a small company. they're companies that will have to deal with things such as pensions and what not as they grow. >> reporter: larry gerston is nbc bay area's political analyst. >> it's one thing to see $50,000, $60,000 from a company. it's another thing to see $10,000 from a series of individuals. >> reporter: records show alicia goet gave $10,000. her husband is a partner at sequoia capital. four others from that same company also donated spending more than $40,000 to support measure "b." the company says it has no official stance on the measure and, therefore, no comment. other big donors, garden city sanitation, arcadia development, and the president of devcon. according to city records, all have or had contracts with san jose. >> that's the story people need to know. not necessarily to change their mind but at least to be aware that the money is flowing in in many respects from people who have done business with the city and want to continue to do business. in other words, let's stay in the city's good graces. >> reporter: and that's how it's benefiting them. >> as they say, can't hurt. >> reporter: the chamber of commerce contributed the most money, about $70,000. >> the mayor and the cihamber o commerce wanted to make sure the message got out why it is important. >> reporter: on the flip side, those who oppose measure "b" are working the phones. and hopes of sinking the measure, contributors giving more than half a million in cash and certificaservices to the ca against measure "b." almost all of it from the american federation of state, county, and municipal employees. >> it is a cause worth fighting for. >> reporter: yolanda cruz is the president of the local chapter. what about those who might think, wow, these unions are throwing a lot of money at this right now. >> i think it's about protecting the working classes and that's what we're working for. >> reporter: san jose has grabbed the attention of people across the country. records show donations are coming from texas, oregon, and arizona in support of this local measure. voters approve it here and many believe they will, you can expect other cities will follow suit. back to you. >> thank you very much, jenna. if you have a tip for our investigative unit give a call 8 888-996-tips or to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. a developing story in san francisco tonight. overhead muni wires knocked down at market and fifth street. this video from our chopper within the last hour shows the lines down across the street. authorities say a car accident caused the wires to fall. at least two people suffered nonlife threatening injuries. all muni service in the area is being rerouted with the help of buses. if you're in the area be warned. there's a lot of traffic in the area. let's turn your ait tension to the weather and the june gloom. this is what it looked like in san francisco. umbrellas and raincoats replacing shorts and flip-flops. the weather catching many a little off guard. mott jeff ranieri who warned us there would be showers today. jeff joins us from the weather with the details. >> we have been tracking that rainfall, potentially incoming from seven to eight days and it was right on track arriving in the morning for a lot of us. that storm track pushed well to the south. 1,000 miles more it to the south than this time of the year. now the blast of wet weather is heading up to the sierra. we'll have more on that. the top rainfall totals. los gatos 0.25. we need every drop we can get as we are still about 50% to 60% below normal. we are tracking some activity out here across the east bay near the altimont pass. it's always windy out there. rainfall rate about a quarter inch per hour. now across the sierra snow may be winding down, roads are slick and an advisory effect through 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. details on how long this weather is going to stick around with that 20 to 30 degree drop in our temperatures and when things will be warming up in just a few minutes. >> jeff, we'll see you shortly. new details about the woman at the center of a sexual assault complaint against giants star sandoval. they say the woman is a 21-year-old. she filed a complaint against the 25-year-old third baseman alleging sexual assault after an encounter at the sea scape beach resort last friday. detectives continue interviewing wednesday and gathering forensic evidence. the d.a. should decide whether to file formal charges by the end of the week. his attorney maintains the sexual encounter was consensual. he is currently on a rehab assignment. a disturbing incident. police say someone dropped off a single vertebrae at their front door over the weekend. investigators are trying to figure out if the bone is human and why it was left for them. jodi hernandez joins us live with the story. >> reporter: jessica, vallejo police have seen an awful lot but this is new. they say someone left a piece of a backbone right underneath the call box here right near the vallejo police department's front door. it's a finding that has even investigators calling it creepy. >> what i can feel in there, about the size of a large cookie or something like that. >> reporter: the sergeant describes the disturbing discovery made at the vallejo police department's front door. a vertebrae, police say, could be human. >> evidently it was wrapped in some brown paper or tissue and it was on the front -- the top step right near the door. so it seems odd that maybe an animal would drag in. looks like somebody left on the steps for the police department. >> reporter: the big bone similar to these ones, will be analyzed by the coroner tomorrow. its discovery is causing quite a stir. >> i can't believe they said they found a vertebrae right here. unbelievable. >> why would somebody do that. even if it's not human, that's some very troubled person out there. >> just the fact that the vertebrae was in front of the police station, that's just crazy. >> reporter: if the bone is, indeed, from a person, the department's investigative unit will be tasked to find out who it belongs to and how it ended up at police headquarters. bassett says it at this point it's a case of wait and see. >> it's fairly strange. we've had these things before where bones are found in fields and things, obviously not on the front steps of the police department where it appears to be human and then we find out later it's not, it's from a large dog or something like that. >> reporter: finding a vertebrae at your front door isn't the norm and even police are a bit taken aback. >> it is a little creepy. >> reporter: and we are looking at the live picture of a surveillance camera pointed right at the front door near the spot where the vertebrae was found. but because the vertebrae was found on sunday and the lobby is closed on fridays and saturdays, they have a lot of tape to look through and so far have been unable to pinpoint the video that depicts the vertebrae. if you have any information on how that vertebrae ended up here, you are urge d to call th vallejo police department right away. reporting live in vallejo, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. sheriff's dive teams were searching for sierra lamar. it could be their last dive for quite a while. they say they've now searched every pond, lake, and reservoir within a ten-mile radius and have found no new clues. sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in march. her body is yet to be found. investigators say they won't stop searching for her but they only plan to use the dive boat again if they receive specific tips or leads. an escaped east bay inmate is back behind bars after ten hours on the run. 25-year-old raul lopez walked away from the vocational ins institution that happened early this morning. prison staff searched the ground and parts of the community with no luck. he was ultimately found in downtown tracy after a tip from a resident. l lopez is serving a five-year sentence for second-degree rob ary. >> lots of missteps for b.a.r.t., literally. many are complains the transit agency is missing a few steps when it comes to maintaining its 200 station escalator. an ongoing problem for riders especially those with commuters who use the civic center station in san francisco. they say some of those will be staircases have been broken for months. 25 of the agency's escalators are not working forcing those of all ages to take stairs to access the train. >> it's really hard especially when it's raining because the stairs are not really safe. you have to be real careful. >> it's not so much funding or m manpower, it's just the fact we're in a bad run right now. we do have 19 escalators from a particular manufacturer that are it particularly unreliable. >> b.a.r.t.'s spokesperson told us most of the resources for refairs are for maintaining the agency's 140 elevators earmarked for the disabled. another major form of transportation in san francisco difficult today. a number of taxicabs and drivers took part in a massive protest through the city streets. the caravan drove from city hall. it's in advance of tomorrow's board meeting. the board's director expected to address a maximum rate taxi companies can charge drivers for credit or debit processing fees. >> still ahead, helping keep alzheimer's patients from disappearing. the new system that could soon be in place here in california. i'm scott budman. should kids under 13 be allowed on facebook. we look at all sides from kids, parents, and the social networking company. and moving beyond the coffee cup. starbucks gobbles up bay area restaurants. i'm jeff ranieri in the bay area weather center. a wild blast of winter weather. not only rainfall, the numbers down 20 to 30 degrees when we had the 90s last try day. we'll talk about the cold, how long it lasts, and if there's any more chanceses of rain in the seven day. if you like starbucks, you can get a larger selection of pastries and sandwiches. merger news for us and some facebook news, too. >> yes. it must be monday, we have facebook news. we will start chronologically in the early morning, you want koch fee, breakfast, now they're merged together. san francisco-based bakery, the coffee giant, serving up more meals after the $100 million meal. there are 20 stores in the chain based in san francisco. a merger also in the social networking world today, google says it will buy social site nebo. google says it will integrate into its google plus network. and we go to the e-3 game show and that's what it's made for, usher on stage to unveil the latest dance games for the xbox 360 game console, part of a long list from microsoft, new ways to listen to music, stream movies and it tv shows, and of course lots of video games. this is a sneak peek at the newest halo. the biggest talker in the tech world today is about-face book and it has nothing to do with the company's stock price. should facebook officially allow kids under 13 to use the site. it's stirring up debate about kids and texts. these kids are social and they love it technology but they're under 13 and they can't officially open facebook accounts. so many of them lie about their age to open profiles on the social network. >> go out and play games. you can play multiplayer games. then you can invite people. >> now facebook is looking into ways to let the under 13 set comment, friend, and poke. parents we spoke to have mixed feeling. >> yes, not a problem. not a problem. we do have it so other people can't talk to him. we put that on him and just kids his age he's allowed to talk to. i monitor it. >> you'll be chatting with somebody and they're telling you i'm this age and they're really not. they're young and innocent. i don't want him going through all that. >> reporter: facebook could take a lesson from everloop, a smaller silicon valley network that caters to kids under 13 and their parents. >> we built it this from the ground level up with safety, moderation, making sure that kids come in, feel like it's their world. it's their home base. but at the same time allowing parents to have peace of mind.f >> reporter: lots of comments on both sides. most admitting kids are already on facebook. after all, dora the explorer has a million likes. maybe it's time to admit all ages are networking. it's what they do. >> it's time to really look it at this as not just a one company fight against keeping kids safe online, but really a joint effort. >> reporter: and hillary says she would be happy to work with facebook if they do allow younger people to officially open profiles if for no other reason to tell people, yes, technology is good and, no, you don't have to lie to use it. also to help give parents strategies to help ease their kids into the social networking world. raj? >> retail giant costco has agreed to pay $3.6 million to settle a statewide lawsuit over alleged violations. a judge has approved the settlement. the district attorneys for more than two dozen california counties have filed in the civil suit. it alleged cos it tco violated laws involving the safe storage handling and disposal of pharmaceutical waste. prosecutors say the violations occurred over a five-year period at numerous stores including five in alameda county. one of the world's most well-known hotel chains will soon be making its debut in san is jose. the wes it ton san jose is scheduled to open next year. formerly known as the st. clair h hotel. built in 1926. it's now a national historic landmark. the hotel is located in the heart of downtown san jose across the street from the convention center. it will undergo a total renovation before opening with the woston in july of 2013. some 250 workers at the double tree hotel walked off the offearly this morning picketing long-term wage freezes and higher health care costs. it is the first at a hotel since the 1980s and it comes after almost a year of negotiations. work e workers say they will strike until friday. the double tree is, by the way, part of the hilton chain. if you travel across the bay for wok, your commute got easier. a new ferry service between alameda and south san francisco opened this very morning. the certificaservice from oyste and the peninsula to points in alameda and oakland will take 40 to 50 minutes and will cost you $7 each way with free parking. this will save some commuters a lot of time, they say. >> probably save me about 45 minutes. >> on the ferry? really? that's a big difference. this works out, would you do it every day? >> well, i'm going to do some try runs and see if it works out. if it's okay, i'll do it every day. >> for now the service will operate seven times a day. this is the first new bay area ferry service in 20 years. this week, keep in mind, it is free. it might be a little chilly on the bay today. >> it saved him 45 minutes. >> that's a lot of time. >> we bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'm not a big coffee drink er bt today it seemed like the thing to do with all the rain. >> it did. i go for the iced coffee but went for the warm coffee as well. a lot better for your allergies with this cold, crisp air. it may have been uncomfortable grabbing the jacket and umbrella. only topping out at 64 in san jose and just 63 in livermore. you think about what we had this weekend or even last friday and numbers 20 to 30 degrees colder from that. now current numbers in the 5 50 to cities. we'll take you out to hd sky camera network and what you'll see here in san jose is the cloud cover. it's lingering around in the south bay and a few scattered drops here and there. let's bring you back into the radar. it was a quick blast of the winter weather at 10:00 a.m. through the early afternoon hours. now a lot of that has been pushing off to the sierra. we're not finding too much left of the radar scan in the over 350-mile radius. dry here in the north bay and a good section of the east bay. if you're heading anywhere near lake tahoe even 5:00 and 6:00 this morning, snow showers will be lingering. we're start to go slowly see that activity wind down but it has been wild up there across interstate 80 and highway 50. we'll begin with the coldest spots in the north bay. 47 in napa. 50 in livermore. and on your day planner numbers will be warming up. it's not going to be warm to hot by any means. upper 60s at the bay. by 4:00 p.m. and interior sections we'll get gradual sunshine by the noon and after noon. numbers in the upper 60s to low 70s. we'll talk more about what these breezy to gusty and dry northwesterly winds will mean for your temperatures and some 80s, yes, raj, 80s will return in the seven-day forecast. >> very nice. thanks, jeff. still ahead at 6:00, cutting your commute time. a new idea that could speed things up for some bay area drivers. >> the bay area woman who has dedicated her life to stairs and the one city that is stepping up to honor. >> ranking california's biggest political. 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(ancr) break the monotony. visit spam.com. less than 24 hours before california's primary election. we're getting details on the influence of silicon valley, money and state politics. he may not be a household name to you but charles munger jr. is third on the list of donors from california watch. he also happens to be the brother of attorney molly munger, headed for the november election. over the past 11 years munger's political donations have topped 14 million. number four, doerr, netflix ceo reid hastings is mum seven with 8 million donations. san francisco banker tom steyer. political contributions round up at $6 million. >> sun microsystems of $4 million. some say tomorrow's primary seems a bit flat compared with other primary elections. let's bring in larry gerston and, larry, we were talking about this earlier today. there are plenty of significant issues and races at stake tomorrow but, seemingly, just a lack of a buzz, right? >> i'm the wrong guy for that. to me there's only two election, good and better. we'll call this good. no doubt about it. it's a bit flat. you know why? there's no uncertainty about the presidential nominees. no buzz there. and the top two primary system, maybe not, it guarantees the november run-off for legislative seats and with the major parties likely to have candidates in the top two. so there's no real big change there for now. they couple these developments with 60%. yes, 60% of the voting electorate before tomorrow. you said it, there's not a lot of excitement. still, there's a few contests that are going to turn some heads before it's done. >> good and better. tomorrow will be a good one. three races or three big topics for tomorrow. >> first, measure "b," that's a biggie. the pension reform proposal which has drawn national attention. the new york ims, "the wall street journal", for the role the voters will play in structuring retirement policy. not only does this measure put chuck reid's legacy on the line but every local and state office candidate in the area has been forced to expand one way or the other. that's a big y. 40-year veterans and democratic candidate pete stark, a liberal icon for years face as 31-year-old rookie, in a radically changed district. this district is not nearly as liberal as the last go-around. watch that one. could be an upset in the making. third, proposition 29. we've heard so much about it. one that would add a dollar per pack to tobacco, a package of cigarettes which has drawn tobacco industry opposition to the tune of $47 million. that against $12 million from proponents. and if that's not enough, 34 local governments in the bay area will ask the voters to increase sales, taxes and other fees. so there you have it. it's a lot to talk about. >> prop 29, we're seeing all sorts of ads pro and for. thanks a lot, larry. >> still ahead, the once once-in-a-lifetime event that you could seek tomorrow. >> also ahead, the new drug showing promise for a deadly form of cancer. >> reporter: i'm marianne fach row. we already have an amber alert system to look for kids. now we could soon have a silver alert system in california to help look for missing seniors. i'll have that story coming up in a live report. and i'm janelle wang. the judge in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case delivers bad news to the victims on the eve of the high-profile trial. and prince philip is hospitalized as the queen celebrates her diamond jubilee. the latest from london coming up in your international headlines. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios he was 6 t9, he had dementi wandered off and was found dead. >> a new alert system to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. marianne favro joins us this evening with more on the silver alert system. this is a dwroeg concern for a lot of families. >> reporter: it certainly is especially since the number of alzheim alzheimer's cases is growing dramatically every year here in california. now you're already familiar with the amber alert system. the silver alert system would 0 give local law enforcement like los gatos the authority to ask chp to activate an alert system for anyone 65 or older who is missing. now the idea is that the more people who are out there looking for missing seniors the sooner they'll be found. >> reporter: as walter and her husband remember good times with her mother who now has alzheimer alzheimer's, they also remember the challenges they've had with her mom wandering. >> she did it every day. >> reporter: despite efforts to keep her safe at home. >> we would lock the front gate and she would find buckets and things to stand on and throw herself over to get out. >> reporter: even after her mom moved to an assisted living home, she still got out and wandered three miles. gary searched for her many times. simona was lucky to find her mother every time she wandered. sadly 69-year-old man was found dead in the national wildlife refuge after wandering from his home. proposed legislation may help prevent such tragedies. a proposal to enact a silver alert system throughout california similar to an amber alert. >> the proposed legislation, sb-1047, known as silver alert, would create a statewide alert system for people who have gone missing, over the age of 65, and in california there are 500,000 people with alzheimer's disease, and 60% of those will wander. >> reporter: simona believes it will give families peace of mind. >> we do it for the children, you know. why not do it for our parents and our aunts and our uncles. >> reporter: florida already has a silver alert system and i talked with search and rescue teams. they say so far it has been very successful. reporting live, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. a new drug is showing promise tonight in the fight against melano melanoma. the drug works in patients with a gene mutation that causes tumors to grow more quickly. the drug prolonged the lives of patients with advanced melanoma and kept the disease at bay longer than chemotherapy did. the drug is manufactured by glaxo smith klein. they did fund the study. a woman whose husband and sons were murdered by a gang member addressed the killer and the judge who will sentence him. the security was tight at the hall of justice for the family of the victims as they read their impact statements. ramos was convicted of the 2008 murders of anthony and his son 20-year-old michael and 16-year-old matthew. the d.a. suggested ramos was attempting to avenge the shooting of a fellow gang member and mistook the family for rivals. his widow and two remaining children are in the witness protection program. sentencing was pushed until next week. ramos' attorney has filed a motion for a new trial. new at 6:00, a team of attorneys closed part of san francisco's immigration court. the feds are conducting a two-week review of thousands of backlogged cases. they will close cases considered the lowest priority putting those undocumented immigrants in legal imbow. described as longtime u.s. residents with strong community ties. that means they may be allowed to stay in the u.s. but won't be allowed to seek pntermane legal status and even that could change by order of the new presidential administration. firefighters say an overloaded extension cord is likely responsible for a blaze that destroyed a two-car garage in hayward this morning. you see the scene here. the garage was a separate structure from the house. thankfully no one was injured. officials say extension cords can easily overheat and should be turned off when not being used to prevent fires. jury selection gets under way for one of the most high-profile trials of the year. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. >> janelle wang is here with our national and international headlines. >> 68-year-old jerry sandusky is accused of molesting ten boys, eight of those now grown men will be testifying at his trial. today they received some disappointing news. the judge denied a request to keep their names private. they wanted to use sued anymores or aliases but the judge said under state law they have to state their real names for public record. the attorney for george zimmerman has requested another bond hearing. he is back in jail. the 28-year-old turned himself in after a judge revoked his bond. this after prosecutors say zimmerman and his wife lied about how much money they had during the initial bond hearing back in april prompting the judge to grant a lower bond. turns out they had raised over $130 $130,000 on a website. the donations have continued to pour in since zimmerman reported back to jail. he is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. zimmerman says it was self-defense. queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee continues. one person is absent, her husband. he was taken to the hospital today for a bladder infection. he is turning 91 this sunday. as a precaution he will spend several nights in the hospital for observation. he missed tonight's jubilee concert which included performances by elton john, sir paul mccartney and stevie wonder. he did did get a shoutout from his son, prince charles. >> if we shout loud enough he might hear it in hospital. >> the duke will also miss the last day of festivities tomorrow which includes a ceremonial carriage procession through london. the queen is celebrating 60 years on the throne. overseas the airport in libya was shut down. they are demanding the release of a top leader. rival militia forces have is been battling since moammar gadhafi was killed last year. the interim transitional government has been struggling to bring these two groups together. crews remain at the scene of the dana aircraft that killed all 153 people onboard as well as many on the ground. the airliner crashed in a densely populated neighborhood. the largest city as it was coming in for landing. the pilots had radioed the control tower saying both engines lost power. the cause of the crash is under investigation. the weather was clear at the time so it's not believed to be a factor and we're not going to know for a while. the investigation will take months. >> a horrific crash. >> thanks, janelle.ma still ahead at 6:00, a unique perspective of san francisco. the woman with a passion for stairs and how the city is honoring her. >> and welcome news for drivers, the commute that could soon be a lot faster for you. and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. a wild wake-up today on your monday with temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below average and also rain anywhere from a quarter to a half inch. one of our top totals in morgan hill. jessica, this is for you. any plans in the east bay for tomorrow? numbers in the mid-60s by the noon hour. a bit of wind oneasusi nshine. su hello? the words are 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highway in san francisco will be shut down during peak times to clear away that sand for removal, the stretch between lincoln will be closed from 7:00 can a.m. until 4:00 p.m. through friday. so you're being asked to use sunset boulevard as an alternate route instead. every year they have to remove sand which is piled up along the walking path between the highway and ocean beach. jeff ranieri is with us again. >> the weather geek would like rain each and every day. >> i know. we're going to clear it out for you, jessica. a big extravaganza tomorrow. there's that sunshine, jessica. shining through a few clouds. we'll have details on when 80s will return. all right, jeff, in sports the giants finished the month of may on a hot street. find out if the orange and black were hotter here in the month of june. the major league baseball draft going on right now. what bay area ballplayers, plural, ee i ♪ jimmy bond i'm sticky and uncomfortable. try gold bond powder. medicated to protect, 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[ grunts ] [ male announcer ] get a wireless receiver in time for the olympic games. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. rethink possible. okay. the city, famous hills. don't forget about the stairs. >> one woman has worked to bring them to our attention as joe rosato jr. shows us, she is now getting a fitting tribute. >> reporter: san francisco certainly has its ups and downs, but fortunately this city of hills is also a city of stairs. >> they're elegant ones, they're ones that you wouldn't give it a second thought. >> reporter: there are some 670 staircases in san francisco, and ada appreciates each and every step. >> i discovered up on 14th avenue that there is a retaining wall and there are stairs. i couldn't get over it. and then more stairs. i was going crazy. >> reporter: she poured her love of stairways into the pages of a book called stairway walks in san francisco. these days she's known as the queen of stairway walks. >> you can go up stairs that are very uncomfortable, and then others that you fly up. >> reporter: her book pointed out everything from the ornate steps of 16th avenue, stairs that were hardly stairs at all. >> somebody just decided it was too hard to go up a hill so they made their own little stairway. >> reporter: an avid walker, she believed, like a good meal, stairways should be savored. >> to run up or run down and you're in a hurry, you don't see a thing. >> reporter: after serving as a guide, she is now getting noticed just up the stairs of city hall. supervisors are now takinging steps to honor her. >> it's incredibly youthful and has helped a lot of people explore the city, so we thought it would be appropriate it to name one for beautiful stairways after her. >> reporter: soon the steps and the stairs will be joined by ada's stairway in buena vista park. but the honor doesn't mean the author is hanging up her walking shoes anytime soon because there are still places to explore, stairs to climb, and places worth climbing to. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >> and she is in great shape. thank you, joe. astronomers and scientists around the world are getting ready for a rare event in space. something we likely won't see again in our lifetime. it's called the venus transit. the planet venus crosses over the face of the sun. the transit begins tomorrow and will it continue into wednesday. it won't be seen again until 2117. that's 105 years from now. so this transit spacecraft from the space agency is orbiting the planet called the venus express and will be sending a unique view of the transit. during the last in 2004, scientists spotted a halo around venus showing it has an atmosphere. they hope this transit will be just as enlightening. >> it's now or never. >> and don't look directly into the sun. when we do this tomorrow you can't look into the sun. >> i never do. all right, let's turn things over to jeff. will there be sun to look at tomorrow? >> there will. it's going to arrive just in time for that and anyone having events in the east bay, let's say, around the noon hour. 24-hour rainfall totals impressive this time of the year. we struggled to get totals even this high in some cases back in november and december. livermore at .17. the place picking up the most in the south bay really need iing the most and here is a new tool, the estimated rainfall. it's picking up in blue any spot that received a quarter inch or higher and what you'll find is the east bay, the south bay, did very well when it came to this storm system. the north bay in the most part had less than a quarter of an inch. right now that radar stands around, we're finding dry conditions with a lot of this activity that has been across the sierras. over the past hour, a lot of this has moved off to the east. we're finding conditions winding down but we can't rule out a few snow showers into the early morning. our winter weather advisory will be in effect until 5:00 a.m. on our tuesday. we'll take you outside to our live sky camera network. a mix of some sun and clouds. temperatures in the 50s and also the 60s. there it is. kind of popped this up, my director, thank you for bringing this picture in. you can see that sunshine right across downtown. all right. let's come on back to the weather headlines. we'll have a little bit of fog but the big theme is drying. for tuesday the cold air stays and eventually we'll turn things up in the seven day forecast. low pressure which brought down this unusually cold track of storm activity is now going to be pushing off to the east and this will make way for our winds beginning to shift. we'll have more of that onshore winds. for those of you inloond out of the north and the west and that will warm us up into the 60s and also 70s by wednesday so it's not going to be a quick turnaround in temperatures back to the 80s but you eventually we'll get there. 46 in santa rosa. 50 in los ga it tos. 52 in san jose. 50 in livermore. daytime highs on our tuesday, we'll top out well below average, only 68 in san jose. may get up to 70 and 71 there in morgan hill and gilroy and for the east bay, 71 in dublin. 71 in livermore. that drier wind will help numbers warm up five to seven degrees from what we experienced today. 64 in san francisco. 2 in santa rosa and chilly at the coast. on your three-day forecast no rain drops in sight. all the way through thursday, that's when the low 80s look to rebound. and then you'll see as we head into the upcoming weekend low to mid-80s, mostly sunny. grab that spf and by monday of next week summer will be only nine days away. so i guess mother nature giving us one last glimpse of weather. >> all the kids will be out of school, running around and the weather will be perfect. >> it will be good. >> thanks, jeff. now a look at sports. did you know the rain and sleet today that there was a giants game? >> i did. >> yeah. jim kozimor, you cover the giants all the time. >> you are fantastic. the way you keep up on current events. that's why you're in news. it was so great seeing raj at at&t park on friday. things had gone so well that i'm officially calling this streak the giants are on the raj run. the win today would mean winners in seven of eight. the giants looking to sweep their four-game set with the cubs. bottom of the fifth inning. 2-1, cubs. angel pagan is up at the plate trying to extend his hit streak. buster posey to second. that's a 28-game home hit streak that extends the franchise record. tit for tat. bases loaded, crawford. a double play ball. he runs off towards first. posey comes in to score to tie the game at 2-2. hey, man, it wasn't the end of the inning. two out. the bases loaded. he grounds into the double play. but buster posey scores. that puts the giants up 3-2. bottom of the ninth, jeremy affeldt on for the save. a little liner and ryan theriot with the leaping catch to put him away. affeldt gets the save. the giants get the 3-2 win and the sweep. jaymee sire was there. >> reporter: brian vogelsong continues the impressive streak by giant starters going at least seven innings and giving up two runs or fewer. they've now done it in seven straight games, the longest streak. vogelsong says he expected more of himself. >> you don't want to be the weak link. three games like that, you don't want to be the guy that doesn't come through with a good game. it was definitely weighing on my mind this morning. >> the bull pen coming off the 19 straight games and the way these guys have stepped up for us and gone deep into ball games and limited how many times we get up. pretty effective. >> been doing it for a couple of years really. you don't want to say you come to expect it every time. there are going to be ups and downs. they've been really good. >> reporter: the effort helped the giants complete their first sweep of the season and finish this home stand at 6-1. reporting from at&t park, i'm jaymee sire for nbc bay area. >> all right, thank you very much. the mlb draft going on. the giants made the first round selection and it is chris stratton, the right-handed pitcher from mississippi state university. the giants took him as the number 20 pick. his summer league club is the tupelo 49ers. he was destined to be san francisco. the a's entered the draft with three, not one but three first-round picks and with their first pick of the first round, 11th overall, they pluck addison russell, the shortstop/third baseman from pace high school in florida. it's the first time the a's have take ann prep round since 2001. so much for the top draft pick, mark apell does not follow in andrew luck's footsteps. the hurler surprisingly slides for the pirates at number eight in the amateur draft. apell 10-1 with a 2.27 e.r.a. this season. most expected the astros to take him but it didn't work out that way. it worked out well for usf junior pitcher karl zimmer. he was selected fifth overall by the kansas city royals, the big 6'3" righty is a powerful curveball that can tie up the best that reached 97 miles an hour on the radar gun. congrats to the guys drafted today in the first round in baseball. there will be more as the draft continues. the bay area just plush with great players. how do you like my raj run? >> i love it. >> run with it. >> were you surprised to see him out there? >> it sounds like it was nice for you and janelle. >> yeah, it sounds like it. jessica got a break. that's why she was saying it was nice. >> he loves going to the ballpark. >> and i loved seeing him out there, too. >> great to see you as well. >> see you guys. >> for a full half hour of sports coverage and more on the raj run, watch comcast sports net central on comcast sport net bay area. >> it doesn't sound very good, the raj run. california's open primary gets its first test tuesday. tonight we'll look at what will be very different tomorrow and why it's setting a precedent for the rest of the nation, too, and also the search for sierra about to go in a whole new direction. while sheriffs say there will be no more searches in the reservoir, what else is being done to find the missing teen. that's tonight at 11:00 after "grimm." >> nbc universal is launching a new program to give more than $1 million in grants to deserving nonprofits. 21st century solutions is a nationwide program. you can go to our website to apply for a grant, applications are due by august 15th. >> all right. brent cannon with what's coming up at 7:00. wildfires are already burning and they are deadly across the west. we'll take a look at those. gearing up for tomorrow's primary but major races all across the country and we have a look at those as well. plus something you're going to see once-in-a-lifetime. you mentioned it earlier, a nasa scientist will talk about the transit of venus which can be seen tomorrow evening. what they've learned from these things in the past, what they might learn this time around, kind of, well, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to check it out. >> unless you live to be 195. >> brent is assuming we won't be here in 105 years. >> really? >> no thanks to you, brent. all that and more coming up. have a great evening. we hope to see you back here at 11:00. 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