our scott budman joins in ten minutes with that story.on't turn away. >>> jails throughout california will have to start letting sex offenders out early. we just spoke with the police chief of san jose and joins us with the inside story. damian? >> reporter: the chief is troubled by it. it's been merely because some of these inmates were previously convicted of a violent sex crime and are serving time for a nonviolent cream meaning they will still be eligible to be released early into these communities. more than 20,000 sex offenders might get out of california prisons early now that a sacramento judge ruled they can't be exempt from proposition 57 rules which allows the early release from prison of criminals serving time for nonviolent crimes. with the judge's ruling, that also means people serving time for crimes like pimping children san jose's police chief shares a sentiment of crime fighters across the state. the lobbiest for dozens of police organizations in sacramento, john la very well told necessity ruling is a game changer. and

scott budman got the low down and has the story. >> reporter: amazon says it will gradually roll outhe deliv itit delivery service for groceries, and it's the latest way technology is changing the way we get what we need. good news if you shop at whole foods. you'll seen be able to get your order without ever setting foot in the store. >> i have a baby, yes. >> reporter: amazon which eventually bought whole foods for just under $14 billion, says it will deliver most of what you can find in the store to prime members in about two hours. >> i think it's a great idea. >> i think so. sure. >> reporter: you think people would do it? >> yes. >> we could see a true price car and quality war in retail. >> reporter: a war san jose state business professor chapman wood calls good for consumers but rough for stores without amazon's delivery and order technology. >> they have to step up and demonstrate the same technology smarts that amazon has. there's nothing that can make a bigger difference from the economy than that kind of battle. >> reporter: technology aside, customers say they'll only b

scott budman is also with us in san jose. scott, what's the action plan at this point at least for the local water districts? >> reporter: well, so far they are talking about it, raj. we are right now along coyote creek, which as you can see is running low these days. water conservation in fact one of the subjects on the minds of many san jose government and business leaders today as they gather to discuss climate change. they say as part of san jose's green vision plan each of us can play a part to save water. extra important because we haven't had rain in a long time. >> the groundwater is good based on last year's rain. right now our reservoirs are down. we don't have enough storage. we're getting more people every day. >> if we can help our community use less water, we all know water rates are going up. that's going to save people money, and then we don't have to build a desalization plan. >> reporter: san jose says it has a goal of reducing per capita water consumption by 30% by the year 2030. that plus more rain would he

. >> scott budman joins us with the latest. scott, what's happening here? >> reporter: well, raj, some users are telling us after they get to the store, it's taking longer than expected to get their batteries replaced. they're frustrated and worried because the alternative, buying a new phone is much more expensive. >> apple stores are fast moving places but some iphone owners say the company is moving too slowly when it comes to replacing batteries. >> i got an iphone 7. >> it was an hour. >> apple, you may remember, offered to replace iphone batteries for $29 each after admitting it was slowing older iphones down to improve performance. >> i barely use my phone and it's at 69%. it's only 11:00. >> a random sampling shows some apple users complaining of long waits. some had to return the batteries more than once. >> it's better, but it's pretty slow still. it turns off randomly. >> even the new battery? >> yes. >> reporter: this says a tech watcher leaves some long time apple fans with a tough and pricey choice. >> if i change my battery on the iphone toda

. >> reporter: i'm scott budman. a bay area landmark goes hollywood. coming up, inside stories from the set as the winchester mystery house movie premiers tonight. >>> facebook is changing things up to make sure you get the news you want. you have to take action to make sure he continue to enjoy trusted news sources like nbc bay area on your feed. click on the bottom right, then scroll all the way down and tap settings. from there, click on news feed preferences, and finally, prior tuesday who to see first. you might have to search for nbc bay area. once you find us, click on the icon and wait for the star to appear. those simple steps will keep you in touch with our nbc bay area news, our investigations, and microclimate weather forecasts. [ hip-hop beat ] ♪ show me the olympic winter games ♪ ♪ like i've never seen before ♪ ♪ xfinity x1, yea i always know the sco♪e ♪ triple corks and 4k lookin' so sick ♪ ♪ streaming live on every screen, every win, every trick ♪ ♪ 2 thousand hours of coverage ♪ get your mind blown ♪ ♪ 50 olympic channels, yep you're i

nbc bay area's scott budman joins us from the mystery house with the eerie details. scott? >> reporter: yes, hey, the premiere for winchester the movie not in hollywood, fittingly here in san jose and behind me it will happen soon at mystery house itself. among those in the movie a tour guide here you may have met. among those watching the movie "winchester" extra closely -- >> it's like being inside the house. >> reporter: armano lopez who works as a tour guide at the mystery house and who was in the film as an extra. >> on film a few seconds you only see a few seconds but those few seconds in reality are like hours. >> reporter: hours spent on the set here in san jose. >> on the orders of a grieving widow. >> reporter: as part of a movie that while largely filmed in australia took time to get the details of this unusual building just right. >> you just enter the dining room little things we notice as tour guides and the marketing coordinator that we see on a day-to-day basis that are replicated on the big screen is amazing. >> reporter: those details sure to be noticed by

. >>> i'm scott budman. a supercool lunar event happened this morning. but just in case you missed it there is more coming tonight. we'll explain coming up. >>> 65 in san jose right now. with a mix of sun and clouds. we're tracking about near record setting heat in the forecast and also the impact to the beaches. we think you'll like it, it's in eight minutes. sierra. highway 20 in placer county is still closed about seven >>> take a look. a dramatic scene in the seer aire. highway 20 in playser county still closed at this hour. this is about seven hours after this crash involving a tanker truck and two other trucks. the accident sparked the fire. you can see the flames and smoke. there is no estimated time when the highway will reopen. >>> tossing out convictions now that marijuana is legal in california. san francisco is pushing to get rid of thousands of drug convictions dating back to the 1970s. with the passage of prop 64 be george gascon says his office will dismiss 3,000 misdemeanor marijuana convictions back to 1975 and will review thousands of f

let's bring in our scott budman. what's stake here and how does it impact us in the bay area? >> lots of data and officials trying to figure out who is has be done already. while you and i may worry about alread worrie about being hakd. it's just athletes who got in. olympi officials and security >> dropping disruptive mal wear being called olympic destroyer into the system. affect why, and what's at risk. the security ceo said step one was to send a message. >> if they can be disaffected they say we can get you. somebo took over. partak over perhaps to get than even credit card numbers. >> the information, you had to access some are speculating the russia might be behind it. you. olympi as for the olympians themselves, we are seeing fresh faces. we started covering shaun white in 2006 in the torino games. he is back in a big way, looking for redemption following the 2o he competes in the half pipe where he hopes to win his third goal in four olympics. americ newest daryling is chloe kim from southern califo the 17-year-old wowed everyone she talked about the moment she receiv

scott budman joins us in the warm studio. scott, with the high-tech way to satisfy our super bowl sunday hunger. >> yeah. you're right, a lot hotter than 90 degrees here. silicon valley, as you say, will play a role in your super bowl sunday. by lighting up the stadium and delivering food made by robots. >> it will likely be the busiest day of the year for pizza delivery. whether it is made my humans or robots. >> we are are hoping to have one of our best days yet. >> zoom pizza in mountain view is gearing up for the super bowl. they make their bees pizza with robots and can deliver up to 200 at a time thanks to remotely controlled ovens inside the truck. a lot of technology that will move dough and bots on sunday. >> they will be as busy as they've ever been. we run hundreds of pies everyday. so whether for production or testing. so we know what they can handle. >> silicon valley technology is also lighting up the big game. based in san jose, handles all of the l.e.d. lighting for the stadium and how the game looks on your tv

scott budman joins us live outside the school tonight. scott, what are you hearing? >> reporter: i'll tell you, jessica, behind me is the learn center on springer road. it's where one of the adults who's supposed to be helping the students is instead under arrest tonight for abusing them. neither staff members nor parents outside the learning center would talk about charges against 26-year-old man, a volunteer who also served on the school's board of directors. last weekend he was arrested and jailed after two parents came forward to say he inappropriately touched their sons. >> mr. lu is being accused of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and several counts of just lewd and lascivious acts and also with force. >> reporter: police say he also tried to contact young people on a gaming app called discord. >> he learned that these children were using this application and that's how he reached out to them and began chatting with them. >> reporter: the mountain view p.d. says it's now trying to talk with more parents to see if there are other victims. >> i know there's

reporting live at stanford, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> okay. a push alert on breaking news stories right after they happened. sign up for breaking updates through our free nbc bay area app. >>> we have an update from breaking news we brought you yesterday. ten students in san francisco were taken to the hospital after ingesting something. we have confirmed it was edible marijuana. a container labeled medical can bass was confiscated. all the kids are expected to be be okay. >>> okay. excitement, drama, and now some controversy. these olympics has it all. you can see the cauldron burning bright. the san francisco radio personality is out of a job after making sexually explicit comments about chloe kim. patrick connor apologized after calling kim a hot little piece of -- use your imagination on sirius xm airwaves tuesday. action was swift, so too was the action from his employers. he is no longer with the company. equal rights advocates worry about the impact it will have on young women everywhere. >> i think he realized he made a mistake. i don'

in mountain view, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> all right. check in with vianey arana with a look at our weekend forecast. it will be much more enjoyable to be here watching than in minneapolis. >> yeah. i actually just tweeted terry, saying, this might not be a good time to tell you we're in the 70s in the bay area. right? >> poor guy. well, at least he's at the super bowl. >> i know. what a tradeoff. that's a fantastic tradeoff. let us know what you're doing for the super bowl, if you're not -- like terry or mikie, the photog covering the super bowl for us, it's okay. if you're here, here's what you can expect. 55 degrees for the tri valley. 63 for the peninsula. right now 51 degrees for the south bay. and, yes, it's a little bit windy and gusty in the hills, east bay hills, north bay mountains. we are even seeing some gusty conditions in the santa cruz mountains. so keep that in mind as you wake up this morning. don't be surprised by the wind out there. 55 degrees in san francisco right now. 59 for the east bay. and let's take a look at th

our scott budman is in san jose with the reasons for both sides of the debate. >> reporter: this is the area in downtown san jose where google wants to put a new campus, bringing with it tech jobs, tax dollars and likely more traffic. it's the topic of conversation at local coffee shops and in the neighborhood. google might be coming and people are happy about it. >> i think it's a good thing. i think it will be more jobs for more people and creates more of a -- this is up and coming around this area. >> this area is in downtown san jose where google wants to bring as many as 20,000 jobs. a new poll taken by the silicon valley leadership group and the bay area news group says most locals welcome google. >> it's not surprising that 79 percent of voters and taxpayers support google's efforts to come to downtown san jose. >> reporter: with some trepidation about traffic. >> we're told like a weekday it would take you 20 minutes just to cross the street. >> reporter: most people say jobs are the key. you're here, you're in the tech industry. google says 20,000 jobs here. what's your reactio

that includes this photo here in front of san jose city hall, our own scott budman tweeted this picture. we're constantly posting updates on our twitter feed. >>> turning now to our weather. we've been dry for a while now. not a lot of rain in sight. this map, you can see it here, if you look at california, the yellow signify nais abnormally dry areas and the darker the color, the more severe the drought. so what does this mean for the bay area? let's bring in our own jeff ranieri. i feel like we haven't seen rain for several weeks now. what does this mean for the bay area? >> at this point it's going to be hard for us to catch up and really make good on the rainfall that we have not seen across the bay area. i do want to highlight the biggest change today in the brand-new drought monitor update and that is the severe drought is now spreading in southern california. it's now pushed right up into central california. right here in the bay area we still remain abnormally dry throughout the north bay, santa cruz mountains and close to gilroy. it's now been 21 days since our last rainfall in

scott budman shows us how they prepare for it and how they're protecting sarah's legacy. >> reporter: from the rifles to the decor, producers said they worked painstakingly to get the details just bright the winchester mystery house. what about sarah winchester and her legend? did they get that right? now this place has gone hollywood. >> it's a guard ganlt want seven-story structure. >> reporter: the movie will be watched very closely. after all, there is a lot of detail in this gigantic house. >> we get people asking, i saw this room. >> reporter: he knows the place. he is a tour guide at the winchester mystery house who also has a small role in the movie. >> to my surprise, i got called back few days later saying we're interested in using you as an extra. >> reporter: with the film set for wide release, some critics are already knocking hollywood for taking liberties with the winchester legend. employees said they're not phased. >> a new will he be ral of mystery. everybody is open to mystery. there's not a lot known about sarah winchester. >> check go for accuracy. nbc bay area ne