kelley. >> the day finally her we've all been waiting the first day of the 2012 london olympics. "today in the bay's" raj mathai is live in london where the city is alive with excitement. >> reporter: hello. it's buzzing with excitement. seven years in the making and it's here. let's take a look at a live picture from the beautiful river thames, a few miles away from where we are at the olympic park and yes, it is muggy, it is hazy, it's a little uncomfortable but this city is still beautiful. london is ready in a big way. these are going to be emotional olympics for team usa. two of the biggest stars for team usa likely will retire from the olympics, in essence their last olympic games talking about michael phelps and natalie coughlin. natalie grew up from vallejo. she hinted this will be it. for michael flems, he's pretty firm about it. >> this is closure.

it's really how many toppings i want on my sundae. i'm having fun. >> reporter: michael phelps continues to have fun. we'll see how many golds or any medals he can add to thinks collection. so here we are, london 2012. i remember back in 2002, ten years ago, we all went to chicago, the u.s. olympic committee had a news conference and they announced that san francisco was a finalist to host the 2012 games. here we are now in 2012 and it's not happening, san francisco was beat out obviously by london. we chatted with the head of the san francisco bid. here she is. >> we were extremely disappointed. i think surprised is the wrong word so we were very disappointed because we really thought we could win in the international phase of the competition. >> once london was chosen i was very happy about that as well.

>> reporter: london is a beautiful city, no shame in losing out to this city. what's next for the bay area? maybe 2024, right now, though, no bids are being accepted but the bay area, the bay area sports committee wants the olympics to come to san francisco. they are waiting to quhat the usoc whenever they are ready to talk. that's going to do it from here for now. coming up later we're going to talk about the opening ceremony. we've got some exclusive video behind the scenes at the rehearsal. we'll tell you what's in store for tonight. back to you in the bay area. >> a pretty spectacular show planned. sounds great. >> during tonight's opening ceremony mariel zagunis, a fencing champion, will be carrying the u.s. flag. she received this honor after a vote by her fellow u.s. olympians, picked over a number of big name candidates including

lebron james and michael phelps. zagunis became the first american fencer to take home the top medal in athens. you can see the opening ceremony tonight here on nbc bay area. you can also follow raj mathai on twitter @raj mathai. our coverage starts at 7:30. >> if you would like to share in the pageantry of the opening ceremony and you can't get to london in time there is a place for all of us, downtown redwood city hosting a big screen telecast. stephanie chuang is live in court house square where they hope for thousands today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for those of us who couldn't get to london like raj this is a nice local alternative in downtown court house square. with the live music they had a similar event here four years ago for the beijing olympics. they had 4,000 people show up and they are hoping for the same kind of success tonight. you can see the stage has been

set up. you can catch it on nbc bay area. there is live music, some blues we hear, and a ceremony honoring olympians from the bay area slated to be led by ann krebs for swimming the 400 meter relay. there will be a high-def screen. it will be on the screen, that stage i should say t screen is going to be delivered later today. coming up at 6:30, we'll speak with a man behind all of these special events. in a live interview so cast that. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> we'll look forward to it. a youth who got to carry the torch says his family was robbed. kylan nieh carried the torch but after england he and his family continued on to rome and that's where they say thieves stole a

family suitcase from under their noses at a train station. >> just running i realized that's the bag that has the camera t video camera, all of our pictures and videos. >> the story got worldwide attention. when people heard about it boy, they stepped in, started e-mailing him pictures, uploading videos on youtube. his uniform and torch luckily were not in the stolen bag. he is expecting them to arrive today. >> rumor has that the we all better get ready for a big warm-up. meteorologist christina loren tracking some heat coming our way. >> we have a hot weekend ahead. great weather to stay inside with your air conditioner on watching the olympics here on nbc bay area. this morning and this afternoon for that matter you probably won't need ac. i'm forecasting 80s in livermore today. it's the reason we're starting out mostly cloudy. this is san jose.

we don't have peeks of sun where we did yesterday so. additional cloud cover is going to take temperatures down more so from yesterday's high, san francisco, we have a deep marine layer. and flight delays are about one hour out of sfo. we'll let you know if that changes. comfortable readings in the 50s except for sunnyvale, enjoying 60 degrees, as you kick off your friday. so close to the weekend. things are going to change. by noon 74, 80 by 4:00. 74 bayside today. and 63 at the coast. much hotter tomorrow and even hotter next week. your seven-day forecast is in my next report. >> a nice drive now of the maze and the approach to the bay bridge. no drama heting into the commute direction. eastbound 24, we have -- as you get out of the caldecott tunnel

to orinda and lafayette. that's it new say no one, we have the crowd typical, but for the last half hour we held steady with this congestion getting a little thicker. we'll see how things are across the bay. traffic westbound to the peninsula no delays for 101 through san mateo or san francisco. the south bay, 280 route here with headlights under 880 and 17, a smooth drive. 17 will likely be crowded heading over to the santa krus side. back to you. >> thanks so much. new information that could help track down a man accused of killing a couple in front of their three children. investigators believe they know what car he may be driving. we have a picture of the suspect, 31-year-old pedro castellon medina. investigators think he is headed to mexico in a black 2006 nisn

maxima. we asked police what the department is doing to help the three children left orphaned. >> provide money for expenses, housing, whatever the case may be. >> donations for those children are being accepted online, log on to nbcbayarea.com. >> this morning the search continues for four armed gun men who fired shots in a mall. the group walked into the mall in newark. look how they smashed everything. one suspect armed with a machine gun fired off shots. then the group took off in two cars, reportedly a white mercedes and black lexus. no one was hurt.

anybody with information should call police. >> our live coverage from london continues in a moment. the count down is on to the opening ceremony. we'll take new side reversal for the event. >> reporter: you know the olympics aren't the only big event. we'll take you live far south to the sinkiest place on the planet. we'll have a live report coming up. >> stocks start trading in 20 minutes. >> going to have to work longer. a lot of these folks no doubt headed in to work. a live look outside from the north bay this morning. snaking through san rafael. but we'll check with our expe s experts. mike inouye will help you get out the door. 6:10. a lot more ahead. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end.

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>> time for a quick check of the top stories. the search is on for a band of smash and grab thieves who burst into a newark mall firing a machine gun as they scooped up items. the four suspects made their escape in a mercedes or lexus. >> after months of delays the operators of a south bay card room will learn if they can open for business. san jose's police chief is expected to announce today whether casino matrix met conditions. >> the wait is over. the 2012 summer olympics are here. london putting the final touches on a star-studded opening ceremony planned for tonight. we'll take you live to london for behind the scenes look in just minutes. >> 6:13. 34 years and still pungent. the gilroy garlic festival gets under wway in a few hours.

chefs are firing up the frying pans. how much have you had to eat so far? >> reporter: you can smell it by my breath in the fact that my interviewe is a good four feet away from me. steve, this is his 32nd year here as the pyro chef. he is the 34th year for the gilroy garlic fest. expecting 100,000 people here. you want to plan if you're coming down this weekend. i'm wondering, is this the most stressful time or biggest relief? >> it's a huge relief. i've been telling myself that. seems too easy. it's going together too easy. it's the team of people we have making it happen. one proud president. >> going to have a couple more things. more shade. a nice weekend in the 80s. >> we added 6500 square feet of shade, people have been screaming for for a lot of

years. then the new teen zone, something i pushed hard, we lost our sponsorship with got milk, the california milk commission. it was a time frame we didn't have anything for that group of people. so pushed hard to bring that into this year. >> you have the numbers, 2,000 pounds of beef. >> 20,000 pounds of beef. 5,000 pounds of butter -- >> how many tons of garlic. >> two tons. there are five gallon buckets. >> garlic in everything. ice cream. >> what are some of the more unusual. >> alligator is here, i believe there's ostrich this year. which is real popular now. >> and kangaroo. i have not had it but i'll probably taste some. >> it's cool the way they prepare. they put the garlic in the pouch. it's really tasty but it gets tough, the meat.

opening at 10:00 every day. 10:00 to 7:00 at christmas hill park in gilroy. as far as the travel is concerned, you can follow the signs and shuttle in. you can imagine, 100,000 people over three days is going to be a crowd. hugh, best of luck. thank you. nice breath. >> thanks for having me. >> nice breath. >> no kidding. steer clear. thank you so much. >> well t day's arrived, the start of the xxx olympiad. >> we are excited here but in london the excitement must be overwhelming. let's check in with "today in the bay's" raj mathai. he is live in london this morning, afternoon there already. big vips hanging out with the athletes. >> reporter: very big. did we transition from gilroy to

london? >> from the garlic to the crumpet. >> reporter: i love it. i love the producer of this show. so here we go. it's almost tea time here and the big time, though, comes with the opening ceremonies to begin 18 few hours. here's the deal. the vips are here. president obama is not here, however, hearsay wife, the first lady michelle obama is, and she's excited like everyone else, and this morning she spent time with olympians here in east london. take a listen. >> have fun. try to breathe a little bit. but also win. right. >> reporter: yes. have fun, breathe a little bit and also try to bring home some medals. michelle obama talking to a group of olympians in east london, spreading her word about childhood obesity. she will go to the buckingham palace, then here for the opening ceremony and she will sit with a very familiar face in the bay area, soccer legend

brandi chastain. brandi is excited about this honor to be part of michelle obama's delegation. she is a nervous wreck. what do you wear? >> i am so excited although i'm paranoid about what to wear to the opening ceremonies to sit in the first lady's delegation. usually they give you your uniform and you wear it so you don't have to do any thinking. it's stressful to decide what to wear. >> reporter: we know brandi chastain for her sports bra. we'll see what she wears. tonight here it is a little preview. we have video from inside one of the rehearsals of this opening ceremony. here's what you need to know. it's costing about $42 million which is about 27 british sterling pounds. it's directed by danny boyle who did "slumdog millionaire." more than 10,000 athletes from

around the world and one billion viewers. we'll all be tuned in unless of course you have a ticket to the opening ceremony and you know what, tickets are still available. we heard from the organizing committee this is not sold out but you got to have a lot of money and get a quick flight. tickets $4500 if you want to get in, the theme of tonight's show the isles of wonder. paul mccartney will perform singing hey jude and david beckham will have a role but we don't know who and we don't know who the final torchbearer is, always a big moment of the opening ceremonies. that's the latest from london. we have a lot on our plate and a great night ahead. back to you. >> are you going to get a chance to go to the opening ceremony? >> reporter: i think so. i'm not going to pay the $4500 price. >> come on. >> reporter: like i said, the

tickets are still available. you can come out here, laura and marla. >> i was going to say you have to scooch in next to michelle obama and brandi. >> reporter: i have nothing to wear. >> i'm sure you do. >> the bell of the ball no doubt. tweet out pictures. we're making sure to follow you on twitter so that will be fun to get in the stands. we'll look forward to seeing more. thanks, raj. >> great. see you guys soon. >> christina loren is tracking the london forecast, also the bay area. >> similarities this morning. foggy both places. not unusual for us in the bay area or in london but what's interesting is our temperatures are going to shoot up over the weekend where in london they are going to cool off significantly from 80 degrees today with humidity down to the low 60s by the weekend. so interesting weather set up.

starting with a live look over san jose. you can see here over cast conditions. it moves throughout the day so. temperatures work out like this. we're going to be in the 50s and 60s to start, probably until about 10:00. maybe 11:00 by the water with all of that cloud cover, limited sunshine. 60 degrees in sunnyvale right now. perfect air for a brisk run this morning. cool conditions continue today as we've had a nice dip in the jet stream. throughout the next couple of days, high pressure moves back in quickly. for us that means we're going to see much warmer conditions. today highs in the 70s and 80s transition into the 90s and i'm talking about the mid to upper 90s. as we head through next week. the seven-day outlook tells the story. mid 90's monday, tuesday and wednesday. >> in addition to the accident

580 eastbound side so that will cause additional slowing and we're watching livermore, a new accident at north flynn. typically smooth and lighter than usual for a friday. smooth drive so you know what, no problems. back to you. >> sounds good. >> new this morning more evidence the american economy is struggling. >> scott is looking over the numbers. >> the gross domestic product as you know is everything we do together, every car sale, haircut, iphone sold, you generally want a growth of more than 2% to generate jobs. the latest estimates put the rate at 1.5%. that's more than economists expected. wall street will think about that a day after a big rally ahead of the european central bank yesterday saying they would do whatever it took to help europe recover that helped spark the rally. words can make a big difference.

twitter found out it's possible your computers could fail at the same time. engineers say a brief outage was caused by, quote, an infrastructure double whammy. twitter hoping for no whammies from here on out. and new sales estimates say -- samsung sold more phones than apple did in the past quarter. 50 million phones sold. samsung sold more phones than any one ever. apple and samsung go toe to toe 18 civil trial on monday. >> it is 6:23 right now. a lot more ahead including live reports from london as the open be ceremony finally kicking off. >> a live look outside, san mateo bridge. we'll check throughout the bay area. parents this year i'm going to teach your kids

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>> 6:26. the state of california is ca calling it a massive rodent infestation. >> tony kovaleski has more on this ongoing nbc bay area investigation. >> two whistle-blowers, former employees, say a troubling internal culture inside san francisco herb and natural food led to the massive rodent infestation. tonight their stories, plus the pictures and videotape from inside the company under a state and federal embargo.

should this company be shut down? >> i believe yes. yes, they should. >> what did you see? >> a lot of rodent infestation, feces, urine, messing, dead or alive. pretty nasty. >> testimonials from two former employees now whistle-blowers. our investigation will give you an exclusive look at the pictures and videotape obtained by nbc bay area from inside the now embargoed fremont warehouse. >> they know it? >> they know it. most disgusting thing is mice reproducing in there, making babies in there. me and a couple other employees actually seeing the newborn babies within the product and what they did was just take the babies out, throw them away, and

then repelytized it and put it back in stock. >> the owners of this facility, are they aware how bad this problem is? >> yes. >> are they aware that you were instructed to sift out mice feces from product and resell that. >> sometimes they were the ones that gave the orders. >> an embargo was placed on july 11. the company remains closed while the state continues its investigation including looking into still unconfirmed claims contaminated products were sold to the public. as we've reported all week the company has issued a nationwide product recall, finally, requests to interview the owners of the food distributor have been declined. the company has only issued a no comment comment. following our prime time olympic coverage here, we'll have much more on those disturbing claims from the two whistle-blowers.

in the newsroom, i'm tony kovaleski, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, tony. it's 6:28. the question is where will you be watching tonight's opening ceremony? we'll take to you the local venue that's expected to draw thousands. >> fire in the hole. this is bob redell. taking you live to the hottest and i can tell you, stinkiest place on the planet, yes, we're talking about the gilroy garlic fest. we have a lot of food cooking up. good morning! wow.

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>> i'm meteorologist christina loren. mild conditions to finish the work week, then temperatures soar. your full forecast in just moments. >> plus, as we were easing into friday we got a sudden change. jolting some slowdown for the tri-valley and the south bay. >> good morning. it's 6:31. i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. talking about the start of the olympics, the official start of

london 2012 will be celebrated with a big crowd on the peninsula. downtown redwood city hosting a big telecast of all of the celebrations. stephanie chuang is live in downtown redwood city where they hope for thousands of people to show up tonight. good morning. >> >> reporter: good morning. they are hoping for that, that's what happened the last time they held an event like this for the 2008 beijing olympics. we're live in downtown redwood city. you can see that the stage is set up, ready to go and later there will be a trailer with a 9 x 12 screen for the viewing party. today the ceremony honoring olympians from the bay area led by ann, we understand a stanford graduate who scored the gold medal in rome in 1960 for swimming the 400 meter medley relay. a lot of excitement. and we want to bring in right now one of the big men behind it

all. the special events coordinator. thanks for waking up early to join us. >> no problem. >> i want to ask you, this is the second year you're doing this. first was 2008, beijing. tell us about the success there. >> it was a huge turnout. we were incredibly impressed with the number that came out to join together and watch the opening ceremonies so it was a great tradition to carry forward. when nbc came to us again we couldn't turn it down. >> there were 3500, maybe 4,000 people. >> the area was standing room only. it was packed. we had overflow on both sides. >> a huge motivation, we're right in downtown, a lot of businesses. you'll get feedback. >> great feedback from businesses. they love the events we do. we operate almost five nights a week during the summer. >> perfect. tell me why should people come out here? i know it happened four years ago. why come out instead of being

home? >> it's a great community event. there is something different being in a space with other people as you see the march of nation as team usa comes through and you hear the crowd. it's a little different than being home watching it on tv. you mentioned people are like hey, i remember you. >> running into people you haven't seen, it's so natural in this area. >> the kickoff you have a red, white and blue festival. >> tonight is the kickoff. we have blues music, then the medal ceremony, then we transition to the opening ceremonies and then all day tomorrow from 11:00 to 8:00, the annual blues festival. >> a lot of stuff going on. putting redwood city on the map. everything starts at 6:00 at court house square. the best part, it's free. again, may be a few thousand people come, so get here early. live in downtown redwood city.

>> it will be fun to build the excitement as other olympic fans once again a rundown of tonight's events. 6:00 tonight, court house square. live music at 6:00. then an olympics medal ceremony at 6:30. the best part, it is all free. >> a lot of flack over team usa's made in china uniforms but one fashion accessory the athletes will wear is all american. >> this was as close as we're getting to those games. they have special olympic versions that team members will wear made from super strong pair a cord. you can use it in an emergency. and 50% of the proceeds actually go to that cause.

so you can size it to fit yourself. then in emergency, i could save your life. >> i feel like a hand model there. unwrap to save your hide. >> a fashion accessory. pretty cool there from survival straps. >> meteorologist christina loren we need to get you one. >> indeed. you'll be able to tan your hide. we haven't had a lot of sunshine. we're not seeing that. we're getting the natural cooling off the pacific. the vitamin dt sunshine that we're so accustomed to, this time of year, we're going to get our summer back. temperatures are crisp to start. we've been cool, our lows have been on track with our averages. so this is about as cool as you typically are but our afternoon highs have been below what is the standard. sfo delays at one hour, probably

in place until less 10 or 11:00. we'll watch those for you. tomorrow, mainly sunny. we're going to hit you up next week, talking about mid 90s. today 74 at noon, 6:37 but check on the drive. >> take you to livermore with an easy build. over 15 minutes we saw slowing, one of the incidents, may be tires, may be a stalled vehicle. it sounds like things are clearing but there is a slowdown into the dublin interchange. south bay, we still see the green, circling the area or hovering toward 50 miles per hour, an increase in volume causing the slowdown, 101 northbound from north 680 toward the airport. a look at the golden gate bridge. you see the low clouds. visibility may be an issue crossing the bridge.

and along the coast, highway one might be. back to you. >> thanks so much. an aroma throughout the bay area especially in the south bay. it's the food lover's favorite, talking about the gilroy garlic festival getting under way 18 few hours. bob is there live where top chefs are frying up those frying fans and what, two tons of garlic. >> you're looking at a gallon. maybe three gallons of this. the two tons will be served up in a variety of dishes. good morning to you marla and thanking the great moragoni. he is always great. dennis is the incoming president for the next festival. this weekend is going to be stressful because you're trying to fit out what's happening next. >> exactly. we're trying new things, we're going to go with that next year.

>> ipads and thingses. >> we're looking at bringing in some chefs from silicon valley, like a showdown or competition between the two chefs maybe from an apple or some other company in the bay area. >> expecting about 100,000 people over three days, what's the best advice for people getting down here and not pull their hair out. >> the best way is get down here early. try to travel in your car down here f. they had a opter we have a telly pad, it's going to be crowded and we want everybody to come and enjoy. >> they come for the food. thank you. we're going to take you to the gourmet alley coming up. i'll show you what they are making. this is garlic calimari.

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still talking about the olympics. usually your olympic teammates have your back. in this case misty may-treanor better watch her back. check out this instagram photo that treanor's partner and south bay native kerri walsh tweeted out. this is walsh trying to give treanor a trim during the training session. where did you get those big old scissors. we're pretty sure treanor made it out without sporting a new do. >> we're live in london with the countdown to tonight. one thing has brandi chastain so nervous. >> if this has you feeling athletic new sunglasses for jogging and bicycling. beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today.

>> welcome back. 6:45. we are now less than 13 hours to the opening ceremonies of the 2012 summer games. you're looking at a live shot in london, the bridge with those olympic rings. love that shot. >> raj mathai is also live in london with a peek at the big games and all of the big numbers of people attending. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's amazing, we're thousands of miles away from the bay area, yet there are so many bay area people here and will be attending the opening ceremony. of course the dozens of bay area olympians competing here, they will walk into the stadium and waving to the roud, alcrowd and and fans and vips. among those is brandi chastain. her dilemma, what the heck do you wear and what do you wear when you sit next to the first

lady of the united stat? here is brandi. >> i am so excited although i'm paranoid as can be about what to wear to the opening ceremonies to sit in the first lady's delegation. usually they give you your uniform so you don't have to do any thinking. it's been stressful trying to decide what to wear next to michelle obama. >> reporter: she is going to look smashing. we go back and wow, the last time we discussed brandi chastain's wardrobe, yep, you remember pretty well, don't you. the soccer bra incident. brandi chastain is now retired but here in london to be with the first lady and part of the delegation of being physically fit and fighting childhood obesity. first lady michelle obama will be attending the ceremonies, attending buckingham palace, a special ceremony there, and a short while ago she had fun with

team usa. >> you all take advantage of everything, to stop, look around you. i know in my position sometimes i don't get a chance to breathe or take it in. this only happens every few years so try to have fun. breathe a little bit. but also win, right. >> reporter: very nice. giving a pep talk to the olympians. mr. obama will not be here but instead mrs. obama is here and will have a grand time no doubt. did you hear all that noise this morning? back in the bay area, probably not but here we did. all sorts of bells across the country at precisely 8:12 a.m. london time. the iconic big ben usually rings once an hour. they had to get special

permission to have it ring more than once. it rang 40 times at around 8:00 this morning and that officially kicked off this official day of celebration. it is here, a day of celebration around the united kingdom. they were accorded the games in 2005 so it's seven years of planning and hype. for the weather and forgive me but here we go. it's muggy, it is cloudy, it's a little rainy, 20% chance of rain for the opening ceremony. how is that? >> you're hired. you did very well. >> you look great, too, so you're hired for sure. >> we'll check in with christina as well. you're broadcasting close to other familiar faces here on nbc. >> reporter: yes. there is the guy i think he hosts the today show, he's -- that's right. matt lauer. right. he is about 15 yards away. it's the whole nbc family.

the today shorks msnbc, the local stations like the san francisco bay area, l.a., new york, the whole deal. we're one big happy family for three weeks living and working together for about 15 hours a day. we'll see you tonight after the opening ceremony. back to you. >> sounds good. we'll have all of the action here. 6:50. if you want to share in the opening ceremony but you can't make it there that's okay. there is a great ceremony in redwood city. i want to check in with stephanie chuang. things are going to be picking up later tonight. >> reporter: that's right so very different court house square, quiet, the exception of those fountains that turned on. they are hoping for a few thousand people like four years ago when they hosted the 2008 viewing party. this year there will be a trailer with a 9 x 12 screen,

high def, an upgrade from the projector screen four years ago, hoping for a turnout just as good as four years ago. more than 4,000 people joined. >> you'll probably see people you haven't seen in years, that's the common thing we get when people come down. and it's also a great chance to support team usa all together. >> reporter: and it starts at 6:00 tonight. there will be a ceremony honoring bay area olympians. the best part it's free, so get down as early as possible. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much. >> certainly going to be a nice night if you head out to redwood city. >> cooler than average all day today. and then we heat you back up as we head to the weekend. good morning to you. hopefully you had some sleep

last night. it's the final day of the work week, if you make your way out the door, you'll find a little fog and drizzle. along the coastline, silicon valley getting that early morning drizzle. courtesy of a deep marine layer. it filled in to the tri-valley. this is all of the sunshine we have in san jose right now so. a little peek here, 6:52 now. and we have flight delays due to the thick fog. 60 in sunnyvale, 59 in san jose and 57 in santa cruz. if you are looking for great beach weather we're about 24 hours from a major warm-up, temperatures spiking 10 degrees. this tells the story of the day. at 10:00, still dealing with lots of cloud cover right along the coastline. and even when we stop the clock at 2:00 p.m., mostly cloudy conditions in san francisco. the giants are back at it today. 7:00 p.m. 55 degrees, the sun sets at about 8:30. temperatures cool out there. winds will play a factor taking

that ball out to center field about 10 miles per hour. highs 76 degrees in san jose, up to 89 inland and the 90s return all week long. let's check your drive. >> the south bay, we warned you about the slowing 101 by the airport, we didn't know about this. this accident just happened a short time ago. clearing lanes at hamilton. two lanes are blocked. that's the reason for the slowdown. we'll see that this is not a slowdown. an easy drive, no metering lights. visibility is great across the bay right now. >> thank you. 6:53. grab those breath mints. thousands are going to have a case of garlic breath. they will feel good about it. the top chefs, here they go, they are firing up the frying pans. >> reporter: cover up your face.

go ahead. fire in the hole. there we go. whoa! i think i got too close there. i'm okay, right? you got to be careful around this flame. i'm not sure if i got my eyebrows. kevin is here, one of the pyro chefs for several years. what have you got cooking? >> a little calimari and garlic right now. we're going to get a lemon. >> lemon, spray that in there. they are going through 7,000 pounds of calimari thisnd with, two tons of garlic, 20,000 pounds of beef, 7,000 pounds of pasta and 4,000 pounds of scampy. thisth is for the gilroy garlic fest. there are a lot of mouths to feed expecting around 100,000 people to come to christmas hill

in gilroy. you might remember there was the stolen tickets. gosh, still feeling this burn. 1,000 tickets were stolen. they went on facebook and craigslist, if you bought those, if you try to come in with them they are not going to honor them. keep that in mind. you have to buy at the door. that's the only way to do it. gates open at 10:00 this morning. 10:00 through 7:00. the garlic fest. how does it smell? >> very good. we're getting up to here right now. we've got plenty of room left for garlic. >> bring out the scope. all right. have a good weekend. >> we have gum for you back at the studio. caltrans is showing off a custom made lighting system for the bay bridge. 48,000 led lieds.

the poles of the fixtures are on also extra thick to stay standing during an earthquake. >> roads are reopened this morning following a fatal bicycle accident in the south bay. a 56-year-old man was hit and killed by a car last night as he rode along campbell avenue east of la padrara. campbell avenue was closed much of the night. >> new details about the man accused of killing a san jose couple in front of their children. police now believe this man seen here, 31-year-old pay tedro castellon medina. >> the search is on for four smash and grab thieves who burst into a mall and started shooting. police say at least one of the

suspects fired a machine gun. no one was hurt but you see here they smashed display cases, grabbing jewelry before taking uf in a white mercedes and black acura or lexus. >> talking about the london games, a lot of us thinking about the sports. >> our scott mcgrew has us covered. >> you know what a heads up display is, pilots use them so they don't have to look down on the control. that's the idea behind sport eyes. it's a small electronic unit that attaches to your sunglasses and uses the pand to display the lights in your field of vision. these can be programmed to tell you all kinds of things. you could connect them to the bike speed 0 meter. or whether you're at your target heart rate. in the last few years sensor makers agreed on a wireless standard meaning you can measure

all kinds of things so your lights will go green when you hit your target or the speed you want or what not. these attach to any sunglasses you want. add in the display, about $150. it's an interesting idea. i think it's kind of the cougle glasses one tep early. >> interesting. >> i'm sure the olympians would like that. a nice day maybe to go for a bike ride. >> fantastic conditions for. that we'll only be at 80 degrees. 63 at the coast. improving conditions. if you are waking up with us in pacifica, hafr moon bay, more sunshine and warmer weather as we head throughout this weekend. we'll have the seven-day outlook every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. here is mike and your drive. >> highway 17, the accident has cleared. 101 the volume builds.

slow because of an accident 238 at 880 moving to the shoulder but this spin-south causing a backup. the rest of the bay receipty light. >> about 6:59. a check of today's stories. caltrans is testing thousands of new lights atop special poles that will grace the new span. >> after months san jose's police chief is expected to announce today whether casino matrix met conditions to open its doors. you probably noticed it on airport parkway in san jose. >> and the wait will soon be over. believe it or not, the opening ceremony for the 2012 london summer games is about 12 hours away. more on that star studded event coming up on the "today" show. from the "today" show.

>> taking you to london, olympic stadium tonight, we're 13 hours away. opening ceremony can be seen here on nbc bay area. your best seat in the house. >> we'll be back with all of your local news and weather at 7:25. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. let the games begin. london ready to put on the biggest show on earth. in just a few short hours the opening ceremony of the 2012 olympics. this morning a first-hand look at what you can expect as the olympic flame makes a dramatic journey along the river thames. we've got big names including obama, romney, beckham. the perfect vantage point to bring it to you today, friday, july 27th, 2012. sion