news an -- a graduation party turned deadly. asking for the public's help to try to find a man who punched last month. more fires today around the bay area. because of the unusually windy weather. nbc bay area news starts now. good evening. i'm diane dwyer. this is graduation weekend for many high schools around the bay

area. but in antioch the celebration turned violent. >> reporter: police say the shooting happened at about 2:40 this morning just as a high school graduation party was winding down. one girl who said she was the host of the party said two people she didn't recognize walked up to the house and were turned away. witnesses say the two men laughed and within minutes attempted to rob people at the party. a 21-year-old man died from a gun shot wound to the back. another man was shot in the leg and is recovering. today val entineo's family gather. his mother told us her son was a good person who was dedicated to his family.

>> i don't know who could do that to my son. he was such a nice kid. he's always helping people and protecting girls and protecting his friends. he's going to be missed, my baby. >> reporter: neighbors say in the last two years there has been a marked increase in the number of robberies on the streets. one neighbor told us she won't walk to the store in the day let alone the night. witnesses say they have given detailed descriptions of the suspects w suspects. if you have any information on the suspects or what happened last night at the high school graduation party you are asked to call police.

>> thank you. friends and family of a man who was punched and sent into a coma are mourning his death tonight. you are looking at facebook pages dedicated to steven martin. police say he was punched during an argument between his group of friends and another group. martin and several friends ran the race. the men in the other group were wearing 49ers jerseys. when martin fell he hit his head and lost consciousness. last night his family took him off life support and this morning police confirmed he died. now those close to martin want to find the man who attacked him. they are urging anyone who has pictures or videos that show the men at sharon meadow to come forward in hopes of identifying the attacker. we are also told there was also

a woman in a giants t shirt and black and orange tutu. we will have more on the story tonight at 11:00, as well. we have updates tonight that police made arrests in two shootings in the bay area. the first one involved a shooting death of a 57-year-old man at a park last weekend. police in southern california say they arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with that shooting. the suspect's name is gregory joseph bethany jr. two other people were hurt in that shooting, as well. bethany is expected to be transferred to the jail where police say he will face charges of murder and attempted murder. the second case involved a shooting that killed a 25-year-old man outside a kareoke bar yesterday. the suspects 18-year-olds jimmy

and andy hoe and 19-year-old johnny lee are all from union city. investigators say they believe the shooting was gang related. there is a fire warning for parts of the bay area tonight because of all the wind. the warning is in effect until 11:00 tomorrow morning for parts of the north and east bays. firefighters did battle several small wind driven fires today. this one started in a land fill on the san jose border just after 2:00 this afternoon. it sent out smoke visible from interstate 880. five acres of mulch, trash and grass burned. buildings were never threatened but some machinery was. investigators are not yet sure how it started. wind also played a significant role in fanning another fire. this one at highway 87. the fire started around 1:30

this afternoon. firefighters say gusty winds kept them from getting control of the flames for about two hours. several acres of grass burned. no structures were threatened and the cause of that fire is also under investigation. another fire caused serious traffic problems in the oakland hills last night but tonight interstate 580 and highway 13 are back open. it started when a woman crashed into a power pole knocking out power to nearly 7,000 homes. well, the downed power lines sparked a two-acre fire that forced dozens of people to evacuate. crews had to strut down a portion of 580 and 13 last night for about an hour. >> once we were ready to begin the work and the traffic conditions were right working in conjunction with caltranthe work took just over a half an hour. it involved restringing the

distribution lines on utility poles. >> for many the fire was an uncomfortable reminder of the 1991 oakland hills fire. we want to check in on the weather and this wind. >> the wind is one factor in all of this fire activity that has been increasing. another is the heat. hour temperatures are somewhere about 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year. a red flag warning is in effect through tomorrow morning until 11:00 really for the east hills and north bay mountains. san jose saw winds up to 22 miles per hour. along with the winds the warm temperatures are going to continue to remain a factor in this heat and fire damage and the temperatures today considerably high for this time of year and not to mention we are actually headed to see 90s

in our future tomorrow and for the first half of the upcoming week. had the juicy details coming up. weather is not believed to have played a role in yet another fire that destroyed a small office this morning. reports of flames came in at about 8:00 this morning at the psychic business called crystal readings on antonio road. dozens of firefighters responded but a half hour later the building was largely gutted. >> there are no injuries. the fire was primarily contained to the one uniont. >> the second unit was a dentist office. the cause of the fire is under investigation. in the east bay it was a close call for some golfers enjoying the day on the course. take a look at these pictures. a small single engine plane made an emergency landing at the practice range this morning.

the course is located right next to the buchanan field airport. officials say the plane lost power shortly after taking off and the pilot was attempting to blied back to the run way. no one was injured. federal investigators are reviewing the incident. they rolled the plane back to the airport. next on nbc bay area news we sit down with general coloin powell. also the bid to have lunch with warren buffet. and the bay area organization helping children jump the achievement gap one equation at a time.

for the first time since the latest uprising turned violent in syria there are reports of

gun fire and shelling in the capitol city of damascus. nbc has more. >> reporter: after initially coming under attack and being denied entry u.n. observers finally managed to enter the village on friday. observers toured the village and spoke to eyewitnesss including one man who said seven children of his extended family was killed and the home was burned. amateur video suggests that the killing rampage was carried out by progovernment militias. if you thought the international con demnation would deter that has not been the case. on friday evening the military continued the shelling.

on saturday morning eyewitnesss say more than 15 people were killed in the syria military shelling of that particular town. more interesting is for the first time in a long time the capitol eyewitnesss reported the sounds of explosions an indication that the violence which has been outside the capitol has reached the city center and the strong base of support. nbc news, cairo. former secretary of state, colin powell is in the bay area. he is a consultant for a firm. this week's visit was a little bit different. some say general powell is trying to clear the air. he sat down with raj hathai in our latest installment of the interview. >> reporter: old wounds especially for a military man

die hard. >> his regime are concealing their efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction. >> reporter: general colin powell's wound is in a speech in 2003 in which he outlined the united states plan to attack iraq, an outline based on false information. now powell is rewriting a controversial chapter of american history. >> it was one of my most momentous failures, the one with the widest ranging impact. how does the secretary of state talk to the u.n. and be mislead. >> we didn't think we were being mislead. i don't think we were mislead. we had bad information and wrong analysis. it isn't as if i was mislead by people who, you know, thought they were misleading me. there were some people that should have known that some of the information was bad and didn't pull on our chain and say

stop. and some of those folks wrote books later saying we knew. maybe you knew and you didn't tell me. you didn't tell the president. you didn't tell general franks and the joint chiefs of staff. we all went into this conflict with the belief because we didn't have hard evidence that it was a good case, that there were weapons of mass destruction on the ground in iraq. to me it turned what seemed like a terrific presentation in about three or four months to a failure. >> you say the president never once had you in a room and never asked you should you go forward. >> he didn't ask any of us. >> is this book a way to cleanse your reputation? >> it doesn't need cleansing. >> is it a way to digest your part in history in this?

>> of course. it is something i have to digest as well as the president. he made the decision. the basic problem rests with sadam hussain. i can assure you he had used them in the past against his own citizens and other countries. if left free of the sanctions he would have had weapons of mass destruction. he never lost the capability to have such weapons. >> why stay on the sideline snz. >> it is my choice. i'm a private citizen. i don't have to say something. >> you are a very interesting private citizen. >> thank you very much. i choose to continue to watch the campaigns unfold.

>> reporter: i got an old volvo in my garage, you want to help me fix it up? >> what year? >> reporter: '87. i have no idea. >> i am an old volvo guy. >> that was raj mathei reporting. in reend interviews powell has come out in favor of same-sex marriage. in february of 2010 he did support the repeal of don't ask. all bids are in and apparently you have to be a multimillionaire to hang out with a billionaire. the lunch sold for almost $3.5 million. that surpasses last year's winning bid by nearly $1 million.

bidding on ebay sored. the auction benefits the glide foundation which helps homeless in san francisco. the auction has raised nearly $12 million for the foundation. this year's winning bidder wishes to remain anonymous. oh, well. still to come on nbc bay area news a small northern california town has millions of unwelcomed visitors. we'll show you who is bugging them? you get it? and it was an incredible finish at the belmont stakes. temperatures are going to soar. we are talking about 90s. we'll detail your weekend forecast and get you to the next week.

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eighth graders who spent most saturdays in the classroom. spent the day with them as they try to tackle algebra. >> reporter: he's not going to lie to you. chris sometimes thinks of what his friends are doing right now. >> they are probably at home sleeping still or watching tv or on facebook or something like that. >> reporter: chris decided to spend his saturdays here with a program called the algebra review program. >> i know it is for a good cause. i want to go to high school and graduate. >> reporter: theepz students have spent most of their saturdays trying to tackle those tough equations. >> we are working on arthmatic sequence. you try to figure out what the 20th pattern is. >> the ultimate goal is to

supply a workforce to silicon valley, to take the latino community and help our community improve the quality of life for all of us. >> reporter: former san jose major heads the foundation which teamed up with the silicon valley education foundation to bridge the gap. >> to prepare students for college and careers zee to look at the whole pipeline. this is a key choke point we are loosening to make sure all students are ready for college and careers. >> reporter: says saturday class is part of the solution recruiting the best teachers for their mission. >> i am sharing my passion. i love math. i have students that are ranging two to three years behind to some that are advanced level eighth grade. they don't give up as easily. >> reporter: they looked at numbers and letters and symbols over the last nine months preparing for the rigors of high school. over the two dozen saturdays or

so they learned to enjoy math. >> it feels good once you get the right answer. it makes you feel like you are very accomplished and you know how to do it. >> you come a long way in presentation. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >> impressive. let's check in with the impressive weather guy around here. >> numbers, we work with that. look at these numbers i had to put in today. a very warm day across the bay area. some places ten to 15 degrees above average for this time of year. san jose reached 79. santa cruz perfect beach weather there. tomorrow the temperatures will be about five to eight degrees warmer than today. just add that to what you saw. san francisco at 62. sun sunnyvale at 75 degrees. the winds have calmed down a

bit. we have gust highs. towards gill roy winds down to about 8 miles per hour. we are seeing our winds calm down. good news with the high fire danger in place. tomorrow morning our winds the strongest along the coast. our winds calm throughout the day so not talking about the increased fire danger. with 90s in place and our humidity in the single digits you want to take it easy if you are a smoker make sure those butts are out because we do not need more fires across the bay area. that is one of the largest reasons we have fires. this is what we are looking at for high pressure. it is usually positioned across southern california this time of year. you have that warm air reaching all the way into washington and portland and places like that. that air right in place across the bay area. 80s tomorrow and 90s in some of the interior valleys.

tomorrow morning at 52 in santa rosa. 54 in san francisco. san jose 56 to start the day tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow a little warmer. 89 in san jose. gill roy around 90 degrees. some warmer spots will be livermore at 92. concord 93. oakland for this time of year your average is around 70. you are going to be at 81 tomorrow. santa rosa probably setting a new record of 93 degrees by tomorrow afternoon. it is going to be a scorcher of a day tomorrow. monday and tuesday 90s hold on tightly. 95 degrees by monday. wouldn't be surprised if we have several days of new records. it looks like the last time we had records like this a long streak of records was back in 2008. so this may be our next streak of warm record breaking

temperatures. of course, i wasn't here in 2008. it is nice to deliver this lovely heat weather to the bay area. i'm new to the area. >> welcome to the area. i was here the decade before that. i love the hot weather. there are a lot of folks around here who it is not so much. >> i have been waiting for it. let's bring in mindy for a look at what is going on with sports. do you like this hot weather? >> i was born and raised in 90 to 100 degree heat. i can't wait for it. the giants get some offensive help. the panda is off the dl and back in the lineup. highlights of pablo sandoval's return next in sports. [ alarm beeping, motor revving ] [ motors revving ] ♪

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it could be argued that the giants best starter is the fifth man in the rotation. ryan vogelsong after today's outing where he allowed only one run to the best offense in the majors that being the texas rangers. the giants finally gave him some run support. pablo sandoval's first game back. runner on second for nate schierholtz. this is going to be a triple. his first extra base hit. the sox only a second rbi in that game. sandoval gets a single. the giants go up 4-0. they end up winning it 5-2. >> on game day ryan vogelsong has been described as being focused by his manager bruce bochy and that intensity paid

off again on saturday. >> obviously a very talented offensive team. it was really just trying to like i say all the time trying to bust his glove and put the ball in play. came off big for me today. >> they are probably the best offensive team in baseball and we went out there and just pitched great and got us an eighth inning. he has been consistent all year doing that. >> reporter: after starting the season 0 for 20 with 18 strikeouts vogelsong also got his first hit of the season on saturday. he made sure to credit buster posey and hitting coach for giving him helpful hints. the l.a. kings for game five of the stanley cup finals.

justin williams gets the wrist shot. williams had four points in the series. late in the period redirects the shot past jonathan quick. the devils take the lead. 2-1 would be the final and new jersey forces game six on monday. the 144th running of the belmont stakes. i'll have another is out. union rags finding a hole around the rail and he would win a true photo finish. first place take homes $600,000 of the $1 million purse. andre ward will defend his unified supermiddle weight crown. he will face bad chad dawson who is moving down in weight for the bout. this is ward's fifth career

fight at oracle. a big fight coming up tonight. we'll have highlights tonight. a's in action in arizona tied at 1-1 going into the sixth. great pitching matchup there. was traded to the diamondbacks. for the first time he is facing his former team and the players that he traded him for. how is that? >> i i got it. olympics gold medallest and activest smith was in the bay area today. the track meet happened this afternoon. the meet is part of a program sponsored by the group 100 black men of the bay area. the goal is to open doors to children in the bay area who might not have access to organized sports. the program hosts health clinics to educate children on the

importance of living a healthy life. >> bring to the need of children to be involved dealing with health, fitness, knowing about thingz such as f abetes, high blood pressure. >> won a gold medal at the 1968 olympics games. his black power salute with fellow olympian caused controversy at the time. it was seen as politicizing the olympics games. it remains a symbolic moment in the history of the civil rights movement. both men attended san jose state. team usa is going green this year. nike is outfitting the american team with environmentally friendly uniforms for this year's summer olympics in london which are set to begin next month. >> reporter: this is the basketball uniform team usa will

wear in london. the color is white but the concept is green. >> it's made out of 22 recycled bottles, the same drinking bottles we all know of. >> reporter: it is 58% lighter than the one used in the beijing olympics. nike says they took out the weight of a full soda can. the basketball shoes will be embedded with censors that let the players know how high they jumped. >> it tells you when you make a dunk. you jumped 33 inches or 32 inches live directly transmitted to your cell phone. >> reporter: the fuel bands measure your daily activities, calories burned, steps taken. the redesigned marathon shoe better than before. >> it starts with the sock. >> and the count down continues. there are 47 days left until the olympics summer games.

you can catch all the action right here on nbc bay area and get complete information about the olympics on our website at nbc bay area.com. still ahead an interesting perspective of san francisco. the woman with a passion for stairs and how the city is honoring her. we'll show you why hundreds of thousands of girl scouts converged on the nation's capitol today. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious?

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we want to go back to our top story tonight. violence erupted at a graduation celebration. police say two men were shot, one was killed. >> reporter: by all accountatize was actually a quiet party to celebrate, a few friends to celebrate graduating from high school. the party was just winding down

about 2:40 this morning. two people who she didn't recognize walked up to the house and were turned away. >> they came to the door and wanted in. i wouldn't let them in. they left. i guess they were at the corner. when people were leaving they tried to rob them. vallentineo tried to stop them and got shot. >> reporter: a 21-year-old man died from a gun shout woond to the back. neighbors say in the last two years there has been a marked increase in the number of robberies in the street. witnesses at last night's party say they had told police detailed descriptions of the suspect who they described as both being about 5'10" with short dark hair, one is hispanic

and the other is said to be a black mixed race. if you have any information on the suspects or the shooting you are asked to call police. nbc bay area news. >> thank you for the update. friends and family of a man who was punched and sent into a coma after the race last month are mourning his death tonight. you are looking at facebook pages dedicated to steven martin. police say he was punched during an argument. martin and several friends ran the race dressed as troll dolls. the other men were wearing red and white 49ers jerseys. one of those men reportedly punched martin. when martin fell he hit his head and lost consciousness. they are urging anyone with

pictures or video that showed the troll runners or the men ine om cgear to come forward in hopes of identifying the attacker. we are also told there was a woman in a giants t shirt and black and orange tutu with the man who punched martin. we are gathering more information and will have more on the story toontd at 11:00. we have updates tonight that police made arrests in two shootings in the bay area. the first one involved a shooting of a 57-year-old man in a park last weekend. he was killed. police in southern california say they arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with that shooting. the suspect's name is gregory joseph bethany jr. a 67-year-old grandmother and a 17-year-old boy was hurt in the shooting. bethany is expected to be transferred to the jail where police say he will face charges of murder and attempted murder. the second case involved a shooting that killed a

25-year-old man outside a bar yesterday. police wraesed three men on charges of murder and accessory to murder. the suspects 18-year-olds jimmy hoe and andy hoe and 19-year-old johnny lee are all from union city. investigators say they believe the shooting on center roeld was gang related. and there is a fire warning out for parts of the bay area tonight because of the wind. the red flag warning is in effect until 11:00 tomorrow morning for parts of the north and east bay. and firefighters did battle several small wind driven fires today. this one started in a land fill on the san jose border just after 2:00 this afternoon. it sent out a thick plume of smoke visible from interstate 880. five acres of mulch, grass and trash burned at the land fill. buildings were never threatened

but some machinery was. investigators are not yet sure how that started. wind also played a significant role in fanning another fire. this one at highway 87. this started around 1:30 this afternoon. firefighters say gusty winds kept them from getting control of the flames for about two hours. several acres of grass burned. the cause of that fire is also under investigation. weather is not believed to have played a role in another fire that started a fire this morning. reports of flames came in at the psychic business called crystal readings on antonio road. dozens of firefighters responded. a half an hour later the building was largely gutted. >> there are no injuries. the fire was contained. there is some damage to the second unit next door. >> the second unit was a dentist

office. the cause of that fire is also under investigation. in the east bay it was a close call for golfers enjoying a day on a course in concord. take a look at the pictures. a small single engine plane made an emergency landing at the practice range. the course is located right next to the buchanan field airport. officials say the plane lost power shortly after taking off and the pilot was attempting to glide the plane back to the run way but went down about 50 yards short in the golf course. federal investigators are reviewing the incident and folks just rolled the plane back to the airport. move on or move out. some college students are feeling the pressure from mom and dad to catch up on classwork at summer school. that comes at a price. chris sanchez has a look for us. >> my parents really try to speed things up and say you got

to graduate. >> reporter: at least a year from graduation partly because he changed his major and having a hard time getting the classes he needs. >> everyone is fighting over the classes. it's been tough getting a seat in class. >> reporter: among one of 1,500 students who will take summer school classes at san jose state. it might be easier for students to get their classes during the summer they will also have to pay about twice as much at san jose state. >> during the summer students pay the full cost of their education. during the school year they pay half because taxpayers pick up the other half. because the state doesn't support our summer session we have to charge our students for the full cost. >> reporter: students will pay about the same as they are used to during the regular school year. >> we can actually open a pretty

good program but we can't meet all of the demand. we know that there will be more demand than we can probably meet. >> reporter: the college saved money in part by having larger classes in order to try to offer the same number of courses that they did last summer. >> they are our highest proert but then there are students who are scrambling around looking to find the units they need. >> reporter: freshman is taking a gamble and taking the summer off hoping the squeeze will ease in the fall. >> i might have to be another year. that would be like really frustrating. still ahead locusts have invaded a small town near sacramento. we'll show you what is going on there and the damage they are causing. s

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a small town near sacramento invaded by hungry locusts, millions of them. >> reporter: the backyard of one rural home swarming with locusts. residents say they first appear as tiny green insects just nine days ago. >> they are walking right down the sidewalk, they hit the house and get screwed up. they go around the house until they figure out they have to move around. >> reporter: this is what the pepper crop used to look like. now the back commercial garden is completely wiped out. >> we don't know what to do. we don't know how to stop it. it's i guess we're just breeding them now. >> reporter: they are feasting on rose bushes, grass and everything else. across the street another home is invaded. the hoppers are targeting everything but tomatoes in this garden. >> larger as far as the size of

the swarm. >> reporter: the chickens are feasting but there are thousands up on thousands of these insects. the swarm appears to be in a small area but brian is worries that vineyards and dairy ranches could be the next target. >> that was tom dehane reporting. we are going to check in with anthony slaughter. no locusts around here. >> that was pretty intense. you could see the locusts on the camera while he was going through. that was crazy. temperatures right now still very comfortable if you are trying to make plans to head out for a late stroll around town. 70 in san jose. that red flag warning will continue tomorrow and into the north bay mountains where the highest danger will be until 11:00 tomorrow. if you have plans to head out do all you can to limit the fire danger. of course with high temperatures tomorrow in the 90s and even 80s

across the east and south bay looks like a moderate air quality forecast. if you are one of those folks that do suffer from increased air instability definitely want to make sure that you take it easy. this is livermore humidity at 9 to 14%. that is the same as the desert. phoenix looking at humidity levels around there. that is one reason why we have the fire danger in place. also the winds up to about 30 miles per hour. those will subside after tomorrow especially. it does look like the hot air will be in place tomorrow afternoon. again with high pressure positioned so far north that typically right along the equator it is going to be pushed into the bay area as we head through the day tomorrow. a few records possible towards hayward and free mont. a few records with 80s. for tomorrow morning 56 in

fremont. here is the impressive part of all of this. 93 tomorrow for your daytime high. 95 for inland locations on monday. that will continue into about tuesday. once we hit wednesday and thursday temperatures return at least to a more comfortable level but looks like a few days of 90s in our future and the coast 70s not bad. looks like we warm up and cool off to more of a comfee level, if you will. >> i really like that forecast. >> i do, too. looking forward to being off for a few days. history was not made today at the belmont stakes. despite a close finish the crowd was thinner today without a triple crown on the line. >> unions rags. >> reporter: the race finished under gray skies but fate rained a day before. >> this is officially to tell

you that i'll have another is retired. >> reporter: a swollen left front lepg ended the history for the favorite contender. >> the most favorite horse in america has tendonitis and is going to miss the biggest race in his career. >> reporter: the effect was felt in the stands. there was still a good crowd but nowhere near the 120,000 fans predicted when i'll have another had a shot at horse racing immor tality. replaced by this special champion. i'll have another in the winning circle one last time. jockey juching aboard. the colt will be officially retired an hour earlier than so many here would have hoped. >> it would have been great for the horsing industry and new york as a whole and would have given us another champion.

>> reporter: fans left to wonder what could have been and when they will have another triple crown contender. still ahead the bay area woman who has dedicated her life to stairs and the city is taking steps to honor her. get it? taking steps? we'll be right back. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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in a city of famous hills don't forget about the stairs. one san francisco woman has worked to give the stairs of san francisco their due. she's now getting a sitting tribute. >> reporter: the san francisco certainly has its ups and downs. fortunately the city of hills is also a city of stairs. >> the elegant ones that are ones that you wouldn't give it a second thought. >> reporter: there are some 670 stair cases in san francisco and

edda appreciates each and every step. >> i discovered on 14th avenue that there was a retaining wall and there are stairs i couldn't get over and then more stairs. i was going crazy. >> reporter: she poured her love of stair ways into the pages of a book. these days she is known as the queen of stair way walks. >> you can go up stairs that are very uncomfortable and others you fly up. >> reporter: the book pointed out everything from the ornate steps of 16th avenue and stairs that were hardly stairs at all. >> somebody decided it was too hard to go up the hill so they made their own stair way. >> reporter: she believes stair ways should be save ored. after serving as a guide for stair climbers everywhere she is getting notice just up the

stairs of city hall. supervisors are now taking steps to honor her. >> her book is just incredibly useful and has helped a lot of people explore the city. so we thought it would be appropriate to name one of our beautiful stair ways after her. >> reporter: soon the saturn street steps will be joined by edda's stare way. the honor doesn't mean the 88-year-old walker is hanging up her walking shoes because there are still places to explore and the places worth climbing to. >> love that. thousands of girl scouts braved the heat on the east coast today to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary. >> five, four, three, two, one. >> some 200,000 girl scouts from every state in the country gathered at the national mall in

washington d.c. for what they called the girl scouts rock the mall event. the organization was hoping to set a guinness world record. look at that. the crowd also had to deal with high temperatures and high humidity thus the water there. officials say at least 50 people were taken to the hospital for heat related illnesses but they did cool off. thanks for watching this special edition of nbc bay area news. we have access hollywood coming up next. look who we got here.

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