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presidential race. >> this time it's the republicans who are hoping for an advantage. it's saturday, august 24th. this is "today." joining forces. robert kennedy jr. ends his presidential campaign. >> i promised the american people that i would withdraw from the race if i became a spoiler. >> rfk throwing his support behind former president trump. the reaction from the kennedy family, one of the most legendary names in democratic politics. how will it impact the race for the white house? new fallout. the secret service now putting several of its agents on leave, as questions mount over their handling of the assassination attempt against former president trump. what we're learning about the investigation into that security failure. peak interest. stocks surge after the chair of the federal reserve signals that an interest rate cut is coming. this morning, the impact on your bottom line, everything from credit cards to car loans. high stakes. a major decision coming from

nasa today about two astronauts stranded 250 miles above the earth. just how much longer could they be stuck in space? all of that, plus it's a boy. hailey and justin bieber announcing the birth of their first. ♪ >> the celebrity couple sharing a sweet photo and revealing the name. today, saturday, august 24th, 2024♪. from nbc news, this is "today," with peter alexander and laura jarrett, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" and thanks so much for joining us on this fine saturday morning. a lot of special things happen here at studio 1a, but we went back in the archives, and it turns out we're actually good at matchmaking. look at that, a young baby justin bieber in 2009, meeting

hailey, then baldwin at the time. can you believe that? right in the halls of the "today" show. >> look at that. that's way back in the day. i think he was, like, 15 back then. >> we're going to have a lot more on the baby news ahead. >> good news for the biebers. we want to begin with our top story this morning, the big name that many feared could have been a political spoiler dropping out of the race for the white house. >> rfk jr. ended his campaign, of course, on friday. and just hours later, appearing at a rally with former president trump. nbc's dasha burns is following that story for us. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. the dynamics of this race changing again. former president trump calling rfk jr. onto the stage at his rally here in battleground arizona as his campaign hopes that some of kennedy's supporters follow his lead and back mr. trump. >> robert f. kennedy jr. >> reporter: overnight, in a move likely to help former president trump, independent candidate robert kennedy jr.,

suspending his campaigned. >> i promised the american people that i would withdraw from the race if i became a spoiler. >> reporter: announcing he will now endorse mr. trump. >> i was surprised to discover that we are aligned on many key issues. >> reporter: kennedy suggesting trump offer to enlist him in his administration. he originally launched his white house bid as a democrat. then becoming an independent, saying his principles, including protecting free speech, led him to this decision. >> on the ballot in the battleground states, i would likely hand the election over to the democrats, with whom i disagree on the most existential issues. >> reporter: former president trump thanking his opponent turned ally. >> we just had a very nice endorsement from rfk jr. he's a great guy, respected by everybody. >> reporter: it's a major shift from the harsh words he had for him just a few months ago. >> rfk jr. is a democrat plant,

a radical left liberal who has been put in place in order to help crooked joe biden. >> reporter: kennedy appearing with trump in arizona friday. >> we talked not about the things that separate us, because we don't agree on everything. but on the values and the issues that bind us together. >> reporter: kennedy, a member of a storied family in democratic politics, now endorsing the republican nominee, is already sparking criticism from within his own family. his grandson posting rfk is for sale, works for trump. bedfellows and loving it. kamala harris is for the people. now, kennedy had more traction than your typical third-party candidate. not enough to win, but enough to have an impact. even some of kennedy's supporters, if they move to donald trump, it could have a big effect on such a tight election. >> dasha, there's been all this fallout from the secret service, of course, after the assassination attempt last month. you were there that day.

what are you learning about what's happening to these agents? >> reporter: yeah, laura, that's right. multiple secret service agents have now been put on leave for their actions leading up to and responding to that assassination attempt. we don't know exactly how many and that number could grow, but we do know that one of them is a special agent in charge of the pittsburgh field office who was responsible for coordinating with local law enforcement. >> dasha burns, thank you. vice president kamala harris is spending the weekend away from the trail, after a historic democratic national convention, but the campaign is announcing her next stop in a crucial battleground state, where it plans to go from there. allie raffa is in southern california where president biden is spending his weekend. >> reporter: after a week of pomp and pageantry at the convention, officials say vice president harris and her running mate will take a few days off

and meet up on wednesday for a rally in the battleground of georgia. the newly minted democratic ticket then expected to seize on the convention's energy by hosting multiple fundraisers and barnstorming battleground states right into labor day weekend, a traditional kickoff to the final sprint to november. harris and walz are also slated to sit down for their first joint interview next week, after mounting pressure on harris to lay out more of her policy positions. and while it's still not clear who the sit-down will be with and when, the interview, no doubt, provides an opportunity for the new standard bearer of the democratic party to prove her doubters wrong. >> there's another key moment in this race, it's going to take place september 10th, the first presidential debate between former president trump and the vice president. how is harris expected to prepare for that? >> reporter: well, sources familiar with her planning say that harris has already started holding mock debate sessions at

her alma mater, howard university, to prepare to face off against former president trump, who harris has never met or spoken with in person. the harris team tapping long-time democratic strategist to reprise his role of playing trump during hillary clinton's 2016 campaign for the vice president's prep session. harris campaign officials say she'll take a few days off the campaign trail ahead of debate day, with governor walz taking on a heavier travel schedule in that period. >> on the ground in southern california, thank you very much. to a major announcement on the economy that had an instant impact on the stock market. during a speech in wyoming on friday, federal reserve chairman jerome powell said the time has come to cut interest rates. that's all wall street needed to hear, his comments sending the markets surging. senior business correspondent christine romans is here to break it all down. good morning. >> good morning. >> okay, why now? why is now the time for these cuts? >> the fed chief said the time has come.

that's because they're now more worried about weakening the labor market than inflation coming back. so kind of saying that inflation is not the problem anymore. we want to make sure those high interest rates aren't going to damage the overall economy. the fed chief is trying to orchestrate something called a soft landing. he's trying to kill inflation but not hurt the overall economy. the reaction from wall street, they seem to be thinking he might actually get this done. he might be able to get rid of inflation and still have an overall solid economy. >> let's put this in kitchen table terms for a moment. folks want to know how it's going to impact their bottom line. mortgages, credit card debt, car loans. what does it do on those things? >> it means that lower interest rates are coming. the federal reserve will start cutting interest rates, probably in september. we don't know by how much and how fast. i expect you're going to be on a rate cutting cycle here, which means for anybody borrowing money, companies and households, that borrowed money is going to be cheaper to finance. it means a new car loan or lease will be a little bit less interest. it means a home loan could be a

lot less interest. we've already seen mortgage rates drift down to about 6.4%, i expect that will continue to happen until the end of the year. credit card debt is still a problem. we cannot be putting a lot of credit card debt and not paying those balances because the interest rates are above 20%. i expect those will come down very gradually, if at all. so be careful of the credit card debt. but overall wall street and main street will get a bit of a reprieve from higher mortgage rates. >> you think we're out of the woods, the worst of it? >> i hope so. that's what wall street is saying. there are risks with the middle east, with oil prices, we're watching this canadian rail dispute that looks like it's coming to a conclusion, but there are always risks there. there are always things to worry about in the economy. but it looks pretty decent here right now. it looks as though you're going to have interest rates coming down, and hopefully, the underlying economy stays solid. >> good news. i like the good news.

a critical day ahead for nasa. the space agency is set to announced the how long those two astronauts stranded on the international space station may be there. nbc's marissa parra has been watching the story. >> reporter: a roughly ten-day mission in space is now 80 days and counting. we've been wondering for months when and how butch and sonny will come home. consider today decision day. there have been two main issues since starliner launched its test early june. nasa has been using weeks to get all the data they can, including ground testing in new mexico to make the decision that we have been waiting for. will butch and sonny come home on starliner or hitch a ride through space x? >> they might be in space longer because the mission isn't supposed to come home any earlier than february. but just to put this into perspective for us, sonny and

butch have been on the international space station, in space for 80 days. frank rubio currently holds the longest record for an american astronaut in space, his for over a year. while butch and sonny assure us they're doing fine, they're staying busy, probably not a contest they're actively trying to win. we're going to find out today at 1:00, peter. >> hope they get netflix up there. marissa, appreciate you. thank you. jumping overseas now to a critical new round of cease-fire talks in the middle east. hamas is sending a delegation to cairo today for new negotiations aimed at ending the violence that's raged on in that region since the october terror attack on israel. we're live in jerusalem with the latest. >> reporter: a hamas delegation is arriving in cairo to be briefed on talks that have been held since thursday between

american, israeli, qatari and egyptian officials. the line is that there's progress and the talks are constructive. for the people of gaza, for the family members of the hostages, they have heard this over and over again, without any resolution. there are two main sticking points here that involve two corridors. one corridor is a road between east and west. if israel maintains its presence there, it would effectively prevent the free movement of palestinians on their own land, and it would cut the enclave in half. the other issue, of course, is the philadelphi corridor, the buffer zone between egypt and gaza. israel wants to maintain a presence there as well to prevent the smuggling in of weapons and hamas has said it will not agree to a deal that won't see the full withdraw of israeli forces. now, meanwhile, there have been 12 evacuation orders so far in gaza just this month, and, of course, the month of august isn't even over yet.

this, as un agencies are urging both sides to agree to a humanitarian pause to allow for a vaccination campaign that would reach 1 million children, with two doses of the polio vaccine. >> thank you. time for us to get a first check of the forecast. is this the last weekend of august? pretty darn close. things are winding down. what's it looking like for folks? >> if you're worried about summer ending, don't if you live in the middle of the country. it is going to feel quite warm over the next couple of days. potentially record-breaking in some spots. we've got 23 million people under heat alerts. these are going to last through the weekend. check out these temperatures. triple digits in some spots, wichita, and amarillo who have been stuck in the triple digits for the past couple of days. that's not going to change. much of the heat has spread to the north, minneapolis into the mid-80s, des moines into the upper 80s. a different story out west, cooler, comfortable and a bit

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thanks for joining us on this saturday, august 24th. i'm kyra clapper. bart is expected to be back up and running this morning after major delays last night. late overnight trains were being turned back to san francisco from multiple stations in the east bay. this is video from the macarthur station. the gates shut late last night. service was stopped between the ashby, west oakland, rockridge and lake merritt stations. bart blaming an equipment problem on the track that was near the macarthur station. bus bridges helped get the stranded passengers where they needed to be. you may remember earlier this week, a bart train was evacuated at the macarthur bart station in oakland. riders say they heard a popping sound and saw smoke coming from one of the back train cars. bart officials later said it was not a fire, but an equipment failure on the train. it's unclear if last night's issue was related on the peninsula. home video captures the moment a group of burglars target a pacifica neighborhood.

it happened in the early morning hours of wednesday on heathcliffe drive. police tell us about 20 cars were hit. in this video, you can see the thieves going from car to car down the street with a dark colored suv following them closely behind. the thieves were able to get away. if you were a victim or know anything about this crime, you're asked to call pacifica police. we're going to check in with cinthia pimentel now with a quick look at our microclimate forecast. some unusual weather early this morning. definitely this is our little fake fall. we're going to call it kira. definitely feel that cool down yesterday. maybe even got some spotty rain. and we continue to deal with that as we take this picture of satellite and radar showing us those rain returns we see even being detected. some lightning up to the eureka coast and a light dusting of snow for the sierra. right now we do have some slick roads up into the north bay, parts of union city out towards livermore, so just be careful on that. we'll talk about what the rest of the weekend has in store. coming up at seven. back to you. we'll see

you then. cynthia thanks. coming up this morning, also on today in the bay neighbors say they're shocked and rattled. we are following developing news in the east bay after a deadly shooting at an apartment complex. we'll have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope to see you then. right n

laura, how you feel, okay? >> feeling great. >> okay. i'm about ready for water. >> water? it's been three minutes. >> we are back on a saturday morning, august 24th, 2024, with just a little preview of all the fun we had recently. tell that to our hamstrings. trying to play some tennis at the celebrated home of the u.s. open. that, of course, begins on monday. as we pointed out there, didn't take long for the dehydration to set in. laura was like, yeah, just like riding a bike. it's easy. >> we always learn so much about each other. >> not like a bike. >> or we're not good at bikes. one or the other. it wasn't all fun and games. we got some tips, but whether we followed them, that's another story. that'll be later this half hour. we start with the headlines, including prosecutors charging a former florida sheriff's deputy with manslaughter on friday following the fatal shooting of a u.s. airmen. eddie duran shot and killed foreson at his home in may.

that was after the 23-year-old black man answered repeated knocks at his apartment door by coming out with a handgun pointed to the ground. authorities say he was sent to the home in response to a domestic disturbance report that turned out to be false. he is facing up to 30 years in prison. sad news this morning. the beloved baseball stadium featured in the '90s hollywood classic "a league of their own" has been destroyed in a fire. officials say the historic jay littleton ballpark in california went down in flames late thursday night. investigators say the cause of that fire is not yet known, but the wooden grandstand built in 1937 likely burned very quickly. it was a popular movie setting in addition to "a league of her own," the films, "eight men out" and "the babe ruth story" were also shot there. l.a. dodgers superstar shohei ohtani made major league history last night. he became the fastest to hit

40-40, 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season. he did it in style, stepping up to the plate, bottom of the ninth, score tied against the rays. just one out remaining. >> first pitch. fly ball, right center field. going back, he's at the track, he's at the wall, 40-40! walk-off grand slam! no way! what a moment in history! >> you heard it there, a walk-off grand slam for ohtani. the final score, l.a., 7. tampa bay, 3. ohtani the sixth mlb player to reach the 40-40 mark. >> power and speed, as good as it gets in baseball. also ahead this morning, election day is heating up. more celebrities are throwing their support behind their favorite candidates. this week, democratic national convention -- the democratic national convention featured

serious star power, but do the endorsements sway voters? nbc's adrienne broaddus looked into it for us. good morning. >> peter, good morning to you. there is no question celebrities have influence, everything from what we wear to the foods we eat. both candidates are hoping celebrities that choose them influence how you vote. >> reporter: freedom by beyonce is the unofficial anthem of kamala harris' presidential campaign. ♪♪ playing as harris walks on stage for the final night on the democratic national convention. rumors swirled like the buzzing beehive about a beyonce appearance. >> nbc news has not yet confirmed that. >> reporter: tmz reported that the queen would perform. after balloons dropped after harris' acceptance speech, so did anticipation. beyonce wasn't stepping on the stage, and tmz said they got this one wrong. but harris did bring star power. oprah winfrey. >> let us choose joy!

>> reporter: kerry washington. >> are you ready for kamala harris to win? >> reporter: and steph curry recorded a video message. >> what's up, everybody? stephen curry here. >> reporter: don't forget the celebrity surprises during the ceremonial role call. do celebrity endorsements make a difference? >> without a question. >> reporter: abu amara said these endorsements can motivate groups least likely to vote. >> there are so many people who may not be paying attention to politics day-to-day, but they know who oprah is. for those voters, it is an opportunity to educate them, engage them in a conversation they otherwise might not have had. >> reporter: former president donald trump has heavy hitters, too. kid rock, amber rose, and hulk hogan. >> donald trump is a real american hero. >> reporter: now, the focus is on taylor swift, who hasn't weighed in on the race despite false claims from trump she endorsed him. >> she doesn't want to endanger possible fans coming to her concert by speaking out. >> reporter: but still, there's

no shaking off the power of mega stars like swift to influence the undecided. you may remember, oprah winfrey endorsed barack obama in the 2008 campaign, and some studies showed that helped him reach nearly one million people who may have never voted for him. joe, laura, and peter. >> adrienne broaddus, appreciate it. a chance to say hi to lil jon. it was a quick, "hi, lil john." >> i would have killed to see that interaction. >> same way he tells the story, too. hey, peter alexander. let's turn to angie. >> what did he say to you? >> he just -- >> crickets, nothing? >> angie with the follow-up. >> it was quick. >> i'm an interviewer, too, peter. >>let me marinate in this moment. >> i'll talk about the forecast. we got good news going on in parts of the atlantic, guys. it is quiet there, but it is the pacific that, of course, is in full swing right now. let's talk about tropical storm hone, sitting to the

east/southeast of the big island of hawaii. winds at 60 miles per hour right now. we expect some intensification here as we go through the short term. we've also got hurricane gilma, winds at 100 miles an hour, category 2. southwest of the baja, california, peninsula. for hawaii, we'll likely see additional rain, maybe some gusty winds, but that's going to be from hone. notice it does, by the time we get to sunday, start to become a hurricane. even between now and then, that's when the rain, maybe a little wind, up to 5 to 10 inches of rain could be problematic for folks there. otherwise, we're not going to worry about gilma. this is going to dissipate, and we don't have impacts from that. back on the mainland, we've got cool and unsettled conditions in the pacific northwest. hot for the mid

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so the updated shot from pfizer and moderna is covering what's called the kp strain. that's just -- kp2 strain, another omicron variant. we've had many of these the last couple years. 32 states right now in the country are reporting high levels of viral activity in their wastewater. definitely an important development. in terms of who should be getting the vaccine, well, of course, we always talk about the groups most at risk. people immunocompromised, people 65 and older, pregnant persons. if you're wondering, should i be getting the shot right now, because of the summer surge, a lot of people were infected over the last couple of months. if you recently had an infection, we are recommending you can wait three to four months before getting the shot. if you're at high risk, the high-risk groups i mentioned, you will probably want to get it pretty much when it becomes available, which will probably be next week. if you're low to moderate risk, the recommendation is to get it at the same time you'd get the flu shot, the end of october. we know the protection, while it's sort of at its peak a month after you get the shot, wanes

significantly over the months. we are really expecting a winter surge again. >> worth noting the biden administration has announced it is going to be making more of those free covid tests available, by the way, this september, right? >> talk to us about this new nasal spray. >> yes. >> it seems like a potential game changer for people who really don't like shots. >> right. the standard of care for treat ing this is epinephrine, epipen. there is a nasal spray version of epinephrine. this is fantastic. it's literally something you'd spray into the nostril of yourself or someone having an allergic reaction. this is approved for individuals over 66 pounds. >> not for kids. >> not for little ones. the company hopes by the end of the year to have one for 33 pounds and over. it is two single doses in a little pack, and it'll be available by the end of september. what are the advantages here? there are significant numbers of people who are needle averse.

this is a nasal spray. it is small, smaller than an iphone. put it in your pocket. storage wise, it'll be good for up to two years. it doesn't -- it's not dependent on the temperature of the room that it is being supplied in, which is really good. one drawback, and i need to mention this, is it hasn't necessarily been studied in the real world because you can't really conduct that study. they basically determined the efficacy by saying the level of epinephrine in the blood was the same with the spray. if you have severe allergic reactions and you have the nasal spray, you might still want the epipen with you until we get the real-world evidence. it should be available by the end of september. >> we literally have a few seconds. how worried should we be for mpox? >> the average person in the country, there's no need for immediate alarm, but we want people to be aware of what is going on. for the second time in two years, the world health

organization declared a global health public emergency because of the mpox. there is a strain circulating wildly in africa, and it has been noted in a couple of other countries outside of africa. important, a couple things. if you had the mpox vaccine a few years ago and/or were infected with that strain two years ago, you are still protected now. secondly, if you are not vaccinated but you've been exposed, there is a recommendation that you can get the mpox vaccine within the first four days after exposure, which should prevent illness. between 4 and 14 days later, it should prevent serious illness if you are exposed and not vaccinated. >> dr. azar, always great advice. thank you so much. >> you bet. coming up in "pop start," it's a bieber baby. justin bieber's wife, hailey, oh-ho-ho, look at that jet stream. [ whistles ] weather. oh, boy. yep, they're calling it an atmospheric river. it is coming down. [ cellphone buzzes, chimes ] oh, flood warning in louisiana. are they obsessed? oh, yeah.

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hailey bieber. good news for the celebrity couple. it's a -- ♪ baby baby baby ♪ >> oh! >> all right. justin posted this sweet photo on instagram with the caption, "welcome home jack blues bieber." i love the middle name. this is the first child for hailey and justin. you might remember, they first met right here on "today" back in 2009 when justin was just a teenager performing on our plaza. it's basically love connection. flash forward 15 years, they're now a family of three. congratulations to the happy couple. finally, taylor swift, breaking news. we finally have a taylor swift endorsement. are you ready for it? >> yes. >> the megastar took to instagram to throw her full weight behind her two close friends, zoe kravitz and sabrina carpenter. was not what you were expecting? she encouraged fans to watch "blink twice," writing, this film is incredible, thrilling,

wicked funny. she posted a link to buy tickets. quite the endorsement from one of the hottest artists on the planet. sabrina carpenter got a thumbs up from her friend. of her new album, swift says, short, check, sweet, check, made an extraordinary album, check. the album is called "short and sweet." she included a link to listen to the new music. you have to love friends supporting each other's creative endeavors. that was the endorsement you were looking for, right? >> there's still time. we have a long time until november. >> exactly. still to come, what a racket. we will show you what happened when the four o usf

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when the producers asked if we wanted to play tennis together, of course, we quickly said, sure. >> practicing our backhands, a friendly competition. what could possibly go wrong? >> the number of americans playing this sport is steady rising right now. with the u.s. open about to get under way in new york, it felt like the perfect time to make some racket. >> we think tennis is about expressing yourself, doing your thing. you don't know what tennis is? >> reporter: tennis is having a moment. its popularity reflected in the success of the film "challengers," which gave the game some sexy topspin. it also had a strong showing courting fans at the paris olympics. >> novak djokovic gets gold for serbia! >> reporter: tennis is once again taking center court as the u.s. open kicks off at the billie jean king tennis center in new york city. >> get ready for the next star to shine. >> reporter: i've run these courts before when i auditioned,

rather sluggishly, for the ball crew. whoops. this year, i'm ready for a racket and a little friendly competition. >> i think we need some help from the pros. >> reporter: first, a lesson from retired doubles pro who competed in the open ten times and now serves as director of player relations. >> all right. going racket back. >> reporter: eric coached us through the swings, forehand and backhand. >> racket back, looks good. step forward and swing. nice job. >> reporter: we worked our way up to rallies. very short rallies. >> drop and hit it. catch it. that's fine. >> i already forgot. >> you guys are so talented. this is almost difficult. >> i'm not good at the catching part. >> laura, you feel okay? >> i'm great. >> i'm about ready for water. >> water? it's been three minutes. [ laughter ] >> i do need a little more power with the ball. >> it's okay. that one may be on the tarmac at

lg a. >> there's one shot in tennis that does not involve receiving the ball. what is it? >> serve. >> tequila? >> that's a different shot. >> reporter: finally, we served up some serves. >> and serve. >> oh, sweet gracious. >> i didn't do it on purpose. >> the lesson is over. >> my aim is just bad. >> reporter: after a quick outfit change, it was time to play where the pros play in one final mixed doubles match. >> all right. we got the gear. we definitely look the part. >> you look good. i think we can do arthur ashe. >> this is as close to arthur ashe as we get. >> come on. >> maybe find another court. >> this is more our speed. >> this is what i'm talking about. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> coach, how do we look? >> you guys look great. better dressed than the level of tennis. >> are you ready for this heat? >> i was born ready, baby! >> yes, joe.

>> good. >> what in the -- >> that's in. towards the net, oh! >> i liked your enthusiasm. >> i tried. >> what? >> that's an ace. >> whoo! >> that's an ace. >> what is this? >> somebody check the speed gun on that. >> what is this? >> match point, angie. >> this is it. championship point. >> here we go. i got it. >> oh! >> what? >> oh! >> joseph, the pleasure has been all ours. >> what? >> don't fault us. >> reporter: tennis is a game you can't help but love. >> as they say in the business, game, set, back to the studio. >> studio. >> we had to redeem ourselves. i'm sorry. i know it is embarrassing. >> you won the scavenger hunt. >> even, 1-1.

>> america loves a comeback. >> what's next? >> we did good. >> that was so fun. honestly, the idea you're playing tennis, by the way, in that stadium, arthur ashe is enormous. the chance to play on one of the outer courts was so much fun. >> awesome. >> what you didn't see was the 25 balls i hit out. laura's power serve at my head. >> if people had been at the stands, they would have been catching tennis balls all morning long. >> what you didn't see was us trying to get out of bed the next morning. >> we were very sore. >> it was a lot of fun. have a great weekend. we appreciate you waking up with us this saturday. us this saturday. >> have a great weekend. (♪♪) you really think you can get me to like dark chocolate? without a doubt. won't it taste bitter? not this dark chocolate. (♪♪) now what? we wait. (♪♪) i can't... (♪♪) mmmm... it's delicious! mhmm. i told you it wasn't bitter. [laughter]

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us on this saturday, august 24th. i'm kira klapper. santa clara county is asking for help finding an invasive beetle. the shot hole borer is only the size of a sesame seed, but is known to attack more than 65 species of trees in california, and the tiny beetles have been found in san jose. county officials are asking people to help identify trees that are infested. the beetles leave behind tiny round holes that can eventually kill trees. anyone who finds an infested tree is asked to call an arborist to help remove it. mount diablo just got a lot safer for cyclists. today, the park will celebrate the installation of 22 new bike turnouts through public donations, california state parks raised about $750,000 to install the new turnouts, bringing the total number up to 67. rangers credit the bike turnouts for reducing collisions on mount diablo by 80%. the opening is today at 10 a.m. also

happening today, a community cleanup at parkview elementary school in san jose, and it includes san jose police serving breakfast. it all kicks off at the school on bloomfield drive at 8 a.m. participants are asked to register ahead of time on eventbrite. so let's check in on the forecast with cinthia pimentel. how it will be for people headed out today. yeah, they're in the south bay. it should be some cloudy skies, maybe some drizzle, but most of it is starting to exit. i know satellite and radar looks pretty active, but we are tracking this fast moving and rare august front starting to lift into parts of the sierra right now for the bay area. we are looking at those showers starting to die down, parts of sonoma getting some slick roads out towards vallejo and up into vacaville down here for the rest of us. just some spotty rain through berkeley and oakland and dublin and out towards the peninsula. but really, it is the story of this rare cierra snow. we should get more clearing into the afternoon here. back to you. sounds good. cynthia. thanks.

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