just how hot it is expected to get across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is tracking a microclimate weather alert still in effect. 4th of july ending with a bang as people set out thousands of illegal fireworks across the bay area, some sparking brushfires that kept firefighters busy and alert overnight. we're tracking the high risk and the record heat that continues into the weekend, plus calming concerns, president biden tries to assure

voters he is fit for office as he continues to face pressure to drop out. we are live from washington with how president biden plans to convince not only voters, but leaders within his own party and donors, too. this is today in the bay. thanks so much for joining us on this sleepy july 5th. it's hard to sleep last night, not just the illegal fireworks, but also the heat. i'm kris sanchez, i'm in for laura garcia, and i'm marcus washington. of course, we've got to get you caught up on what's going on with that traffic this morning with mike. but let's talk about that heat. meteorologist kari hall had to be the bearer of bad news. yeah might have so. well, you know, switch to some iced coffee this morning trying to wake up and stay cool. we are going to have some hot temperatures again today, but we're starting out with a nice, cool morning for much of the bay area. not too bad. it's in the upper 50s in san francisco, san mateo, palo alto's at 59, it's 66 in san

jose and 69 in martinez, but mostly 50s throughout the north bay. and then as we go into the rest of the morning, into the afternoon, you want to get in those outdoor activities that morning, walk the yard, work all of that stuff, get it done early, and foster city, we're in the low 60s now. we stay in the 60s through 10:00 and then into the 70s and then quickly into the low 80s. in the early afternoon as our temperatures there head for the upper 70s for much of the peninsula. we'll be at a high of 88 in hayward today, 99 in dublin and 106 in concord, san jose. in the low 90s, while in los gatos, a high of 100 degrees and a lot of triple digit heat for much of the north bay, we'll get a look ahead to the weekend coming up. mike, you've been tracking one alert for commuters. yeah, it's a light traffic volume today, but the issue is for bart riders. similar situation. we talked about the red line service last week and this week as well. there's no red line service. a different issue. we have a track side issue. we may

get it restored later on. today we're waiting for word from bar. meanwhile, you can still transfer between richmond and millbrae, or vice versa. you'll make a transfer at the macarthur station, and they'll have overhead signs to guide you. and you can always ask a bart service agent as well. but that's going to be a delay for you transferring at macarthur. the traffic volume on the roadways, meanwhile, look at that. no metering lights, no backup bay bridge back to you all right. thanks, mike. well, those hot temperatures kari was talking about keeping fire crews alert and busy with fires around the bay area overnight. so over in antioch, crews, they're putting out a brush. fire was burning on lotus street. this is near hillcrest. firefighters at that scene last night working near what looks like a backyard of a home. a fence there on that property appeared to be damaged as well. now, it's unclear if that fire was started by fireworks. we do have a crew there at that scene. we're going to bring you more information as we get it. now to a live look at the scene of another brush fire in san jose. this is east of almaden in the boulder ridge

area. up until just a few minutes ago, there were crews still on the scene making sure that those flames have been put out, but it looks like everything is all clear now. this is what it looked like though, as that fire was at its peak, and you can just see how fast that fire just rolls up the hillside. firefighters told people to avoid the area, but again, it appears to be clear now no structures were threatened. well, the night sky lit up across the bay area for the 4th of july. and as you look at these images here on your screen, you know that not all of them were legal in some cases, illegal fireworks led to brush fires and tense moments for residents and firefighters. and then over, in one case, a mishap at a scheduled event leading to some tense moments over in the south bay today in the bay's ginger conejero saab. she is live for us this morning. okay, so ginger, a lot of folks are saying that things really could have been a lot worse. in that case, but i guess everyone's okay. fortunately, everyone is okay. everything is much better

than it could have been. marcus and kris firefighters got to work quickly and they were able to keep things under control. but it does show you just how fast things can change, especially under our current conditions. now, talking about that professional fireworks show, it started in san jose around 920 at lake cunningham park. people were enjoying the show, but then just a few minutes in, their attention turned to a small brush fire on the hill. crews got that out quickly, but then more flames popped up in a few other spots. council member domingo candelas was there at the show and says they were prepared with firefighters standing by. that's why we do these events with the firefighters on hand so they can be able to respond to, to, you know, small little fires, little brush fires that happen. obviously, that's not what we want. but, you know what? prepare for the worst. well, part of the reason this event was planned was so that there would be less of an incentive for people to use illegal

fireworks, but that does not always work. illegal fireworks are suspected of starting another fire in martinez, near central avenue. you can see fireworks were even going off above the flames as crews rushed to get the fire under control. firefighters say about three acres of burned there. and as we go into the weekend, fire crews from across the bay area remain on high alert because of these conditions. and of course, we know and experience that fireworks for 4th of july happened before the holiday, as well as after marcus and chris. all right. thank you ginger. so things can change so fast. and one way to stay on top of it is to get the nbc bay area app. you can get up to the minute updates for your neighborhood, right to your phone, and we'll send you alerts when there's any emergency or breaking news. you can download it for free on all devices. well, the 4th of july holiday not interrupting that race for the white house as we turn to decision 2024, president

biden continued to face pressure. this is after his less than stellar performance during the first presidential debate with former president donald trump, now president biden asking voters to focus on his three and a half years of accomplishments. not that one night. now meanwhile, former president donald trump remains on the attack today in the bay's brie jackson joins us from washington. brie president biden really trying to ease those concerns and their concerns across the board really? that's right. good morning, chris marcus. so president biden suggested to his allies that he may limit evening events in order to get more sleep. and he's also ramping up his activities this month, this as the president faces questions about his ability to win in november. president biden, celebrating the 4th of july holiday at the white house, honoring the country's past, present and future. decades later. we have to look at ourselves and ask the question, will we stand for freedom again?

we stand for democracy. we stand together as americans. i believe we will, and we can. questions remain about the president's political future. following his poor performance at the first presidential debate, former president trump, seizing on the criticism and sharing this video, making the false claim that biden is quitting the race, he just quit. you know, he's quitting the race. a few democrats have publicly called on biden to step aside, including congressman lloyd doggett. most continue to show support while also expressing concerns. i think we have to take it day by day. we've got to see the president get out there, show that he's got the stamina, talk to rectly, to the american people. the american public is divided. i love joe and i love kamala, especially. my concern is, yes, like everybody else age. but the bottom line is i

can't vote for the other guy consciously. if joe biden is on the ballot in november, i think that bodes better for trump. but i do think he's incapable. the president insists he's staying in the race. you got me, man. i'm not going anywhere. the biden-harris ticket is heading into a critical stretch for their campaign, seeking to convince voters and donors that biden is fit for office. and today, president biden is scheduled to campaign in wisconsin. he'll also sit down for his first televised interview since the debate. president biden is expected to try to do damage control during this high stakes sitdown, but some democrats doubt that it will be enough. marcus kris brie is so is a sit down interview. is that live or it's going to be on tape? do you know? so the sit down interview this evening is going to be live in prime time. and then there will be a recorded version that will be played, i believe, on sunday.

okay. all right. we'll be watching i guess both times. thank you so much. brie have a good morning. 609 for you right now, taking a live look at one of the cooler places in the bay area that we've seen over the last few days, san francisco meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect. you know, the fog there is really helping out this morning. kari. it's only going to help san francisco to. they're only going to see san francisco. yeah. so we are starting out all clear in dublin this morning. and a beautiful sunrise as we're getting this friday started. people are heading to work, but you can't really see much as you're crossing the golden gate bridge. that is going to provide some cooling relief for the cit. today in san jose, we're starting out sunny and it's going to be another hot afternoon. and even at 9:00, we're at 75 degrees. and seeing those temperatures warming up into the mid to upper 90s and a lot of light wind and also the high heat continues for the valleys. we may set some new records in santa rosa. the forecast is 101. the record is

99. other areas well above normal but not setting new records. we'll get a look at the weekend forecast coming up. mike's been trying to find us some lower gas prices. yeah, we're going for kari. we're looking at a popular price point, actually on the state's leaderboard. that's at the top of the list here. 385 continues to be our best in the bay area. and a number of the top in the state as well. this is at cupertino car wash on north deanza boulevard. next price. well there's nothing under four bucks in the east bay right now. concord we got the lowest with 404 at dimond gas and mart on oak grove road and on the peninsula. san mateo county's low is in burlingame. that's 419 a and a gas on broadway. we're getting all the reports from all of you. gasbuddy.com on the roadways. we have one major issue. the roadways are looking like green sensors. it is right here. the bart system, the red line. there's no red line service right now. you can still make that trek between richmond and millbrae. folks visiting town need to note this. getting

into san francisco out of richmond, you're going to have to make a transfer over at macarthur. go to bart.gov for more detail. back to you. nice to see prices $0.15 below for. that's nice. got to find it. all right, all right. so openai targeted by hackers. so coming up this morning we're going to tell you the reason the company decided to not publicly reveal that breach. and meta and facebook leader mark zuckerberg going viral this morning. we'll show you his 4th of july celebration. sure to appear in your feed. and a display quacking up a lot of people. the giant rubber ducky sure to fit the bill for anyone hoping to make some holiday humor. quack quack. keep it right here. kris has got more of that when we come back

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with flex alerts, the power is ours. livermore and what to expect today. any outdoor activities doing yard work, or just trying to run some errands you want to try to get it done before 10:00 at noon. we're already at 95 degrees and headed to 105. during the middle of the afternoon, we'll get a look at our weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. oh my. look at that. no metering lights, no backup, but lots of sunlight here. if you're traveling from san francisco into oakland, count your commute. actually, there's not much of a commute. the issue is on the rails. we

continue to follow the red line with no service, no direct service, at least for folks leaving richmond. we'll talk about the transfer you'll make coming up. all right. thanks, mike and kari wall street is set for a flat open as investors return from the 4th of july holiday. this also follows, though the monthly jobs report, released about 45 minutes ago, that fell in line with forecasts. so just a smidge higher. the news, combined with the recent run of subdued data, could open the door for the federal reserve to cut interest rates this year, minutes from the fed's most recent meeting, signaling they are in no rush to lower rates. now the dow, the nasdaq, the s&p 500 are on track for a positive week, with the nasdaq and the s&p at record highs. well, new york times reporting that hackers got access to openai's internal messaging system last year, stealing details about the company's technology. now, they lifted the information from an online forum, but they did not get into the systems. this is

where openai, the maker of chatgpt, houses and builds its ai. at the time, the company told employees and the board about the breach, but decided not to share the news publicly as no information about customers or partners were stolen. the breach was never considered a national security threat. meta founder and ceo mark zuckerberg was celebrating the 4th of july in a big way. hey, i was born in the usa. while the 40 year old marked the holiday by sharing a video on instagram showing himself surfing while wakeboarding, or wake surfing while wearing a tuxedo, drinking a beer, holding a us flag. he captioned the post saying happy birthday america. our chief photographer robbie bisram and his wife do that sort of thing. they were wearing onesies one time. it was so cute. really? yeah. you think he's really doing this? yeah, that's really him. yeah. he's good. well, i mean, he has really focused on athleticism. i was like, is this ai or is it

okay? hey mark, is he wearing those ray-bans? and he's trying to sell us the ones with the. oh yeah. all right. trending this morning. if you like big ducks, this should fit the bill. yes. the world's largest rubber duck is now floating around southern california's lake elsinore. this is part of the 4th of july celebrations. that inflatable duck. it's called mama duck measures 61ft tall, 64ft wide, and 74ft long. and she's on display over at the stadium in lake elsinore through saturday night and according to the ducks fan page, yes, mama duck got a fan page. she's heading over to greensboro, north carolina next. hi okay. it's just random. yeah. kari, i almost texted you yesterday because i got home and my child was baking cookies, and i about died. i was like, who will know? what time was it? it was noon. okay, that's not too

bad. that's not. that's before it really got really hot in the house. that's why. so it's your daughter doing it early, but you got some sweet treats. oh my lord child. okay, so auntie carrie's going to tell you you can just put them on the sidewalk today. you don't have to turn on the oven. thank you, auntie kari. i'm in crisis. there you go. yeah. you know, the blacktop works. the best for goodwill. and, yeah, that's a reminder that the pavement is hot. don't take your dog out walking during the middle of the day on those hot surfaces. find some grass. we are still under this microclimate weather alert, but already starting out with a wide range in temperatures. it's nice and cool in san rafael, 50 degrees it is 66. in san jose. dublin is starting out the morning at 64 and 57 with some fog in san francisco, that fog is going to cool the coastline, and i know this is going to be one of the places where people are trying to go escape the valley heat. pacifica will see temperatures in the morning.

starting out in the low 50s. the fog quickly clears out, but we're seeing most of the temperatures throughout the day. only in the low to mid 60s. we will be right at 66 degrees any time from 1 to 4:00. this afternoon. and then once that breeze picks up the temperatures will start to drop again for the evening. so really cool conditions there as a lot of our inland areas deal with some near record heat. but this is all well above average. we're used to even in the beginning of july. we're used to seeing temperatures in santa rosa in the mid 80s. today we're headed up to 101 degrees concord we're usually in the upper 80s, but today it's 106. even in san francisco, it's well above normal. so today we're looking at more of the high heat. the excessive heat warning continues for the inland valley san martin. you're going to see a high of 103, while clearlake will reach a high of 108 degrees. as we go through the forecast for the south county, morgan hill sees the heat backing off just a little bit.

but this is still very hot with some upper 90s and we continue with 90s, at least through much of next week, possibly into the weekend as we see gradually easing up. but i would like for it to happen a lot more quickly. we're going to be in the triple digits inland through the weekend and 90s throughout next week, while san francisco will see temperatures in the low 80s. fruit from today through the weekend will be in the 70s next week as we get a little bit more of the clouds and fog returning along the coastline. mike, you have a note for folks visiting town? yeah, for folks, i mean, you might be getting up early. i don't know, you're probably sleeping in if you're on vacation right now, but a note if you're planning on taking bart into san francisco from the east bay, you have to transfer at the macarthur station. you don't know what that means. the overhead signs will guide you there. station agents, there's an issue with the red line and some track side issues, so they'll continue to repair that. also, if you're in town to see the beautiful golden gate bridge, you won't see it right now. this fog is there. that's

the only advisory from chp light traffic and no metering lights at the bay bridge. golden gate bridge. you can't really see that view, but later on today, you'll see that and it will be spectacular. folks looking at spectacular green sensors all around the bay. look at that. contra costa county. no slowing has showed up all morning on highway four. and we're looking at no delays out of the altamont pass coming over the peninsula and the south bay. it's a great drive back to you. thank you mike. 621 this morning, next year on today in the bay, nbc bay area responds a company sold him a new phone, plus the promise of an $800 credit. but nearly a year later, nada. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area sponds nextre makes its

way over to mexico. it is now a category two and weakened over mexico, but still a category two can leave a trail of destruction. there was a lot of destruction in jamaica's southern coast on thursday. two people died in jamaica as hurricane beryl swept through the area. it brought down power lines and left hundreds of people out of their homes and in shelters. that hurricane broke records as the earliest category five storm in the atlantic, but again, it is now weaker, a category two as it heads over mexico. well, as you plan your weekend, we need to tell you that some bay area parks are still off limits because of the

ongoing heat and high fire danger. east bay regional park district they will keep some of those parks closed through at least today. we can tell you that the anthony chabot campground, it is closed through this weekend. other destinations may open tomorrow. swim centers and parks along the shoreline remain open. well, we all love a good deal, some of us more than others, but sometimes those deals end up being duds. and one option for you turn to our consumer team. investigator chris chmura joins us now with a recent resolution from his team. reporter happy friday. lots of companies try to lure us in with promises of discounts or future credits, but each week we hear from viewers still waiting for those promises to pan out. like kyle in dublin, a cell phone store rep said if he upgraded to a new phone, he would get an $800 credit, so he got the new phone, but he didn't get the credit. despite requesting it for nearly a year. so kyle

turned to us for service. we contacted the company. now the company is giving kyle his $800 credit. we've gotten quite a few complaints recently about phone trade in credits that didn't actually materialize. well, if you're looking to upgrade, make sure you get that promotion in writing before you agree to it. that way you have evidence. if the company doesn't hold up its end of the bargain. if you're getting no reception on a cell phone complaint or anything else, let us know. scan the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. have a great weekend! i'm ginger conejero saab in antioch, where a late night brushfire threatened homes in one neighborhood this morning. we're still seeing some hotspots pop up on the burned out hill. we'll give you a live update on the other side of the break. keep it here. you'r on tap

in parts of the bay area. we are tracking that heat wave and how soon you may start to see some relief. and look at this close call in the east bay, still keeping neighbors on their toes. this morning, a grass fire forced neighbors to flee their homes overnight. and then this happened. just this morning. hotspots still popping up and stern warning from police. their

message to anyone thinking of participating in what became a hugely chaotic, unsanctioned event. just last year in san francisco. this is today in the bay. good morning to you. it is friday, july 5th. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington and i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off. we want to get right to our forecast as we start off this six 30 hour. and kari, you've shown us that san francisco getting a tiny bit of a break, but nobody else. not really. i mean, it's the coastline that's going to see the break in the heat. and we're seeing the fog returning there while in the inland valleys it is still clear and temperatures will heat up quickly. take a look at dublin and our temperature trend throughout the day. we're going from 7:00 at 65 degrees to 11:00 at 87, 98 at 1:00, and hitting 100 degrees again there today in san jose. it will be in the low 90s and up

to 104 for morgan hill, concord 106. it may be even hotter than it was yesterday in some spots, as this heat wave continues. unfortunately for the weekend, as we were hoping things would come down a little bit, it may ramp up even more so for parts of the north bay up to 113 degrees in ukiah and mike all morning long you've been tracking this bart problem. yeah. and because it's a light commute day, it's all right for most commuters. but some folks are visiting from out of town, so do note when you look at the bart map, you'll see the colors for the lines. the red line has no service right now, which is a direct service between richmond and millbrae on the peninsula. from the east bay, you can make that trip. you just have to transfer over at macarthur station. if you're not familiar with the area, those overhead signs will walk you through the process again, it's just a transfer, but it will create a delay and something that you have to think about. meanwhile, you don't have to think about the commute. there's the bay bridge, no metering lights, no backup back to you. that is good. thank you. mike. santa rosa firefighters had a busy

night. this was a one of the wildfires. or rather grass fires sparked by fireworks shortly after midnight near montecito avenue. the fire department posted that video saying that it was one of a dozen fireworks related fires overnight. police say officers also confiscated large quantities of fireworks and a late night scare for some east bay residents. a grass fire briefly sent families scrambling to safety today in the bay's ginger conejero saab is live in antioch. and ginger, you saw firsthand that those fires, even when they're out, they smolder. reporter that's right. we know that this brush fire is out, but you can still smell the smoke in the air. you can definitely see what it left behind. and just over my shoulder there, there's a second hot spot that we saw just moments ago. pop up. it seems to have the smoke from. it seems to have died down a little bit. but i want to show you some video. not too long ago, there was the first hot spot that we saw that popped up along the hill. one of the neighbors that lives in the in the neighborhood

that was threatened with this fire last night. she actually walked down the hill and kind of stomped it out, taking matters into their own hands. this fire definitely left neighbors here. people in the area with a very big scare last night. i want to show you some more video of people from the neighborhood that lined the streets late at night as they were forced to evacuate, including one elderly man who watched this very scary scene unfold from his wheelchair on the sidewalk. the fire here burned on lotus street near hillcrest. firefighters were on the scene. they were working near what looks like the backyard of a home. a fence appears to be damaged, and a man who evacuated with his fiance and his two year old son says their night quickly took a terrifying turn. rushing at you like a movie, like it was so insane. and then i have. i'm thankful for good neighbors. another neighbor down the hill just started repeatedly. it's time to get out. that's how fast

it's coming. anything that you left, you left nothing. no time for anything. it's a hillside. it's dry grass. it's coming really fast. well, those neighbors have been vigilant up until this morning. the fire was reported shortly after ten last night. evacuations were in place around 1030, and contra costa fire knocked the fire out shortly after 11. it is unclear if the fire was started by fireworks now. fire crews were hard at work across the bay area. we're now going to show you some video from san jose, where san jose fire responded to a tier two vegetation fire east of almaden lake in south san jose. that fire caused a bit of traffic, but fortunately there were no structures threatened. that fire is out. the one here in antioch is out. but as you mentioned, kris hot spots still kind of popping up and you can really see the damage that was left behind here with that fence at that house. it seems to have been damaged. and of course, the rest of this hill in antioch,

ginger conejero saab today in the bay all right. glad no one was seriously hurt there, ginger. thank you. we do have some good news on the toll fire that started early tuesday morning near calistoga. it is now more than 50% contained. the toll fire burned more than 40 acres in rugged terrain, and firefighters had the added challenge of those red flag conditions. the cause of that fire is not yet known. well happening today, the man accused of pushing an elderly woman off of a bart platform to her death is expected in court. that incident, happening sunday at san francisco's powell street station. that's when police say 74 year old corazon don don was pushed onto that track by transient travis belmont. that train approaching later striking her. police aren't saying if the victim knew her attacker. an arraignment is scheduled for 130. this afternoon. also today in san francisco, a 79 year old woman accused of plowing her suv into a family of four, killing them all is due in court for her

arraignment. it happened in march at a bus stop near the west portal bart station. mary fong lieu is facing four counts of felony vehicular manslaughte. investigators say that that family was waiting there at the bus stop when her suv jumped the sidewalk. that couple and their two very young children died. well, today, san jose police tell us they will reveal more details about the shooting death of a man early yesterday. this happened near the kaiser medical center on liska lane just before five in the morning. that's where police say they found a man who was shot and who died at the scene. in video posted to social media, you can see in the distance a car that crashed into a garage and then got fire. now this is the scene by daylight. you can see the white car more clearly. burn marks on the garage door. right now. it is not clear if the victim was the driver of that car, but we hope to learn more as police give us more details. well, happening tomorrow or maybe not happening

tomorrow. san francisco police are telling people to not show up for the dolores park hill bomb. the unsanctioned skate gathering has been an unofficial tradition for years, but last year it just got out of hand when police moved in to break up the crowd, they clashed with participants. dozens of people were arrested. more than 100 people were ticketed, and later some participants filed civil suits and only some of them have been resolved at this point. so san francisco police are trying to send a firm message this year. stay away or face arrest. this year's event is still being advertised, but does not have the proper permits. well, let's take a live look over in san francisco's chase center this morning. this is where basketball fans this weekend are going to get their first glimpse at the future of the warriors and three other teams. we're talking about the lakers, the kings and miami heat. so this is the return of the california classic. that's that brief nba summer league featuring recent draft picks, second year pros and other young hopefuls trying to make their teams next season.

so the warriors expected to feature guys like brandon podemski as well as trace jackson davis lakers indicating the recent selected bronny james. yeah, that's lebron's son okay, the ticket prices just yeah he's going to take part as well. people want to see what he's got going on. all right. so the game takes place tomorrow sunday and next wednesday. and so that's going to be a lot of fun over there kari miami thinks they're bringing the heat. but as they say in that movie it's already been broughten right. and san francisco is going to be great this weekend. nice cool place. you're heading into chase center and it's going to be in the mid 70s and lots of sunshine throughout the weekend. it will still be gusty. look at those gusts up to 2520 six miles per hour as those temperatures hold steady in the low 70s. okay, this is where the heat is at the alameda county fair today. we're going to see pleasanton's high temperature up to 105 degrees. at least it cools down quickly this evening. and then tomorrow we're back up over 100 degrees

and then down to 62 on sunday, 102 degrees. we will have cooler weather. if you're in san francisco enjoying the fillmore jazz festival. this is happening both saturday and sunday, and we're looking at about the same weather each day with those temperatures reaching into the mid 60s, with sunshine, with the valley heat, a lot of people will be going to the coastline and in santa cruz today it starts out foggy, it clears out quickly. we'll see those high temperatures in the upper 70s. it will be in the 60s for stinson beach in monterey and 60s throughout much of the weekend. we have some very unbearable heat here in paso robles for the weekend. if you're going there, you'll probably want to try to stay in the air conditioning. it's going to be 113 degrees today and slightly hotter tomorrow. if you're going to la, there's a lot of fires burning. we've been watching out for that while in the downtown area. it will be in the mid 80s. the inland empire is feeling temperatures like our

valley, temperatures over 100 degrees. we'll be tracking a slight cooldown next week, but mike, you have a very light commute again today. yeah, we're looking at green sensors all all over the map, including there you go. the altamont pass. we haven't seen any slowing all morning. 205 or 580 and not even where they merge. we're looking ahead today. then instead we have tonight a game around the at the coliseum. so the athletics will be playing in there. maybe folks getting onto and off the freeway. that may impact the volume, because we've seen the volume build this week as we get later in the day, full channel traffic. some folks returning from into town. the big note is that there's still no red line service. a track issue over there between richmond and millbrae. you'll have to transfer at macarthur back to you. thanks, mike. also, of course, there are a lot of very good reasons why fire zones are evacuated, but what happens when someone makes things more complicated for firefighters already battling massive wildfires? the lesson learned by one man in butte county and an

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temperatures in the low 60s, but in a couple of hours we're already in the 70s. and then shortly after that we're in the 80s headed for the 90s. this afternoon it's going to be another hot one, and the heat continues throughout the weekend. we'll take a look ahead to next week coming up in a few minutes. okay. but what also continues this light traffic. here's 101 where we often see traffic starting to build up about now. now, typically fridays are a little lighter, but friday on a holiday week? yeah nice. there's one issue for bart folks riding that system will have a problem. you'll have to make a change in the east bay. well, breaking news at 645 this morning. in the last hour, the latest monthly jobs report came out and the u.s. added 206,000 jobs in june, 6000 more than predicted. the unemployment rate rose slightly from 4 to

4.1. the numbers all mostly in line with those forecasts. well, new overnight britain has a new prime minister. the labor party won a historic election, ousting the conservative party by a huge margin. outgoing prime minister rishi sunak offered his resignation to the king. britain reflect elects a party not specific leader there to rule the country. the labor party's keir starmer actually took power as prime minister hours ago. he is the country's sixth prime minister in eight politically turbulent years. we said we would end the chaos and we will. we said we would turn the page and we have today we start the next chapter, begin the work of change. the mission of national renewal, and start to rebuild our country. the labor party replaces a conservative government who's been in control for 14 years and largely criticized over brexit, as well

as cost of living crisis. well, just into our newsroom, roughly 2600 pg&e customers are currently without power. now this is a look at the pg&e outage map, showing a large part west of monterey road in the dark. this is in gilroy. it is unclear at the moment what is causing this outage, but it comes in the middle of that heat wave that has brought scorching hot temperatures. there to that area. of course, we have calls out to pg&e. of course, and we will update you as soon as we hear back from them on new details. this morning on the arrest of a man near the front lines of the wildfire burning in butte county, cal fire says 61 year old man was using a propane torch to set a backfire. that is a helpful technique that firefighters use to block a fire spread or change its directions. but again, that's firefighters, not regular people. investigators say this happened on tuesday, hours after the thompson fire started. so they don't believe this man started the thompson fire. the fire in

question was quickly put out. meanwhile, authorities lifted some of the evacuation orders tied to the thompson fire, which now has burned more than 3700 acres in butte county. the fire is also about 30% contained, but it was too late for four homes, which were destroyed. so if you're planning to go to yosemite this weekend, you might want to rethink your plans because this is happening. evacuation orders now in effect because of a wildfire that doubled in size overnight in mariposa county near yosemite. it started around 630 last night along highway 49 in mariposa. overnight, cal fire crews say it grew to 800 acres. it is burning out of control, and there's no word on a cause. well, here we are the day after the fourth. and it has become known as the dirtiest day at the beach. yes, the dirtiest day of the year. this is all according to surfrider. this is a nonprofit ocean conservation group. yesterday, lake tahoe beaches. there they were packed with

visitors. and for the first time in several years that lake full look beautiful out there too. this is all because of the recent winter snow that we've gotten. so today, a nonprofit group, they're going to hold a cleanup day out there. they're going to keep the lake looking clean. last year, volunteers they picked up look at all that they picked up 6,000 pounds of garbage out there. message really is that tahoe is a beautiful, special place and it's a privilege to come here and enjoy this. we want to make sure everyone has that. so by just taking a few extra steps when you're here, you can ensure that we keep tahoe blue now and in the future. just see how beautiful it was behind him. and right there you want to keep it that way. yeah. so look the 11th annual keep tahoe red, white and blue beach cleanup starts at 8:00 this morning. use the trash cans. yes, or take your trash with you. oh, look also closer at home, the pacific beach coalition holding for beach cleanups today. three in pacifica and one in foster city. the cleanups. they get underway at 8:00 this morning as well. and two more taking place tomorrow. so if you're like, oh,

i have to work today, don't you worry. tomorrow you got to do that. details for you. you can visit pacific beach coalition's website there for more information about that. okay. also happening tomorrow. it is free fishing day. you don't need to have a license to fish in california tomorrow. the california department of fish and wildlife says this is a way to help people discover a new hobby or rediscover their love of fishing, but it is not a free for all. you have fish and wildlife says you still have to follow the rules regarding hours and size and gear restrictions, along with stream closures and such. now if you missed this one, there is another free fishing day happening on august 31st. the fish do not like warm water. my grandpa would say like no, it's too hot. it's too hot. go deep for the cooler. yeah almost like a fish fry. yeah crab boil. it's hot out there. we're going to have more of this heat into the next few days, and at least for the morning hours, we start out with some nice cool temperatures for much of the bay

area, and it's all clear here as we take a look. live in walnut creek. the fog has returned to san francisco. that's going to keep those temperatures cooler. there we start out at 57 degrees. we're in the low 50s for santa rosa. nice to see this recovery, but not everyone is feeling that. take a look at byron right now at 77 degrees. that's a hot spot. and we're also mostly in the 60s across the east bay in san jose. we're starting out in the 60s, but we'll already be at 75 degrees at 9:00. at 11:00, it's at 85 degrees. and we're back in the mid to upper 90s there around the city today, a lot of spots will be near a record high temperature. i don't think we'll set one in san jose, but we'll be close in livermore. and also we may set a record today in oakland with a high of 87. while san francisco may be a few degrees shy of a record, but it does look like santa rosa will set a new record high today as we reach 101 degrees, it will be 99 in napa, 99 in dublin and

fremont, up to 90 degrees today. los gatos hitting the triple digits. and it may be even slightly hotter in some spots tomorrow, like ukiah, looking at a high of 113 degrees, this brutal heat continues with a major to extreme heat risk. but along the coast and in san francisco, parts of the peninsula, it stays in the 70s tomorrow, and we're looking at more of the same, with a wide range in temperatures across the bay area from sunday into next week. early next week, it looks like instead of highs over 100 degrees, we're in the upper 90s and then it will be in the low 60s. early in the morning and the heat eases up much more for san francisco as the fog returns. and early next week we'll be in the mid 70s for those high temperatures. mike, you're looking at how light the traffic is on the san mateo bridge. now. we're all looking at it. look because we're showing you the westbound commute direction. so light. this traffic flow is going great there as well as the rest of the east bay. we typically see a lot

of slowing out of san leandro and toward hayward. but all week we've been having light traffic, a vacation week for many around the bay, silicon valley, peninsula all looking great. the only issue is in the east bay, where we continue to have the deal for the red line. no service for that line on bart. you would make a transfer at the macarthur station over in the oakland side, and you can get about your way though. back to you. thank you. mike 652 now and happening now. recovery crews plan to continue their search for a man believed to have drowned in the russian river. he disappeared while swimming yesterday night near villa grande beach in monte rio. dive teams quickly hit the water but they were unable to locate him. and we are following your top stories this morning here on today in the bay, including illegal fireworks, sparking brush fires throughout the bay area. and it wasn't just the illegal ones. two one sanctioned show also causing some problems. i'm going to tell you about the

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stories on today in the bay. yeah, we're tracking the impact of illegal fireworks across the bay area. but in one case, a mishap at a scheduled sanction event. this led to some tense moments out in the south bay today in the bay's ginger conejero saab live for us this morning. and ginger, we know things could have gotten a lot worse out there. that's right, marcus and chris. and thankfully firefighters got things under control. but it does show you just how quickly things can change. things can be sparked, especially with our current conditions. now, the professional fireworks show started around 920 last night at lake cunningham park in san jose. people were enjoying it, but then just a few minutes in, their attention turned to a small brush fire on the hill. crews got that out quickly, but then more flames popped up in other spots. council member domingo candles was also there. he says that he was prepared. they were prepared. the city of san jose, with firefighters standing by now part of the reason that this event was planned was that so there would

be less of an incentive for people to use illegal fireworks. yet that does not always work. illegal fireworks are suspected of starting this fire in martinez, near central avenue. you can see that fireworks were still going off above the flames as crews rushed to get the fire under control. firefighters say about three acres burned there now, as we go into the weekend, fire crews across the bay area are still on high alert because we know that fireworks happen on 4th of july as well as after. guys, back to you. all right. thank you. ginger heard some on the way to work at 330 this morning. all right. meanwhile santa rosa firefighters had a busy night as well. this is a grass fire sparked by fireworks shortly after midnight near montecito avenue. the fire department posted that video saying it was just one of a dozen fireworks related fires. they fought overnight. police say officers also confiscated a large quantity of fireworks. well, firefighters around the bay area had their hands full here in antioch, you see, right

here, teams putting out this grass fire threatening homes on lotus street. this is near hillcrest. those flames did damage a fence in that area, but firefighters saved all nearby homes. not yet. clear how that fire started or if fireworks were involved. our nbc bay area app is a great way to stay informed on the heat wave. you can get up to the minute updates about the forecast sent straight to your phone, and if there's any breaking news, we'll send that to download it for free on all devices. all right, well, one thing we know it's going to be hot in a lot of places again today in the inland valleys are still looking at upper 90s and highs over 100 degrees. that extends into the weekend. and then we'll see temperatures early next week in the upper seconds, which is still well above normal even for this time of year. and san francisco will be in the low 80s for today. and we do have one issue on the bart system. the red line is not in service because of a track side issue. same area as last week. different issue. they hope to have it fixed, but we just don't have a timeline on there. your timeline will be delayed a

little bit because you will transfer at macarthur. if you're going between richmond and millbrae, for example, just watch for those overhead signs to do a good job of communicating that. and this communicates how light the traffic is around the bay this morning. well everybody's tired sleeping in after all those fireworks. these are the today's show is just ahead. we are continuing today in the bay on roku and other streaming platforms. if you join us at eight, we'll show you some of what is happening around the bay. you can also watch it on nbc bay area or on your smartphone app. all right. well, that's what's happening here on today in the bay this morning. and remember, 4th of july was yesterday. you don't have to pop the fireworks today. all right. put them in a bucket of water. get some done with it. those dogs are barking. have a good morning good friday morning. some americans may be spending the holiday weekend indoors. >> that's because the severe weather showing no sign of letting up. it's july 5th.