That was my calling. Here is nbc bay areas garvin thomas. Thank you so much for joining us. Bay area proud stories, regardless of the time of year carry with them the healthy dose of compassion love and beauty. Which makes them perfect when valentines day rolls around. All three of those qualities are somewhere in our first story tonight about a very special High School Senior with special needs. It starts with Brandon Gruber telling a rough High School Experience for himself into a great one. And how he is now determined to do the same for others. And do you want to go back over your stars one more time . Or would you like to start with the trees . Im going to start with the tree now. Brandon grubers art teacher said it was all the way back in third grade that she first recognized Something Special about brandon when it came to painting. Something she felt worth sharing with the world. I love my art stuff. This story, though is about bandon using his art to share something hes even mo
Here is nbc bay area garvin thomas. Thank you so much for joining us. Bay area proud stories carry with them a healthy dose of compassion, love and beauty. Which makes them perfect when valentine valentines day rolls around. All three of those qualities are somewhere in our first story about a very special High School Senior with special needs. And how he is now determined to do the same for others. And do you want to go back over your stars one more time or would you like to start with the tree . I would like to start with the tree now. Brandons art teacher said it was all the way back in third grade that she first recognized Something Special about brandon when it came to painting something she felt worth sheaing ing sharing with the world. This is about brandon using his art to share something he is more passionate about these days. Today we are starting a new assignment. Otough transition for any teenager but for one with down syndrome, it was not a happy time. The beginning of his
Insider shows the car crash that killed fast and furious star, paul walker. You can see an explosion and then smoke and flames shooting about 20 feet into the air after impact. Today, walkers half sister visited the crash site. He had a huge heart. It was never about him. It was always about those around him and his family is absolutely brokenhearted right now. The security video was shot from a building across the street from the crash. It appears to show a solo car crash that may dispel the theory that they were involved in a street race. I heard two loud noises. It sounded like a tire blew before the car hit the pole. Walker had been in a car belonging to longtime friend and business partner. At this point, friends who saw walker drive off 20 minutes before the crash say they are not positive as to who drive the car at the time of the impact. Yesterday, walkers father could barely contain his emotions. Im glad every time i saw him. The two men had been working on a fundraiser in the
Tomorrow night its the north bay. North of vallejo, freezing temperatures likely tonight and then its all of the bay area minus the city of San Francisco tomorrow. Not many exceptions to that rule. The rule will be sub freezing temperatures. These are your lows for tonight. Santa rosa, down to 28. Calstoga, 29. And sunny vail down to 35 degrees. This is just the beginning. The cold front just arrived. This will last a while. Well talk about how long the cold air will stick around and how low the snow level is going to go. Some spots may see some snow coming up. Well talk about where and when coming up. Thank you, paul. A bit of a scare tonight for a fremont family. They were at home when some live wires came down outside nearly setting their house on fire. It happened a little after 7 00 on lauren drive. The homeowner told us she never called 911 until tonight. We have vines on the side of our fence. It caught on fire. We were just inside and the lights went out and then we started sme
Tonight the temperatures are dropping around the bay area. Leif look from walnut correct where right now the its 49 degrees on the bank thermometer app clock. This is going to see him balmy compared to the freezing weather on the way. 50 degrees. We are at the beginning of a cold snap that could bring some record lows to spots around the bay area. Ge. Sandhya is tracking the cold weather moving that the bay area and the potential for rain with live doppler 7hd. Sand why. Yes. That cold blast of air is going to send temperatures into sub freezing territory. Lets look at live doppler 7hd right now some clouds around a little drizzle around sfo. Could still see isolated shower or 2 but really what we are concerned about is the freezing cold conditions. Freeze watch for the north bay straits and delta tuesday night into wednesday morning you know you want to protect sensitive plant. Exposed pipes. Dont forget about the pet and freeze watch expands to all parts of the bay area except san fr