picture of the bay bridge with that iconic fog shrouding it this morning. thank you for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob. we got the band back. i had a little vacation, time off, wimbledon and the tour. >> you know what else is back? the fog. 57 degrees in san francisco. mostly 50s across the board. patchy low clouds in towards pleasa pleasanton and livermore. the day planner forecast, around thetrivalley we'll get into the mid-80s this afternoon. 70s around the inother bay. cool 60s with drizzle again around san francisco and the coast this morning. tomorrow, though, will be surprisingly windy. i think cool for this time of year. your seven-day forecast will take one of those roller coaster rides. >> and it's very nice to see you again. >> likewise. >> thanks, rob. this morning all lanes of the bay bridge's upper deck are once again open after a gravel

spill shut down the s-curve for three hours last night. a truck spilled asphalt on the bridge after 8:30 last night forcing the closure of three right lanes and, of course, you know what happened next. massive backups. traffic remained backed up toward university avenue and berkeley after midnight. drivers dealt with more than an hour-long delay. presidio despite a state wide ban is in effect. the ban took place but presidio social club in san francisco served up foie gras sliders, they say legally. the chef says the ban does not apply to that restaurant because it sits on federal land and not subject to california law. some animal rights activists clearly disagree and flocked to the restaurant last night demanding it stop serving foie gras. >> the information from our legal experts is that the california foie gras ban is proceed hiber to, not regulatory, which means it can

be forced in federal enclaves just like the presidio. >> one protester was arrested for disturbing the peace. the rest was peaceful. it's not sure whether they'll face any fines for violating that ban. happening now, crews are battling a wildfire burning northeast of sacramento now threatening 170 homes. people living near colfax remain under evacuation orders. the flames destroyed one home and several outbuildings yesterday. that fire has now burned about three square miles and is only 20% contained. state fire leaders are concerned the fire could spread to a nearby community of 1500 people if it jumps the american river. nearly 2,000 firefighters are on the scene. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. and we have an update now on the deadly house fire in san bruno which killed a 2-year-old boy on friday. a 2-year-old died in that fire. three other family members were injured, including the boy's grandparents.

a cousin tells nbc bay area news that doctors tell the family the grandmother is not expected to survive. the grandfather, however, who was pulled to safety by two construction workers who rushed to the scene is expected to recover. the funeral for the toddler is planned for next week. the fire was started by a candle in a hindu shrine. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the small plane to crash while landing at the novoto. it happened near gnoss field around 5:00. they say the plane ended upside down about 50 yard from the end of the run runway. people saw the crash and rushed to help the four people on board get out of that plane safely. officials say the pilot suffered a cut to his hand. no one else was injured. the presidential election is now less than four months away and mitt romney is demanding an apology from president barack

obama. as nbc's mike vreports, the president is responding by not backing down. >> reporter: despite a driving rain outside richmond, supporters turned out to hear president obama renew his attack on mitt romney at bain capital. >> he invested in companies that have been called pioneers of outsourcing. i don't want a pioneer in outsourcing. i want some in sourcing. i want to bring companies back. >> reporter: this less than 24 hours after romney condemned the attack in an interview with nbc news and called for an apology from the president. >> the president's campaign has been, i think, outrageous in making the kind of charges they have. i think the kinds of attacks are beneath the dignity of the presidency. >> reporter: no letup. the obama campaign upped the stakes, attacking romney in a new ad. ♪ oh beautiful for spacious

skies ♪ >> for amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ for amber waves of grain >> reporter: romney did not campaign in public spending time at his lakeside home in new hampshire. romney says he has no control over his investments. they're in a blind trust. and he refused to release tax returns beyond the two he's already made public. >> i've put out as much as we're going to put out, once i've added this year. >> reporter: for mr. obama, it was campaigning in virginia. >> good or bad? that's good? >> reporter: a key swing state that many believe could determine the winner in notify. this as republican governor returned fire against the president. >> don't let record of hope and change and uplifting language we heard in 2008 has now turned into a campaign this year of division and misrepresentation. >> the election just four weeks away. four months away, i should say.

a traffic alert now here at home in the east bay affecting early birds who might be trying to get on the road before 9:00 this morning. several lanes of southbound 880 from broadway to 16th avenue in oakland are closed right now. that's where crews are pouring new concrete on the freeway. the lanes will reopen at 9:00 this morning, so hopefully you can delay your trip until then. at least one lane of interstate is open to traffic but caltrans is encouraging drivers to avoid that area if at all possible. san jose had the blues yesterday. the 3 27bd annual blues festival drew music lovers downtown and we're feeling blue ourselves because we -- we apologize for any confusion, the headliner is alvin bishop. san jose blues weeks continues. s sanjoseblues.org is where you can get more information.

ahead on "today in the bay" coming up -- >> part of the history hero coming from chinatown, san francisco. >> an emotional day in san francisco where a new center was dedicated to the attacks of september 11th and why so many consider her a hero. ♪

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federal 9/11 commission declared betty an a hero. >> it means a lot. for generations who come to this center, all ages, ask the simple question, who is betty? they'll get the answer. she's a hero. it's wonderful. >> reporter: she grew up in chinatown was a flight attendant on board one of the planes that crashed into the world trade center on september 11, 2001. she was reportedly the first person to contact airline officials during the hijacking. her family was in san francisco for the opening of a community center named in her honor. the 24,000 square foot building stands in tribute to ong's strength and courage. >> betty grew up and was born here in san francisco, san francisco's china hospital. we only lived six blocks away, broadway and powell street. >> reporter: the original center which opened in 1951 was torn

down two years ago and rebuilt to current seismic standards. it's a place for the community to play, gather and connect. >> the neighborhood's in the northeast of san francisco are the -- this rec center really is the backyard, the frontyard and the play areas, not just for kids but for entire families. we want to be serious about keeping families in san francisco if we want to raise the next generation of our kids, we need to have this. >> i would like to proclaim today in recognition of this event -- >> reporter: city officials say the betty ann ong chinese rec center is a way to invest in the future well-being of their community and honor a hero. >> that rec center will open to the public starting on tuesday. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- yeah, that's considered one of the greatest car chases in film history. a bay area man reflects on

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in just about a couple of hours, more than 25,000 people will walk to raise support and money for aids research. this is the 26th anniversary of aids walk san francisco. organizers say more than $74 million have been raised since the walk first started back in 1987. the festivities start this morning at 9:45 with opening ceremonies. it is now one of the largest aids fund-raisers in northern california. let's check in with rob, how many layers those folks will have to wear. >> i think quite a few this morning. obviously, you have some low

clouds right over downtown san francisco. you need to see the top of the transamerica pyramid, holding up the fog with misty skies. you're seeing mist enough to wet the ground, golden gate bridge and some parts of the peninsula. peeking of your san francisco forecast, at&t park earlier start today as we look at 1:05 start time with the giants. quite a game last night. that's going to be tough to top that. let's see if we can have a normal nine-inning win today. game time temperature of 65 degrees. turning breezy through the afternoon. winds picking up, starting around the seventh inning you'll see those winds kicking up mid-afternoon today. 50s across the board except for sunnyvale. a blanket of low clouds pushed inland by a sea breeze. southwest winds at 15 into fairfield. gilroy, southeast breeze for you as well. some fog moving in through the valley this morning. a few areas of drizzle this morning, clearing skies inland, mild and breezy tomorrow. the winds start to pick up. and temperature are going to be cooling down.

unusually cool for this time of the year. satellite radar view show you the thunder showers moving up to the east today. our weather for the bay area is going to be dominated by the low clouds, which have movedal the way inland this morning, even into the afternoon. looks like we'll see low clouds up and down the coastline with coastal drizzle possible into the afternoon. as we head toward the evening, except to see those clouds spill back into the bay as we go into monday morning. temperatures around the bay area should see some low 80s. overall similar to what we saw yesterday. you'll see those numbers mainly in the mid-80s. south of san jose. cool, 72 degrees around santa cruz. over to the trivalley, these should be some of your warmer temperatures, mid to upper 80s. especially out toward antioch and brentwood. cool once again around san francisco. low 60s today. maybe a little warmer up towards santa rosa. depends on how much those south winds back off during the afternoon. otherwise, 70s around wine country.

low 60s down the coast with some misty skies at times. look at this drop in temperature. monday and tuesday there goes the roller coaster back down again. windy, too. i think especially around sfo and the coast tomorrow, could get gusty. tuesday and wednesday we'll see temperature staying mild. one thing to watch, maybe some tropical moisture trying to fire off thundershowers in the coastal range to the south. that would probably be on thursday. so, stay tuned. as we head towards next weekend, all signs pointing to a warmer weekend where more of our summer microclimates show up with 80s and 90s back next weekend. temperaturewise today, not too bad, just cool and mist to deal with in spots. >> it wasn't too bad. we managed to give the dog a bath last night. >> that's fun. >> thank you very much, rob. at least eight people are dead after a flash flooding swept a truck carrying 14 people in a river in northwest china. the truck was going along a road near the riverbed when the flooding began. water more than 6 feet deep rushed through the normally dry

area. rescuers tried to save three people who were trapped in that truck. but they were swept into the river. firefighters used a crane and safety ropes to rescue five other people, though. one person is still missing. an american astronaut is on her way to the international space station on board a russian spacesh spaceship. >> lift-off. lift-off of the soyuz tmao 5 m. >> a soyuz spacecraft blasted off from kazakhstan this morning carrying an american as well as a japanese astronaut and a russian cosmonaut. it will take them two days to reach the space station which is bracing for an unprecedented level of traffic. nine spaceships will make contact with the orbiting satellite over a 17-day span. driving around san francisco it's hard not to think of that famous car chase that came alive on the streets of the city and is now one of the bay area's most recognizable films.

"today in the bay" joe spoke with a man of a unique view of that famous production. >> reporter: steve mcqueen racing through the streets of san francisco in the 1968 film "bullet," one of the few occasions you'll see someone make a left turn on patreo hill and end up on russian hill. >> being the son of the police officer i was able to watch them film. >> reporter: tony's father was a san francisco police officer who served as city's liaison to the production. >> his job was to look for location, basically, in the city, provide safety for the motion picture company as well. >> reporter: during the filming his father struck up a friendship with mcqueen. >> they worked very closely together, especially with the chase scenes. he had a lot of sleepless nights shooting those two weeks during that chase scene. >> reporter: the younger tony spent plenty of time on location

himself. >> i got under the rope access to a lot of the locations. i got to meet steve mcqueen, which was a real thrill. >> reporter: the biggest thrill was the final day of filming for that famous chase scene. his dad was off work and took the entire family to watch the production. >> we were able to bring our eight millimeter movie camera and shoot those scenes. >> reporter: he shot home movies of that day. he was there when san francisco mayor showed up in the company of mcqueen. he filmed the cars racing down guadalupe canyon parkway and captured the climax of that legendary chase. >> very end of the chase where they hit the gas pumps and the car had blown up. >> reporter: the film left a big impression on him. he went on to work as an extra on the streets of san francisco, which was famous for its own chase scenes. now he's written a book on this time on the "bullitt" set for the anniversary next year. >> you can't turn a corner

without being reminded. >> reporter: you can't watch "bullitt" without remembering san francisco. >> i always drive like that in san francisco. still to come this morning, a party to help fight childhood bone cancer. they are putting on a zumbathon today to raise money for bone cancer research. the popular latin-inspired fitness program involves dancing and aerobic elements. it gets started at 9:00 this morning at jewish community center on oka road in silicon valley. if you're interested in dancing for the cause, you can buy tickets at the door for 25 bucks. it's a benefit and there will be a concert to kick off at noon after the zumbathon. hundreds of people will be working out at fit expo in san jose today. the final day starts at 10:00 this morning. at the expo you can find free

express workout classes, activities to help kids get moving and a variety much fitness seminars as well. the cost there, $20 for an all-day pass. we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, a bay area teenager diagnosed with a rare form of cancer gets a surprise of a lifetime. the trip he will take this summer that he will likely never forget.

a 15-year-old volleyball player from southern california had big dreams of one day representing team usa at the olympics. but then two years ago he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer forcing him to take a break from the game he loves. this weekend, though, he got the surprise of a lifetime. a ticket to london. our sister station in los angeles has this story. >> what's up, tim? >> reporter: it's a day 15-year-old tim and his family will never forget. >> we're sending you to the

london olympics. >> reporter: thanks to orange county make-a-wish foundation and generous volunteers -- >> i'm goes to pass this to you. >> reporter: tim, his parents and little brother will be headed to the london olympics to hang out with the men's u.s. volleyball team. >> it's just amazing to see the people you watch on tv and you want to become when you're older. >> reporter: tim has a rare form of cancer. >> they ask me, how is it to get here as a mom when your child has cancer. there's no words to describe it. >> reporter: he was 13 years old when he found a lump on his leg. at the time he was a member of the usa junior men's volleyball. he's in remission but there's a 40% chance the cancer will come back. >> he'll never give up. >> our one and only olympic wish this year. >> i was really surprised, like driving up to this beautiful building and bruno's restaurant. >> thank you, tim. >> reporter: bruno of the anaheim lighthouse restaurant hosted the surprise party with

former olympic medalists and it was a surprise. >> reed, are you back there? >> reporter: after surprise. >> he was the mvp of the 2008 gold medal winning usa volleyball team in the olympics. >> reporter: clay stanley, reed members of the team stopped by to have lunch with tim. >> his fighting spirit is impactful and inspiring. >> reporter: a phone call from karch karai. ho kids from the make-a-wish foundation will be headed to the london olympics. before tim takes off he'll be joining the u.s. men's and women's volleyball team for a special sendoff from disneyland. >> to be able to join these guys when i'm older. it's my dream to be on the national team. >> london! >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >> we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, despite a foie gras ban, a san francisco restaurant is still serving it up. [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi

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good morning. looking live at downtown san jose. looking a little like san francisco this morning with a little fog and haze, gray there in the distance. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob and we're back together. >> good to see you. good to see the fog. >> looks like we missed the whole winter. >> feels like winter for some inland spots. we had those upper 90s, near 100 degrees last week. now the sea breeze is back, pumping in low clouds. hour by hour as we go through the temperatures, with the low clouds breaking up inland, it should be pretty nice. a little warm there. look at livermore towards antioch and fairfield. you're seeing mid to upper 80s. san jose, low 80s. comfortable. sea breeze is going to kick in towards this evening. temperatures cooling down at 6:00. that's going to set the stage for a big drop in temperatures as we get back to the work week.

windy and much cooler. you'll be questioning if it really is summer come tomorrow. we'll talk more about that in the full seven-day forecast coming up. >> i had to wear a sweater the other day. i said, i can't. >> pack it away. new this morning, police are investigating two overnight shootings in the east bay. investigators say the first shooting happened around 12:30 this morning near foot hill avenue and havens court boulevard. less than an hour later, more gunfire erupted a few miles away on eads avenue. two were shot, both expected to recover. no word yet on suspects. also new, a teenager is recovering after he was shot in the leg on the peninsula early this morning. this happened just before 3:00 this will morning on azalea drive in east palo alto. officers are simpbing for a suspect but anyone with information is encouraged to call police. the state made it illegal but one restaurant in san

francisco claims state rules don't apply. last night the chef at the presidio social club served foie gras to customers and animal rights activists protested outside, arguing the restaurant is breaking the law. "today in the bay" has more on the controversy. >> don't touch me. i'm not blocking the road. where's the traffic and people coming by here? what am i blocking? >> reporter: one protester ended up in a shouting match with park police. he was eventually arrested for disturbing the peace, cited and released. but for the most part, the protest was peaceful. animal rights advocates demanded the presidio social club stop serving foie gras. >> i find that revolting that people would choose that when they know, number one, it's illegal. number two, what happens to these animals. >> reporter: the restaurant insists what it's doing is legal because it's on federal land and exechtd from the california ban on products made with foie gras.

>> everyone has a right to vote on things that they have a problem with, but if there are legal ways for people to have freedom, then i agree with that. so, i wanted to get some sliders. >> prior to everyone getting concerned about it and becoming involved, this was served for a very long time and enjoyed by a lot of people. >> reporter: regarding the controversy, the restaurant only put out a short press release saying it would be serving foie gras sliders on bastille day. but animal rights activists say it is illegal no matter what the holiday. >> the information from our legal experts is that the california foie gras ban is prohibitory, not regulatory which means it can be enforced in federal enclaves. >> restaurants in violation of the foie gras ban say fines up to 5,000 a delay. it's not clear whether the

presidio will face fines or, in fact, found exempt under federal law. to clarify, foie gras is the fatty liver of a duck force fed three times a day for the last month of its life. it is considered a french delicacy. happening right now, crews are battling a wildfire burning northeast of sacramento, which is now threatening 170 homes. people living near colfax remain under evacuation orders. the flames destroyed a home and several outbuildings yesterday. and right now the fire has consumed about three square miles. it's only 20% contained. state fire leaders are concerned the fire could spread to a nearby community of about 1500 people if it jumps the american river. nearly 2,000 firefighters are on the scene. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. some people on the uc-berkeley campus are mourning the death of a well known professor who was killed while riding his bicycle. police say he crashed with a

truck friday afternoon on bancroft way near the campus. 65-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital. he was a professor of psychology and education at hebrew university of jerusalem in israel. he also frequently lectured at uc-berkeley and conducted research experiments there. earlier this year, he was awarded the israel prize for psychology. tomorrow will mark four months since 15-year-old sierra lamar disappeared from morgan hill. this weekend volunteers of the class k foundation held an event to help other parent get their children photographed and fingerprinted just in case. organizers say the information could be useful to police if a child is ever kidnapped. more than 100 families took advantage of the opportunity yesterday. both her father and mark klass say the finger printing and photographs are not just a good record but a good way to get

kids and parents talking about prevention. >> everybody thinks they're immune. but my daughter wasn't immune. ed smart's daughter was not immune. steve and marlene's daughter was not immune. >> it could happen. you pray it doesn't but it could happen. i never thought i'd be in this position. >> 21-year-old garcia torres has been charged with kidnapping and killing sierra though he has not entered a plea. he is expected back in court later this month. her body has not been found. in just a few hours, more than 25,000 people will walk to raise support and awareness for aids research. this marks the 26th anniversary of the aids walk san francisco. organizers say more than $74 million have been raised since the walk first started back in 1987. the festivities start at 9:45 this morning with opening ceremonies. congresswoman barbara lee and

dot marie jones of "glee" are both expected to taejd the ceremony. it's now one of the largest aids fund-raisers in northern california. still ahead on "today in the bay," as quickly as the weather changes in the bay area, here's how you can change your outfit to stay fashionably comfy and warm celebrity stylist will show us some fashion ideas. ars every, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect lesson in flavor. at nature valley, nature's best-written recipe is ready for you to enjoy. delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley, nature at its most delicious.

and we are looking live. you can see the fog squishing down, making things nice and cool to start the day. but by the end of the day, it will be hot. what do you wear on a day like this? just because bay area weather has been a roller coaster ride up and down, heat wave last week, now a cooldown, that doesn't mean your fashion sense has to take a dip, too. celebrity stylist and fashion blogger is here with some fashion help for men and women on how to stay cool. i know i'm fashion anl today. we're wearing the same color. >> the same color. >> bonus. i feel pressure when you're coming in. >> i love it.

we match. so, have you to -- i mean, have you to talk to people will layering essentipecially here i bay area. >> everything is about layering. it's been cool but nice. you leave the house, you're hot. in the evening you're freezing. we're layering. we'll get sara up here. what i have sara wearing right now, she's wearing what i like to call a staple piece. a jacket from saks fifth avenue, cotton blend, lightweight. you can wear it during the day and add it on at night. what she's wearing under, these are all pieces -- everything else is under $50 from iva's boutique. you can start with a bright halter, summer color, add this on, by the time you're done at night, add the blazer and you're good to go. >> you have color in there. you told us to wear color in the spring. >> lightweight white, so, again, summer, it's a great bright color, the pop of color with the clutch. we're doing the lime green, the

neons are a huge trend still. so, we're sticking with all of those. a little bit of gold on her shoes. >> very nice. now, you know, it's not just ladies we are to worry about. this is the time of year we get invited to weddings and parties. what do we dress our gentlemen in? >> we have silicon valley chic, as i like to call it. we have the shorts and the shoes, budget pieces on bottom. these are under $50. and then on tom from franco romo, we have a khaki blazer. this is a custom shirt. purple buttons right here. both of these pieces are versatile that will go all year long. >> a little touch of color for the guy that's uncomfortable. >> doesn't want to wear too much color, exactly. you can put a white t-shirt under this jacket. you can wear this shirt with a suit, with jeans. these are versatile pieces to wear all year. but the shorts and the toms are on trend, light.

>> are you comfortable? are you happy? >> very comfortable. >> yeah, because half the time when i bring stuff home to my husband, i get, i'm not going to wear that. >> you could throw a t-shirt on, and he would be comfortable. great for summer and into next year. >> i was trying to get rob to swimsuit model and he refused to do that so he's wearing something else. >> we have him in a complete -- >> look at you, handsome devil. i like that. >> i feel festive. >> you look great. >> this is, again, with the weather we've been having, we're not seeing a lot of guys wear shorts. it's kind of cold. we've got a jacket that's a lightweight jacket, in a bright color with a pop of color here. cotton blend shirt that you can wear with shorts if you wanted to. the jeans have a little luster on them so they're a great summer jean and you can wear with shorts -- i mean, a t-shirt. >> and you're comfortable, rob, too? >> you know, it's actually -- have you a jacket and the shirt breathes well. it's nice and comfortable.

of course, we have air conditioning in here. >> i like the bright color. in our business, we're always encouraged to wear color. you look great. >> we're all very colorful. >> nice, rob. you brought in beauty products as well. >> with the heat, the couple days that were hot, not like my face was melting off by the end of the day. this by urban decay from s sephora, you spray it on your face and your makeup sits for 16 hours. it's a great product. we use it for weddings but i like out every day where my makeup might melt off. >> like in a studio with all the lights. >> it's a perfect product. this gold shimmer, you spray it in your hair, on your arms, your legs, add a little luster everywhe everywhere, a little sun without exposing your skin. >> nice to have you here because we need a refresher, right, sflob. >> yes. this is great. i might have to stay with this look. >> i like it.

i think your wife will like it, too. thank you very much, rob. nice to see you. we do have more for you ahead on "today in the bay." still ahead, well, it's not fashion but campaign donations. they're pouring in for some of california's propositions on the november ballot. if we have lawmakers to make laws, quet is why are there so many ballot propositions we have to decide. we'll talk with larry gersten about that. [ female announcer ] irritated, itchy, summer skin? count on cortizone-10. with the strongest, nonprescription itch medicine for fast relief. and seven moisturizers. cortizone-10. feel the heal. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios

good morning to you. looking live at san jose. we can see some blue sky that will be around for the afternoon with cooler temperature today. money for the u.s. presidential election this year is flowing in in record amounts with much of it coming in huge chunks by individual donors. we have our own version in california with donations pouring in for many of the 11 state propositions which you will decide on the november ballot. for more let's bring in nbc bay area political analyst larry

gersten. this is kind of a unique thing that happens in california, that proposition way of doing business. we have lawmakers. they make laws. but we can make laws, too. >> they don't like to make a lot of hard ones. we'll put it off to the voters. it's all about state ballot propositions. most are initiatives. there are a few others. most are initiatives. created by reformers about 100 years ago to overcome the grip that powerful interests had over legislature. sounds like a good idea. >> go ahead. >> they believed if people collected signatures, you know, usually about 5% of the voters in the last election, that then they could go put the issue on the ballot and get around that gridlock that the legislature was suffering. sounds all good in principle. >> right. then all of a sudden, you have a lot of laws and a lot of things making it onto the ballot. i think sometimes they're really complicated issues that you have to understand in order to decide.

you know, that question on the way out of the grocery store, don't you care about education? and it's not really about that. >> it's the whole idea of putting these things on the ballot. what you do is spend all of this money qualifying for the ballot propositions. it costs a lot of money. today somewhere between $2 to $3 million. it's becomes an expensive activity to pay people to collect those signatures. 500,000 signatures on ballots for most of these things, 800,000 for a constitutional amendment. powerful interest groups with deep pockets and take up the cause. a couple years ago, pg&e went ahead and spent $45 million trying to get voters to pass an initiative, proposition that would have made it harder for cities to get alternative energy. mercury insurance, same time, spent $20 million. these are big chunks of money. trying to get people to pass an initiative that would have made it easier for insurance companies to raise shurn.

both of those failed. these are some old examples. >> we've seen it recently with the proposition 29, right, the toe back co-initiative that was, you know toshg raise money for cancer research. and a lot of the money that came from the no side came from the tobacco industry. >> powerful interests use lots of money to try to defeat initiatives they don't like. here we look now at this year's candidates, if you will, the ones pouring out lots of money. just a fascinating thing. by the way, you can see these things from map light. maplight.org, a wonderful site from which i got this information. here are the leaders this year. a fellow by the name of george joseph, ceo of mercury insurance, the same insurance company is back with another initiative, proposition 33. that would make it easier to raise insurance rates. now, he's already spent $8.2 million. it's early. it's early. $8.2 million. molly munger, civil rights

attorney, author of proposition 38. that one she's already spent $8.3 million of her own money for this proposal. the winner, the winner, at least early on, folks, drum roll, a fellow named tom steyer, hedge fund manager who's already spent $21.3 million promoting proposition 39, which would change corporate tax rules to increase stated revenues. a lot of money. and this is just the beginning. >> we're going to be watching these folks. you know, the money gets spent on what, then? i mean, you're not -- have you to pay the vote getters, right? the signature gathers. what else when you see the commercials on tv. >> you got it right. most of it is spent on qualifying thing. $2 to $3 million. nobody has that kind of money unless you have deep pockets. the rest is spent on television. most of the rest is spent on television ads. but few, if any of us, are ever going to know who's behind these ballot propositions. you know, but one thing's for sure, we may not know who's

behind them but reformers, the guys who originally put this in our hands, they got to be turning in their graves. >> i bet. thank you very much, larry. you can get more of larry's political insight any time. nbcbayarea.com. just look for prop 0. we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." the new guinness book of world records for human mattress dominos. why and where it was set this weekend. >> that looks dangerous. san francisco, misty skies. sunshine is inland. we'll take a look at your microclimate forecast. these sweet honey clustery things have fiber?

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bridge and across the bay right now. patchy low clouds moving locally inland, too. speaking of san francisco, the giants game coming up after 1:00. resident giants expert vince, also our production associate in the morning, letting me know, matt cain is pitching as they take on the houston astros. 1:05 first pitch weather. should be close to 65 degrees with more cool temperatures. right now, speaking of cool temperatures, 50s across the board for most places as low clouds and fog have moved in. we have a healthy sea breeze coming in from two directions. the winds out of the southwest in fairfield but gilroy and san jose. fog and low clouds coming up to the valley this morning. so gilroy will be unusually cool today. here's your weather headlines. areas of drizzle. mild, breezy today and then i think turning outright windy come tomorrow. satellite radar shows we have all the clouds on the coast and chance of mountain thundershowers, east of yosemite. as you take a look at the forecast for the low clouds, you can see they'll be hugging the

coastline throughout the day and moving inland as we head towards tonight. the temperature around the bay area today, looking at low 80s around san jose. 85 in morgan hill. the east bay we'll see numbers in the mid-80s. 89 in antioch. that should be the hottest play today. in the north bay, temps in 80s, close to 64 santa rosa. coastal clouds, and then tomorrow i think windy for pretty much everybody. we'll see wind cranking up to 35 miles per hour. much cooler monday and tuesday. middle part of the week we'll be warming up once again. temperature in the 80s and 90s. you can dress in layers, like this today. very comfortable. coming in and giving us fashion tips. >> you look great. a lot of people would shy away from color like that. >> i normally do. so this is a little change for me but i like it. >> i think sara will like it as well. your wife sara. thank you very much, rob. there is a new guinness

world record for the largest human mattress dominos. rob and i were saying why? 1,001 volunteers in china yesterday beat a record previously set by people in new orleans. they arranged 1,001 mattresses in a shopping mall in shanghai and fell backwards on them one by one. everyone could breathe, though. it took about ten minutes for the human mattress domino chain to fall. i'm trained to avoid that when i'm changing sheets and flipping mattresses. >> that does happen. crowds in taiwan are going crazy over lego sculptures. a giant t-rex was one of dozens on display. the show features 45 works made from 500,000 lego pieces. the exhibition has already been on display in 40 other cities worldwide and has attracted millions of visitors.

and in silicon valley, a dance party to help fight childhood bone cancer. the sun beam foundation is putting on a zumbathon to raise money for cancer research. the fitness program, which my mom loves, involves both dancing and aerobic elements as well. it starts at 9:00 at addis addison-penzak jewish community center in silicon valley. if you're interested in dancing for the cause or just getting exercise, you can still buy ticket for $25 at the door. a benefit concert will kick off at noon after the zumbathon. >> very cool. >> very nice, right? >> yeah. >> we want to thank you for making us a part of your morning. nice to see you again. >> likewise. >> summer's always -- >> you got dressed up for the occasion. >> i love it. we have more local news for you tonight although 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. any time of day, any time news breaks on nbcbayarea.com. have a great day. see you next weekend. here you go little man.

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this morning we'll discuss the president's efforts to define his opponent. again the hot topic is mitt romney's tenure at bain capital. is his private sector experience his greatest strength or now a political weakness? with conflicting reports about exactly when romney left the company, the campaign's traded atcks about whether he was there when the firm began to outsource jobs, and whether romney was dishonest about his tenure. >> i think the times in the past are beneath the dignity of the presidency. i think the president needs to rein in his campaign and start talking about the real issues people care about. which relate to our economy. >> a new