>> devastating neighborhoods still reeling from the pain. dozens of homes have piles of trash where people used to be. one foreclosure every 80 housing units is in foreclosure. bank repossessions and default notices are up as well, and thousands of those homes are in the east bay. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live where the problem isn't just plummeting home values, it's become a health issue, too. >> it really has. the city of richmond has become a dumping ground as paem use those vacant lots to discard their filthy trafsh. that trash often includes used syring syringes, dirty diapers and used condoms. not at all what you want right next door. >> construction materials, debris, household garbage, waste. >> this is what people in richmond are forced to look at and live next to as hundreds of abandoned and foreclosed properties have become dumping grounds filled with garbage. >> it's much cheaper for them to just find a vacant lot, find a vacant property, dump it and they disappear. it is getting worse. it is definitely getting worse. >> reporter: it's gotten so bad city crews can't keep up. they literally haul away tons of garbage every week. we're chasing away hotels in some parts because there are vacant places in the city. >> often just hours after a hot spot has appeared, more trash rereappears. richard graham says he's tired of all the mess. he wants the people doing the dumping to clean up their act. >> if we can just get them and see how would they like it if they come in their area and do it, how would they like it? >> the city is fining the banks that own the properties $1,000 a day. while that covers some of the cleanup costs, it's not deterring the dumpers, the problem becoming much more than an eyesore. >> the rats that actually come out of it, the rodents that actually come in to actually feed off what's left behind, so yeah, it can actually become a health and safety issue. >> reporter: now, code enforcement officers plan to crack down on those doing the dumpings. they bought some specialized surveillance cameras so they not only hope to get pictures of the folks causing the mess but those cameras are also capable of reacting to motion with bright lights and loud sounds. they plan to install those cameras in the hot spot sometime in the next 30 days. reporting live in richmond, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. whether you have a dog or not, this is a story that hasz a south bay community on edge. two pit bulls are still on the loose this evening after attacking a dog and his owner in a san jose park. we should warn you now, some of these photos are a business disturbing. this dog shadow had to be put down because his injuries are so severe. the owner, don wilson, is recovering at home after suffering injuries all over her body. the attack happened late wednesday night at the park and went on for 20 minute before the pit bulls fled. animal control went around the neighborhood last night asking neighbors if they had seen a tan pit bull and a brown pit bull mix. tonight the dogs are still missing. the responsibility falls on the pit bulls' owners. >> these people are irresponsible. they're not taking care of them. getting left to their own devices, dogs will get themselves in trouble. >> animal control says they plan on searching the neighborhood for the next couple of weeks until they get some answers. they also say adopting pit bulls now from local shelters across the bay area is now more difficult than ever after these kinds of incidents. people simply are afraid to take home pit bulls. stomp talk abo talk about -- a boat turned up grounded. the 38-foot boat named the dancing wolf was found by a jog ger. he learned of the theft. when the police arrived, they found a boat and they found a man apparently drunk. after further investigation, they arrested the unidentified man after they found out he was a parolee with an outstanding warrant. he was celebrating his 30th birthday last night cht. the skyline is changing right before our eyes. the signature tower for the new section of the bay bridge is a little taller tonight. the section put in place today is known as the grillage. because of the grill grate appearance, the grillage is designed to distributed the weight of the 880-ton saddle used to hold the single cable as it passes over the tower. the grillage weighs about 500 tons. its insulation today brings the tower to 495 feet above sea level. putting in this piece of the tower is unique, to say the least. >> this is sort of a special tower. there are four independent legs that are there seismically so the bridge can move, and they're connected at the base, obviously, the foundation, by links all the way up, and at the very top by a piece that would be like the seat. it's 45 feet tonight but the tower will eventually reach the height of 525 feet when completed. it's scheduled to open up to traffic in late 2013. a neighborhood association is missing $60,000 and the former head of the group is facing embezzlement charges. he used the association card to make 250 purchases, including a down payment on a bmw and a $6,000 hair replacement procedure. he now faces up to three years in prison if convicted. tonight the giants fan attacked at dodgers stadium is still in a coma. however, things might be changing soon. brian stow remai bryan stow remains in critical condition at a los angeles hospital. they started reducing his medication yesterday, and now the medication has been completely cut off. it's not clear when or if he'll emerge from this coma. the hospital staff, though rerks mains optimistic about stow's chance of recovering. the 42-year-old paramedic and father of two was attacked on march 31st. we'll continue to update you on his condition throughout this evening and into our 11:00 newscast. tonight a large reward is being offered to find the person responsible for shooting and killing a popular restaurant owner in the east bay. this video is from wednesday's funeral service. tonight marks exactly a week since campos was killed since opening his restaurant. those suspects are still missing. the reward now stands at $32,000. san jose police have a suspect in the city's 13th homicide of the year. he's considered armed and dangerous. officers are looking for 24-year-old jaime sott. they say he murdered me lawn yoe. the two exchanged words, and soth allegedly took out a gun and shot melanio. he continues to be a target of a string of threats, the latest coming just today. yee's office said an anonymous fax came in this morning, linking him to president obama and using racist imagery. the fax was turned over to authorities. starting this month, guards of the assembly started carrying weapons full-time. just ahead at 6:00, thousands of people here in the bay area who don't have health insurance need to prepare to take another hit. >> we're going to a a look at the real consequences of the budget battle in washington. those already being felt here at a bay area health clinic. and parents who want a choice for their children but at what cost? why lawmakers are trying to put a stop to the charter schools that are spreading throughout the state. >> we're like a big family. it's a story you rarely hear in this economy. a family-run business manages to stay open and thriving for 75 years. tonight a look at a south bay institution and its sweet story of success. and our weather pretty sweet outside right now. we've got temperatures in the 60s and 7 0s at this hour. notice to the north some rain is working in part of yn i w aew foreca fst in a few spots. we'll show you where when we come right back. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. calling this a true crisis. the federal budget deal signed by president obama yesterday delivers a huge blow to funding for the clinics nationwide and that hits home here. let's turn it over to nbc bay area's monty francis now joins us at one of those clinics in san francisco. monty, the number of patients are up, the resources are down. it's a catch-22, isn't it? >> that's right, raj, the medical director here expects the number of patients who visit this clinic to go up 10% this year, and now facing budget cuts, he's trying to figure out how to do more with less. >> jenny brings her 15-month-old daughter to northeast medical services because she says the care is good and affordable. she's one of 50,000 patients northeast serves in the bay area. >> i receive all the care here and the doctors are great. they really do take care of my daughter. >> a lot of these patients are either recent immigrants or they're working in restaurants, small businesses. they don't have, you know, the employer-sponsored insurance. >> reporter: community clinics are expected to serve 40 million americans by 2015 as part of the federal health care reform act. but the current budget agreement takes away $600 million from a $1 billion fund to pay for clinic expansion. northeast medical service receives a majority of its funding from the federal government. it operates five clinics in the bay area, and there were plans to open a sixth in daly city. but now those plans are on hold. >> from the federal, state, local level, you know, it's a crisis. you know, i think a difficult decision has to be made. >> difficult decisions that could affect even the smallest of patients. >> we should not have the budget cut because it will affect more families, especially like in neighborhoods that really need health care. >> reporter: and the national association of community health centers warned in a statement that the cuts would, quote, negate the ability to provide basic health care services to the most vulnerable americans and will undermine the ability of health centers to provide services to 40 million people by 2015, a cornerstone of the health reform bill passed last year. i smoke poke to a director of ar clinic here in san francisco telling me he's looking at reducing the number of hours that his clinic is open in order to deal with these budget cuts. live in san francisco, monty francis, nbc bay area news. now let's shift our attention to the students at sacramento state who continue their sleep-in at the school's administration building. they say the university is overpaying its administrators. they're upset with the recent fee hikes. those who can afford the increases now will have fewer classes to choose from. alexander gonzalez says the budget decisions are not up to him. tonight we're learning the deadly gas line explosion in san bruno may have been triggered by a crew doing electrical work. a crew of private contractors told federal and state investigators that they were working on a project in pinas that they shut off what they thought was an emergency broker. when the broker shut off, it may have caused a pressure surge on the pg&e pipe lines. that happened two hours before the san bruno line exploded. the pg&e is investigating the loss and plans to issue a report by september. a 32-year-old san francisco graffiti artist is paying the price now for defacing public and private property. steven free, who goes by the moniker gerafa was arrested in 2009 with felony counts of vandalism with damages totalling $30,000. he faces three years of probation after pleading guilty to felony and misdemeanor vandalism charges for tagging property in san jose. as part of free's plea agreement, he must also pay $38,000 in restitution to the owners of the properties as well as to the city of san jose. prosecutors dropped several other felony counts of vandalism in exchange for his plea. well, charter schools are popping up everywhere across the state, but tonight a new bill could limit how many of them can open in california. the assembly's education committee approved the new bill, and it would cap the number of charter schools that can open each year at 100. charter school officials says the state should allow local districts to make the decision on building new schools. charter school officials say the demand is growing and that it's coming from parents. >> parents are coming to charter schools. charter schools are coming forward with a lot of innovative ways to get through the budget crunches that we have, and we try to impose a cap? it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. >> currently there are 900 charter schools acrossls california. back to our breaking news now from palo alto where it appears a train has run into a car. at least one person is dead after a trainit a car in palo alto. this is near the charltonra strt crossi crossing. caltrain hit a car in palo alto. one person has been confirmed dead. we'll have more information later in in newscast and later on tonight. take a look now at this. parts of the midwest and south are being hammered tonight by tornadoes. a severe weather system stretching from missouri and illinois in the north to mississippi and alabama down south. wreaking havoc here, just take a look at the scene. a line of thunderstorms moving out of the region now, but it's not over yet. the deadly storms are now heading east. so far nine people have been killed as a result of the severe weather. and tonight the carolinas and the mid-atlantic states are bracing for what's to come, for what more is to come. the storm has left a massive trail of destruction. here now nbc's jay gray takes a look at some of the communities hardest hit. >> reporter: as this massive funnel cloud raced across the plains of oklahoma, the tiny town of tushka and the lives of so many there suddenly spun out of control. >> it just looks like somebody came and stepped on it and it looks like somebody just grabbed it -- i don't even know. >> reporter: the violent storm system late yesterday sparked tornadoes, hail, high winds and driving rains pushing through the middle of the country and into the southeast. shattering buildings, tossing mobile homes and snapping trees. so far the weather has been blamed for several deaths across oklahoma and arkansas. at least two of the victims young children. and today as the storm continued to push to the east, the target was mississippi, and in clinton, a roof was ripped off this bank. cars were rolled on their sides. back in tushka, survivors are struggling to piece together what's happened and what comes next. >> pretty overwhelming. >> reporter: some of the most severe damage was at the high school. >> a total loss. i don't see how school will be in these buildings again. >> we don't know where we're going to hold our graduation. >> reporter: just one of many questions that this community must answer as they work through the mess the storms left behind. jay gray, nbc news. >> all right, let's bring in our meteorologist to tell us a little more about this weather pattern. rob? >> real volatile mix. we're seeing this warm gulf moisture interacting with cold air and a system that stretches all the way from the midwest to mississippi, alabama, out towards georgia. right now tornadoes in progress right near the talladega super speedway. we've got a big event for nascar coming up on sunday. a lot of trailers arriving for that event, and you can see tornado warnings all up and down eastern alabama, now spilling off to georgia and off to the north. snow coming down across the northern plains, a system pulling cold canadian air behind it, dropping a foot of snow in parts of northeastern nebraska and there you see severe weather heading out to chicago, and all this weather will head to the nation down in tallahassee for the weekend. we've got a jet stream just to the north of us, so we're not seeing any rain right now. a pretty decent day with temperatures in the 60s and 70s, but as we go through the weekend, we will see more of this try to spill a little further south. for tonight we've got some breezy conditions. 50s and 60s outside. pretty nice day tomorrow. just a few extra clouds in the north bay and by sunday we'll see some rain in the north bay and spilling south for the weekend. 40s and 50s for the weekend. a few patchy clouds. a mix of weather for your saturday. we'll see 70s mainly south of san jose. pretty nice and cooler in the north bay. we'll talk more about rain on sunday until the north bay. have you been sneezing and sniffling? springtime allergies are on the rise. coming up, why all that sneezing could be a drain on your company's productivity. and the battle of man versus machine in the east bay where a group is trying to save something sacred from being turned into a public park and ilts it's a question that some are asking. does google have what it takes to succeed? many are asking that question after the tech giant's profits fall below expectations. >> google is saying today after the company's financial reports show the search engine is spend dasing a spectacular amount of money hiring people and paying them big wages. the revenue coming in and the amount of money the company spends, google says revenues are up but said expenses had skyroksk skyrocketed more than 50% and hired all those people and paid them top salaries. does google's ceo have a plan or is he just spending? meanwhile, you know how you have to get a release on netflix? they do that so you'll be tempted to go out and buy the dvd instead of renting it. the plan is working. dvd sales are up since the studios implemented their 28-day delay. finally, did you know that the company's biggest maker of pots and pans is based in vallejo? my guest is stanley chang talking entrepreneurship and the american dream. that's right after "meet the press" sunday morning. back to you. >> scott, we'll see you sunday morning. the latest numbers now in sacramento prove that california's job market continues to improve, even if only slightly. the state's unemployment rate dropped slightly last month and companies in bait area and across california are being credited with helping this boost. california's jobless rate dropped to 12% last month compared with 12.1% in february. they say some of the job losses are likely tied to rising gas prices which typically make employers reluctant to hire new workers. more than 2 million california workers remain unemployed. sticker shock at the gas pump. how those skyrocketing gas prices are hitting some bay area families and businesses hard. and rising from the ashes, we'll see how san francisco through the eyes of somebody who saw the city reduced to rubble in thequ years ago. they're after thieves who took her special van. back in a moment. [ male announcer ] unrestrained. unexpected. and unlike any hybrid you have ever known. ♪ introducing the most fuel-efficient luxury car available. ♪ the radically new, 42 mile per gallon ct hybrid from lexus. ♪ welcome to the darker side of green. welcome back. how much to fill up that gas tank of yours? 60, $70. gas prices are taking their toll across the bay area where we pay the highest prices. in san francisco, the average price is $4.25 a gallon. that's up just about a quarter from six months ago. san jose, $4.21, and oakland, $4.20. we see how the rising price at the pump could decrease the food supply for non-profits. >> local food banks we spoke to says they're already seeing more in need from unemployment rates and the rising cost of food. now with prices at the pump, they say more people are in need than ever before. >> we're barely making it as it is. >> reporter: with gas hitting $4.50 a gallon, michael rogers is now choosing between feeding his kids and filling up his tank. that's forced a father of four to do something he's never done before: go to a food bank. >> people like us can't feed their kids because they have to pay for gas to be able to do the things they have to do. it's extremely frustrating. >> reporter: it's also frustrating for those who feed the needy. cynthia mccowen with second harvest food bank in san jose says fuel is now a huge expense. >> we have over 28 trucks in our fleet who are utilizing that fuel to get the food either from the packers and growers and donors or getting it out into the kmunlcommunities, so it's significantly impacting our growing needs. >> with a 20% increase in fuel since december, the food bank needs to raise $20,000. >> it's unusual to go into the summer like that. >> reporter: the unusually high gas prices are also impacting sacred heart service in san jose where volunteers are no longer reimbursed for mileage. >> we've had volunteers ask is there a way we could reimburse them? we've tried to keep up with it, but since the demand is always increasing, we're a little short. >> it will only grow worse in the summer. that's when kids will be out of school and they'll no longer be able to get breakfast and lunch there. instead they'll rely solely on local food banks. in san jose, elise kirchner, nbc bay area news. we want to give you a quick update on the news at the top of the newscast. there has been a collision between a caltrain and a car, and we know at this hour at least one person is dead. you're looking at the first photographs of the scene coming in right now. what you're seeing there in the rear is the car and the train crossing. it happened at the charleston street near alma. it's train 369 that was involved in this, and again, you can see the smashed car in the rear of that photograph. one person has died.ew caltrain at this point is delayed 60 to 90 minutes, behind in schedule. we want to show you that map right now of where this was at charlton near alma in palo alto. we are continuing to get more information and we will bring it to you as we continue. okay, tonight a new budget blueprint for 2012. it would mean major spending cuts and target medicare and medicaid. every democrat and four republicans voted no. the plan has 6 trillion in spending cuts over ten years. the plan would shift medicare and medicaid costs to the state. the bill is expected to die in the senate where democrats have control. in chicago now, an open mic caught the president telling democratic contributors that he privately warned republicans last week not to use spending kul cuts as a cover to roll back his health care plan. >> do you want to repeal health care? go at it. we'll have that debate. you're not going to be able to do that by nickel and diming me in the budget. do you think we're stupid? >> in today's white house briefing, a press secretary said president obama is no longer embarrassed by this. analysts found evan mills found marijuana use is 1% of america's supply and uses 10% of carbon dioxide every year. since medical marijuana was okayed in 1996, medical marijuana use jumped by 50%. some 40,000 authorized growers use 3% of the state's electricity for their own businesses. it's a battle of culture and ancient history. the indians are trying to preserve an ancient burial ground. they're ready to stand in the way of bull dozeres in vallejo. descend ants began to occupy that land to stop the bull dozers. the plan calls for a park and restrooms on top of a 100-year-old burial site. activists held a religious ceremony. they say this is the land in a struggle that's lasted more than a decade. they plan to physically block the construction equipment. >> we're asking that it be left as it is and that you don't put bathrooms on top of our an assess tractor-trail ancestral burial grounds. we're concerned that there may be remains left over from the land when they created the condominiums. >> the condominiums were built not far from this graveyard site. vallejo officials acknowledge that this area is an important cultural site, yet construction plans are moving ahead. piedmont high school in the bay area is pretty proud of one of its own tonight. student angelica cong spoke about "there ought to be a law." if it becomes a law, cong's bill would require all school districts to require recycle and co comeposting bins at all schools. it has now moved to the national resources committee for approval. sneezed much lately? an estimated 40,000 americans are suffering from allergies right along with you, making it one of the most chronic diseases. you might be surprised at the annual cost of those sniffles you have. they can lead to bigger problems in most people. when the pollen count is high, productivity drops. that's when allergy sufferers suffer fatigue. >> they may be sneezing in the middle of the night, so they don't get a full night's sleep. >> to top it off, lots of allergy sufferers don't call in sick because their sniffles aren't contagious so they tough it out. the parents of a special needs child had their specialized van stolen right from their driveway. it's a unique vehicle and without it a small child is now confined to her home. mary parks in los angeles talked to the family today as they pleaded for their van's return. >> reporter: 11-year-old deanna rock has severe brain damage. on a ventilator, she struggles for every breath. but now the ranch owe cucamonga child are facing another challenge. their specialized van was stolen from their home while they slept. >> if the van isn't recovered, i don't know what means we'll use to replace it. >> reporter: the van was filled with ramps, oxygen tanks and a special harness to hold the wheelchair in place. the van cost $60 millio-- $6 mi money that came from a trust fund. almost irreplaceable. deanna is confined to her bed, unable to make medical appointments and family gatherings. several other vans have been stolen in the past six months, police suspect for the hydraulics. >> please return the van. my daughter truly needs this van for her daily living needs. >> reporter: deanna was a toddler when she suffered complications from a virus. she stopped breathing and her prognosis was death. but her family says she's a fighter and they're asking the thief to return the van, no questions asked. the plate is 8a79909. >> we certainly hope that van will be returned soon. coming up, a tasty south bay tradition that keeps the crowds coming back for more. they're celebrating 75 dwreeyea business. we'll show you how they've done it all with no advertisement. the feds crack down on the ggest names in on-line graming. still some questionable weather in east bay. we have s make a chance ll make a chance of showers late in the upcoming weekend. your weekend forecast is straight ahead. s we have an update on our breaking news. a major traffic issue and fatal accident near the charleston train station. about 5:00 p.m., about 90 minlts a minutes ago, a caltrain hit a car, a couple in their mid-60s visiting family in palo alto. the female in the car did die and the man escaped injuries. caltrain service is experiencing delays between 60 and 90 minutes. our chopper above the scene here. you see caltrain service stopped along the peninsula just south of downtown palo alto on the charleston crossing where a female has died as they tried to cross the tracks. >> there have been some bridges put in place. there were about 400 people on the caltrain at that time, so buses have arrived to remove people, but traffic is going to be a major mess. it's unclear if the female passenger, the driver, pardon me, tried to get out of the car and was unable. we do know the male passenger, her husband, did manage to get out of the car before it was struck. we'll have more for you, of course, tonight at 11:00. since 1936, we've had at least three economic recessions and we don't have to tell you how bad things are today. >> in the last 75 years, there's been one constant in san jose. the doors so peters' bakery have stayed open. >> there are customers and workers of peters' who today celebrated their diamond anniversary. >> we're giving away cupcakes for our 75th anniversary. >> no wonder they keep coming back. 75 years with no promotion or advertising. it's customer service that keeps a slew of generations of patrons coming back to peters' bakery. he first opened up shop across town in 1936. he moved to elm rock avenue the following decade and he never left. >> anything else for you? >> he was a great man. he was like a grandfather to almost all of us. >> that's why this has been kim's first and only job. she's not the only one. >> these are strawberry tarts. >> reporter: the decorations crew has more than 100 years of service among them. >> my mom worked here for 28 years. she retired and i've been here for 32. we're all like family here. we know everybody. >> reporter: that's why the cash register rarely gets a break. it's why grandparents and grandkids alike can all tell you about their first bite into peters' trademark, the burnt almond cake. >> i think he's pretty happy with it. what do you think, mister? >> reporter: my guess is ryan munzel will be back, back to tell his own story one day about a man named tony peters. >> happy anniversary to us! >> reporter: and many more. in east san jose, damion trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> and as good journalists, we tasted some of the treats from the bakery today. on-line poker have had reasons to be worried today. two of the defendants were arrested today in utah and nevada. federal agents are searching for others. prosecutors are looking to immediately shut down those sites, send those executives to jail and recover $3 billion to these companies. on-line poker players flut tered twitter wondering what's going to happen to their accounts. a holiday you probably don't have on your calendar yet. sheep shearing in theay bo bo b run de-- arundel, like only bob arundel can do, tells us about this story. sharks took g overtime against the l.a. kings. this was game one in the playoffs. joe pavelsky was the hero and the house was rocking. there was a bad move in this game. it's caused the nhl to make a bad decision today. it's suspended eric stole on his hit last night to ian white. there was no penalty called on the play, but white had to leave the game with a head injury. white did not play today and it's questionable for game two tomorrow night. his team members chimed in with their thoughts today. >> the first thing you're thinking is a concussion. >> was it a dirty hit? >> i don't see how you could watch the replay and not consider it a dirty hit. >> obviously i'm disappointed if that was the decision. i don't want to miss any games whether it's regular season or playoffs. i'm really disappointed with the decision but i respect it. >> that's jared stole. he will not be playing in the game tomorrow night. quiet tonight but tomorrow it will be rocking. game two between the sharks and the kings tomorrow night for game 7. this will mark the 150th anniversary from the earthquake. >> we talked to the man who emerged from that quake. we talked to the man who came out of the rubble. >> reporter: though he was too young to remember it, this is the san francisco bill del monat the -- te was born into. just three months later, his city looked like this. >> it was fire on this side, fire on that side. >> he was three months old when the fire and earthquake leveled san francisco. as a child, he remembers playing in a city of ruins. >> all i was was just like in the war, although a brick wall and brick wall. we used to climb those. the building and stuff was all gone. >> reporter: his father owned the fior di-talia restaurant. >> but the city he remembers best rose from the ashes. when i was a child, you walked in the other room and you had to light a candle. >> reporter: back then people dressed different. >> everybody has a hat, coat. you don't see nothing like that walking around. >> reporter: they got around differently. >> you don't see them any more. >> reporter: part of the city still belonged to nature. >> it was all sand dunes. they were on blocks like now. >> reporter: he was 31 when the golden gate bridge opened. >> we walked across on the first day. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: in '63 when man first walked on the moon. >> i still can't believe that happened. but they did. >> reporter: he still marvels at the city that grew up around him, shiny, modern, tall. he's still in awe at all the years behind him. >> i still can't believe i'm here. >> an amazing perspective there. 105 years old. the city will remember the earthquake and the fire at 5:00 a.m. a ceremony at 5:00 a.m. monday morning at lauders fountain. he hopes to be there one last time. >> he's sharp as a tack. that's fantastic. let's turn things over to rob. >> much more plent here. we actually hit the 70s in south bay. actually up to 75 today around santa cruz. 50s around san francisco, 70s in north bay. cooler, you'll still need a sweater or jacket for plans around the north bay. 66 degrees, northwest wind at 17 miles per hour. no worries about an umbrella yet this evening, but we'll start to see some changes as we go through the weekend. the jet stream is going to drop off before we finish the weekend. start of the weekend, not bad at least all the way through sunday afternoon. we'll stay dry with high temperatures, and then sunday and monday, the jet will drop further to the south. some rain our way probably not until sunday night, though, the system holding off until the monday morning commute. we'll see some rain and a cooldown as we get out of the weekend, so changes ahead mainly toward the end of the upcoming weekend. we'll see lows of the 40s and 50s. not too bad as we wrap up the evening. we'll see temperatures tomorrow morning close to 50 for most places. highs again looking pretty nice. around the south bay, heading to gilr gilroy, san jose, san francisco, mid-60s. north bay you'll see temperatures in the mid-60s as we kick off the weekend. sunday i think we'll see a little shower activity drop into the north bay as we wrap up the weekend. so the weekend looks mostly good just until sunday night. we'll see that raindrop into monday. .ou can ge weather channel th weather channel. >> we're still glad the weekend is here. >> tgif. >> we're back in a moment. stay with us. okay, finally tonight as we head into the weekend, we end with a smile, we think. the bay area -- we have our unique sense of fashion here, don't we? >> yes, we do. you can go couture or you can go fleece. it depends on where you travel to. no matter what it is, where do you get all that cotton from? sheep, of course. this weekend a very interesting bay area event will celebrate -- are you ready for this one? have you ever done this before? >> no, but i think we're going to see it, right? >> the art of sheep shearing. i've actually done it and it's a little freaky. >> you've done it? >> i have. i did a lot of screaming during it. >> here's bob arundel who has more. take it away, bob. >> someone needs a little off the top and it certainly isn't me. it's her, and you were talking about a lot off the top. i think we're taking a lot off. this is a preview of sheep shearing day 2011 here at the farms in san ramon. this event is put on annually by the san ramon historic convention. else a sheep shearing c conneiseur. he's been shearing sheep for 20 years. what is the big misconception about sheep shearing? >> often people ask me during the sheep shearing if it hurts the sheep, if they're in pain, if they're afraid, and they're really not because they're being handled correctly. russ is an expert at making them comfortable. >> what's the biggest challenge of shearing the sheep? is it the shaving or the pro wrestling aspect of not getting kicked in the face? >> i think the biggest challenge is keeping the sheep from the shearar. >> is it simple ail demonstration that you do? >> it's simply a demonstration. we'll often take lambs out in the crowd so children or people can pet them, but mainly it's a wash and there's other activities for people. >> what do you do with the wool? >> some we donate to centers doing projects and others we sell. >> hey, russ. some of the sheep got together and gave me $10 and said when we're done, we're going to wrangle you and shave you bare. sheep shearing day 2011, this is off 680 in san ramon. you know that white victorian? it's right by that. you can go to the web site. basically the san ramon historic convention's web site. 11:00 to 3:00 saturday. here in san ramon, bob arundel, bay area news. >> payback is a sheep. okay? at least in this case. >> you know where we'll be tomorrow 11:00 to 3:00 in san ramon. >> good night. >> good night. 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