rescue six people from the flames of an apartment fire in san jose. interstate 580 is finally open again 12 hours after a crash turned homicide investigation shut it down. and talk that google is pulling strings so another company can buy yahoo!. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. looking live at san jose. you can see lots of blue sky that is headed in our direction. sunrise in just about a half hour from now. thanks so much for joining us on this sunday morning. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist christina loren. >> if you want to hit the beach, you're going to get a chance to do so again today. but you know what? you might get a little hot, even right at the coast.

84 degrees yesterday this oakland. you actually broke a record in oakland. the old record was 83 set back in 2008. today, i'm bringing your temperature to 85 in oakland tartg out at 58 this morning.ta it's a chillg.start in the north bay. a couple 40s up there. c 54 in san jose. everywhere starting out nice and clear yet again as high pressure really clears our skies and warms us up, setting off that offshore flow. 84 degrees. that's the forecasted high in oakland. 88 today in san jose. i've actually bumped your temperatures up a little bit from yesterday. looks like this will be the warmest day in the extended period. as we head through monday, tuesday, wednesday, we have some changes on the way. we'll take you through those and help you plan your workweek outfits. afterall, monday, monday comes back tomorrow. >> rain gear or fire gear. >> yeah, probably fire gear. hint, hint. >> thanks, christina. new this morning, six people very grateful for san jose

firefighters who rescued them from their burning apartment. fire started around 1:15 this morning on an apartment complex. san jose fire said it started in an apartment on the second floor. firefighters had to use a ladder truck to reach one person who was stranded on a balcony. two people are injured. one of them went to the hospital. we do also know that a firefighter suffered minor burns to the face. more than 50 people are now out of their homes because of this fire. the red cross is assisting them this morning. also in san jose overnight, a fight turned into the city's 37th homicide investigation of this year. san jose police got a call about a fight on virginia street and union street around 1:30 this morning. police were led to a victim on the sidewalk at virginia and vine avenue. that victim had been stabbed, and doctors at valley medical centering not save him. police are not releasing suspect information right now. two people are expected to

survive after two shootings in burlingame. this one happened just before 2:00 this morning in a business complex parking lot near airport boulevard. police are still investigating what led to this shooting. and interstate 580 is finally open again after a deadly and possibly intentional crash shut it down and sent police on a mile-long search for evidence. this happened on 580 in san leandro around a 4:00 yesterday afternoon. police say 31-year-old eddie hall from oakland, the driver of an east bay paratransit van, hit a motorcyclist dragged the rider and bike for more than a mile. >> the victim was ejected off the motorcycle, went underneath the van, and then the van proceeded with the motorcycle to a further spot down the freeway. >> investigators say hall finally pulled over near the 150th avenue exit then tried to get away. the rider was with a group of hells angels. investigators think he was also a member. he died at the hospital. an east bay paratransit

supervisor says the van is equipped with a camera that should reveal what happened before, during, and after the accident. the search for the hells angel biker accused of killing a fellow biker at a funeral took san jose's s.w.a.t. on a road trip. san jose police went to stockton where s.w.a.t. officers surrounded a home where they hoped they would find the suspect. monte francis there was during the standoff. >> reporter: back to square one. that's how police described what happened in this stockton neighborhood. they say steve ruiz is still at large and should be considered armed and dangerous. these broken windows are signs of a 13-hour ordeal in stockton during which s.w.a.t. officers surrounded a house, believing that murder suspect steve ruiz was inside. earlier in the day, neighbors gathered at the edge of the crime tape in this usually quiet neighborhood to watch at s.w.a.t. officers wearing gas masks with guns drawn surrounded the home.

>> it's scary. scary because you don't think things would be happening this way out here. people coming all the way down here from the bay area. >> it's scary. we live in a nice, quiet neighborhood on. our children were scared. they're literally in the bedroom. >> reporter: steve ruiz is wanted in connection with the slaying of a fellow member of the hells angels who was gunned down at the funeral of a local leader of the motorcycle club in san jose one week ago. police found ruiz's motorcycle at the funeral. they believe he's injured with two black eyes and could be with his girlfriend. police say had had ruiz been inside the house, there's no way he could have escaped, so they believe he was never there. also, investigators have not said what led them here in the first place. in stockton, monte francis. and some business news now. google could be financing a deal

for another company to buy yahoo!. "the wall street journal" reports that google execs have talked with at least two private equity firms about helping to finance the deal. the paper says google has engaged in preliminary discussions but nothing has formalized. google might not pursue the deal after all. protesters are still occupying oakland two days after the city ordered them to leave. yesterday, about 700 people marched from where about 100 tents are set up to the lake. the protesters say they won't pull up their stakes any time soon. national polls suggest that support for the movement is on the rise, but still only 33% of people support the demonstrations. chicago police arrested more than 100 people in that city's occupy camp overnight. police moved in and gave the order to clear at about 3:00 in the morning. protesters were noisy but peaceful. there was a similar raid in australia where police arrested 40 people. protesters started camping out

in the city's central business district about eight days ago. police deny protesters' claims that they used excessive force during those arrests. we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." still to come, doctors perform the autopsy on the former libyan dictator moammar gadhafi overnight. and you'll hear from u.s. troops in iraq as they hear for the president's plan for all of them to be out of iraq by the holiday. state farm. this is jessica.

hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. text save to 7-8836. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster.

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at close range. officials claim that the formal dictator was killed in cross fire between rebels and gadhafi loyalists on thursday. witnesses say young rebels shot him point-blank in the head. libya's new leaders are set to declare liberation later today. it's been nearly 48 hours since president obama announced that u.s. troops will be out of iraq by the end of the year. reaction from around the world and the nation has been mixed. the war that has cost billions and billions of dollars and thousands of lives as americans asking themselves, was it worth it? >> reporter: across the world, they've been waiting for this. the date certain by those serving in iraq will be home for good. the veterans welcome the news. from south carolina. >> it's our time. we've been wanting this for a while now. >> reporter: to washington stated. >> we did our job. >> reporter: the military spouse and children are thrilled, of

course. >> it's going to be wonderful having everyone reunited. >> it's just a relief for everybody. >> reporter: and even a mother who lost her son to the war is happy now for the parents of other sons and daughters who will soon be home. >> i have a sense of relief. i'm not going to lie. i feel like we did a really good job in iraq. >> reporter: but early on, a controversial war that demanded no national commitment was what some called a friends and family war, meaning only friends and family of those who were serving would likely care deeply and personally about how it was going. this retired colonel and nbc analyst. >> most people don't have any connection. there's no skin in the game. you have to knock on something like 150 doors today before you'll find a household from which somebody is serving. >> reporter: thus, much of the country soured quickly on a war that seemed endless our pointless and unquestionably costly. no surprise then that many

greeted the announcement of the end of the war with bitterness. >> we're losing family members that -- for no reason now. i lost three of my best friends out there. >> reporter: and laura in los angeles will get to hug her son in a few weeks. >> we should have never been there. >> reporter: the war and now post-war is controversial as ever. nbc news, new york. and we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." still to come, the raiders take the field at the coliseum today, but everybody's dying to know who will be starting at quarterback.th at story and a lot more coming up in sports. and you've got one more day off. we've got beautiful weather for you today. things start to change as we kick off your workweek to take a look at this the golden gatepiiew of the golden gate bridge. the full forecast is coming up after this.

and looking live at the transamerica building there in the distance. you can also see old glory waving around in the wind. it's a breezy start to the day. the wind is going to switch up and bring us fire danger later this week, right, christina? >> yeah, that's going to be a concern. we don't have any red flag warnings to tell you about. but we are on fire watch through tuesday and wednesday. even monday will bring about breezy weather. today looks pretty calm. one difference i am noticing today, we have a little bit of cloud cover out there just offshore. looks like it does want to make its way inland. we'll get to your futurecast in a moment. 84 degrees yesterday in oakland. you broke a record yesterday in oakland. the old record was 83 degrees. we're going to see another warm day. high pressure is fully in control of our weather pattern. pushing that cloud cover way out to sea, that marine layer that

usually pushes inland, not going to be the case for today. we're going to see a nice, clear start. offshore flow strengthens by tuesday and wednesday. we are going to be on fire weather watch around here. talking about your futurecast, here's one difference from yesterday. at 8:00 a.m., you can see we are going to see a little bit of that inland marine layer. it's not going to last long. we'll get a nice, warm day out of it. but that cloud cover will keep your temperatures from skyrocketing from yesterday's highs. it was a warm day all across the board yesterday. 88 degrees in santa cruz. i've dropped you off because of that cloud cover. great beach day anyhow. 83 in redwood city. as we head through the week, the changes do arrive. monday, as of tomorrow, we're going to talk about a dry air mass moving in releasing that offshore flow, strengthening, pushing that marine layer out to sea. all that fog won't be a factor for us monday through wednesday.

stellar starts right at the coast but breezy conditions. you want to stay privy to the forecast if you have fire weather interests. tuesday and wednesday will be the breeziest and warmest. then our temperatures start it level off as we head into your halloween weekend. that means we could see a relatively cool halloween around here. that's what it looks like. i'm taking your forecast into monday. temperatures halloween in san jose maxing out about 72. that means you might be breaking that jacket out just in time for the ghoulish holiday. >> thank you, christina. today, we will find out the answer to one of the best bay area secrets. who is the raiders' starting quarterback? the raiders traded for former bengal quarterback carson palmer earlier this week, who seems unlikely that he would start today. fox sports is reporting that former cal bear kyle bowler will get the start, but the raiders have not said anything official just yet. well, stanford heads into

next week's game at usc with its undefeated record in place. yesterday's game against washington was close into the second quarter. then the cardinal opened up with a touchdown to make it 24-14. the offense would run wild after that. stanford wins 65-21. quarterback andrew luck took a backseat to the running game. the cardinals set the school record with 446 yards rushing. >> ever since i've been here at stanford, that's been what we try to hang our hat on and try to accomplish. it was working early. don't fix what isn't broke. >> cal hosted utah at its temporary park, at&t park. it was a scoreless game until the second quarter. cal scores first on this touchdown. they would go on to win 34-10. and we can't talk about

college football without showing this wild ending. >> on the last play of regulation, to the end zone. caught! michigan state caught it! >> that was the final play of the game between wisconsin and michigan state. after the ref looked at instant replay, they said, yeah, it's a touchdown. michigan state wins 27-31 on that hail mary. to baseball now. babe ruth, reggie jackson, albert pujols. they're the only players to hit three home runs in a world series game. >> that ball is absolutely murdered. >> pujols broke one world series record, tied two others last night in the cardinals' 16-7 route of the texas rangers. he's just the second player to get five hits in a world series game. he's the first player to get 14 total bases in a game. the cardinals took the series lead two games to one.

game four, by the way, is tonight. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, people show their support for the laws that let ae op.

in dramatic fashion, supporters of gun rights protested a new state law in san leandro yesterday. dozens of people gathered yesterday near bay fair mall strapped with rifles and shotguns. they want a pending state law banning the open carry of pistols repealed. the new law takes effect january 1st but does not apply to shotguns and rifles. gun owners upset with the law say they plan to start packing heat in public as often as they can. >> this is not something we wanted to do, you mow. i've been open carrying for years now. i've never carried a long gun until now. >> i think that guns breed

violence. i think that the more guns there are, the more likelihood that people are going to be killed. whether it's a killed fooling around with his dad's gun or whether they're people on the street. >> those charged with violating the law once it goes into effect could face up to a year in prison. people who saw the demonstrations were mixed in their reaction. today shark hunters in australia are trying to catch the shark that killed an american. the shark attacked a texas man yesterday. it is the third recent fatal shark attack off australia's southwest coast. the hunters put hooks into the waters for about six hours but pulled them after worrying that it might attract more sharks. scientists are trying to figure out how and where a german satellite returned to earth overnight. so far, no evidence this morning that any parts of the satellite crashed on the earth's surface. scientists know it entered the

earth's atmosphere earlier today, but they say that's about all they know right now. president obama is trying to shift the talk to the challenge of rebuilding the economy and creating jobs, but republicans are also weighing in on the president's policies both foreign and domestic. kristen welker has a look at the latest from washington. >> reporter: president obama hailed this week's foreign policy development in his weekly web address. >> this week we had two powerful reminders of how we've renewed american leadership in the world. >> reporter: but the republican candidates are not letting him take a victory lap. in new hampshire today, mitt romney blasted the administration's decision to withdraw all troops instead of leaving a few thousand in country to aid the transition process. >> they either failed to do it by virtue of ineptitude or decided it wasn't that important politically or otherwise. >> reporter: political analysts

say it's criticism that won't hold much weight. >> the republicans are going to focus on the one issue that people are really interested in. that's the domestic economic. >> reporter: the president also acknowledged it's his biggest challenge. >> now the nation we need to build is our own. >> reporter: gop candidates were out in full force in iowa today trying to convince voters they can do a better job. michele bachmann is trying to revive her candidacy after five new hampshire staffers reportedly quit. in a radio interview, bachmann shot down the report. >> there's no truth to that story. this is a rumor. >> reporter: with his poll numbers dropping, rick perry is also in reset mode. on a hunting trip, he took aim at top rival mitt romney. >> for governor romney to be making strong statements about immigration when it's been his actions that have caused part of this problem. >> reporter: with the caucuses just 11 weeks away, analysts say the unsettled gop field could

soon become a lot clearer. >> for the past six months, the republican voters have been looking at these candidates. who do they like? who excites them? who energizes them? now they're going to decide, who do i really want to marry? who do i want to go to a presidential race with? >> and that was kristen welker reporting. nevada decided not to mess with the election calendar. it was kicking around the idea of moving its caucuses to january 14th, but republican leaders decided to keep it in early february instead. that's because they face the threat of losing delegates to the national convention. new hampshire threatened to move its vote up into december. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, we'll show you how san jose firefighters rescued six people from a burning apartment. and investigators say that deadly motorcycle crash that shut down 580 for a half day was cct.

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and looking live at oakland this morning where the raiders are going to take the field against the kansas city chiefs. if you're there and you want to recycle a can, you get to try a field goal. wouldn't that be fun? >> yeah. >> all you have to do is recycle. >> i can do that. >> and you don't have to worry about the weather. >> if you're going to be out there today, we have the forecast coming up. you want to bring your sunscreen. we just showed you that live picture. looks like those clouds want to roll in. we're still nice and clear in the city of san francisco. i think we are going to see a little bit of cloud cover before all is said and done. mostly between about 8:00 and 10:00. your futurecast actually shows you that this morning. temperatures are running mild in oakland. 61 in san francisco. you can see here as i set that futurecast in motion, we're going to be dealing with just a hint of cloud cover between the hours of about 8:00 to 9:00.

then it's all going to break apart. the sun will shine through. that cloud cover will keep your temperatures from skyrocketing. i've nudged them up by one or two degrees in your inland cities. only 85 today. still stellar. beach weather. everything starts to change as we head into the first few days of next week. monday, tuesday, wednesday we'll be on fire weather watch. breezy, dry weather resumes. so that means we'll be watching for fire danger and of course we'll have more on that coming up in your full forecast in addition to that raiders forecast. >> all right. busy lady. thank you. new this morning, six people very grateful for the quick action of san jose firefighters who rescued them from their burn. ing apartment. that fire started around 1:15 this morning at an apartment complex on south king road. san jose fire says it started in an apartment on the second floor but spread to the first. firefighters had to use a latder to reach one person who was

stranded on a balcony. two people are injured. one of them went to the hospital. a firefighter also suffered minor burns to the face. more than 50 people are now out. the red cross is trying to help them this morning. also in san jose overnight, a fight turned into the city's 37th homicide investigation of the year. san jose police got a call about that fight on virginia street and union street around 1:30 this morning. police arrived at that scene and then were led to a victim on the sidewalk at virginia and vine avenue. he was stabbed, and doctors at valley medical center couldn't save him. police are not releasing suspect information in this case. two people are expected to survive from shootings in burlingame. this one happened just before 2:00 this morning in a business complex parking lot near airport boulevard. police are still investigating what led to the shooting. interstate 580 is once again open this morning. chp closed it for nearly 12

hours after a deadly and possibly intentional crash shut it down and sent police on a mile-long search for evidence. this one happened at 580 in san leandro. police say eddie hall from oakland, the driver of an east bay paratransit van, hit a motorcyclist and drag him and his motorcycle for more than a mile. investigators say hall pulled over near the 150th avenue exit then tried to get away. the rider was with a group of hells angels riders. investigators think he may have been a member. he died at the hospital. the east bay paratransit supervisor says the van is equipped with a camera that should reveal what happened before, during, and after the accident. police are still looking for the man accused of shooting a fellow hells angels member at a funeral. san jose police travelled to stockton yesterday when they got word that 38-year-old steven ruiz was thought to be in a house. they surrounded that house in a s.w.a.t. standoff that lasted 13

hours. ruiz was not found inside. now investigators think he may have never been there. the standoff made neighbors very nervous. >> scary. scary because you didn't think things would be happening this way out here. people coming all the way down here from bay area. >> it's pretty scary. we live in a nice, quiet neighborhood. our children were scared, so they're literally in the bedroom. >> ruiz is accused of shooting a 52-year-old at funeral of a local hells angels leader about a week ago. a good samaritan who stopped to offer help to another driver died. the 23-year-old of fremont and another person pulled over on interstate 880 to help a driver who had crashed. while the young woman was standing in the roadway, another car struck her, killing her on impact. as many as five other people

were also injured, including a 14-year-old. some silicone valley business news this morning. google could be financing a deal for another company to buy yahoo!. "the wall street journal" reports that google executives have talked with at least two private equity firms to help finance a deal. nothing is formalized, and google might not pursue the deal at all. a new section of a trail that should encircle the bay area is open this morning. this is what the bay area ridge trail should look like when it's done. yesterday, officials dedicated a 5.3 mile stretch in san jose. 337 miles of the trail are now open with 220 miles to go. planning for this trail started nearly 25 years ago. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, san francisco's mayor is embroiled in more controversy. we'll show you why. and mcdonald's is one of the few

businesses doing well in these tough economic times. so why is it talking about increasing prices?

and good morning to erin murphy, our photographer on the roadway. here she is. a nice peaceful start to the day. hope your day is off to a good start as well. well, you may soon have to pay more to dine at the world's largest restaurant chain. mcdonald's is considering upping prices because of operating costs. beef prices are up. labor costs are up too. if mcdonald's goes through with this plan t would be the third time they raise prices this year. the food giant has weathered the tough economy to post an increase in income from last year's mark. here's an upcoming look in the world of business.

>> wall street is hoping that european lead leaders will be able to reach an agreement on the size and scope of a bailout fund and help greece avert defaulting on its loans. it has been a strong earning season so far for some of america's biggest companies. look for more results from netflix, 3m, hershey, and amazon.com. we'll also get another look at housing market. motorola mobility starting taking orders for its new smart phone. google is still trying to buy motorola for $12.5 billion. president obama takes a west coast swing this week while still trying to drum up support for his $447 billion american jobs act. and the authorized biography of apple co-founder steve jobs officially goes on sale this week. it's already topping several

best seller lists. get all your business news on cnbc. >> and you can get your business news before the bell weekdays starting at 4:30 in the morning. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, volunteers jump into action to help a hawk in need. i we'll show you this rescue coming up. allstate wants everyone to be protected on the road. whether you're an allstate customer or not. all you have to do is call. [ female announcer ] call allstate now and you'll get a free lifetime membership in good hands roadside assistance. [ dennis ] shop less. get more. make one call to an allstate agent. [ female announcer ] and if you call now, your first tow in good hands roadside assistance is free! simply get a quote on any allstate insurance policy. that's a free lifetime membership in good hands roadside assistance just for calling, and a free tow just for quoting. call now!

and looking live at the bay bridge this morning. a little bit bouncy out this morning. breezy to start, but a nice warm day to get your last-minute summer fun out of your system. san francisco mayor's campaign is facing new controversy this morning. witnesses say they saw lisa porpor porter at a makeshift voter booth filling out absentee

ballots for voters. it was run by many of the same people who worked on the ed run campaign. one witness says she saw the workers marking the ballots themselves. another says the workers would put a stencil over ballot so the voter could only mark the spot for lee. lee's campaign quickly announced it had nothing to do with that group, but the head of the city's election department was referred to the city. speak of elections, in tuniaia, polls are open this morning. this is the first election since the people overthrew their president of 23 years. people will elect an assembly that will appoint a new government and draft a new constitution. louisiana governor will keep his job for another four years. he won re-election by a large

margin yesterday getting 70% of the vote. the 40-year-old picked up $15 million in campaign cash from around the nation and attracted democratic challengers. none of them who had statewide name recognition or fund raising power. afghan president hah mid karzai says his country would support pakistan in a military conflict between pakistan and the u.s. karzai made those comments to a pakistani television channel yesterday. he says if the u.s. ever attacked pakistan, afghanistan would be there to help. such a situation does seem unlikely. washington has been working hard to ease tensions with pakistan. the federal government is now taking action on so-called bath salts. not the kind you use to soak in a tub, but rather a designer drug gaining popularity among teens and young adults. here's more. >> reporter: a late-night visit from granite city, illinois,

police brought a nightmare home for nancy and her daughter amanda. >> they asked me if i could come down to gateway regional hospital to see if it was my brother to identify him. >> reporter: 26-year-old jeffrey informs a coma, hospitalized after being found combative and psychotic on a neighborhood street. he would die three days later, devastating his family. the cause, bath salts. a methamphetamine derivative that was widely available to anyone, including children. but don't let the name fool you. these aren't actually bath salts, but a powerful designer drug that can cause hallucinations, psychotic breaks, and suicide. >> young adults are not really fully aware of the dangers when they take these drugs and what the potential side effects both short term and long term are. >> reporter: the effect of the drug on users may not end on one night's high. >> some of them were sent to psychiatric facilities. some were sent to long-term care

because their symptoms either had not resolved or weren't resolving. so we don't know if some of the effects from some of these substances may be permanent. >> reporter: in 2010, there were 30 303 calls to poison control centers about bath salts. there were more than 12 times that number this year. >> because they are so new and have never been tested and large numbers of people haven't taken them, it's truly a russian roulette. >> reporter: so this week, the dea took emergency action making the sale and possession of bath salts illegal to prevent an imminent threat to the public safety. that's little comfort for a grieving family who lost a young brother, son, and father of two far too soon. >> the kids just don't understand about it. you know, it's bad. >> reporter: nbc news, new york. country music legend loretta

lynn is in the hospital this morning. the 76-year-old is said to be suffering from the beginning stages of pneumonia. that's according to her website. she cancelled a performance at a kentucky theater last night. she was inducted into the country music hall of fame in 1988 and is probably best known for her hit song "coal miner's daughter." . the near week long search for a red-tailed hawk in san francisco shot in the head with a nail gone is over this morning. this video shot by an nbc bay area viewer shows the hawk being captured by the volunteer group wild rescue yesterday afternoon in golden gate park. the group used a baited trap to catch the bird instead of nets. they were afraid the nail might get tangled and cause the hawk more harm than good. the wildlife center of silicone valley is now treating that hawk. also this morning, another animal story. penguin story for you. some penguins are suffering the

ill effects of an oil spill until folks decided to start knitting sweaters to keep them safe. >> reporter: these little blue penguins have been rescued following an oil spill off the coast of new zealand two weeks ago. hundreds of birds have been scrubbed in hot water to remove the oil, but they've also had something unusual to help them pull through, hand-knitted sweaters like these lovingly made by knitters from around the world. they stopped the birds from preening their feathers. >> it actually does work. the big problem for any sea bird is that when they start to preen, they ingest the oil, which is toxic. >> reporter: scientists are searching new zealand's beaches for birds at risk. >> he's getting oil under his flippers and all over. he's got some here. it's kind of like hypothermia. >> reporter: an army of knitters has responded to a call for

sweaters. a local shop behind the scheme has been sent hundreds. the shop's website gives precise instructions as to size, number of stitches, and width of elastic for top and bottom and makes the important point. remember, two opens for flippers when stitching up the sides. no doubt new zealand has a soft spot for penguins. remember "happy feet"? the only penguin with a website and quarter of a million followers as well as a twitter account. the little blue penguins will also return to the the wild. this is where they now swim to regain their strength before heading home. this penguin was a dancer. the latest stars reach out to a different group. nbc news, london. >> kind of makes you want to

knit, doesn't it? much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, meteorologist christina loren will be back with another look at the foreca forecast. re

good sunday morning you. stay in bed. we want to show you what it looks like outside your window. here's san francisco to start. just a gorgeous sunrise over the city by the bay. a little breezy. it's a dry breeze, so it's going to feel warm. a rare sight in the city. you're going to see tank tops and shorts. moving on to oakland. just gorgeous this morning. almost completely clear. just a little high cloud cover trying to sneak in. your temperatures are going to stay warm. another picturesque start here. gorgeous conditions. already starting to warm up now that the sun is out in full force. you actually broke a record yesterday in oakland. 84 degrees.

the old record, 83. that was set back in 2008. today, i bumped you up to 85. we're starting out nice and mild. if you want to do anything outdoors, we're talking 90s. do it early today. 51 in santa rosa. with all that sunshine coming in, it actually eliminates our natural ac. that marine layer can't push inland. we're going to see uniform temperatures. a rare, rare event around here. what that means is we're going to be dry and breezy. we are watching for fire weather. relative humidity is really dropping off through the next few days. offshore flow is in control right now, but it's going to strengthen as we head through monday, tuesday, and wednesday. great beach day. 85 in santa cruz. 82 in san francisco.

meanwhile, i put those 90s back on the map in places like concord and livermore. try to dress in light colors. here's what it looks like out. we take a look at the bay area from space. high pressure is in control, driving all the storm track well off to our north. into canada, as a matter of fact. it's also keeping things nice and clear. that marine layer, that cool ocean breeze that's able to push in, not going to be the case today. high pressure is working against it. that's why we have uniform temperatures. offshore flow strengthens as we head through early next week. monday, tuesday, wednesday, we're going to keep the 80s inland. upper 70s near the coast. it's going to be dry and breezy. that means fog free starts monday, tuesday, and wednesday. all right. those raiders are taking on kansas city later on today. we have a tailgating forecast for you. temperatures are going to be a little on the warm side. kickoff at 1:00 p.m. 77 degrees. warm conditions. between 1:00 and 4:00, as you're

watching that game out there, it is going to get on the hot side. make sure you're ready for that. might even be one of those days for the misty mate in oakland. if you were considering washing that car or not washing that car, waiting for the rain, you're going to want to wash it. we don't have any rain in the forecast as we head through the next few days. in fact, no significant changes. when it comes to our weather pattern, at least through wednesday. then as we kick off halloween weekend, we'll see onshore flow take effect. that means the fog been back early. overall, kris, no significant rain in sight. i'm looking out 15 days. so, yeah. if you're waiting for that rain to wash your car, it ain't goingoing to happen. just do it on your own. >> well, i'm happy to hear it's not going rain because my big girl wants to be a blue macaw. >> i have a feeling you're going to be making that from scratch. >> grandma. >> got to love grandma. never seen a blue macaw outfit

online. we're also going to cool down just in time for halloween. that means all those little tiny outfits, you're going to have to cover up. >> good. we like modest. thank you, christina. an all new "meet the press" is moments away. here's a look at when's in store. >> the president's foreign policy briefing overshadows. in libya, gadhafi is dead. what now for the united states in the region? joining me, secretary of state hillary clinton. then our meet the candidate series continues with texas congressman ron paul. this week, he unveiled his plan for the economy. can he energize voters and break into the top tier of candidates? plus, our political round table. it's all this morning on "meet the press." finally this morning, we want to take a last look at our top stories. san jose firefighters rescue six people from a burning apartment overnight. that started at 1:15.

san jose fire says it started on the second story apartment indian spreand spread to the first. we know two people are injured. also, one firefighter was also injured. minor burns to the face. more than 50 people a now out of their homes, and the red cross is assisting this morning. also in san jose overnight, a fight turned into the city's 37th homicide investigation of the year. san jose police say they got a call about a fight on virginia street near union street around 1:30 this morning. they arrived at the scene and were led to the victim on the sidewalk at virginia and vine avenue. he was stabbed and was pronounced dead at the hospital. police are not releasing suspect information. and interstate 580 is once again open after a deadly and intentional crash shut it down and sent police on a mile-long search for evidence. this one happened on 580 in san leandro around 4:00 yesterday afternoon where police say

31-year-old eddie hall from oakland, the driver of an east bay paratransit van, hit a motorcycli motorcyclist and dragged the rider and his bike for more than a mile. >> the victim was ejected from the motorcycle, went underneath the van, and then the van proceeded with the motorcycle to a further spot down the freeway. >> investigators say hall pulled over near the 150th avenue exit and then tried to get away. the rider was with a group of hells angels riders. investigators think he was also a member. he died at hospital. we want to thank you so much for joining us on this sunday morning. thank you for joining us, christina. nice to have company on the weekends. no news tonight at 5:00 and 6:00 because it is football night in america. that's what we'll be doing instead. next news, 11:00 tonight. have a great day. de