hering harrowing experience stranded for two nights in the big sur area. this happened sunday night. the man saw a deer on this road and swerved to avoid hitting it. he was ejected through the sunroof and spent two nights alone on the cliff. they saw him waving a makeshift flag and they hoisted him to safety. what is coming up next at 5:30? super tuesday is days away. the push to mobilize those in the south bay is underway. the group that spent the day urging people to cast their

vote. pamela preis fighting off the recall effort. the message faith leaders are sending. think you're joining us today. we are five days away from the california primary. a number of races and issues on the pallets but so far the coalition says voter turnout is very low. the group was now working to boost that turnout. >> with super tuesday around the corner a group of health

centers is pushing for people to cast their ballots. healthcare is highly impacted by policies made from the local to national levels. >> these are the ones we are entrusting and making change on the biggest issues that we are facing. over 10% of voters so far have returned mail in ballot. it is slightly lower than average. >> this is the lowest turnout. it was brought up in the last election and the city council seat with more than 5000 votes ending in a tie. it was essentially decided by a coin flip. >> it feels a little intimidating and that lose

power on the table in this community. they will even have tables set up on how to vote see how to help those underserved communities. you can see who the candidate aligns with that mission and value. >> if you are in line to cast a ballot by 8:00. ian cole, bay area news. >> a show of support today. faith leaders are here at the inner circle and they are committed to progressive approach to criminal justice. steering the office in the right direction.

>> give this community server and the opportunity. her agenda cannot be accomplished overnight. activists call themselves save alameda county are gathering signatures saying they're not tough enough on criminals. tech companies are trying to find a clean form of energy. what is it and when can we expect to benefit from it? >> in the unassuming warehouse in berkeley, carl bass is

hoping to change the world. >> this is not a massively large device. steve wong oversees the research and development. this gives us a tour in monterey. alpha ring is working to create a totally different kind of energy source than what is totally fueling 50 nuclear power plants. items are split apart to produce massive amounts of energy and harmful radiation. this radioactive news is

nuclear fusion. they are fusing items together and start splitting them to create boost of energy. the materials needed to create the reaction are plentiful. >> it's a fraction of the cost with none of the problems. you can imagine a small reactor in a vehicle or boat or ship. for all the benefits, the only place it occurs regularly is among the stars.

>> it is no longer matter of if but when. >> earlier this month governor scientists created a reaction which was the fifth over the last year. what we managed to do a show that we could light the fire for fusion. >> there was 192 lasers. the aim was to replicate the scorching heat of the sun. the lasers are in this massive aluminum tubing. there able to create temperatures topping 180 million degrees. six times hotter than the center of the sun.

it could still be years if not decades away. a barely produced enough energy to heat up two pots of coffee. it needs 100 times more energy to be commercially viable. essentially running nonstop however. private companies are hoping to speed up the innovation. over 1 billion more from last year's donations. >> it is pretty critical to partner with the private industry. i don't see how we can get there without it.

>> 40 companies are experimenting with more than 20 different methods to figure out how to sustain the nuclear fusion reactions. ed morris is a berkeley professor who is skeptical about the tech companies touting scientific solutions to comp get a problems that have remained unsolved for decades. >> you don't think the science is there? >> some science will never be there. these concepts are really bad. others are passable. >> this is closer to what the reactor will look like. >> the process is considered unconventional. but the company says the science has led to more than 50 nuclear reactions.

the energy generated each time has only been enough to power a light bulb overnight. the company says some of this reaction has extended more than 19 hours. remember at the nation's premier government lab in livermore, fusion has only lasted less than a fraction of a second. >> one of the important things we make a claim like this, where many people will be skeptical, is that it will be able to be reproduced by others. >> they plan to submit this to a slew of scientific reviews. they hope independent researchers will determine the technology does have star power. with the investigative unit, back to you. a lot of questions swirling around a sample cisco nonprofit after having to close while being hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. the fingers that are being pointed and what happens next? we are currently tracking a storm system that is starting to slowly move towa rd

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a well-known nonprofit organization is barred from accepting city funding. that is the move from the city attorney's office. >> reporter: oh following the examinations of city agencies this is the report we received. >> david chiu's office took action against drew jenkins and the nonprofit organization that he operates. >> there was double billing and multiple grants. there were fake invoices and forged or fabricated offer legitimate invoices. they were here with booze and the cars and other things that

should not of been spent on. it amounts to $100,000. this was the work they are looking at in the community. we've reached out for comments on the allegations and have not gotten a response. the city attorney says they are cracking down on nonprofits and companies to get city funding. >> this is a warning to all who are trying to take advantage of public trust. we will find out about your missed deeds. this comes from ss safe. these were the flowers centers that were arranged from one of these events last year. you can see the police department logo on the sides in the background. they worked closely with the police department. the flowers were put together by katie miller tom terry and her staff and the mission.

they asked the city conductor and they found 79,600 $55,000 was spent on ineligible or excessive expenses including luxury gift boxes, lake tahoe symposium drip and other costs. since the nonprofit is closed this level with the sign from the landlord demanding more than $445,000. they currently say the former executive director of ss safe used to be a regular customer in the flower shop across the street from the former offices. >> she would always ask for something less bold and big. >> outstanding bill of 17,000 pales in comparison. but they are struggling out to

stay afloat. we tried reaching out to the former executive director but were unable to make contact. nbc bay area news. let's go to jeff. focus is on the sierra right now and the snow it is a lot. >> that's right. that rainfall has spread out over a couple of days. is good news for us but this storm system is spitting out here in the pacific. moderate rain in the bay area.

scatterbrained through napa county with heavy pockets for the east bay. all of this is moving off toward the south. so it is picking up that rainfall through 6:25 tonight. it does not look like we will get wall-to-wall rainfall throughout saturday's forecast. spotty rainfall through tomorrow morning. not widespread for the morning commute. as we go through friday and the late evening there will be a heavy band moving through the north bay. and then through the day on saturday we hang on to the

scattered areas of rainfall. i think you will see this wet weather. higher totals toward the north bay getting to the south bay it's maybe even there for san jose. we should start to see the rainfall tapering down to about only a quarter inch on sundays forecast. you will see the rivers creeks and streams rise but it does not look as high as the past storms. 19.6 feet and still notable above the flood range.

that is excellent news but throughout this sierra expect road closures with those blizzard warnings. 87 right there in kirkland. on the seven-day forecast you can see rain and then dry on monday with on and off again chances going into next week. this storm system does not look as large as what we are dealing with right now over the sierra. there will also be a winter storm warning that i have for you coming up at 6:00. the giants are already when peter dickson led my platoon into combat the giants are already seeing the in afghanistan, he cared about two things: completing the mission, and making sure his marines came home. and we all did. pete's always fought for what he believes in, and i know he'll do the same in congress

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they say that's part of the plan to reduce office space and and work on video games. firefighters are calling this the smokehouse creek fire. that is an area larger than the entire state of iowa. it burned homes and killed cattle. one person has been left at into firefighters have been hurt. the fire is currently only 3% contained. the house passed a funding bill today. a stopgap measure to fund federal agencies through

september. starting today parents can link their account to a tina count on uber. a parent or guardian will get a notification and be able to track the car in real time. only highest rated most experienced drivers and accepted requests. is been running in some cities in the u.s. since the beginning of last year. what is coming up next? it is not a good time to travel to the sierra. there's a blizzard warning in effect as a massive storm is barreling toward the mountains. what the data says about

people being arrested for doing drugs in san francisco. big dollars being pumped and making robots here in the bay area. we have that break down coming up. snow in the mountains but here it's about the rain. what can we expect? >> we are seeing the leading edges moving in and this one is dropping down with arctic air. so much snow in the bay area. scatterbrained at times has been very heavy but light to moderate coming up on that wind chill area. out here toward alameda county

the wet weather will stay in livermore and rain over the santa cruz mountains with this storm system on and off rain through the forecast. isolated street floods but look at these totals. why do saturday we are expecting these numbers to go up. near the bay area we are looking at a winter storm warning 1 to 3 inches a clear lake so be careful if you're heading up to lakeport especially on