman has an extensive history of theft. >> jeff back with us now as we talk about our week. a lot of people enjoying this holiday. >> yeah. and we'll see some mild temperatures continue over the next few days but definitely not nearly as warm as it was on saturday or sunday. hopefully you got to the beach and enjoyed it. the story today, 10:30 this morning blue sky. but as we advance this, a thin layer of fog developing at 11:30 in the morning. very quickly it involveenveloped the entire coastline. that was the big change for today and that helped the temperatures to drop. as we take you outside right now, you can see clouds in san f

. >> scott budman nbc brx krrxbc bay area news. >> that's right, i want to look up there but don't go there. >> we'll be right back. ♪ good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicate through dance? me too... we're practically twins! >>> welcome back to you. as we take a look at a very happy commute, if you have to commute in the middle of the day. this is san jose. if it comes to happiness and the state of happiness it seems in the state of california may be falling a bit behind. >> yeah interesting here. the golden state is nearly number 12 out of 50 when it comes to being happy. i was kind of surprised by that. the new happy states ranking comes from a gallop well being survey. which states are happiest? alaska. hawaii finished second which seems like a no-brainer, and then south dakota and wyoming are three and four. right in front of montana and colorado at four and five. meantime poor west virginia finished last. >> well 50th. that's something. >> yay, west virginia. >> be unhappy. >> i like the optimist in you, and i like filling in for kris sanchez as well. thanks so mu