the money, and, you know, all those times kids come to the door, selling candy or calendars, this is where the money goes. >> reporter: neither officials from the district or the pto would comment on the situation. sent a letter home to parents that said, the pto board wants every member to know we are deeply disturbed by these events and will work actively to rebuild the trust of the community that's been breached by this incident. parents agree their trust has been broken. >> we've done everything we can to donate money and bring food to help them, supplies. to know that our money is being taken from our children is kind of wrong and it angers me a little bit. >> i can't believe people would take funding from a child's school, especially since so many things are getting cut from education, sports. anything like that. >> reporter: investigators at the sunnyvale police department say an exact moment is not clear. but the theft could have been an act of degeneration peration. >> people are looking for work, bills come due. i don't know exactly where the funds were spent but that would be my guess. >> reporter: lynch is now out of custody and has a court hearing scheduled for january 18th. if she's convicted she could face prison time. new tonight at 6:00 a livermore teacher has been arrested. she faces 24 counts of sexual assault. police tell us the encounters happened over a six month period beginning in december 2010. the relationship started with text messages, facebook and the game words with friends. a man suspected in at least three violent attacks on women will face one murder charge. frederick dozier is expected back in court friday after his hearing today. he faces 26 felony counts in connection with the sexual assaults of three women between june and december of last year. city d.a. credits the community outreach effort and crime lab work with the arrest of dozier last week. he wants to remain vigilant while out on the streets. >> you see an activity that doesn't appear to be right, please pick up the phone. it's much easier for police to respond and say nothing occurred and call than to have never occurred. diary accounts of rapes, mannequin parts, weapons and disturbing photos made up the testimony today as accused alphab alphabet killer was in court. a diary was found describing assaults of underaged girls. what's not clear is if the attacks are real or imagined by maso. maso is accused of killing four northern california women back in the '70s and '90s all of whom had the same initials for their first and last names. first they shouted homophobic slurs, then they got out of the car and began punching a 20-year-old man. the beating took place near san francisco state university. the victim was also robbed and his smart phone taken right out of his pocket. the three attackers took off in an older model cream colored four-door sedan. could facebook save the state budget crisis? maybe. the state's independent legislative analyst has scoured the budget. the governor's budget does begin to coral out of control spending. it relies too heavily on the volatile income and cuts may be too severe. that $7 billion tax increase headed for the november ballot is part of the problem. the governor is also calling for an economic upturn that analysts just don't see. >> we've considered what's happening in housing which is fairly stagnant. we've looked at our projections of where we think the market will be, and we do get considerably lower numbers on capital gains. >> in the end the analysis suggests the governor is about $4 billion too optimistic. the wild card in all this, could be something called the facebook effect. the independent analyst acknowledges a public offering of nace book stock could boost the state budget and the california capital gains. the month-long strike at the american licorice plant is over. they were striking against a new contract that increased health care costs for the employees. union officials say employees have reluctantly accepted the contract proposal. it's a copper kapper that has sunnyvale in the red minus 21 grand. the past few months have been bad for the city with thieves stealing copper wire from city light poles, mainly in the lakewood village area of the city. not only is it expensive, it's a hassle to replace. the thieves smashing some 16,000 feet of copper wire. no rain, no grass, no grazing for cows. farmers in the east bay are dealing with the bovine predicament that's completely weather related. the lack of rain has cow herds on the move. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us live with more on this story. >> reporter: farmers and ranchers are very nervous. talk who just moved his herd of cows from walnut creek to antioch in search of greener pasture. this pasture isn't exactly green, will do the job and keep stomachs full at least for now. >> this time of the year, this is the worst i've seen much. >> reporter: tom couldn't remember a time he couldn't keep his cows grazing on his own land. the normally green pastures are dry, brown and practically bare this year. and his herd was getting hungry. >> this is the first time in 50 years we haven't had cattle right here this time of the year or ever. and it's because of the drought. >> reporter: this week he was forced to move his cows to a leased pasture in antioch. there's enough to keep the cows nourished for the time being while the rancher waits for rain. >> if it doesn't come along pretty soon, i'm going to be faced with having to either buy a lot of hay, which is too expensive or sell the cattle. some of the cattle. hopefully not all. >> jack rowdy says he's never experienced anything like this. he's got 500 head of steer who instead of beefing up are losing weight. >> if it doesn't rain in the next two or three weeks, significant rain, we're going to have to load them on trucks and they're going to have to go to a feed lot and put them on a growing ration because we don't have the grass and neither does california. >> reporter: farmers are feeling the pressure too. this field of newly planted barley may be a complete loss if rain doesn't start falling soon. brumleavy is trying not to wo y worry. he says these hills have enough to keep his cows from going hungry for one more month. >> this is home now for the time being. we'll do the best we can, and hope for more rain. >> reporter: we're back here live, last year, pastures were lush and green, and cows were in cow heaven. they've gone from feast to famine. if it doesn't turn around soon. if the rain doesn't start falling, ranchers tell me that consumers. we will all pay the price. can you expect to pay a lot more for our burgers and steaks. reporting live in contra costa county, jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. >> yes. a lot of us will be paying the price, including using our sprinklers in the middle of january. let's bring in jeff ranieri. when's the rain coming? i know maybe around the corner? >> we could be looking at a pattern change, as jodi pointed out, the rangers having a problem. all across the state, the bay area is responsible for providing water into southern california. as we look outside right now, what we're finding, lots of hazy conditions and plenty of poor air quality with no raindrops in sight. not only across northern california but across the entire state. only 16 days with rain this rainll season. this im l tast yearead h 56 h o dis tngoihe worst? ght now, the south tay clining sancl jose withitynl one inch in n55/100e her of rainfal. that bngs uso u t % tf o o nmal rought light d development already occurring. obviously, we need the rain, many of you know that, as we take a look at the overall pattern, what we're going to see happen is by this weekend, that storm door is going to slowly start to slide open. then by tuesday night it looks like we're going to see this chan of rainfall increasing across the north bay. a bull's eye rainfall that could be here by 5:00 p.m. on wednesday. this is going to be great news for us here, we're going to continue to track that and we'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, jeff. our customized weather is available any time at nbcbayarea.com. you can use our interactive tool to get the current conditions and click on to our live radar. it's all there all the time at nbcbayarea.com. beating the odds, the rare animal problem here in the bay area. a parents nightmare. they're speaking out after the stunning arrest of an elementary schoolteacher. the alleged crimes took place on campus. big lights, small handheld devices, coming up, the latest from ces and why what's in your pocket is getting a whole lot more powerful. former san francisco mayor george mosconi's son taking an emiol pr many san franciscoans remember the killing of mayor george mosconi. the death of mossconi it wasn't just the loss of a city leader, but a father. decades later his son is dealing with the ghost of the past. >> both mayor mosconi and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> reporter: november 27th, 1978 a day burned into san francisco's eternal memory. the assassinations of mayor george mosconi and harvey milk left the city in mourning. for more than 30 years, john mosconi has quietly ignored interview requests about the death of his father. >> it just sort of happened in the right time. i think i couldn't have done this any earlier than i have. >> reporter: john was 14 years old, when his father was killed by dan white. although based on interviews with the mosconi family, the play weaves a fantasy of truth and fiction. >> in terms of the realism of the piece, it's a dream play, and it takes place in the mind of the inside of the head and outside of the head of the character john mosconi. >> reporter: with the emotional wounds of the killings still raw, he turned the writing over to tacony. he says it was important to remind people of george mosconi's political leg ascy. >> he was about inkwlugs, about bringing voices to the table who hadn't been there before. >> reporter: with the success of the oscar winner film milk, mosconi worried his father's story had been forgotten. something he hopes the play will change. >> it lets the presence of somebody who has been forgotten back into the room. and that makes the adult son able to live in the present. >> you asked me to serve as a consultant on the project. >> reporter: ghost light premieres tonight at berkeley rep theater. the play has opened some old wounds while helping to heal others. along the way, he says he learned something about his father. >> i think that's one of the beautiful things about this whole experience for me, i realize how much he actually hasn't been forgotten, and i love that. >> reporter: joe rosotti, jr. nbc news. every day people who did an extraordinary thing. alameda county's fire chief honored two good samaritans today who rescued an elderly couple from their burning home. kevin and jonathan received certificates of commendation from alameda county. the two men were nearby when sam everyone billy joe haley's home caught fire last week. the 86-year-old world war ii veteran and his 77-year-old wife were stuck in their yard amidst the smoke when the two men pulled them to safety. >> she was real brittle, and i didn't want to hurt her by rushing her out. i told her to grab my arm and i walked her out. she wanted to go by the garage. i didn't want her to go by the garage. >> his wife is an invalid so the actions of the young man made all the difference. smoking in the boys room and a lot of other places, it's still happening. more than 15% of high schoolkids report smoking still. now, there's a new bill trying to change that. the proposal would make it illegal for tobacco retailers to set up shop within 600 feet of schools. that's important because the state study found that 33% of tobacco sales to minors actually take place within 1,000 feet of a school. >> we have too many people that are addicted to smoking. and 80% of addicted adult smokers started smoking when they were minors. access to tobacco for minors remains a problem. >> the bill is part of a larger package that would increase the tax on a pack by a dollar. a vote is expected by the end of the month. let's bring back in jeff ranieri, our chief meteorologist. i got my car washed today and now the green on the radar shows up. >> the pollen is making my throat a little scratchy today. that will be covering your car, you'll need another wash courtesy of mother nature. we have more news coming up on this expected rainfall next week in a minute or so. meanwhile still above average today. 69 in livermore, 66 called in for my weather watcher. 66 in los gatos. these clear skies having an impact on the air quality a spare the air effect today. the city lights are a little hard to see right now. because of all the haze sitting around. high pressure aloft is helping to sink all of that dirt in the atmosphere right down to the lowest level. it's having a larger impact probably on you today. 44 in napa, 40 degree temperatures at this hour in the north bay will be another cold night. and as we look offshore to the north, we're still finding clear skies, that's the case right here across the bay area. more temperatures that will be dropping below the freezing point with high pressure not bulging just offshore. just off to the north as it has been for the past four to eight weeks, for tomorrow morning, areas of patchy frost with the coldest numbers right here in santa rosa, 30 in livermore, 37 expected in san jose, 30s at the peninsula into redwood city. for 11:00 a.m. tomorrow we'll find a round of mid to upper 60s still returning with 68 in livermore, 63 in sunnyvale. still going to stay very chilly for us into friday morning, excuse me. temperatures in the mid to upper 30s here. in terms of that rainfall, we talked about it earlier, just in case you missed it, by tuesday night we are looking at some showers here potentially for the bay area. we'll have more coming up in my seven-day forecast. >> thanks, jeff. it costs more to get around these days, you know that. the bridge district is proposing a new $65 premium at it's luxburg parking lot. the agency is facing an $87 million shortfall. also on deck, ferry commuters using the clipper card, and the new one way fare from larxburs and sausalito into the city. if the proposals pass, they will go into effect july 1st. he will never fly again, this is bugsy, the towson bat found with a severely broken wing. he was nursed back to health at the sulfur creek nature center. he will not be able to fly. he will be used to educate kids about the importance of bats. they're crucial for our ecology. towson bats are rarely found in the wild, which makes this one living in captivity even more rare. the breed is so sensitive the bat could die if touched by a human. still ahead at 6:00, certainly barbie has done a lot of things in her career. she's been news anchor even an astronaut. now she's being asked to take on a new endeavor, raising awareness for sick kids. two oakland police officers are disciplined for what they covered up during an occupy protest. a new high-tech company sets up shop in san jose. 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>> i've seen him around children a lot. and i just don't believe this happened. >> reporter: melissa lives a few doors down from the two bedroom house where craig chandler lives with his pregnant wife and two young children. >> i can't think of one bad thing to say about either of them. other than i'm totally shocked. i'm praying this clears up, and that it's not true. >> reporter: chandler sexually assaulted a student at ob whaley elementary schooling between october and august of last year. it happened on the campus where he is a student. frankie cruz panicked when he heard that, his daughter was in chandler's class last year. >> we asked did a teacher touch you? no, he wouldn't do that to me, but other than that, she didn't say anything. >> reporter: this man's child is a student. the statement on the website reads, the district is cooperating fully with the san jose police department, and we want to assure the community that the safety and well being of our children is our primary concern. in accordance with district protocol, the employee has been put on leave pending the outcome of these investigations. this neighbor who lives next door to chandler says he thinks people are being more suspicious because of the high profile sex case against jerry sandusky. he hopes his neighbor will get a fair chance to defend himself against allegations he has a hard time believing are true. >> i'd like the courts to judge him and not public opinion right now. >> reporter: craig chandler remains in custody pending his arraignment on friday. even if he's released on bail, he will be out of a job temporarily. the district has put him on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. the san jose police are asking anyone who might have been a victim to please come forward. in san jose, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, chris. in the east bay, drug sniffing dogs may soon be patrolling high schools. the pusd may soon decide whether or not to use police dogs to try to deter students from using drugs on campus. the police department will offer the dogs at no costs during random checks of lockers and parking lots while students are in class. drug related suspensions are on the rise in that city. police say more kids are using oxycontin and believe it or not heroin. >> we're seeing more sophistication in young people today. it's not just alcohol and marijuana any more. and the trend in terms of the sophistication of drug use is concerning to me as a police professional. >> pleasanton unified school district is expected to make a decision at the next board meeting. you are not showing your name, why is that? >> it's a simple question. >> when the officer didn't answer the question, the photographer approached his captain. wong was disciplined, demoted to sergeant for failing to report the encount tore internal affairs. the opd sent us a statement that acknowledged the incident occurred but didn't speak of any disciplinary action. ross mercurini will know by the end of this week whether he'll be charged with domestic violence. his wife is not cooperating with the investigation, that's common in these cases, adding that even thoughed couple is it high profile, the incident will be investigated like any other. >> you have someone that is involved in law enforcement, so obviously i can see how public interest might be different. the 700 plus other cases that we handle in 2011. but when you're looking at it from a legal lens, it's no different than any other case. >> his attorney says he doesn't think an offense was committed, whatsoever. an act of disgrace now. the u.s. marine corps has launched an investigation after videos emerged of four american soldiers urinating on dead bodies. we won't show you the video. instead a clip from the video. the anonymous person who posted the clip online says the marines are based at camp lejeune in the united states and the bodies are members of the taliban. nbc's chief pentagon correspondent said if the marines can be identified they will face criminal charges. the race shifts to south carolina, the next primary now just ten days away about. >> janelle joins us with our national headlines. >> the republican primary fight has moved to the more social conservative south where republicans have been slower to embrace mitt romney. he won the new hampshire primary last night with 39% of the votes. ron paul finished second and jon huntsman finished third. the candidates are hoping to shift the race in their direction. newt gingrich called romney too far to the left and rick perry calls him a ruthless capitalist. >> we need to have more venture capitalism going on in america, and less vulchar capitalism. >> i think he will grow weaker and weaker very fast. >> i have a good start, an uphill climb in stk sk ahead of me. >> i think we sent out a pretty positive message last night in new hampshire. >> i think we're in the hunt. >> we can win this race. >> the south carolina primary takes place on the 21st and then it's on to florida on the 31st. a groundbreaking ruling by the supreme court today. the justices ruled unanimously that religious employees of a church cannot be sued for discrimination. a michigan church employee sued the church over her firing. the court cited with the church skrigting exceptions to anti-discrimination laws. joran van der sloot pled guilty to the murder of a peruvian woman in a lima hotel room. van der sloot told the court he was sorry for killing flores after he found her snooping on his laptop reading materials about the disappearance of natalee holloway. the judges are expected to make a final decision on his sentence this friday. iran is accusing the u.s. and israel for today's assassination of a nuclear scientist. the u.s. denies any involvement. a motorcycle hit man placed a magnetic bomb on the scientists car door as he drove down the street. this is the fourth assassination of an iranian scientist in two years. today's murder comes days after it was discover eed that iran w enriching uranium even faster than before. coming up at 6:00 the new wave of smart phones helping you get social. we're going to take you live to vegas. barbie's next endeavor with some very serious messages for children. another day with temperatures well above average. topping out nearly 70 desegnre oakland. 64 in san francisco, and 66 in san jose, and tonight clear, cold and also patchy frost. we'll detail lowest in a few minutes. droth lowest in a few minutes. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. perhaps you're one of them, more than 7 million people suffer from psoraisis. now there's a new treatment. it targets the affected area of the skin. the laser is so effective, many patients no longer have to use steroid creams which have side effects, including the use of thinning skin. patients have to commit to a series of at least six to eight sessions that last only a few minutes. risk of the laser include tender skin and blistering which is rare. there's also some good news. most insurance companies cover the cost of this new treatment. every little girl's friend barbie has been a tv star, a news anchor. now tre's a push to mass produce a bald barbie doll. the push comes after mattel made one last year for one little girl with cancer. there's already a facebook campaign for it. the bald barbie will help boost the self-esteem in children suffering from hair loss due to cancer treatments. a look at what's going to happen tonight and going into tomorrow. >> frosty, taking a look at the golden gate bridge, we're fog free. vernon davis got off to a slow start. he's riding a late season surge into the playoffs. nexttight end's story coming up it's big technology in small packages. a glimpse at new smart phones and gaming systems. >> scott budman has been testing them all day, and has been in las vegas for the big ces show all week. have you slept at all in the last four days? >> reporter: not all that much. but this is for us tech reporters a candy store. it's huge here. i'll tell you, you talk about the small devices. small devices are expected to be one of the biggest businesses when it comes to the tech world over the next few years, if you think about it, they are a lot more powerful than ever before. we use them constantly. >> who says it's all about electronics? at the sony booth, techies were treated to an afternoon counsel ertl by earth, wind and fire and then got back to the issue at hand. namely handheld devices, like the newest sony play station portable, with dual facing cameras so you can get social. social also the name of the game at nokia, making a splash for the first time in a while with the new soon to be released 900. >> i think it's a big comeback story for us, nokia in the u.s. this year. >> reporter: the phone is powered by windows operating system. >> if you look around ces, everyone has a booth you can check in on four square. i posted a video just yesterday, and i had people i work with, and people from high school and college. and it's just -- we're keeping in touch today in more ways and more frequently than we ever used to. >> reporter: also creating handheld buzz this portable gaming tablet from razr. they make powerful hardware that will let you play games or take your computer with you on the go. >> it's a full fledged windows pc. you can do your work on it, run e-mail off it. anything a pc can do, can you do with it. if you feel like converting this to a pc, hook it up with a mouse and keyboard bam you got it. it's an exact pc and a tablet. >> putting all sorts of technology into small devices and letting you take it with you wherever you are. the nokia phone due out in three months. the razr gaming device is a prototype. the company says it hopes to have something out by the end of the year. i'm scott bud man, jessica and raj send it back to you guys. are you looking for more ces headlines we have full coverage on our website. more from scott and our cnbc team. >> next year, what are you going to be use something the ipad's going to be so out? >> i know. it depends what nbc is going to spring for for me. >> really. >> i hear there may be a new weather center in the works. i want to know who that lady is back behind his shoulder. >> yeah. it looks like she's having fun. 64 in san francisco, 66 in los gatos. nearly 70 in santa rosa. temperatures about ten degrees above average, here's the thing. clear skies. 48 in napa, 48 in movado. that will bring 30s tonight and isolated areas of 20s in the forecast. that will include some patchy frost into the north and east bay interior valleys. throughout thursday it stays hazy, with poor air quality. we'll be near record highs, here's the good stuff. in the next seven to ten days our outlook is showing a very consistent chance of getting rainfall in here, the best chance we've seen in an eight week period. right now, still status quo here, clear skies across most of the state. storm track still up into cordova, alaska, where they've had eight feet of snow here in the last six or seven weeks or so. if you do have any weekend plans, here's the thing, high pressure is going to cooperate. we have the dome of warmer air aloft. that will keep numbers tomorrow mild. plenty of 60s, after that frosty start, a real nice finish with a lot of sunshine. that's going to stay here as we head into friday. spare the air day again for thursday. worst air quality for the south bay. they are recommending again limiting that fireplace use with a ban burn in effect for tomorrow morning. it's going to be cold out here, look at this. 29 in santa rosa, 30 in napa. 30 in san jose. 34 in los gatos. we have viewers out there hearing we're going to be looking at low 20s here as we head throughout tomorrow morning. definitely bone chilling cold even for this time of the year, for tomorrow, 66 in san jose, mid-60s for the peninsula. 59 in half moon bay with sunny skies throughout your afternoon, but a lot of haze if you suffer from allergies, it's going to be another tough day for you, it's not going to improve until we get some rainfall in here, which you will see in my seven day forecast right now. we have showers as we head throughout tuesday. and the possibility of measurable rainfall as we head into wednesday of next week, that could make the 17th day with rainfall this rainfall season, very much needed. we are very happy in the weather department about this news. >> did you say you were going to have a new weather center? >> well -- >> teasing us with that. >> it's a rumor. >> thank you. >> let's head to sports. it's almost here, that big playoff game for the 49ers, scott riis is here from our comcast sportsnet news room. how are you doing? >> okay. it seems like a long time coming this whole 49ers playoff thing. finally, we're getting there. as the niners are getting set to take on the saints this saturday. anticipation builds for both teams, so do the game plans. jim harbaugh and the troops hard at work again today. they'll have their hands full withdrew breeze and company. they're going to have to put some points on the board. you know the tight end will play a major role in that endeavor. with that, mindy bach joins us live from santa clara. the vernon davis we will see on saturday, not necessarily the same guy we saw as recently as what? six weeks ago? >> reporter: no, they're peaking at just the right time, the new offense to learn vernon davis got off to a slow start. the last game of the regular season was his best. and that certainly was no coincidence to his offensive coordinator. vernon davis' best game of the regular season was his last. that's no coincidence to his offensive coordinator. >> vernon is really getting comfortable in what we're doing. i started to notice it about five weeks ago, every week we've gotten better since. he's playing at a high level right now. >> in an offense that requires a lot from the tight end. davis and his position group were more affected by the lockout than others. >> when i first got in this offense, it was almost like i wanted to quit. this is too much. there's too much information at one time that they were throwing on me and delaney, and the rest of the tight ends. >> dialling back was not an option. >> no, they just keep adding. a lot of things they wanted me to do differently, number one, changing my stance. bringing my feet in closer together. and a lot of reading. i had to read a lot of coverages on the run. so that was a little different for me. we stuck with it, we learned as much as we possibly could, and here we are. we're getting better and better each and every week. >> he's played well all year. he's one step ahead of things, if that makes any sense. now it's just, once you say it to him he totally sees the big picture what you're doing. >> david says his late season surge isn't all about him, he credits his teammates for contributing as well, and says that's confusing the defense, they can't key in on one player. with the entire offense peaking at the right time, it will serve davis and the 49ers well. in santa clara, mindy bach for nbc bay area. scott? >> mindy, thanks, and with the rejekction comes reflection. he admitted to nfl network today he would do some things differently if he could. like the verbiage in his final news conference when he said he was pissed at his team and would be making changes. the only change that was made is hugh jackson no longer the coach for the raiders. ryan vogelsong signs a two-year deal with the giants, as first reported by michael irvin at 95.7 the game. >> michael urban working overtime. >> yes. for a full half hourf o sports coverage you can watch sports net central at 10:30. a remarkable story, he fought back and won. a peninsula pet owner jumps in to save his dog, who was being attacked by four bit bulls. his weapon, a yard rake and his bare hands. we'll hear from him tonight at 11:00. >> tough situation. let's turn things over to brent cannon. >> u.s. troops on the battlefield often don't have basic things like soap and toothpaste. we're going to meet a man cutting through the red tape to get those extras and a lot more. too old for foster care, but not ready to go it alone. we look at some of the changes that could help thousands of california foster children. we'll be talking to them. ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient.