office confirming they have found the body of a baby. there's no official confirmation whether or not it's that of justice rees the newborn boy who disappeared with his mom. but we know his family believes this is the case. they are on the scene, being comforted by a police chaplain. a a yolo sheriff marine patrol found the baby next to the town of knight's landing, which is north of woodland where the boy lived with his mother. this has been provided by our own jodi hernandez. this is located where searchers had been looking all night. the yolo county sheriff's office is not calling them a homicide right now, just a death investigation. a captain with the sheriff's office saying quote, this is something you just can't wrap your mind around. now, the family reported the boy and his mother reporting missing yesterday. the sacramento bee reports in the evening, the boy's mother 23-year-old samantha green, who you can see on the screen called 911 in a panic. law enforcement found her by the same slew but without her baby boy. she was distraught disheveled with cuts and abrasions consistent with somebody who had been wandering in the slew. she has been in the hospital since for treatment and evaluation. woodland police are trying to figure out why she ended eded unin night's landing since she doesn't have links to the area. samantha green's sister posted a message on her facebook page that reads in part quote, our family is asking for privacy at this time, and we will not be answering questions unless necessary. i have seen some very upsetting comments circulating as well as many assumptions, and it's only making things harder end quote. it should be noted that message was posted before the searchers reported finding the body of a baby. >> all right. three-week baby boy. thank you so much. >> new details phau in a high speed chase in the bay area. several police agencies across the state now investigating whether the four suspects in this case are connected to a string of other crimes. it ended in martinez this morning. the chp said just before 3:00 the officers threw down a spike strip to stop the suspect's car. the driver exited just south of the vunesia bridge and then crashed into a fence. this video shows one woman surrendering to police. the chp arrested two others as they tried to flee, and then officers arrested a fourth suspect after homeowners came face-to-face with them in their house. a neighbor says there was a lot of chaos this morning. >> 6:00 a.m. i saw a lot of flashing lights came out front, and encountered a few officers. they told me there was a suspect on the loose, armed and dangerous, and i should stay inside, lock all the doors. i have children here and so yeah pretty scary, definitely. and concern for my neighbors. to think that someone was over there in their property. >> as if the flashing lights and sirens weren't enough he also said the dogs were barking in their kennels on the property. the chp not confirming whether the suspects were armed or whether they found weapons that were confiscated. >> punched, kicked and stiffed. police hope you can solve the crime against a san francisco cab driver. cameras capture the attack. there's the man there, happened on valentine's day. video released last night. driver picks up a man in san francisco. drops him off in daly city. you can see the passenger got out of the car. he apparently refused to pay. when the driver confronted him, the suspect punched and kicked him and ran off. >> a judge will consider setting a trial date for the man accused of killing sierra lamar. torres pleaded not guilty to charges he kidnapped and killed the 15-year-old in 2012. they found lamar's hair on a robe inside torres' trunk, and her dna showed up on clothes on his body. >> a man accused of a triple stabbing in san jose is expected to answer to charges today. in may of 2013 reuben ramirez killed his own mother and 1-year-old nephew. he also stabbed his 3-year-old niece, but she survived. family members say ramirez has a history of mental trouble. >> well, a lot quieter in one san jose neighbor this morning after police shut down an illegal gambling and prostitution ring. locals had been complaining about stranges coming and going add all hours in the evergreen area. yesterday, police arrested four at a home after finding illegal evidence of gaming illegal gaming, drug dealing, stolen vehicles, prostitution, and identity theft. that led them to this nearby convenience store where they say they found nine illegal gaming machines. >> southwest flights are starting to get back to normal. the airline had cancelled dozens of flight over the last 24 hours for failing to inspect their planes. there were no issues at mineta san jose or sfo, but oakland saw five cancellations this morning so the planes could be inspected. southwest reached an agreement with the faa allowing it to put all its planes in service so long as the inspections are complete in the next five days. >> the driver of a pickup truck accused in the train accident is under arrest. federal investigators determine his truck left on the rail tracks wasn't stuck lie they first thought. >> 28 people were hurt in yesterday's derailment, but officials say it could have been much worse. miguel has the latest. >> fire on the rails. an explosive collision during the morning commute into los angeles. >> a metro link train plowing head on into a pickup truck hauling a trailer at a rail crossing. >> the truck exploded right outside the window. >> joel was in the second car. >> everybody started flying everywhere. i thought we could die. >> with three cars flipped on their sides, the 49 people aboard suffered moderate to major injuries. federal investigators are now on scene. >> our ultimate goal is not only to find out what happened but we want to find out why it happened. >> the rail crossing with a history of accidents is known as one of the dangerous in california. the truck driver reportedly drove onto the tracks then fled the scene and was arrested a mile and a half away. he was taken into custody for a felony hit and run violation. >> officials say the train can reach a max speed of 79 miles per hour. the operator spotted the truck in the crossing applying the emergency brakes early, slowing the train before the explosive impact. metrolink said the passenger cars are ekwaped with newly installed crumple bumpers which absorb collision. >> the investment that metrolink made in the cars saved lives. >> a devastating scene that could have easily been deadly. >> miguel tells us four people hurt in the crash are still listed in critical condition. >> you won't see police drones flying around berkeley anytime soon. they placed a one-year moratorium on drone use by the berkeley police department. that gives the council time to write up a policy for officers. >> government use of drones and the potential misuse of drones to invade the privacy of the public especially in terms of surveillance. >> it's going to be harder to regulate drones. once the sky is more flooded with them. they're here now, but there will be more soon. this is a perfect opportunity. >> berkeley is one of many bay area cities debating the eyes in the sky. the san jose police department grounded its aerial camera when people expressed privacy concerns. germs are not only an issue in the bay area. france had a problem of its own related to drones. coming up in about 30 minutes, concerns about drones flying over famous parisian landmarks. >> and san francisco's archbishop is rethinking his policy over requiring morality clauses for teachers at four local catholic schools. the chronicle reports the archbishop is re-examining the strict guidelines. they prohibit birth control and allowing sexual relationships only within the confines of a heterosexual marriage. they sparked outrage after added to a new faculty hand book. >> friends and family are mourning a bay area journalist. dory mainer died of lung cancer. she worked at the detroit free press and the bakersfield californiaen. she became the president of the oakland based maynard institute in 2000 one. it's the nation's oldest organization insuring media outlets accurately portray overlooked communities. she was just 56 years old. >> well up next at 11:00, a toxic claim against a popular dog food brand. why a bay area man said it killed his dog. >> plus a home blown to bits and now investigators are using dashcam video of the explosion to try to piece together what happened. and conditions are just fantastic out there for today. but things are going to change as of tomorrow. clouds increase. a little bit of shower activity by friday and then a better chance. it's looking really good for rain on sad saturday. we'll take you through the forecast. i think i can still get you outdoors this upcoming weekend when nbc bay area news at 11:00 comes right back. the staples guys get very excited, and staples ladies. the markets have been fairly quiet today. a company out of holland which makes sim cards, the little chips you put in your cell phones, confirms it was hacked. the guardian newspaper quotes nsa whistle blower edward snowden is saying the u.s. and british governments are behind the hacking. the company agrees saying it was indeed hacks and it suspects the americans but say the governments were not able to steal any data. >> the head of the nsa was at a conference earlier this week when he was asked about the hack. he said he could not confirm or deny the report but says the u.s. stayed within the law. now, at that same conference, the head of the nsa was challenged in public by the head of security from yahoo over the hacking of silicon valley companies by the u.s. government. now, as best i can figure out, not a shred of video exists of the question and answer session, but it was angry. all we have are transcripts, but i bring this up because silicon valley versus washington is a problem. the two sides are more angry at each other than they let on. yahoo, by the way, has become a leader in the fight against washington. it's carefully and respectfully fought the government over a number of privacy issues, and we have noted in the past, the ceo marissa mayer was invited to the cybersecurity conference at stanford and turned the invitation down. it would appear the fcc is going to vote on net neutrality tomorrow. republicans leaders said they don't have the votes to stop it. republicans are against net neutrality but they don't like the way the obama administration is going about it. what will fcc commissioners being voting on tomorrow? we know the basics, but weirdly enough we don't know the details. the commissioners have been given a briefing paper but the public doesn't. >> we count on guys like you to make it simple once it does come out. >> once we know what we're talking about. >> the new port labor deal here in oakland may be too little too late when it comes to california fruit and nut farmers. the l.a. times reports it may take three months to clear that cargo backlog. losses for some exports may reach 50%. case in point, california grown citrus bound for chinese new year celebrations overseas and california almond farmers fear that foreign buyers will now cancel the delayed orders due to the backlog. say nothing of all the produce that's just going to spoil in that time. >> loss altose city leaders could ban development on one of the city's main streets. the city attorney is drafted a 45 day moratorium banning new projects along first street between san antonio road and edith avenue. city council would have the opportunity to extand the ban up to a year. city leaders want to make sure the downtown area is developed in a way that sticks with the image. >> menlo park could get taxpayer money to pay for a new luxury boutique hotel downtown. the mercury news reports the city is open to the idea of helping to fund a four-star hotel. city leaders expect the hotel to bring business into the downtown area and produce more than $8 million in room taxes over ten years. no word yet on how much the city is willing to put out. >> the supreme court will hear arguments this morning from the lawyers of a muslim woman denied a job at abercrombie and fitch because of her wardrobe. she said she was recommended for hiring only to lose the decision because of her job. aber fromrercrombie stated the look policy. they said what states they must take. >> a pet food giant is defending itself against a claim that its food is toxic. that suit claims beneful contains toxins that can be deadly to dogs. a pet owner filed suit alleging his three dogs all became sick. one of them died after theyate beneful exclusively. nestle purina called the suit baseless. it also says courts have tossed out two similar lawsuits in the past. >> well, how about this? these are not your ordinary cable guys. >> two u.s. ostastronauts trading in their gear for hard hats. they just finished a 6 1/2 hour space walk installing data and power cables on the exterior of the international space station. the installation is considered to be one of the most complicated cable jobs ever undertaken at the 16-year-old orbiting outpost. the astronauts will need a third space walk to finish the job, but they'll be back out on the job sunday. we understand they'll make their window. >> look at that. a house blown to bits caught on a dashboard video camera. police and utility crews in new jersey evacuated the area. people smelled a natural gas leak. the blast injured 15 people. two utility workers are still in critical condition. the house was under ren vashz. people could feel the explosion a mile away. >> it's got to help having that video of it happening. >> to diagnose what happened, maybe. >> roll out the red carpet because bat kid returns. >> last night, the documentary on the kid who touched millions of hearts playedcinequest. it's called bat kid begins. it takes you behind the scenes of the famous day in san francisco. >> better story than that? a little boy who has leukemia who fights it and wins and then gets a big parade where an entire city comes out. >> hans zimmer the composer of the recent batman dark knight series even composed music for the film. there's another connection. the movie opened the 25th annual cinequest festival in san jose. >> the director of the film used to be a producer when she was a much younger lady straight out of college, i think, here at nbc bay area. we're very proud of her. >> we know people. >> we know people. you, you, christina loren, you were kind of the big mc host right? >> i had a good time out there. i was going do say, she's still very young. very impressive. >> she was super young. >> smart woman. they usually start right out of college, like you said scott and kris. a lot of people out here enjoying the sun, basking in it. on the golden gate bridge. you can see the spectators taking a walk taking a bike ride over the beautiful bridge. things are going to change. this is our last day of complete sunshine. by tomorrow afternoon, clouds increase. as a weathermaker starts to move onshore. it's still chilly out there. if you're headed out and about although the sun is warming things out nicely temperatures are mostly in the upper 50s and we'll end up in the upper 60s later on today. 69 in the tri-valley. 65 in san francisco. and 70 degrees in the north bay today. so your weather headlines tell the story, warm afternoon sunshine, a little more cloud cover later on tonight. that fog will roll back in, and then we're really going to see the clouds increase by the end of the day on thursday. cool and damp into the weekend. so if you want the sunshine, you've got today, most of tomorrow, and then things start to change. and it's not just one weathermaker we're watching. we have a couple. but from the first one that comes through on friday into saturday some pretty decent looking rainfall totals. we were originally not forecasting anything measurable but right now, some of the models are showing us about a tenth of an inch in morgan hill. .05 for san jose and maybe up to a tenth of an inch in ukiah. the good flews is the hillsides are so pretty and green, and this re-enforcing shot of shower activity will keep it that way, at least for a while. really love the way the bay area looks. we the to wait for that to happen. let meet give you the timing of the next two systems. we stop the clock for you, move you forward in time friday at about 1:00 showers working through the bay area. we continue to advance the future cast. stop it at saturday at 9:00 p.m., and looking good for rain showers. if you want to make outdoor plans, it's going to be damp on saturday. so sunday is your day to do so. if you can, get out there. by monday the rainfall returns. by 4:00 that will continue into tuesday. and we should get a pretty good break as of wednesday, but overall, i'm looking as far out as i can when it comes to the extended future cast and the month of march looks like it will come in like a lion this year. that's good news we need the rain. we'll keep you updated. we have systems to watch, and i'm going to go geek out on it right now. back to you, scott and kris. >> you did a great job at cinequest. you looked lovely. >> thank you. >> next at 11:00, what's steph curry doing with president obama's dogs? the answer right after the break. the raiders and chargers are talking about a joint stadium in carson down in southern california, the st. louis rams are moving forward with a possible stadium in another part of los angeles county. >> late last night, they voted to fast track an 80,000 seat stadium to bring the rams in. that means the $2 billion plan would not need a public vote or a environmental review. the stadium would be built at the site of the old hollywood park race track.ch of fair weather football fans now we have three? super bowl organizers are planning another giveaway to help build excitement for super bowl 50. they handed out gift cards and great america tickets, and today, they'll do the same thing, this time in san jose. give away happens at 1:00 but we're not allowed to tell you the location. >> well, instead of draining threes, steph curry spent the day at the white house. >> here's steph curry hanging out with bo and sunny this morning. he was there to speak in support of the fight against malaria. for the past three years he has donated three insecticide mosquito nets for every three pointer he makes. it's part of the nothing but nets campaign. curry met behind closed doors with president obama and then they reportedly talked about the warriors and talked a little golf. >> donated a lot of nets. >> right? >> yes. up next at 11:00, the tech world has a dirty secret. >> we had potato chips. gatorade. anything you can think of. >> workers are getting fat. their bosses found the silicon valley way to get them in shape. a couple years, you might remember the infamous freshman 15. >> college, yeah. >> college. >> two, three years ago. the weight gain not reserved for college students. how about the expanding waistlines of silicon valley employees. the free meals catch up to you. >> they're free. stephanie chuang has more on what is called the tech 15. >> the start-up scene in the bay area is expanding like crazy, and for some in silicon valley so is something else. >> i would say i gained about five pounds since joining nerdwallet. >> five pounds she said she had no room for, not with her big day fast approaching. >> it was really hard because i was months away from getting married. i had my dress already custom made. so there was a lot of you know choices, hard choices i had to make. >> choices driven in part by her ceo, tim chen. the 32-year-old founded nerdwallet a personal finance website in 2009 with a team of just a handful. nerdwallet now employs more than 150 people. housing a two-story office on market street in downtown san francisco. and as the company grew so did its snack selection, shelves stocked with oreos beef jerky, girl scout cookies. >> i still remember i started off with costco. >> we had potato chips, gatorade, anything you can think of. >> 48-pack of shrimp chips and they were gone in something like three days. >> lunch is catered. every day. then there's nerdwallet's brand new bar, a bar that boasts an impressive selection, brandy vodka, beer on tap. >> all these craft cocktails. our signature cocktail nerd vagz, revenge of the nerds. >> with all that these nerds discover a discipline they didn't realize they had to have. >> as i have gotten older, i noticed my metabolism is slowing down. >> the new grads are more prone to weight gain in this environment. >> lunch is ready. >> a few blocks away there's a bell rung, a cattle call to trade shift employees. it's time to eat. the greens come first. >> most people will fill up their plates so by the time they get to the other offers, there's not a lot of room left to put too much of anything else. >> for brad the free food drinks, and snacks took some getting used to. >> in the corporate world, it was bring lunch to work or go out to lunch situation. >> there will be treats here and there where it's not the most healthy option but for the most part it's always fruit, always granola bars. >> varying degrees of fruit offers have become standard from mountain view based addapar, they host breakfast options and grows and harvests its own fruits and vegetables. >> and zynga had games like garmville, which has gained a new meaning with a new recipe book called farmville to table. >> they go beyond the choices of what to kunl sume. they also counter the calories with free fitness. >> it's a shift from my days in finance. having like a really high level of wellness internally allows people to be more creative and a safe space allows people to really do what they need to do. >> it has become a lifestyle, and people that work here live and breathe nerdwallet. yeah we're always really excited to hang out with each other. it's kind of crazy. >> inevitably they say there's a darwinian realization, better dietary input, better work out put. even without, say, that big life event, according to the tech wurkers, there is generally a rule of thumb that eventually forces your hand. >> it's super important. it's all fun and games until your jeans don't fit. >> now one question is are the free meals taxable? there were tech giants like google, facebook and twitter that offers the free perks capture the attention of the internal revenue service. the irs would not comment on whether it will launch any imminent crackdown. stefphanie chuang. >> leave it to the irs. no such thing as a free lunch. can we find out about the story about fat tech people everybody looks fabulous. >> of course. here's the thing, maybe you have been guilty of this too. you're on an expense account. maybe i will have the dessert but then you go it's only wednesday. not a special occasion. darn it. a critical change to the 911 policy at the postal service in the bay area that was triggered by one of our investigative unit reporters. in november we told you about the story of sam acacia coworkers found him lying on the ground and bleeding from his head. no one saw what happened but dispatch reports show up to 53 minutes may have passed before anyone called 911. for years, the policy at the oakland facility said only postal police are allowed to initiate the 911 procedure. now, though it says in an emergency anyone who can call 911 should. >> if we see a problem on the work floor that looks dangerous, we can deal with it ourselves and react as soon as possible. >> tonight at 11:00, what the u.s. p.s. is saying about the changes and why employees feel the agency should do more to protect workers. we investigate tonight at 11:00. if you have a tip for your investigative unit give us a call. 888-996-tips or e-mail us. well rejecting insan tay defense, a texas jury found eddie ray routh guilty in the murders of american sniper chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. the verdict came after less than three hours of deliberation. >> very fast. but relief for families of the victims. though the pain and emotion of their loss continues to linger. jay gray has been following the high-profile case all month. >> all rise. >> the jury took less than three hours to reach a verdict. >> we the jury find the defendant guilty of the felony offense of capital murder. >> words chad littlefield's family had waited over two years to hear. >> i miss him. i'm glad that -- i'm glad that justice was served for him. >> littlefield was with chris kyle the day they were gunned down at a texas shooting range while trying to help ex-marine eddie ray routh deal with post traumatic stress. >> two heroes died that day. and chad and chris could have been his best friend he would have ever had. instead, he wound up being an american disgrace. >> kyle's autobiography was the basis of "american sniper" and now that the trial is over we're getting a closer look at some of the evidence and testimony that framed the real life drama as it played out in this rural texas courtroom. police dashcam video as routh was captured. the emotional memories of taya kyle from the last time she saw her husband. >> we said we loved each other. gave a kiss and a hug like we always did. >> and the rambling words of the killer just hours after the murders. >> paranoid all day, don't know what to think of the world right now. i don't know if i'm insane or sane. >> the jury answered that question with its guilty verdict. then routh was immediately sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. jay gray nbc news. stephenville, texas. >> sad store a. >> needless to say, paris is still on edge following last month's deadly terror attacks, but with more mystery drones spotted over the french capital recently, the city is wondering whether there's another threat. >> bill neely reports from paris. >> for the last two nights, police have spotted mystery drones over five landmark locations. first over the american embassy. then at the plaza concord, the eiffel tower, the military museum, and finally over the pastille. police couldn't tell if it was one or multiple drones or who the controller was, and they couldn't bring one down. there have never been so many sightings two nights running. >> it can be used for surveillance, and they can be used in propaganda films. that's a real concern. >> in recent weeks, mystery drones have buzzed the presidential palace, nuclear pants, and military basis. in a country fearful of terrorism after last month's attacks in paris that left 17 people dead, and it's not just paris that's worried. last month in washington a drone flew above the white house and crashed into the lawn. >> the biggest risk in a drone is you would pack it with explosives with a detonating device and ride it into a large group of people. >> paris is still on the highest security alert after more threats by islamists to target the city. the unexplained drones are raising tensions further. now, you might think there must be an innocent explanation for all of this. it can't be serious, and that may well be the case but the police here are taking this very seriously, and they have set up a new aviation unit to deal with drones. paris is in no mood to trust anyone or leave anything to chance. back to you. >> up next at 11:00 how a bay area native and disney starlet turned a joke about her hair into girl power. plus a south bay nonprofit organization growing fast. the group's unconventional approach to charity will make you bay area proud. and it's hard to tell if you go outside right now, abundant sunshine temperatures warmer but we're less than 48 hours away from the next round of showers. good news is i'm still going to be able to get you outdoors for the weekend and plenty of weekend events happening in the berea yarb wrer we'll take you through the list when we come right back. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man. wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry! now get the black & decker® 20-volt trimmer for $79 at lowe's. overtones is trending this morning involving the red carpet of the oscars and hairs. a young disney starlet from the east bay standing up for herself. hollywood is paying attention. here's sheryl herd. >> such a tiny frame that this hair can be overwhelmed with her. >> e! fashion police host julianna rancic is getting backlash for her cruteat of zendaya. >> i feel like she spellmells of patchouli oil or weed. >> the weed comment had social media trending and zendaya's father seething. >> my first reaction was anger. >> he said he was floored by sansic's comment. >> we were like whoa. she says i can't let this one go. i have to respond. >> zn dia took to spoelshsocial media saying in part, to say an 18-year-old woman with locs must smell of puchile oil or weed is offensive. the fashion police host quickly apologized. >> i didn't intend to hurt anybody, but i have learned it's not my intent that matters. it's the results. >> zendaya attended the oakland school of the arts when she was in sixth and seventh grade. her parents moved her to los angeles to pursue an acting career. those who know her say the comments about her hair go far beyond fashion. they say it's more of a social commentary. >> it doesn't really surprise me when it comes to the various ways that african-americans are viewed in the media. when it comes to beauty. >> this is something that needed to be talked about, so sometimes people say the dumbest things and you never know what can spiral out of it. >> the result of this red carpet quip, comments that will live forever on social media. in oakland, sheryl herd, nbc bay area news. >> a hand up, not a hand out. many people believe the best way to help people is to teach them to help themselves. >> how do you go about doing that? one south bay nonprofit thinks they have a successful working model growing at a rapid rate. garvin thomas is here with today's bay area proud. >> janice barren as you'll learn in a moment, started sunday friends 18 years ago. but three years ago, the nonprofit hired a successful tech executive to take over. their budget has grown five-fold in the time and they think the community they're creating others will want to be a part of. >> i interact with the kids i ask them what are you doing this summer. >> a funny thing about trying to teach someone a lesson. >> if they say nothing, i don't know -- >> that every once in a while you learn one yourself. >> this year i really want to turn that around. >> it happened to janice 18 years ago. when a lesson she hopes to teach her children revealed to her a new way to help those in need of a hand. something she now calls sunday friends. >> it's a combination of learning and service. you know, all in interwoven together. >> it was in 1997 that janice a lifelong volunteer, took her three teenagers to a local homeless shelter to teach them about giving back. janice and her kids tried engaging the homeless children with games and crafts with limited success. but then looking around the trash filled property janice had an idea. >> i turned to the child next to me and i said i'll give you a sticker for each ten pieces of trash you pick up and count into the trash can. i must have been overheard because immediately all these kids came running. they wanted to know how many pieces do we have to pick up to earn a whole sheet of stickers. that was the formative moment the birth of sunday friends. >> our day starts with families -- >> what was born then has not stopped growing. now at three san jose locations, sunday friends works with hundreds of low income families a year. the stickers now gone replaced by tickets. parents and their children earn the tickets any number of ways participating in glass, writing letters of thanks to donors. working on projects that benefit other nonprofits. the list goes on. at the end of the day, those tickets are redeemable in a store for the things families both need and want. the secret to all of this is that while earning, the families are learning about parenting, about health and perhaps most importantly, self-reliance. >> we work together side by side as equals to give back to the community. so there's that sense of respect. we don't praise them for doing well. we thank them for contributing. >> we are not just impacting low income. we also impact volunteers. >> for 25 years, ali was a silicon valley tech executive. he learned about sunday friends after his son volunteered here and three years ago took over as executive director with big plans. >> if this program is good for this community, it's got to be good for other communities. >> and once they do try it sunday friends believe they will learn the lesson janice learned long ago. that the best kind of charity isn't actually charity at all. when ali took over as executive director of sunday friends, a few years ago, their budget was in the area of there 200,000. they're now operating with a million dollar budget and looking to keep growing. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> well so much of the nation blanketed in snow, maybe you're feeling a little left out here in the bay area. no? well nast ylooking to capitalize on the feeling some people are having. >> ship snow yo. he'll ship snow as a service. he'll shep a water bottle full of snow for $20 if you pay $89 to get six pounds of snow. he said he's already made more than 100 shipments, came up with the idea while shoveling his yard with his wife and joking, they ought to send the snow to family and friends. >> my kids have asked my mother-in-law to do that send snow from new york. >> once a year, our church trucks in snow from tahoe, or maybe we don't anymore, but the kids play with it it's fun. >> that's cool. christina, that kind of snow doesn't show up on the radar. >> i wish we had that kind of snow. that's what we need to get out of the drought. it's funny how it's equal but opposite. they're getting hammered with system after system. we're having sunny days and warmer than average temperatures. that will persist into the upcoming next couple days and then things start to change and we have some snow probably not enough for scott's church but snow on the way to tahoe as we get into this weekend. loss gottose right now, beautiful sunshine. from the north bay to the south bay, beautiful sunny day. hard to find a cloud in the sky up there. temps in the upper 50s. we'll end up in the mid to upper 60s, even a couple 70s in the north bay, the warmest location. i want to take you through the futurecast, help you time around the showers. friday at 10:00 a.m. light spotty activity. that will continue through friday afternoon. we get a heavier wave of moisture throughout saturday. sunday looks good. nice, dry break. then monday, looks like light precipitation will fall all across the bay area and that will continue into tuesday, getting a nice break as we take you through your wednesday. so that's always easy to plan things when you know what's going to happen weather wise. you can take a look out here. bottom of the screen we always have the seven-day forecast scrolling for you right there for your region. and you know what? between the two systems combined we're looking toward some decent rainfall totals. .25 inch in napa santa rosa closer to a half inch. areas to the north, and then in the south bay, i don't think we'll see a lot of rabe but maybe .1 inch. that will keep the hill sides nice and moist. getting into the next couple days, staying nice today, sunday, want to make indoor plans. you'll be able to get out there without heavy rain which is the good news if you have to be out. sunday, looking good for a nice dry day. here are your weekend events. oakland asian cultural center saturday will be celebrating the lunar new year. you know it's absolutely free to head out there. beautiful colorful celebration. the asian art museum free admission day in san francisco. that's on sunday. and hey if you want to hit another museum absolutely free to get into the oakland museum on sunday as well. temperatures will be really comfortable out there, not too bad. feeling like winter time as it should, as we still have a month of wintertime left. then this is actually kind of a very, i would have to say, event, maybe exclusive for you if you were born in the years of 2015 2003, 1991 1979 1967 or 1955. those are the years of the sheep. and that will get you into the san francisco zoo for free. that's a $17 admission you get to bypass there. that's sundayobe only. scott, rr, any for you? >> 67. you're '91, right? >> of course. >> i am '67. >> good for you. get in for free. >> nat baa-d. >> up next you can never get tired of telling this story. we're not the only ones. a marine returning from overseas surprising his little kids. an unforgettable moment for two young children whose father has been far, far away. >> look who's here, juan. >> daddy! >> marine gunnery sergeant also huan juan jiminizsurprised his children. served seven months overseas in the middle east. he provided mechanical support for aircraft fighting isis forces. his first grade son had one request for his dad after the warm embrace. >> can we go to chuck e. cheese? >> yeah we can go to chuck e. cheese. >> i have been missing them. i can see them on the internet you know i get a lot of pictures now, but it's nothing, not the same as being able to hold them and talk to them. >> you know fittingly, the class was reading the children's boom hero dad, when he made his entrance. the book is about a dad who is also in the military. looking whether they went to chuck e. cheese not 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