mobile weather, roberta gonzales. kpix 5. >> beautiful in san diego, too. >> starting to feel like san diego around here! >>> coming up, rising political stars make the list for the most influential people in the world. the democrat and tea party favorites about to hit the pages of "time" magazine when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, healthy tips on white aspar. list out on the mo >>> it is lunchtime. fresh grocer tony tantillo with his tasty and healthy tips on white asparagus. >> reporter: well, today's tip of the day is going to be is with white asparagus. it's spring team and green asparagus isitting the market l some white asparagus coming into the rketalso. the reason why it's white? the sun never hits the asparagus so the chemical reaction doesn't take place and it stays white. it may be a little green on top but that's okay. when you buy it, make sure the whiter the better all the way around. free from any cracking whatsoever. when you use it before you cook with it, shave the very top of the asparagus beca

reporting for mobile weather, roberta gonzales, kpix 5! bring it back, i want to eat, it's lunchtime! >> guess we don't get a hot dog. >> guess not. >> can't tell who is having more fun out there. >> can you tell roberta is married to a sports guy? >>> coming up, tickets for outside lands, coming up. story well, today's tip >>> well, today's tip of the day is going to be is basil. basele is for pesto or caprese salad. you have to select it right for the wonderful flavor that basil has. when you buy it, green like this all the way around, free from any yellowing whatsoever. like a fresh bunch of cut flowers, no decaying whatsoever. you don't want to put it in the refrigerator in a plastic bag. now what that does? it will turn black. you don't want that. all you do is cut the bottom put it in a glass of water in the kitchen, a little cellophane over it but that way the basil stays fresh for two or three days. and the kitchen smells like italy. basil in the kitchen? that's a good thing. basil in the market it's spring, enjoy. i'm tony tantill

for mobile weather, roberta gonzales for kpix 5. >> i'm going to have to check that out. all right, roberta, thank you. >> thanks, roberta. >>> a woman wins a $5,000 diamond. the twist that might make your stomach turn. it's quite a story. [ laughter ] >> and it's coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, (woman) 3 days of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful it's part of a >>> there you go. the future king and queen of england stage a wand duel today as part of a tour of the revamped warner brothers studios near london. about 500 guests tagged along with the duke and duchess of cambridge. william and kate on the making of the harry potter attraction. the duke said the highlight of the

roberta gonzales? >> reporter: we are at the hottest place in town not temperature-wise but for fun and festivities the hottest place in town in the middle between o.co coliseum and oracle arena. this is the place to be tonight if you are a sports fan and coming out to one or the other game. so let's check the current conditions. it is 2 degrees, winds at 10 miles an hour with stronger gusts. the as host the orioles. bundle up if you are heading out to the play-off action at the warriors hosting the denver nuggets. you are one of 19,000 people, boy, are they decorating that arena up in style. play-off style. we are expecting another 15,000 people as far as tickets are sold for the as game, another 5,000 expected to walk up so easily we can guesstimate 35 to 40,000 people right here at the horseshoe in between o.co stadium and oracle arena. and if you are going to be heading out if you are driving, keep in mind they have raised the ticket prices for parking to $30 per car. and also keep in mind that the

roberta gonzales is live with the mobile weather lab to tell us all about it. >> reporter: yes, today we took mobile weather into the hills of oakland. there you have it right there. we are parked at chabot space and science center where currently, it's 63 degrees. the winds have finally settled down so it's feeling good. joining me i have some future astronomers. and the last time i was joined with this cast and crew here was back in january we were talking about a meteor shower show that really never happened that well because we had a lot of clouds and cold overnight temperatures for viewing. but now we have another meteor shower show that started last night and will be happening through the weekend. so coming up at 6:00, we have a local astronomer from chabot space and science center. he will be telling us what night the meteor shower will peak and what part of the sky you should be looking at. we'll be talking about the weather conditions for that viewing party. spring is in the air so it's going to be a better condition for viewing of the meteor shower. reporting from chabot spa

reporting from oakland with mobile weather, roberta gonzales, kpix 5. >> all right. thanks, roberta. >>> all right. you know how it works. you search for something like let's just say a new pair of pajamas online. then for weeks all the ads on your web browser tempt you with pjs. some with feet. [ laughter ] >> coming up, we'll show you how to keep your computer from tracking your ever search. ,,,,,,,, private??? well, think again. a lot of >>> do you think what you research and buy online is private? well, think again. a lot of companies are paying to know what you sl d do on the internet. but as kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains, thakes on ent's toyi practice. >>> reporter: whether it's a vacation by the sea or just a p something on the internet and cnet's seth rosenblatt says it will probably come back to haunt you. >> the website broadcasts where you have been and what you're looking at. >> reporter: along with where you're located and your ip address. it's information tracking firms and ad agencies eagerly buy and immediately put to use. >> they

i'm roberta gonzales with mobile weather. we'll have all that as the news continues on kpix 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, the goldens artate w headed to e post season fo the firstime in six years. w fak- are getting ready. >>> the golden state warriors are headed to the post-season for the first time in six years. kpix 5's da lin on how fans are getting ready. >> reporter: it's the second time the warriors flag is above oakland city hall in 19 years both times for making the nba play-offs. fans hope the young team will optimize the opportunity and go deep in the post-season. the city held a rally this morning at citycenter to cheer on the warriors. >> let's go, warriors! >> reporter: students from nearby schools joined the celebration. >> and they will win. >> let's go, warriors! >> they can make it. >> let's go, warriors! >> reporter: while fans and officials celebrated the team, players at warriors headquarters across the street were practicing and getting ready to fly out to denver for a weekend matchup. >> we have engined the supp

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meteorologist roberta gonzales tells us we are coming up on a big show in the sky. she is going to tell us how to see it. >> reporter: yes, we have mobile weather in the hills of oakland. we are here at chabot space and science center. i have been here for the past couple of hours. the temperature has dropped 6 full degrees. it's now at 61 degrees. the winds have dialed back under 5 miles per hour. we calm up here because even though we have clear -- we came up here because even though we have clear skies in the forecast, we have showers in the offering. we decided to talk to our science educator. this is [ indiscernible ] da gupta. >> this meteor shower will be exciting for a couple of years. this particular shower in the past has been known though throw out 100 meteors per hour. this is the lyrids. >> reporter: this should be extra special because in january the last time we were up here we had cloud cover and cold overnight temperatures. what can we expect this time? >> clear skies and warm weather. it's going to be great. >> reporter: so give us some visibility

. >> roberta gonzales from the weather center. we talking some winds blowing our way, plus showers and then frost. we'll pinpoint the days to expect it all as the news continues on kpix5. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week, a crazy low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. skip the warehouse. quilted northern is $10.99 for 24 double rolls. and dryer's ice cream is just $2.99. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. that triggered a bay area a alert. san jose police say they arrested 3 >>> an arrest in a kidnapping case that triggered a bay area amber alert. police say they arrested 30- year-old karla hernandez on friday. she's facing kidnapping, child endangerment, and drug charge. she's accused of stealing an suv with an 11 month old strapped in her car seat. vecland the and the girl were found about 5 hours lat

so when might that happen isn't the wind is bringing big changes and roberta gonzales has a look on what to expect for your monday morning. >> we'll begin with the bridges. tomorrow you should see in effect wind advisories for every local bridge including the sun right here. the golden gate bridge because of the winds that will gust up to 50 miles per hour. and now at this hour the winds are beginning to dive back just as expected. except the wind gust will be 21 miles per hour down at sfo down from 36 miles per hour just 60 minutes ago. we still have a two hour and 50 minute delay. see the high-rise areas, that where we have a wind advisory in effect beginning at 11:00 tomorrow morning and all the way until can the p.m -- 9:00 p.m. that's the north bay, the coast, and the peninsula. and now as you ask the wind will stop and we'll talk about that still coming up later on in this newscast. >> thank you. >>> this is when loans pay off big. they started hiring hundreds of people tomorrow, bringing the contentious casino and other steps closer to opening up this year. kpix is still there whe

. >> good evening, roberta roberta gonzales in the kpix 5 weather center. we'll talk about the windiest day still to come. the frost and the rain as the news continues on kpix 5. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. soldier by renaming a post office. ntain view >>> a south bay community turned out today to honor a fallen soldier by renaming a post office. the downtown mountain view post office was officially named after u.s. army lieutenant kenneth ballard. he was killed while serving in iraq in 2004. and is the only mountain view resident to die in that conflict. ballard's mother says her son woul

. >>> paul deanno in tonight for roberta gonzales and as you said, what a gorgeous day. >> it doesn't get much better. we have to almost look at our -- it is mid-april. it is not summertime yet. but we had some summertime temperatures out there. sure felt nice and probably close to your comfort zone, something that may be eluding you the next couple of days because things are going to get warmer. livermore, napa, concord 80s today close to 90 by monday. san jose you will be well into the 80s starting monday. you had a high of 79 today. oakland 77. look at the coastline with the light onshore flow right along the coast. we were chilly. half moon bay today, only a high of 61 degrees. now let's take a look at what we have coming up tonight and tomorrow morning. it will be a beautiful night. keep the windows open in san francisco down to 50. napa 47. fremont 47. mountain view you will start off your sunday with a low of 50 degrees. radar is clear just love showing it to you. not a drop of rain within about 400 miles of the san francisco bay area. we could use some rainfall. this is when t

roberta gonzales here to remind you it's going to get warmer and warmer and in fact we'll pinpoint the warmest day with the seven day pinpoint forecast as the news continues on kpix 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, turned into a fight for the >>> the bay area man and his sister are happy to be home after a fishing trip turned into a fight for their lives. dan suski of san francisco and his sister kate were fishing off the coast of st. lucia in the caribbean last monday. they jumped off the ship be life preservers after the boat started sinking. they swam for 14 hours before reaching land. the siblings arrives back at miami international airport overnight. >> see land off in the distance and started swimming that direction. and then it would disappear intermittently. as we swam. but we felt the wind behind us and tried to use that as a gauge for direction. >> doctors treated them for dehydration. they also suffered severe tendsnitis and abrasions on the backs of their necks from the life preservers. >>> relief is in sight for air travelers. today the faa says it suspended all employee furloughs which