Five. This month ive scheduled i think about seven scheduled already this month. More than usual . Way more than usual. Reporter but even with a lot of rain, experts say our drought wont go away right away. Will this be the drought buster we need . Reporter thats the question we asked Santa Clara University professor and Civil Engineer ed mahrer, who says our warm weather is bad news even if we get very wet. More likely than not to be a warmer year than weve experienced in the past. What that means is theres less snowpack. Snowpack is our Los Angelesst natural reservoir we rely on for our water supply. Reporter even with a very rainy forecast experts say we should still conserve water. Because the drought is likely to stay around for a while. The National Weather service says the el nino is not likely to be short but could last into the spring. Reporting live in san jose, scott budman. We remember 1997, a lot of floods and mudslides around here. What will happen this time around . Jeff ranieri is with us now. This is where your local expertise comes in. How much do you think the bay area will get . Theres no exact number were focusing in on that would show us 20 to 60 inches of rainfall per se. We do not have a hard and fast number right now. But when it comes to el nino, were hearing terms like godzilla, major, monster el nino. I think its too early to say that. Yes, know the el nino is strengthening but the exact impacts are fuzzy. Lets take a look at what were tracking right now. When it comes to el nino we look at the equatorial pacific off the coastline of south america and further out in the 3. 4 region. We have seen Ocean Temperatures warm since january, up 1. 4 degrees. That brings ours total sea surface temperature anomalies up to 1. 9 degrees above average. That, yes, is now rivaling 1997 sea surface temperatures of 2. 3 degrees. Thats when it peaked at its highest. When it comes to the forecast, noaa has a 90 chance of el nino throughout winter. What does this mean for us right now . The way we look at it, again, no exact rainfall totals with this. But the noaa forecast anomalies for december, january, february, all have the potential here of some aboveaverage rainfall. Yes, thats in the cards but here comes something totally different. That is the warm pacific blob out here in the west. No scientist knows right now how that is going to play into el nino. So plenty of caution here, at least over the nextsy days at this point. Very good information, thank you jeff. From el nino to our heat this week, our free nbc bay area app is a good resource for your neighborhoodspecific forecast. Detectives in sunnyvale are combing for evidence in the citys first homicide of the year. The homicide happened inside the plaza Del Ray Mobile Home Park. The prime suspect is a woman . Reporter thats right, peggy, the suspect is a woman. And were just getting information from vest investigators that the victim died from Blunt Force Trauma and a hammer was found at the scene. Homicides here in sunnyvale are a very rare occurrence. A resident whos lived here over 30 years said shes never experienced anything like this. This afternoon, investigators discovered the body of a woman inside a home in the plaza Del Ray Mobile Home Park on vienna drive. Arriving officers were actually met by the suspect. They say she was the one who initially called police to report the crime. But they arent saying much more. I dont have any information that the person became armed with a weapon. What i do know is she was cooperative at the time they contacted her. Reporter she was taken into custody. Police wont confirm the relationship between the two women but several neighbors say the suspect and victim are related. One neighbor tells us he was just over at their house yesterday to fix a doorknob. Really shocking. She was a nice lady. Ive done a lot of the work for her. Then when i do work for her, her daughter was never there. But then i guess something happened and her daughter moved in with her. And then this is the first time i met her. Reporter again, police wont confirm the relationship but do tell us one person is under arrest in the citys first homicide since last august. The autopsy results are in. Some sobering details about the death of 8yearold mattie middlet middleton. The Santa Cruz County coroner concluded the little girl died from asphyxiation and stab wounds to the neck. Middleton disappeared on july 26th from the apartment complex where she lived with her mother. The following day, police found her body in a recycling bin. Prosecutors have charged her 15yearold neighbor, a. J. Gonzalez, with murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault. They want to try him as an adult. We are getting new information on the Police Shooting in oakland. The coroner has confirmed that the man police shot and killed died from gunshot wounds and the bullets entered his body from the front. Hundreds took to the streets, some vandalizing businesses and briefly blocking i980. Jody hernandez is live at Oakland Police department. They do not want to see this again tonight in oakland, sounds like police now really want calm . Reporter they certainly do. In oakland, the mayor is urging people not to jump to conclusions. Tonight were learning a lot more about the mans deadly confrontation with police. At least one witness tells us officers were left with little choice but to shoot the man. Drop the gun, drop the gun reporter ka near sha is shaken by what happened in front of her west oakland apartment yesterday amp. She says a man with a gun ran right by her with Police Chasing after him. Because he had a gun. He didnt want to drop that gun. Reporter Oakland Police say three officers ultimately shot and killed that man when he came at them with a gun. It all began in east oakland when police say they tried stopping a car involved in a july armed robbery. They say their highspeed chase ended with a man crashing into a car, attempting to car jack someone, and finally threatening police. The body armor camera shows the man was approaching with a firearm raised at the time of the shooting. Reporter while the mayor is urging people not to rush to judgment the deadly Police Shooting has many feeling angry. You could at least shoot somebody in the leg or something. Reporter last night protesters took to the streets closing the highway and breaking out the windows of a downtown starbucks. Griffin says the destructions way out of line. They dont make no sense. Tearing up because yall want to, thats not fair. Reporter griffin says the shooting will always haunt her but she thinks police did what they had to to keep the community and themselves safe. Do you think the police acted correctly . Yes, yes. Yes, they did. Reporter the Oakland Police department is conducting an internal investigation while the Alameda CountyDistrict Attorneys Office conducts an independent investigation. Oaklands mayor says this city takes the lethal use of force very seriously. She says she is going to ensure that all the protocols are followed and that an indepth investigation takes place. A brush fire tangled traffic in the south bay this afternoon. Take a look here at the northbound and southbound ramps from highway 87 to interstate 280. They were shut down while firefighters tackled the flames. In this video you can see traffic moving well but that was not the case for the entire day. In fact, the fire started along the highway, spread to a wooden sound wall. Several homes on the other side of that wall were threatened but none were damaged. Heres a look at the thick cloud of smoke that the fire sent up. All labor lanes are back open. The cause under investigation. The fire is not considered suspicious. This could be a precedentsetting lawsuit. A former uc berkeley Football Player suing the university for medical malpractice. His name is bernard hicks. He played for the golden bears 2004 to 2008. He says he suffered several concussions and has permanent neurological injuries. The lawsuit accuses cal of failing to take measures to prevent concussions and failing to warn players about the longterm consequences of head injuries. The university has responded. Our coaches, fits and medical staff and everyone involved with cal athletics are dedicated to the safety of our student athletes. While we cannot comment on any students specific medical history, we were saddened to read the lawsuit statements about mr. Hicks health. On a lighter note, counting down towards giants baseball on nbc bay area. This is a good one. Two teams fighting for a playoff spot. Lets take you outside towards mccovey cove. At t park, perfect for baseball this evening. Giants and Washington Nationals. Lets bring in gerard moncure from field level during batting practice. This is when the season gets a little stressful . Good stress we should say. Absolutely, very important series. Huge for the giants. Its an uphill climb against washington starter Stephen Strasburg, who theyve never beat no one the regular season. Hes 30 in six career starts against the orange and black regular season. Neither of these teams come into this series hot as they both trail by 3 1 2 games in their respective divisions starting day. Big concern for the gmen is phone. Bruce bochy is hoping to generate pressure on the nationals. Its a tough group of characters in the clubhouse. They dont look at things they cant control. They know theres no point in it. And you have to pick it up somewhere else. Now, this will be the first meeting between these two teams here at at t park since the giants sent the nationals home packing for the winner last years divisional series. Well have much more on this very important game, one of a fourgame set, later in sports. John miller will be joining us for this game at 7 00. We have some programming notes to pass along. Food fighters and dateline miss tree will air on cozi tonight or over the air at 11. 2. Nbc bay area news will likely air immediately following the game. San francisco supervisor proposes a change in the law that would allow bicyclists to roll through stop signs. Im Mark Matthews in San Francisco. The story coming up. Redwood city, a 14yearold has been fighting to stay in his home. Coming up, why he says that fight was worth it and what he hopes for others. The identity of the woman who vanished after jumping over the bay bridge now revealed. Who is this mystery woman in black . And why police say she still hasnt been found. New details in bizarrease. The within the last 90 minutes weve gotten new details in this bizarre case. The chp says this is the woman who fell from the bay bridge yesterday. Her name is erlin Sanchez Edwards from richmond, accused of crashing a stolen car on the bridge then fleeing the scene and then falling off the bridge as the chp officer tried to grab her. Investigators say she then swam to shore and was picked up by a local truck driver at the toll plaza. They are still looking for her tonight. New at 6 00, do that or break the law, an ultimatum given to residents when their apartment complex was sold. Some families fought and won. Nbc pay areas that she w miche live at the apartment complex. Reporter eight fall hes are still living here. They knew eventually theyd have to move out, they were just hope for a little more time. They say they have time, until october, and at this point they say theyre also fighting for other families in similar situations. Gabriel spent his summer organizing for change. When everyone gets there we all build more power. Are at 14 hes become the spokesperson for his family and neighbors at 910 clinton in redwood city. I call him an angel. Reporter all 18 families previously received a notice to move out before june 30th. The Property ManagementCompany Plans to renovate the units and offer the apartments at market value. Linda howell says thats twice or three times what she can afford. This is the worst thing ive ever gone through. Its been the most emotional. Reporter shes currently on the wait list at more than a dozen senior care facilities. And shes hoping the phone rings with an opening. Its all ive ever wanted, more time. Reporter now she has it. Ill be more happy. Reporter spi management made a deal with the eight fall hes still in the building. They can live rentfree until october 12th when they must move out. They will receive relocation compensation and their full deposit will be returned. That could be our starting point to start saving some money. Reporter gabriel and the family are still looking for an affordable place to live. But he calls his summer project a win for lowincome families. We want every family in redwood city and all over the peninsula to get together in their community and fight this. Reporter i just reached out to sdi management for comment on the agreement. They didnt have anything to say at this point. I asked gabriel what his plans are, he says hes not running for office yet. He says theyre focused on finding a place to live in redwood city so he can stay and go to high school. The bicyclesists might win. San franciscos now considering allowing the bicyclists to roll through stop signs. This comes after several protests procyclists who say theyve been riding this way all along, but drivers, theyre not so sure this is a good idea. Nbc bay areas Mark Matthews is in San Francisco with this hot debate. Reporter the power of the pedal is something to behold in San Francisco. Cyclists dont feel they should have to stop at every stop sign. Now theyve got some county supervisors agreeing. Psych lists regularly roll through stop signs here in San Franciscos lower haight. Under a proposal from supervisor john avalos, it would be legal to do so. As long as they yield to anyone in the intersection. Reporter supervisor avalos legislative aide says the proposal is getting support from cyclists but on page street, motorists arent liking it. We have to stop, we have to turn our blinkers on. We dont know what theyre going to do, its going to cause a lot of accidents. I think its dumb. I almost hit a guy right here. For not obeying the crosswalk. If youre going to use the street, pay the cost like we pay the cost. Obey the traffic. Reporter when Police Captain john sanford sent officers to enforce bicyclist stops he touched off a protest that touched station house tuesday. Standing room only. Reporter his twoday bike Enforcement Program is over but he is not crazy about john avalos idea for changing the law. I have a little reservation about that. Because im out here on the street every day. Reporter sanford fears the change in the stop line law could result in more injury accidents. At avenue cyclery, jim late that will says most riders will be safe but some will not. Its just like were at critical mass. Theres always a few that give the whole thing a bad name. Reporter and what we have observed here on the street is that some cyclists blow through an intersection, but most roll through. And it really depends on the intersection. Sometimes theyll stop if theres traffic. Lots of times they wont. It appears what john avalos is trying to do is take the status quo and make it legal. Rip it out and get paid. California says it is willing to pay you to ditch that watersucking lawn. The state department of Water Resources is now offering 30 million in rebates to encourage homeowners to rip out their green grass. They can get about 2 per foot, up to 6,000. Theres a 100 rebate for installing lowflow toilets. We need to make it as easy as possible for the consumer to make the water and energyefficient choices that are in their best interests. The rebates come as the state just released new standards for lowflow shower heads and faucets sold in california. They hope all these incentives will eventually save our state 2. 4 billion gallons of water per year. Chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, counting down towards giants baseball and we see behind you it looks gorgeous. It does. Our at t ballpark cam. The flags blowing, west wind 10 to 20 miles per hour, typical for at t park. Well take a look at the forecast. You can see first pitch 70 degrees. We do anticipate a bit of cloud cover but not a foggy start at 7 00 p. M. Then by 9 00 p. M. , clouds will increase with 64 degrees. So you know the usual, take your jacket if youre headed out tonight. The reason why we are forecasting some of those clouds, you can see in our Weather Underground sky camera, the fog is rolling back in right now. Well take you to the south bay. You can see mainly clear skies. Just a little bit of haze. Beautiful day down here in san jose. The forecast for tomorrow morning has it all coming back, possibly isolated drizzle, then the clearing and the warming begin for tomorrow. Sunny skies tomorrow not only inland but check out the coastline. We expect a fogfree day to come our way. So that should push temperatures tomorrow about 3 to 5 degrees hotter. That would leave the north bay with an average of 90 degrees. San francisco 73. Trivalley 91. South bay 89. So still not that uncomfortable as we head into friday. Looks really good. As we head throughout saturday, thats when well see that 10 to 15degree increase. Notice the huge jump here in the trivalley. Up to 101 for the average. 98 in the south bay. San francisco likely up to 81 degrees. For the south bay, 97. Were tracking how long this heat will last. Ill have details in about 20 minutes. Coming up, a bay area woman waiting for a Lung Transplant reaches out to taylor swift and actually hears back. Well tell you about their upcoming meeting at levis stadium. People come here not just to adopt an animal but to find a companion. Local shelters filled with pets. They are waiting for their forever homes. Coming up next, well introduce you to some of the volunteers who keep them happy until you take them home. Wanna sta