the weather matching the calendar and looking good. unofficial start of summer kicking it off. after memorial day we will go back to spring because it will cool off. we have that in there too, that mix of spring and winter in. no rain unfortunately coming our way but we will see warm temperatures this morning. san francisco, no fog. waking up to hazy skies, winds will calm down and relax this afternoon and feel very warm at the coastline even. 72 degrees for san francisco. near 90 for those inland vals. headed to wine country today, 89 there, 90 south bay and lower 90s for the tri-valley. the 90-degree heat stays with us over the next couple days. we will check the tropics. may heard off the atlantic, they're preparing for a tropical storm this memorial day weekend. we will talk about that and the chance for storms here in california coming up in about ten minutes. >> so much going on. the weather roller coaster. >> oh, yes. >> lots happening. >> stay tuned. thanks. developing this morning, the search for a missing vallejo teen is expected to continue today. just yesterday afternoon, investigators picked up a new lead in the tiny coastal tone of jenner, in sonoma county 90 minutes from vallejo where the girl vanished. 15-year-old pearl pinson was last seen wednesday morning screaming for help as a gunman pulled her away. that gunman was killed in a shoot-out, but pearl is nowhere to be found. police say 19-year-old fer fando castro is the prime suspect in pearl's kidnapping. on thursday police got into a deadly gun battle with him in santa barbara county. her neighbors are shocked. >> see this much action out here, this is more of a retirement area. we're used to kayaks and stuff not choppers and news cameras. >> there is a growing memorial on the overpass where pearl was abducted. her family believes she is still alive. and authorities need your help if you've seen this gray ford pick-up truck. santa clara deputies say the driver ran over two dogs killing them, and sending their owner to the hospital. the hit and run happened wednesday morning in saratoga at holiday court along a section of dagmar avenue, just west of highway 85. investigators are now using a unique approach to catch the driver. they are hoping that that flashing sign you saw announcing their search will grab your attention in saratoga. they're also turning to surveillance images of the gray ford pick-up with a light colored shell. many folks say there's a lot of speeding in that neighborhood. >> it's at our own risk. there are no sidewalks and even my kids have to be really careful here all the time. >> the victim ann palmer was treated at the hospital. her labrador retrievers had to be euthanized because of their severe injuries. neighbors posted fliers of the truck's picture on their website called nextdoor. as we just said it's one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. the unofficial start to summer. chp officers will be all over the bay area freeways to keep drivers safe this memorial day weekend. more than 1,000 were arrested for dui last memorial weekend but drunk drivers aren't the only problem. >> people are using like ipads and ipods and facebook and things like that, lot of electronic devices are an issue. >> maximum enforcement comes after a string of shootings that have happened on i-08 in the east bay. 38 million americans will be traveling over the next few days so that means long lines at the airports across the country. here's what's looked like at manetta san jose yesterday afternoon. most travelers did make it through security check points in about 30 minutes but airport officials warn travelers to expect huge crowds every weekend this summer. >> expect every friday going forward into the summer to be a typical thanksgiving travel period. >> to keep up with the travel spike the tsa is hiring 23 more full-time screeners assigned just to san jose manetta. the agency also is urging domestic travelers to show up two hours early for your flight. the family of kate steinle, the woman shot and killed along san francisco's embarcadero is suing former sheriff and federal authorities. the gun that killed steinle was reportedly stolen from the car of a federal agent. the man charged with the 32-year-old's murder is an undocumented immigrant recently released from the sheriff's custody. the lawsuit claims the then sheriff was partly to blame for steinle's death because he released the undocumented felon instead of calling immigration officials. >> he acted unilaterally without any legal authority and contrary to the law that existed and had been on the books. >> the federal bureau of land management which owns the gun, and immigration authorities are named in the suit. the suspect juan francisco lopez sanchez says he found the gun and it accidentally went off. now to a sinkhole that's causing a problem in san francisco's engleside district on lakeview near margaret avenue 4 feet deep. crews put up blockades and officials this weekend are deciding whether to move forward with a temporary repair or just wait until a permanent fix on tuesday. it is 7:06. much more ahead on "today in the bay" -- coming up -- clashes in san diego over donald trump. we have the arrest numbers. also -- >> i heard from other nurses in other districts they are seeing it in their schools too. >> six students at bay area schools. the growing concern over an outbreak affecting dozens of elementary school students. you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back. it is 7:09. look at that glorious sunshine shining down on the transamerica pyramid in san francisco. unofficial start to summer this weekend and the temperatures will match. we'll see temperatures between the 70s and 90s this weekend. now to decision 2016. all three of the presidential candidates spent their friday in california, but only one of them attracted hundreds prove test. a crowd of anti-trump demonstrators faced off with san diego police. protesters tried to breach a barrier by throwing water bottles at police. in turn officers used batons to hold back the crowds. this is one of the largest counterprotests organized against the republican candidate to date. officers arrested 35 people. meanwhile, hillary clinton wrapped up her swing through northern california in oakland. the stop was home of chicken and waffle soul food restaurant near jack lon don square. the democratic frontrunner met with african-american community leaders and oakland mayor shaft. her focus was breaking barriers and increasing opportunities for minorities living in oakland. and bernie sanders is coming back to the bay area. the democratic presidential candidate planning a memorial day event in oakland and in a move that could shake up the california primary, some supporters of sand sanders have hired attorneys to extend the voter registration deadline. "today in the bay" explains. >> reporter: they're voting in santa clara county. >> this is my first time in an election. it's pretty big for me. >> reporter: the primary on june 7th. >> thank you, vallejo. >> reporter: citing irregular glaries it the state primary process factors of bernie sanders are filing a federal injunction demanding that all so-called unaffiliated voters who voted be allowed to revote if they want to and also want to extend the voter registration deadline which passed. the hope is to allow people to register to vote all the way until election day. the office of the santa clara registrar says that would create chaos. >> it does because that means the information that you have at that polling location as to who's actually supposed to be there, does come into play. >> reporter: it could mean ballot shortages the polling places. sanders supporters say the change may be painful but necessary. >> there has been some voter issues and some misinformation and misinterpretation, so it gives people more time to get involved. >> reporter: the secretary of state's office in sacramento is keeping a close eye on the legal challenge. damian true nbc bay area news. what parents of elementary students need to know about. >> this morning waking up to sunshine at the golden gate bridge. the iconic golden gate bridge this morning. shining down with a glorious reflection of the sunrise. the forecast and the next couple days. it's going to be toasty. just a clue. we're back after this. you're watching "today in the bay." >> it is 7:14. we're taking a live look outside in san jose. the sun is already shining ahead of a weekend that will see temperatures in the 80s and 90s for some areas in the bay area. there are a lot of kids getting sick in the south bay and it could be a sign of a possible norovirus outbreak. willow glen elementary in san jose has been hit hard. as "today in the bay" shows us the health department is keeping a close watch on a few other bay area schools as well. >> reporter: it was quite a crowd inside the office of willow glen elementary school. students filled up the nurse's room saying they felt sick including symptoms associated with norovirus, a gastrointestinal illness a concern countywide. about two weeks ago nbc bay area reported the san jose unified school district took axen is when students claimed of stomach problems and now the focus on another school. >> we noticed an increase in willow glen of kids that had vomiting and diarrhea. since we've had situations we jumped on it immediately. >> reporter: the school notified public health, parents, closed off play grounds and canceled field trips. one parent taking her two children home was grateful for the quick action and trying to keep it in perspective. >> i'm hoping they're slightly under the weather and a little rest should perk them up. >> how did you react when you heard about it, though? >> with caution. definitely. you hear about the cruise ships with the norovirus and just completely how quickly it spreads. >> reporter: officials say students are being taught preventative measures including washing hands and wearing gloves when needed. whether norovirus or something else, it seems to be spreading. >> i've heard from other nurses in other districts they are seeing it in their schools too. >> reporter: robert honda, nbc bay area news. >> public health officials emphasize there has not been a single confirmed case because the symptoms pass quickly and tend to make it difficult to get complete lab sample. the agency is working with every district where symptoms do occur in students. now to the first confirmed case of the zika virus in sew lan no county. the patient recently traveled to central america and stresses the virus is no risk to people in sol county. there are 16 confirmed cases of zika in the bay area. all have at least one case reported. alameda has the most at four. and now for a message from cal fire this memorial day weekend. enjoy the outdoors but remember to be safe. with the warmer, drier conditions the risk for wildfires is running high. cal fire is increasing the number of firefighters on duty this weekend as a precaution. firefighters say they will be keeping a close eye on the skies. >> not only the weather that's going to occur in the valley with the increased temperatures and winds but in the mountains we're expecting the possibility of some lightning which could spark wildfires. >> firefighterses also want travelers to be cautious about parking their cars, get this, in dry grassy areas can spark a wildfire. >> and fittingly we will check in with meteorologist anthony slaughter with a look at a hot weekend forecast. great for people to get out. >> definitely have to remember, if you're camping your fires are completely out if you're going to be camping out. if a smoker put the butts out. don't flick them. i see that all the time. those can cause fires too. i mean it's just -- look around the bay area so much brush, so much dry brush. >> dry brush. >> all grass growing across parts of the highway. just keep that in mind as you get going. friendly reminder on this memorial day weekend. take a shot from emeryville, see san francisco it is bright this morning. we've got sunshine. to fog. but same deal across the south bay, san jose looking good as well. no fog there. high thin clouds. look at our temperatures already 7:00 in the morning, 61 degrees, starting off the day in the south bay. even at the coastline, san francisco right now, at 58 degrees. and high temperatures are just going to continue to go up. talking 72 for san francisco today. not overly warm at the coastline but where it will be overly warm are inland vals. 90 for the south bay, even across the north bay getting close to 90 and in the tri-valley widespread 90s, 92 there. it is going to be very warm for our inland valleys. thinking about the beach this goes out to you. pacifica, 70, later this afternoon, half moon bay, 73, not overly warm at the coastline, the place to at least try to escape some of the heat and maybe some of the area museums. 74 in santa cruz this afternoon. high pressure in control of our weather and you heard, though, the cal fire was warning about thunderstorms in the mountains. well yes, this afternoon, if you are traveling perhaps to tahoe, yosemite park, keep in mind you could run into thunderstorms. 2:00 this afternoon you will notice showers starting to pop up across the mountains will linger until about 7:00. pop-up thunderstorms and they will do the same thing tomorrow. once you get the heating of the day, tomorrow about noon to about 7:00, when the sun does go down the showers will diminish. each and every afternoon across the sierra we are expecting the potential for thunderstorms this weekend so keep that in mind. that's the one place we will see thunderstorm activity. state will stay dry from redding 85 to palm springs at 95. hot weekend across the state. here is your weekend outlook planner. each day temperatures going to stay warm across the south bay. low 90s through monday. the peninsula your numbers in the 80s today and again tomorrow. mid 80s by monday. san francisco, again, going to stay cool not overly warm there. low 70s expected. the holiday weekend has lots of activities going on and san francisco, on monday, the presidio at 63 for the memorial day ceremony there. 70 by 1:00. not overly warm but hot spot will be danville on memorial day at oakville park, memorial day celebration at 88 degrees. may be thinking about the beach with the heat and in santa cruz the long board surf competition this weekend. i will not be competing but if you are going to be out there it's going to be warm. temperatures in the mid 70s but tomorrow close to 80 and same deal for monday. all the folks living in santa cruz head's up, probably have more traffic visiting on monday. back over to you. >> you won't be competing but you will probably be at the beach. thanks. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up -- >> this area is part of me. >> we will tell you how a letter brought home from school changed the course of this woman's life. it's a story that will make you bay area proud. ==kira/cu== as parents know ... kids often vallejo, vallejo, vals, vals, vooe, vooe, vooe, vooe, vooes, . you're watching "today in the bay." as parents know, kids often come home with letters from their school. sometimes it's not important but other times it is. take, for example, the letter of morgan hill first grader brought home to his mom 13 years ago. it changed her life. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas has this morning's bay area proud. >> reporter: in 2003 jan's son came home with a letter saying the school district was closing her son's school. one of california's few remaining one or two room schoolhouses. she couldn't bear the thought of children not benefiting from the history. thanks to her, they're not. a building never gets to be historic unless it first survived being simply old. that rarely happens without someone who loves it. who knows if morgan hill's school would have survived the transition were it not for jan stran and the people she inspired to follow her. the school, an original one-room schoolhouse was already old by the time jan entered the first grade there. >> here i am in 1958. >> reporter: still, it was another 50 years before her first grader came home with a note from the district. machado was closing. jan tried her best to get them to change their mind. >> i lived in berkeley for a while. i was never -- i came back to sleepy morgan hill and balm a rouser. >> reporter: the district didn't budge. that wasn't going to stop jan. >> put your bandanas on. >> reporter: wanted the children to experience at least some of what she did here. >> i had a really good time here as a young child and i think it's an experience that kids should get coming out to the country and seeing what life was like in the old days. >> and that, for the past decade thanks to a team of volunteers jan has recruited and trained, is just what students have been doing. a free field trip program, exploring different eras like the gold rush, bring 1500 students a year to the school property. >> scrub a dub dub. >> one reason she keeps adding year after year is not knowing what might happen to the machado school if it lay dormant and no better way to breathe life into an old building than with young people. children it turns out learning all about history, totally unaware they're helping to save it. the gold rush program they run is actually just one of a number of different programs they do for different grades. and again, everyone involved is a volunteer. the field trips cost the school district nothing. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. if you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and search bay area proud. much more ahead on "today in the bay" -- coming up the new bay area gym made for pot heads. plus -- >> we need accountability at all levels of law enforcement. calls for accountability after we find taxpayers shelling out millions of dollars to settle civil rights cases against chp officers. we investigate where your money is being spent and talk to the state's top chp commander to see what he's doing about it. from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." >> it is 7:29 on your saturday morning. the last saturday in pay. we're taking a live look at foster city. a little haze, but the sun is shining across the bay area this morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter has a look at our microclimate forecast. this is really people call it the unofficial start to summer and the temperatures are going to reflect that. >> oh, yeah. big time. it's going to be warm over the next couple days. 90s across the bay, so yeah, the unofficial start of summer kicking off right here across san francisco. here's a shot from the city this morning. you see no fog. a few high thin clouds, very warm day. already starting off at 58 degrees there. in san francisco, not overly warm, calm winds later on will make it feel warmer than 72 degrees. you know how it gets in the city. today not so much wind will allow our inland valleys to get close to 90 for the south bay, 89 north bay and 92 tri-valley and the east bay will be 80. toasty but the closer to the water going to feel that marine influence not overly hot but over the next couple days will continue to crank up and we will talk about that and a sense of the tropics, the southeastern part of the country, we'll check out that in about 15 minutes. >> stay tuned, anthony, thanks. developing story for you this morning, the search for a missing vallejo teenager is expected to continue today. just yesterday afternoon, investigators picked up a new lead in the tiny coastal tone of jenner, in sonoma county 90 minutes from vallejo where the girl vanished. her name is pearl pinson. she's 15 years old and was last seen wednesday morning screaming for help as a gunman pulled her away. that gunman was killed in a shoot-out, but pearl is nowhere to be found. police say 19-year-old fernando castro is the prime suspect in pearl's kidnapping. on thursday police got into a deadly gun battle with him in santa barbara county. pearl's vallejo neighbors are shocked by what's unfolded. >> see this much action out here, this is more of a retirement area. we're used to kayaks and stuff not choppers and news cameras. >> there is a growing memorial on the overpass where pearl was abducted. her family believes she is still alive. authorities need your help if you've seen this gray ford pick-up truck. santa clara deputies say the driver ran over two dogs killing them, and sending their owner to the hospital. the hit and run happened wednesday morning in saratoga at holiday court along a section of dagmar avenue, just west of highway 85. investigators are now using a unique approach to catch the driver. they are hoping that that flashing sign you saw announcing their search will grab your attention. they're also turning to surveillance images of the gray ford pick-up with a light colored shell. many folks say there's a lot of speeding that's already been a problem in their neighborhood. >> it's at our own risk. there are no sidewalks and even my kids have to be really careful here all the time. >> the victim ann palmer was treated at the hospital. her labrador retrievers had to be euthanized because of their severe injuries. neighbors posted fliers of the truck on their neighborhood website called nextdoor. a manhunt is under way in novato for a third teenage homicide suspect. on thursday the marin county shpts raided two homes and arrested two novato high school students. this is in connection with a double shooting and stabbing that left one student dead and another hurt. >> violence will not be tolerated in our city. any life lost is one life too many. not in our town. >> investigators have not revealed the motive but say the crime may be related to a report of an alleged sexual assault that happened off campus. now to the weekend. it's one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. the unofficial start to summer. the chp officers will be out all over bay area freeways to keep drivers safe this memorial day weekend. officers say more than 1,000 people were arrested for dui last memorial day weekend. but drunk driving isn't the only problem. >> people are using ipads and ipodss and looking on facebook and things like that, lot of electronic devices are an issue. >> this maximum enforcement also comes after a string of shootings that are in the east bay in i-80. >> his bullet took a life and created an end of a career and sergeant justin erb as the officer who shot and killed a woman in the bayview district last week. the police department policy required the officer to be reassigned to administrative duty. the shooting led to the resignation of chief greg suhr. calling on all california schools to support transgender students. that's the goal of a new campaign. local transgender students and lgbt communities teamed up with a campaign called transform california. the coalition wants all schools to do what the san francisco unified school done to create a safe environment for transgender students. >> it's critical in this moment when seeing across the country launch attacks against the transgender community. transform california is a statewide coalition committed to ending the type of violence harassment and discrimination that transgender people face. >> yesterday's rally held outside of mission high school in san francisco. the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district is searching now for the right engineers to design new bridge suicide barriers. the project construct a suicide net first proposed in 2006 after increasing concerns that people were going to the bridge to jump. leaders want construction on a net to proceed ahead in the timely manner. yesterday's budget meeting funding was set aside for two engineers and so far two bids have come in from separate firms. a final decision could come as early as next month. meanwhile, on san francisco's other iconic bridge, the bay bridge, a scheduling change. the bike path hours on the bay bridge are being extended for the entire summer starting today. the bike path will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily through labor day weekend. the bike path runs along the eastern span of the bay bridge. and it is 7:35 right now. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." do or die for the warriors in oklahoma city. while steve kerr thinks they're in a position to pull out a win tonight. take a live look outside -- at . you're watching "today in the bay." it is 7:38. a live look outside at oracle arena. the sun is shining. game six of the western conference finals may be taking place in oklahoma city but oracle will be rocking as well. the team is hosting a watch party for the win or go home game. tickets still available on the team's website. doors open at 4:30. tip-off in okc is at 6:00. the warriors lost the last two games in oklahoma city by 52 points, but now there is no margin for error. one more loss and the quest for back-to-back titles is over. golden state left for okc hoping momentum has swung back in their direction. if they can find a way to win tonight, game seven would be at oracle monday. warriors head coach steve kerr feels like the pressure is on the thunder. >> obviously i prefer to be in their shoes than ours but we've won a game and found ourselves again and we've got some momentum. we have to just carry that momentum forward. >> now to the stanley cup final which begins monday night at the consol energy center in pittsburgh. all eyes will be on long-time sharks star joe thornson playing in his first final series. >> the next step for us, we've been doing a real good job day to day, shift to shift, and it's just another challenge that we're hoping to can come out on top on. >> to baseball, a rough one for the giants in the mile high city. matt cain had to leave the game in the second inning due to a strained hamstring. no word on how long he will be sidelined and the giants lose a pitcher and lose the game. colorado wins 5-2. just shy of 7:40 on your saturday morning. much more ahead on "today in the bay" -- coming up we investigate dozens of disturbing accusations of chp abuse that led to major settlements. and while the weather is quiet here at home we have our next tropical depression across the atlantic set to impact the carolinas over the next couple of days. if you're traveling in that direction we have a forecast coming up after this. welcome back on saturday. 7:42 the time. start off with a shot from san jose because we're waking up to sunshine this morning and that's the case across every microclimate across the bay area. warm, 61 in the south bay, 58 in san francisco right now and later on this afternoon, as you may have heard it's going to be a warm day. 72 degrees in san francisco, 81 for the east bay, 90 for the south bay, 89 north bay and the tri-valley 92 degrees. it is going to turn hot later on this afternoon that will set the tone for the upcoming weekend. the place it won't be overly warm is the coastline from san francisco down toward santa cruz. we're still going to have 70s there and tomorrow we will see the 90s try to creep in. more from the south bay towards the tri-valley. on monday they start to push in and we will see 80s widespread. san francisco, this weekend over the next couple days, you will stay in the 70s. so it will be nice there. the one place it won't stay in the 70s across parts of the tri-valley. this will be one of our hottest spots. pleasonton 92, san ramon 90, the closer to the water 83 for fremont and 79 hayward. so a little more comfortable around the inner bay across the south bay as well, that's where we're going to see 90s today for saratoga. you will be at 09. 88 loss guy toes and the valley 89 degrees. sunnyvale at 90. hot in some parts cool at the coastline. pacifica reaching 70 degrees. same deal for half moon bay. low 70s there. winds light out of the north at 5 to 15 miles per hour and santa cruz up to 74 later on. again you get the picture. the coastline will be staying cole and warm for inland valleys. we have the potential for seeing some thunderstorms across parts of the sierra later on this afternoon. really from about south lake tahoe towards yosemite pop-up thunderstorms with the heating of the day and same thing for tomorrow. the time film between about 1:00 in the afternoon to about 7:00 and then after that see the thunderstorms will fade away as the sun starts to set. traveling that direction just keep in mind may run into afternoon thunderstorms across the rest of the state it will be dry. santa barbara 67, l.a. 69, palm springs, 95 degrees. here is the tropical depression that i've been telling you about this hour. tropical depression 2 f it gets named and probably will bes this afternoon, it would be named bonny and it's expected to impact the carolinas. the future cast because it's not going to be overly wet. the thing this is going to be competing with is the potential of storm surge as the waves pick up and move inland. tomorrow around 6:00 in the evening light to moderate rain. wind gusts as well. this is not an overly wet system. move up the east coast into new york city and boston as it moves toward weakening on monday. so traveling to the east coast keep in mind you may run into witt thewet weather there. the south bay in the 90s this weekend, the peninsula in the 80s. san francisco in the 70s an again the general trend for our inland locations will leave most of nous the 90s by the time we round out the end of the holiday weekend. tuesday things start to cool down. the seven-day forecast and then as we approach next weekend, we're not talking 90, talking average temperatures 70s and 80s. kira back over to you. >> average temperatures. good to be prepared. anthony, thanks. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, marijuana is gaining more support by voters across the country. a unique plan here in the bay area that combines pot and working out. . you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back. 7:48. a beautiful morning to head outside. this is a live look in san jose at guadeloupe park downtown. people are getting ready for the color run. it's a 5k race that starts about ten minutes from now. in a few hours if you see people covered in paint at the supermarket or something, that's what they did this morning. now to a man sent to the hospital after a chp officer physically subdued him. he will now be getting nearly $2 million from the state of california. we exposed the incident and the fact hat officer involved remains on the job. but it's what we discovered about that financial payout that's upsetting a lot of people. senior investigative reporter stephen stock has the inside story. r>> reporter:. >> reporter: these photos show the aftermath of a traffic stop on a remote stretch of i-80 wegs of trucky. 58-year-old russian truck driver oleg unconscious, hisands still cuffed behind his back during a traffic stop. after he stopped breathing he then had to be throne flown to a level one trauma center because he refused to sign an invalid traffic ticket. two years after the near fatal incident, the berkeley resident still cannot talk about it but public records clearly speak to what happened. after four years of litigation the state recently settled out of court, costing taxpayers more than $2.1 million. $1.75 million going to to his family. that's not all. we reviewed state records for similar lawsuits alleging mistreatment at the hands of highway patrol officers. in the last ten years there were a total of 45 cases costing taxpayers more than $25 million. some of those settlements included no admission of liability by the state of california. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> my gosh. >> $1.5 million went to this woman seen on cell phone camera video apparently being beaten in her head and face next to a los angeles freeway. >> get off the phone now. >> another $250,000 to this woman who was two months pregnant when officers hog tied her on the side of the road. >> we're wasting the taxpayers money. >> reporter: this state senator represents the east bay as chair woman of the senate safety committee raising the issue of law enforcement accountability for years. >> think of what it says about the impact on that truck driver's life. he will never be the same. >> reporter: our investigators found that officer in the case still remains with chp, as do according to state employee salary data for 2015, at least 33 of the 53 highway patrol officers named in the lawsuit settlements we found. >> one of the most important jobs really in america perhaps the world, is that of a law enforcement profession. >> reporter: chp commissioner joseph farrell acknowledges a rift between many communities and law enforcement. it's a gap he says chp is working to close. >> the more information i provide i think the better off we are at the end of the day. >> reporter: commissioner farrow says a decline in citizen complaints in the last several years demonstrates progress. >> everything we do should be to the best of our ability. not have bad days when you're on the california highway patrol. >> the state has paid out more than $25 million. it that too much? >> that is a lot of money, lot of taxpayer money to do that. >> we contact millions and millions of people. if you multiply that over the ten years we're talking about. >> do you learn from the mistakes? do you change? >> i think in all cases you may assume nothing was done no training, no lessons learned and i don't think that's true at all. >> how do you convince the public when they don't know, not told? >> within our organization a lot of things are being done. there are teachable moments. there is a lot of training that is being conducted and i think that's important for people to understand because one doesn't always see the end result. you can't assume that nothing is done. >> we have to take commissioner farrow's word for it because the way the law reads in california all discipline, retraining, even firingings remain secret, blacked out from public scrutiny. >> we need accountability at all levels of law enforcement. >> reporter: that's what most bothers critics such as the aclu. >> unfortunately we've seen big settlements time and time again. >> reporter: davis points out that under current california law the public can't find out whether these officers were investigated internally. >> when there's a huge settlement like this it tells us that the department must have had serious concerns with the officer's behaver in the case. what we need to do is make sure that the public is able to see what action the department took to track that behavior and punish that officer. >> to know nothing is to breathe suspicion. >> reporter: that's exactly why state senator mark leno wants records made public. >> do you think $25 million is a lot of money. >> $25 million we're not spending on education or health care. >> reporter: the senator is currently sponsoring a bill to release all records about sustained complaints against police officers to the public. >> we've got to make changes, more information is better. transparency is a positive thing. and results in greater safety, greater trust, better community. >> that was stephen stock reporting. although similar attempts to change the law have failed before, senator leno believes the time is right now to pass these reforms. oleg investigative unit his father still struggles to cope and doesn't believe the $1.75 million settlement is enough. he believes criminal charges should have been filed and the officer should no longer be working the streets. that officer has decomplained all of our offers to comment. -- declined all of our offers to comment. police are searching for a killer. one man killed when he was shot around 4:00 this morning on mansakneeta way. police say the victim suffered one gunshot wound but other injuries. he died at the scene and the homicide is under investigation in antioch. getting high and in shape at the same time. a new marijuana friendly gym is set to open in san francisco this fall. the 6,000 square foot gym is backed in part by former nfl star ricky williams. williams was accused of marijuana use throughout his career. his 12 year e career i should say. new members will be required to undergo what is called a cannibis performance assessment and that will allow staff to figure out just how much pot a member should have before working out. >> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up the s.a.t. center is double booked. an international opera star and the sharks scheduled at the same time. one side is doing a very good sport about it. we'll tell you next. you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back. excitement is brewing in san jose as the city gets ready to host its first stanley cup final. last-minute adjustments are being made including rescheduling a major concert. >> [ inaudible ] will be performing anyway, on the 3rd. >> wow. global star italian singer andre bocelli was joined by his wife to deliver a congratulations to the sharks but he decided to move his performance up one day earlier so it would not conflict with the sharks game. what a guy. and we have video of the newest member of the oakland zoo. say hello to zachary. born april 22nd. will join 14 other baboons. zoo keepers say he is adjusting well to his surroundings and asserting independence. mom and dad are keeping a close eye on him, especially dad, who zoo keepers say is the troop leader. what a cutie. >> got ears only a mom could love. >> just want to thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. more of local news for you tonight at 5:00, 6:00, 11:00 and bay area.com. have a great saturday. >> see ya. ♪ zooming in from outer space to see what we are doin' ♪ ♪ tiny little astronauts ready to get to it ♪ ♪ intergalactic scientists earthbound on a mission ♪ ♪ they're the brightest of the best ♪ ♪ a team of friends upon a quest ♪ ♪ all aboard they send reports of projects they are doin' ♪ ♪ question and investigate there is nothin' to it ♪ ♪ make a guess and do your best ♪ ♪ gathering the data - find out, floogals. go! ♪ 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