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san francisco's wondercon opened tonight and runs through the weekend. photo journalist patrick cideo shows us colorful guests that showed up for the show. >> it's fun, it's sci-fi. >> wondercon is a pop culture convention that's similar to comiccon, kind of the golden globe of the oscars, not quite as pop l but just as much star power. >> to me, this is my spring halloween. now i know wondercon like this, i no longer have to wait until halloween to wear this. >> everyone knows who i am. it's weird the little, little tiny kids know who i am. my wife thinks i'm nuts, but she's at home, i'm here. >> who are you going to call? >> ghost busters. i mean roberta. let's call roberta. if you were a comic strip character, who would you be? >> are you really asking? >> yeah, i am. >> i think dora the explorer. >>> let's head outdoors to the bay area to san francisco north beach where people are out and about tonight enjoying the pleasant conditions. let's take a look at numbers now in and around the bay area. kick starting with menlo park. 68 degrees. livermore in

wondercon runs through sunday at the miss coney center in san francisco. tickets are $25 adult, $13 for juniors and seniors. gabe slate, kron 4 news. >>vicki: get a load of this, thousands of viewers run the country are watching a live eagle camera in iowa. its streaming on the internet 24 hours a day, as a matter of fact we of breaking news the first of the three eggs inside the nest actually hatched. you for it here first. the rafter research project has had a camera focused on here. they've seen 6.8 million viewers and 100,000 viewers are regularly watching the eagle at any given time. the bloodstream is an intimate view that viewers can actually watch the mom and dad trade off every 45 minutes between searching for food and incubating the eggs. the data actually sits on the nest as well. occasionally an ego will return with a fish or rabbit and viewers can watch all of this. it's fascinating. i'm telling you. we wanted to bring you first. the first egg action did catch. we've been watching the whether it's been terrific, that's all we can say about tha

get it here at wondercon.t starts at noon today at the moscone center. $40 will get you a three-day pass or $20 each day. go to comic-con.org if you want to get more information. have a good weekend. >> thank you so much, bob. >>> they say if you don't play you can't win. >> in fact, people are finding out that the hard way. seven people won the $319 million mega millions jackpot last week. they stepped forward to accept the prize yesterday. they are actually a group that works together and they get into a lottery pool every week, but five other people normally get in on it and this time didn't do it. now the winners have to decide whether to include their friends or not. we'll see. >>> the "today" show is coming up next. >> have a great day. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earn

. >> average fors o thank san francisco's mossconi center marked the 25th anniversary of wondercon.ike marvel and dark force and dozens of artists are there. she's a little creepy. actors and directors from comics adapted to films were also on hand, like the hulk. later tonight it's the wondercon masquerade where everyone is invited to dress up as their favorite character. clearly a lot of people got into dressing up a little bit early. >> this is my second year. last year i came, i wasn't in my super hero garb. i came as an average spectator. civilian if you will. this year i decided to throw the outfit on and come out and take some pictures and have some fun. >> all right. good attitude. hello, batman. the convention runs through tomorrow. in case you missed it. >>> the giants showed why they're the defending world champions today in los angeles. it was a newcomer with a familiar name in the bay area that led the way to the first victory of the season. >>> staying cool in wine country. e winery taking the resort lifestyle to another level >>> hello. lawrence scott is off tonight,

jackpot is estimated the to be $30 million for next drawing. >> wondercon is open at moscone is now open big for comic books and movies. >> they come in costume. legendary characters or just provocative or a bit goofy. >> i'm stupid, it's super fun. >> there is a mass nation with superheroes, it's 25 years of wondergone. >> people who are tech case we have -- wonder con. >> a video game featuring unique superheroes. >> it's more about people that get powers. >> new comic everyone wants, on the cover with the world series trophy. another super hero is real flesh and blood, lou ferrigno. >> they get excited. and you connect with the fans. >> it's a chance to meet artists. he grew up watching sesame street. >> you are a story teller and you can do whatever you want. >> and mars was in the business 40 years ago. >> the mainstream comics were pretty much closed to women. it was an open field, in the under ground. >> the wondercon has changed. >> what started out as a graphic novel convention now a showcase for hollywood. studios are here to promote big summer films. >> they come here and make

wondercon runs through sunday at the miss coney center in san francisco.r juniors and seniors. gabe slate, kron 4 news. >>vicki: the looks like something to do, unclad kate took off the monkey suit. >>brian: i need some keek lange. they have it there. --geek bling (laughter) >>brian: tonight look for mid to upper '40's in the north a. '40's run the day, it's more of temperatures similar to today. the '60s bay side, the '70s inland. it's going to be sunny, breezy in the afternoon and then we kind of have the roller-coaster ride of temperatures warmer monday, cooler tuesday in cooler by the end of the week. really nice for giants' home opener. >>vicki: that will wrap up we will be back at 11:00. hope to see a then. but by. bye-bye.

. >> that's right. 39,000 people are expected at this weekend's wondercon's convention. officials say it's great news, it signals a rebound in the city's economy. super heroes took over mosconi center celebrating comic books, sigh enfix and the folks who love them. >> i really love it, just a lot of fun to dress up like this. >> basically the way i say comic book collecting is just like any other sports event. >> a chance to push millions of dollars of summer movie memera memerabilia. >> a he show to show tech case makers the latest in 3 d gamers. >> the people who are on twitter feeds, blogs, i don't know that they would all hangout on another weekend other than this, but at this weekend we all hangout and we're friends. >> good news news for tourism with growing uncertainty about what space will be available in the future, bookings are up. >> we work with the space we've got. there is always talk about expanding. >> the crowded convention floors are fine with sci-fi fans. >> this is thor's hammer and i made this a couple of days ago just to show off over here. >> repor

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we'll try to find out as he takes us through wondercon. i have no idea what he's up to this morning. >> there are some places you just don't want to go. thank you, brent. see you in a few. >>> let's go to mike right now who has a look at our early commute. >> even on a friday you have slowing through antioch, probably around 5:45. that's when you'll see the slowing where it says 67 at l street. no major issues through concord and into walnut creek off 680. 680 and interstate 880 coming across the cartinas and venetian bridges are moving smoothly. over to the sierra, a lot of folks could take that starting early afternoon. they are seeing the best snow we have had in a long time near the sere, or 580 eastbound out of livermore. keep those routes in mind early today. 13 minutes for the westbound driver through this screen and across to the dublin interchange. crossing the bay we'll look at the san mateo bridge. a nice, easy, light drive right now. the peninsula will be beautiful this day, this friday, and we'll have nice commuting. we should

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later tonight it's the wondercon masquerade where everyone is invited to dress up as their favorite character. it runs through tomorrow if you missed it today. >>> midair scare. a southwest airliner forced to make an emergency landing after part of the plane opens up at 34,000 feet. >>> into the sea. radiation from that crippled nuclear plant leaking directly into the pacific ocean. >>> friendly fire. nato forces hit the wrong targets in libya. more than a dozen are killed. >>> and it's a wonderful life. one small town rallies around a favorite son on the road to the one small town rallies around a favorite son on the road to the final four. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it was a very close call. 34,000 feet over the skies of arizona last evening. when a large hole ripped open atop a southwest airlines jet full of passengers. the oxygen masks we hear about on those routine preflight safety announcements became lifesavers to passengers as the jet suffered a sudden decompression, exposing the interior of the plane to open daylight. dozens of the airline's 737s

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. >> isabel: wondercon - it is open to the public and is open to running until sunday.s very popular trade show purify >> gabe: wondercon is magical with parts, green cross, sspider-man, and it is green-girls with big business. look at the atm machine with pop culture, novels, video games japanese animation. with rare comic books, hard to find dvds, posters, you become a strange clothing. even weird hats, and really weird hats like this monday at. built in gloves. monday-had-- nintendo wii and hand held 3-d device. bring your baby! a picture with a monster or walking around and try to find waldo. it could be worth just coming down try to find yourself with other great customs. ryan reynolds will be here, signing autographs. and the man behind the movie " iron man. has a sneak peek of his new movie, " cowboys and aliens $13 entrance fee juniors, seniors, $25 for adults that mission. >> isabel: a special guest will join us in the studio tomorrow. also mad magazines. >> marty: mr. newman and if you like to go to the 2011 concert? even the tickets are sold out we found some

the 25th annual wondercon convention.ves fans a chance to meet some of the writers and artists in the comic world. >> like any other sports event, they come out wearing giants hats and a's hats. i come out wearing my superhero costume. >>> governor jerry brown is going on tour. where he's going to focus his efforts as he pushes to get voters to weigh in on tax extensions. >>> plus, helping the victims in japan's earthquake and tsunami. the big donation the oakland a's are giving today. >>> the delays and flight cancelations are piling up at oakland's airport. we'll tell you what travelers should expect. >>> a giants fan remains in a coma after a brutal beating at dodger stadium. >>> plus, a violent night in the bay area. several people are injured after at least four separate shootings. >>> good morningment welcome to mornings on 2. i'm claudine wong. >> we begin with a check on the weather with rosemary orozco. >> plenty of sunshine in store for today. our temperatures in the ballpark of yesterday, but way more in the wa