lightning bolt. we are seeing a little bit of thunder and that will rotate to monterey and i am looking at 7:00 as the best time for the showers to start coming ashore the we have had lighter showers as you can see from the richmond-san rafael camera on the richmond side so scattered shower is still possible and the heavy showers are after 7:00. those will link are throughout the afternoon and start to taper this evening with temperatures in the mid-50s at the coast and mid-60s inland. with the increases chances for showers later on, perhaps if you can get on the road early? despite the rain we have not had any problems with the metering lights are turned on on the bay bridge and traffic is starting to stack up from the east bay for san francisco jam near julian street because of a three car crash in the center divider. we do have a sig-alert and a couple of other problems with big events this weekend with the details straight ahead. thank you. happening now commuters acr
sooner or later, we make mistakes, because you know what? we re all human. right now at 5:00 senate candidate loretta sanchez apologizing after making a gesture and sound some found offensive. what she did and how it may impact the race. also a terrible update. the dog found beaten burned and left to die has passed away. why vets were unable to save maximilian s life. and remembering the teen killed in a crash last week. the special meaning today has for those who knew her and what they re doing to celebrate her life. good evening, everyone. i m terry mcsweeney. and i m peggy bunker. more than 500 people came together to remember a gilroy girl, a 15-year-old who touched their lives deeply. natalia salcido would have turned 16 years old today. she died in a car crash last saturday. and this is not the only tragedy that the community there is dealing with. nbc bay area s marianne favro joining us live from her high school in gilroy with more on this day of celebration.
life marianne. reporter: she was a sophomore here at christopher high school in gilroy and her family had planned a surprise 15th birthday party for her today, but instead they held a celebration of her life and the difference she made in the lives of others. more than 500 people came together at christopher high school to celebrate the bittersweet birthday of the cheerleader and sophomore who died in the car crash on saturday. her friends remember the radiant smile. she would tell sroebgz, and she was just amazing. they say she had a generous spirit and packed a lot of giving into her short life. when you see the number of people who actually attended and showed up that s when you really get a feeling for how much she impacted this community. from helping the homeless to collecting the toys for kids in need to making others feel special. friends say the 15-year-old leaves behind a legacy of giving. this has been a difficult week for students here at the high school
near ninth avenue. we re in san mateo with the details. reporter: experts tell us he came down from the crystal springs reservoir area looking for food but it ended up here near a school and a park. that wild search ended in these bushes right in front of an apartment complex. it was up there for like a second, and then it ump jumped over. nicole was in her backyard seconds before she saw the mountain lion jump on her fence. her dog bentley was barking, so she looked outside. it was really pretty. it was pretty big. but, yeah it seemed scared. the 2-year-old mountain lion had people buzzing all day. there were several sightings, starting at 4:30 this morning. with guns drawn police closed in on the big cat around 5:00 tonight. during the tense search police say a resident fired a shot. the resident who fired a warning shot into the ground to try and attempt to scare the mountain lion which is what we didn t want to happen. after the scare, california fish and wildli
satellite, and what you ll notice just off the coast, the clouds are blossom s. the moisture is gathering. and this will all be pushing to the east over the next several hours. bringing us that chance of some wet weather. so future weather will begin late tonight. 11:00. you do notice the clouds are in place. shortly after midnight the rain will start developing. first it will be spotty in nature as we re headed out the door to work and school on your thursday morning. 6:00. just some light showers developing. but watch as it gets to midday. some downpours are developing. and the heaviest of the rain will wait until the afternoon to move into the bay area. we ll time out the rest of your thursday and show you how long that rain lingers at the full accuweather seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. all right. great, drew. thank you. the engineer who was driving the amtrak train that derailed in philadelphia last night claims he has no recollection of the crash and his a