and two. that's what champions are made of. we have so much more in us for tomorrow. we want that gold medal so bad. >> reporter: yes, they do. and tomorrow means today. that match, 9:00 p.m. london time. it will be the big ticket item on the day. now, not to be forgotten, women's water polo. it was another heavily bay area-influenced match. you ready for this? the sister act. the steffen sisters from danville, maggie and her sister jessica. maggie scoured four times including the game winner in extra time. jessica scored a goal. between the steffen sisters you have five of team usa's 11 goals. it was a close match against australia, and that sets up the gold medal game against spain on thursday. a lot happening here. really the big talk in the team in terms of team usa is the all-american final on the beach volleyball court later on today. ten minutes ago you ran a story on the british ambassador to the

united states. you did very well on pronunciation, especially laura. sir peter. >> sir peter, right. >> she does a great english accent. i leave it alone and let the master take over. >> i'm making my kids call my mummy. >> she make us all call her mummy during the olympics. you can watch the showdown tonight at 8:00 on nbc bay area. also tonight, the track and field gold medal finals and qualifying rounds of the women's platform diving. new details this morning. anger boiling over after a fire and chemical release the at a richmond refinery. chevron facing neighbors and getting an earful at a town hall meeting on tuesday. christie smith live at the refinery to what chevron is offering. >> reporter: chevron is still trying to get to the bottom of

what caused this leak in the first place. residents, they still have aa lot of questions, particularly those affected by this huge cloud of black smoke that filled the neighborhood on monday. they showed up last night for a town hall meeting and frankly they didn't like what they heard at all. a large angry and vocal crowd packed into a town hall meeting last night as chevron apologized and tried to explain at least what they knew so far. they had the air quality district there and county health officials. emotions ran high especially from those forced to shelt ner place with one man saying how long can i hold my breath as the crowd cheered him on for saying that? monday a fire sent a huge cloud of black smoke into the sky for hours. hundreds of people showed up at hospitals complaining of eye irritations, headaches and breathing problems. the bay area air quality management district said so far it has collected six samples.

>> any chemical component that we think is going to pose a serious health concern. we're always concerned about the smoke, and we had a big plume of smoke. so it's probable that people were impacted by that smoke. >> reporter: now, some protestors came out worried about the potential effects to their vegetable gardens saying that basically they were useless and they had to throw them away now. chevron aannounced a claims program to try and help pay for anyone affected by this with their health expenses and any damage from the smoke and fire. a number of other people also came out, and they were complaining p about the early warning system saying they didn't get enough notification or any notification at all. reporting live in richmond, christie smith, today in the bay. the time is 5:03 right now. this morning the o.c. bracing for aftershocks after a late night jolt. a 4 t.4 struck last night in

northern orange county. we have a look at the seismograph when the quake first hit. later a aftershock hit that area. so far, no word of any damage or injuries. an investigation is under way this morning into a jet sea crack that kimmed a teen vacations in honolulu. the medical examiner's office says the 16-year-old died monday after her jetski was rear-ended by another rider. the second rider, a man in his 20s, is in serious condition. both riders were on an aloha jetski tour where that crash happened. san francisco's controversial cell phone safety law is right now heading for a courtroom showdown. if you recall, san francisco became the first city in the entire nation to require retailers to post radiation warnings about cell phones. that happened about two years ago. as a result the international wireless industry sued the city in federal court.

the city attorney's office will defend the law before the ninth circuit court of appeals foam. new this morning, the newest casino officially opens its doors. >> it starts dealing the cards after a five-year legal delay. "today in the bay's" bob riddell is live in san jose with the benefit to gamblers and the city coffers. >> reporter: if you come in here to casino matrix, it doesn't look like your typical card room. it has a glitzy vegas feel to it. it wasn't supposed to open until this morning, but you can see the customers are already here to beat them to the punch. this happened because yesterday word got out about a private opening just for family and friends. customers then started to pour in. the owner said they're here. let them stay. and here they are this morning. they're playing cards. there's 49 tables, 15 card games. the casino likes to point out

this new location has created hundreds of jobs, and that they are still hiring and for a city casino matrix will contradict roughly $10 million annually in gaming revenue. >> as a taxpayer along with our competitor, we bring more revenue than anybody else. we bring high-paying jobs to people who he want don't have to have a degree to get to the jobs. we bring a lot of positive economic stimulus to the local economy for sure. >> reporter: anyone who has driven by 880 has seen this eight-story structure just sitting there. it was supposed to open in april, but they needed permission from the police. they delayed over concerns about monitoring and surveillance. they wanted to do so better paperwork on background checks. the owner sued and failed. finally about a week ago chief chris moore gave conditional aapproval for the gaming on the bottom floor. still waiting for permission to open up gaming on the top floor.

san jose sl only allowed two card rooms, which means garden city casino is closed. they aren't upset. they built casino matrix to bring a taste of vegas to the south bay. reporting live here in san jose, bog riddell, "today in the bay." >> thanks a lot, bob. >> 5:00 a.m. people getting their things going. temperatures will warm up as well. >> really important you're aware of this especially if you work outdoors. it's 5:09. taking a live look at san jose. looking clear to start. we have low clouds out there mostly hugging the coastline. gorgeous day shaping up for us. 55 degrees in san francisco, 55 in oakland and 56 to start you out in livermore. livermore, it's going fob hot there today. however, the best part about living right here in the bay area is if it gets too hot, you just head towards the ocean and

temperatures are about 30 degrees cooler. 83 degrees today in santa cruz. that's our warmest beach city. san francisco is about 68 degrees at noon, and you'll hit about 75 degree in the heat of the day. bayside temperatures at 83 degrees in oakland today, 71 degrees in half moon bay and naets when the locals say it's so hot out here, mike. that's where the traffic will be at the beach today. let's check on the drive right now. >> we'll watch 92 then and watch 92 until 6:00 when they have construction going on between main street and half moon bay and enter at a time 280. keep that in mind. no major problems. we have a closure. this is where we close, the connector from west 580 heading to the east shore freeway away from the bridge. just like the last few nights, i tell folks to get off at san pablo avenue and follow that yellow arrow and take pallilo over to the east shore freeway. meanwhile, some of the rest of the roadways through the north

bay, a smooth drive but construction in both directions south of 580. as you get toward that centerville bridge. a live look outside shows you how it's shaping up. in fremont, this is the interchange, 880 at mission boulevard. we had a temporary freeze for the the maj, but the traffic is flowing. light volume here. another live look shows you the traffic flow at 101 northbound with the headlights past university avenue. easy light drive through san mateo and into the city. back to you. >> thanks a lot. 5:11. coming up, friends today and foes tomorrow. the u.s. soccer team playing nice with opponents. another deadly attack on nato in afghanistan. good morning. i have a look at the latest international and national head lines coming up. a scandal brewing over bloggers in the news.

in afghanistan nato confirms a deadly attack on the troops. we're following the latest headlines from overseas and here at home. marla. >> we begin in afghanistan where nato is confirming a suicide attack killed three coalition troops, and the taliban is claiming responsibility. officials say this happened in the province of kunar to the far east. nato says the blast sparked by two suicide bombers on foot also killed at least one afghan civilian. now to syria where forces continue to pound rebels from the air. this is amateur video right here from a town in southwest syria right near the border of lebanon. president al assad military is using jets and helicopter gunships to strike against the rebels. nbc news cannot verify the video

authenticity because of restriction on the media. to the latest in wisconsin where alleged shooter wade michael page shot and killed six members of a sikh temple over the weekend. we just learned page's ex-girlfriend has been arrested on a weapons charge. officials say there's no immediate indication, though, the 31-year-old nursing student was linked to sunday's shooting in oak creek. in the meantime, hundreds gathered there last night for a candlelight vigil to remember the six victims. here in the bay area similar vigils are planned for to her. they're set to neat in san jose, fremont and hayward. >> thank you very much. we get the first stirrings a potential scandal in the silicon valley this morning. were bloggers paid to say nice things about two tech giants? scott mcgrew is here and has been watching this one very carefully. >> you recall oracle and google have been fighting it out in court. oracle said google used computer xoed it shouldn't have. the judge in that case issued an

unusual order. he wants to know if google or oracle have been paying bloggers to write nice things about them during that trial, and he wants names by next friday. oracle has already voluntarily said it's paying one blogger. it should go without saying journalists should not be taking money from the up company or people they are covering, but some bloggers and analysts do. in fact, there are whole businesses built around that. in principle you should know you know that up-front. take a look at this. this is a screen of the iphone. one is the iphone and the sorry the samsung. one of the charts the jurors in the pattern case under way in san jose federal court were shown. that's the iphone on the left, by the way, if you're playing at home. apple has been showing jurors these internal samsung documents. they line up cool things about iphone on one side and the things that lack about samsung about the other.

on this page they say how to make their phones more like the iphone. it's pretty damning evidence. starbucks has invested in san francisco's square. $25 million, a smallmount of money really. the chairman sits on the square board. starbucks is obviously one of the biggest retailer in the world. the technology you cwalk into a starbucks. they know you before you show up, ring you up without even you handing over money all done through your phone, which jon and laura, you never have to take out of your pocket. >> interesting. >> we have arrived in the jetsons era. it's coming. >> you thought they knew your name because they knew you. back to the london 2012 olympics. a live look at the olympic caldron burning bright. it was redemption for u.s. gymnast aly raisman who came

back from a disappointment in the all-around to become the latest olympic goemden girl. >> she was so very strong. let's go back live it to raj mathai. nothing short of a spectacular night for young miss raisman. >> reporter: it was a night of redemption, it was fantastic to watch. what are you doing september 8th? have you booked your calendar yet? >> they'll be here in san jose, right? >> reporter: very smart man. team usa jim nagymnastics will the hp pavilion kicking off the national tour. what happened here last night simply aamazing. aly raisman, 18 years old, the captain of the usa gymnastics team. she had a lot of difficulty with technicalities earlier in the week. last night they helped her. she got a bronze medal and a gold medal. the first american to win gold in the floor exercise so all

good for 18-year-old aly raisman coming back to the united states with a few medals in her hand. not so good for her teammate the flying squirrel, gabby douglas. it didn't quite happen. a rare occurrence the on the balance beam. she fell, and she was okay. she finished 7th. nonetheless inning to going to wane her spirit. >> i definitely didn't want to end this way, but you know what? if it wasn't my time to shine, it wasn't my time to shane. i'm so happy for aly up on the podium and she deserves this. it's my first olympics and i'm glad to go home with two olympic gold medals. >> reporter: absolutely. to gracious not only in victory but in defeat as well. if you crunch the numbers here, historically speaking if you win one or two gold medals and you're a usa gymnasts, its worth in terms of endorsements about $1 million to $2 million per year in endorsements.

they'll be just fine when they get home. they're such a thrill to watch and so gracious in both defeat and victory. later this morning we'll check in with kerri walsh jennings going for gold in beach volleyball. back to you. >> another great day. thank you, raj. >> back with you later. we economic in at 5:4 with raj. until then follow him on twitter. just follow him at @rajmathai. the u.s. women's soccer team is tweeting outxcitement about the game against japan. >> it's the first time the u.s. team is playing in london. all the previous games have been held outside the city. they're happy to be there and they're happy to run into their opponents. the u.s. goalkeeper tweeted out this photo of her with a caption what a warm welcome to the olympic village. one of the first people i see. why is this a big deal? she was a japanese player who scored that winning goal against solo in the final match of last

year's women's world cup. glad to see their no hard feeling. >> no, but on the field they'll be bringing in. coming up later on in the show, right on target. bob riddell is trying his hand at olympic sports. it's hitting the mark when it comes to popularity. will he hit the bull's eye or something else? i got to admit, knowing how bob does his stories, i'm glad i'm not there. that's at 5:45. >> i'm not putting an apple on my head anytime soon. >> 5:21 right now. the heat might hurt you if you don't have the sun block. >> it will be too hot for the metallic earrings today in the east bay, ladies. you want to keep they see at home. it will be hot through the next few days, the longest stretch of summer weather we've had all year long. some of the hottest readings we've had all summer so far on the way for the next fi days. today i forecast triple-digits in some cities.

we start out with uniform numbers. 50s about everywhere except in the north bay. it's nice and crisp up there. things change, hot conditions in wine country today. we'll see a 60-degree jump in your temperature between where they are now and where they are headed in some cases. it is going to be a really, really hot day today. this is the hottest region. hot and hazy by tomorrow. i would not be surprised. i will forecast we'll be snaring the air for foam and friday as well. when you have high pressure moving in, you get that sneaky air, that compression. that layer of haze sits right over your valleys. now, breezy conditions today help to mix up the atmosphere and keep that haze from settling in today. we lose that wind tomorrow. 89 degrees in san jose today, 90 in los gatos. i want to keep this map up for a moment and be prepared for the heat of the day. 98 degrees at 4:00 p.m. in concord, 99 in livermore and the

big winner in the south bay, gilroy at 100 degrees. we heat you up even more so all the way through friday. looks like saturday we get cooler conditions at the beach. sunday, monday, tuesday want 90s continue staying very, very hot. when does the heat end? unfortunately it doesn't look like until the end of next week until we finally significantly cool down to get the onshore flow. economic the fluids in your car. do you have any other hot weather driving advice? >> check the fluids in the car definitely, and make sure you have plenty of gas because sometimes when we get in traffic jams, folks run their air conditioner and idle there and there's problems with stalls and overheating as well. full tank of gas is advisable as well. we look at south bay. a smooth drive right now. no need to stall or idle. we have a nye flnice flow of traffic here.

enrique is in concert at hp p pavilion. he'll be your hero. no big deal as far as traffic flow. it's a typical pattern. we go over now looking at the north bay, san raphael shows a smooth drive here. southbound 101 curves, and no slows and na vaud doe down to the city. like at the foster city side of the san mateo bridge here. a smooth drive and well-rit headlights westbound on the commute. over on the hayward side of the san mateo bridge, i want to point out it's a little darker. some of the lights are out, so a note from chp, keep that in mind as you travel over. going to look a little different. back to you guys. >> it's 5:24. we'll focus on beauty. we show you the bay area college campus campuses. >> this is a live look at the one world trade center in new york city right now. there are reports of smoke coming out of that upper floor. we will continue to cover this

story. that is the tallest building in new york city. we will let you know what's happening with that.

welcome back. a live look from new york city this morning where there's reports of a fire on the 88th floor of 1 world trade center. it is under construction there this morning. the smoke was reported about 4:45 our time. we look at the live pictures. you can see so many fire personnel live on the scene there. we're told that there's no one inside the building, so that is good news. we don't know the cause just yet. 5:27, still ahead call this one a card room shuffle as the south bay takes on a gamble at a new casino. the smoke has cleared, but is the air really safe to breathe? the latest on the fallout from the fire in richmond.

a town hall meeting draws a large, angry crowd. i'll tell you what ted to say. good morning. i'm bob riddell, we're live in the south bay after months of delay, casino matrix finally opens here in san jose. we take you here live coming up. if you thought yesterday was hot, try a ten-degree spike in today's highs and we keep on climbing tomorrow. your full forecast in just a few moments. i watch what you have to get around on westbound 580. it looks like the traffic and something else coming up. we give live to san francisco for a beautiful shot of the palace of fine arts. a nice way to start your day on wednesday, august 8th. this is today in the bachlt. from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning, everybody.

5:30 right now. very happy you can join us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. new details this morning. first tempers flaring at the latest incident at chevron's richmond refinery. christie smith on the anger that confronted the company at a town hall meeting. >> reporter: good morning. the cleanup continues today. the investigation with state and local and federal investigators expected out here again later today. chevron, they held a town hall meeting trying to address neighbors at least with what they know so far. those neighbors are the same one who watched a black cloud move over their homes on monday. they made it clear they were upset and they want the company to do much more to protect people who live closeby. the refinery manager was booed as he tried to apologize for the fire and the smoke that billowed from the refinery on monday after a crude oil processing unit leaked and then ignited. thousands of residents were forced to shelter in place.

hundreds showed up at hospitals complaining of things like eye irritation and breathing problems. >> are you serious? if they were serious they'd had somebody here who has the authority to say they're going to do it. >> it's like a bomb being dropped on us. this is not the first time. this is the fourth time. >> reporter: some protested outside of that meeting saying that their homegrown vegetables have to be tossed out due to safety concerns, and another issue is what was in that smoke that billowed overhead? we're told that it was 23 compounds. that's according to the pay area air quality management district. they also say it was toxins that includedest naul, freon and benzene. he they say it was below harmful levels. a number of people were upset because they were referred to the website for details. neighbors upset with the alert system saying it was spotty or

late or didn't happen at all. reporting life from richmond. this morning, friends, family and concerned volunteered continue the search for young sierra lamar. this manslaughter is accused of kidnapping and murdering the morgan hill teenager. she disappeared on her way to school back in march. police believe she was murdered, but so far her body has not been found. volunteers will be out searching for more clues starting at 8:00 this morning at burnett elementary school in morgan hill. 5:33. a woman kidnapped and held captive in the east bay for 18 years is now accusing federal attorneys of underhanded tactics in court. attorneys for jaycee dugard claim lawyers at the department of justice kept the former chair of the u.s. parole commission from appearing in court as dugard's expert witness. dugard is suing the federal government and claims the parole commission shares the blame for her kidnapping by philip ga rfi

rideau. he was out on parole when he kidnapped her. he was released early from prison after serving 11 years of a 50-year rain sentence. cal trans could be in the hot steet in sacramento. state leaders raising questions over reports of falsified safety tests on several spans. the sacramento bee is reports cal trans intentionally modified test data on the new span. caltran is blasting that article and says the bay bridge is safe. the hearing is held next week. san jose's newest card room hope it has the winning hand. bob riddell is live at this morning's official opening of the casino matrix. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. they feel that way considering they have customers already in here, and they haven't had their soft opening yet. yesterday they had a private gathering for family and friends here. the word got out, so people

started to show up. they said they had probably in the order of 1,000 people here. here you are wednesday morning. they still have people inside the soft opening at 8:00 this morc morning when they have a ribbon cutting. this new casino is adding hundreds of jobs to the area and planning on hiring more people. in terms of gaming revenue it will add around $10 million annually to the city of san jose economy. this was supposed to open sometime in april, but there was delay san jose police had concern over monitoring and surveillance. the owner sued and it didn't work out. they finally got permission from chris moore, the police chief, within the past week to open. good morning. i'm curious after these months of delays, obviously you wanted to be open in april. how is the relationship with the city? >> the relationship is really good. it's like a marriage. it's an ongoing relationship. there are great days and not so great days, but it all works

out. we rely on the police department. one of the best police forces in the nation. they help us as a business. we rely on them. it's a mutual coexistence. >> this has more of a vegas feel, you put a lot of money into it. $50 million. you see this eight-story tall structure. what vibe are you trying to produce? >> if you come down here, it's just a great, electric las vegas style vibe. it if you didn't drive up and just kind of drops were in the middle of the casino, you would think you're in las vegas. it's aamazing. the sports bar is fantastic. two 120-inch tvs and tons of tvs all over the place. great food and bars. it's just electric and get her quickly. we had 1,000 people yesterday, facebook, twitter, everyone was getting the word out. >> briefly garden city casino. you owned that casino, and there's only two cards in san

jose so they're shut down and you're taking their place? >> exactly, it was a lights on/lights off. here we are. >> as you heard them mentioning, they have a soft opening again today. the ribbon cutting is around 8:00. the mayor is supposed to be attending. at least that's what they had planned. reporting live in san jose, bob riddell, "today in the bay." >> big deal going on. 5:37 right now. over to meteorologist christina loren. >> really hot. good morning to you. 5:38. starting with a live picture over san francisco. old glory there getting a little picked up and a little breeze out there this morning. temperatures are going to be hot today. this is the best time of the day if you try to get outdoor activities taken care of in places like fairfield at 59 this morning. 55 in san francisco and we're at 48 degrees up in santa rosa. your day part forecast works out like this. let me tell you right now, we have a phenomenal sunrise taking

place out there. we'll show you beautiful shots throughout the morning. stay tuned for that, but inland 85 degrees at noon kicking on that ac at noon today. inland is up 97 degrees in the heat of the delay. bayside at the coast is the most comfortable today. your full forecast in a few moments. here's mike on the drive. >> as expected we have traffic flow starting to build out of the altamont pass towards livermoreme livermore. we have slowing past isabel and reports of tires in your lanes blocking that left lane. folks have to get over to the right, but smoother traffic past that incident. we saw a smooth drive as well in the bay bridge, but that closure in place for western 580 to it east 80 heading away from the bay bridge. so far no major slowing throughout the area.

that's a good flow of traffic. to the peninsula. let's look at 101 through palo alto. we look at the area facing north, so the folks away from us. the taillights out of palo alto and into san ma take dwroe. without delay it picks up a tad for 101 and 280. in the south bay we look at 280 here. traffic volume picking up a bit but no dip to the speeds here and throughout. we look at 101 with our usual suspects coming up. it's building there as well. back to you. 539 right now, coming up, silver and gold guaranteed for the red, white and blue. it pits two golden state beach volleyball teams head to head. >> bob riddell takes aim at the olympic sport that helps local businesses hit the bull's eye on their bottom line. i have the latest on that developing situation happening in new york city at the former site of the world trade center. stay with us.

new this morning, an active scene in new york city right now. this is the construction site at 1 world trade center. marla has the story right now. good morning. >> good morning. authorities report a fire on the 88th floor of the new world trade center tower. now, this is at the site of the skyscraper skruktsed on the site of the twin towers that were destroyed in the september 11th attac attacks. you can see plenty of emergency crews on the scene this morning. now, the fire department says the fire was reported shortly before 5:00 a.m. local time. this is at 1 world trade right in the center of manhattan. authorities say there's no reports of injuries, but traffic in that area is certainly aeffectsed on wednesday mortgage in new york city. to ohio. the husband accused of shooting his sick wife in the intensive care unit is set to be aarraigned in court on an attempted murder charge this mortgage. it happened at a hospital in akron, ohio over the weekend. police say the 66-year-old man

stood by his wife's bed in the icu and fired one shot. the 65-year-old woman is now in critical condition, and authorities are investigating whether the shooting was an attempt at a mercy killing. the brother of an olympic medal winner could be heading back to prison if he has it his way. mark kerrigan, the brother of figure skater nancy kerrigan will ask the judge if he can finish serving his sentence behind bars after being released earlier this month. he was convicted in 2011 on assault and battery charges in the death of their father. authorities say he wants to finish out his sentence behind bars to avoid alcohol and mental health counseling. laura. >> thank you very much, marla. 5:43. now to the london 2012 olympics where bay area athletes showing really amazing skill in the water and on the beach. you're looking live at london where it's about 1:45 in the afternoon. >> a smorgasbord of sports, and

it's a big day for south bay native kerri walsh. she's going for her third gold medal at the olympics. let's go to raj mathai in london with a preview of the beach volleyball match-up and a look at the phenomenal win for the u.s. women's water polo team. it was ladies night, raj. >> reporter: it sure was. we're in london, but there's so much bay area flavor here. we're talking the east bay from danville, the steffen family is here in london with us. we chatted with the parents. they're so excited and a little nervous but rightfully so. two of their daughters are on team usa, and both of their daughters are the stars of team usa. we saw it last night in the water. we talk about maggie and jessica step fens. maggie scored four goals including the game winner in overtime against australia. jessica did just fine. she scored one goem. between the steffens sister they had five goals and rance to the gold medal match against spain.

that's thursday here in london. on the beach, yes, the sand. the sand they've imported from hours away in the uk. it's a specialized sand, and it's all good for kerri walsh. a lot of people cheering from stanford to san jose to orange county and everywhere. they move on to the gold medal match, her and her partner, misty may-treanor, for the third consecutive olympics. they eliminated the chinese team last night. they face now another american team nin the finals tonight. ilts not just water polo and beach volleyball, but we check in with shannon rowbury and she brought her sports psychologist to help her prepare for the games. she has a great attitude about it. take a listen. >> very touchy, feeley, understand yourself. i have to stay true to san francisco. i have to stay true to my roots. >> reporter: she has a sparkling

personality, but it's the truth. she brought dr. joanne with her. we were spending some time a couple of days ago, and today is the big day. shannon is competing in the s semifinals of the 1500 meter race. it doesn't matter who you bring to london, whether doctors, psychologists yushgs pair of shoes, it doesn't matter. whatever helps you win is the key. of course, women's water polo and beach volleyball. back to you. >> i guess whatever it takes. you're right. >> any means necessary. love it. >> we'll be your cheering squad back at home. thanks so much, raj. you can watch the golden state showdown tonight at 8:00 on our primetime coverage on nbc bay area. also, tonight the frac and field gold medal finals in the qualifying rounds of women's platform diving. always fun to watch. >> indeed. there's an arrow season at a local archery range for revenue. right now it's pointing up. >> it sure is. not just because of the olympics. bob riddell puts us on the straight and narrow. >> business is better than just

on target. >> have you ever seen it like this? >> no. >> predators archl fli gilroy has seen the number of customers shoot up. >> 50% increase. just phenomenal. >> because of three people who don't even exist. except for on the silver screen. hawkeye in avengers. myrida in brave and catness in the "hunger games" inspired a new generation of young people it to pick up the bow and -- oww. what's want typical phone call? >> my kids went and saw the movie and want to try archery. >> some go to mike for the introduction. >> it's to prediction where your neck arrow will het. >> like nicole peterson. she wants to see if the bow and arrow has the same pull on her she sees in video games or watches catness in the local cinema.

>> people are looking for something other than the regular gun-slinging super hero. archery has a down-to-earth, ernest feel to it. >> nicole seems to have that feel as she hits not one but two bull's eyes. >> there you go. >> geez. >> it's that simple. >> nafsthat was amazing. >> something mike promises anyone can do after their first lesson. and he does mean anyone. >> touch your nose. >> where did i hit? >> wow. >> in gilroy, bob riddell, "today in the bay." >> i want to see that. i don't know. >> nice work. >> the camera magic maybe. >> give bob a band-aid with a nick on the side. 5:48. have you done it before? >> i never have. after seeing bob riddell, i'm inspired. for get about the olympic athletes, bob riddell has we me going. take a look at this. this is phenomenal this morning. this is san francisco. you see how clear it is to

start. that is a sign of the hot day ahead. we have very little marine layer, and what did form is kind of going to hug the coastline. we don't expect it to move inland or even over the bay bridge in morning. a gorgeous start over san francisco this morning, and no exception in san jose. let's show you how we're waking up. beautiful start as well at 5:49. gorgeous conditions with a few high clouds out there. as we head throughout the day today your temperatures jump. right now we have uniform numbers, 56 degrees in san jose. we want to stress the fact it's one of the hottest days this summer and the stretch of weather that lasts well into next week certainly the longest stretch so far this summer of hot weather. our overnight lows are the in the 70s as we head to the weekend. that means you have to run the ac all night long as we get into the weekend. we have low recoveries when it comes to the humidity factor and our high temperatures are going to be so hot that the morning lows are in the 70s.

it works out like this today. 80s and 90s and hot and hazy. hotter for tomorrow. triple-digit on the map. yesterday we hit the low 90s. in san jose we hit 79 degrees yesterday. livermore yesterday h89 degrees and farrellfield at 91. you consider the fact we jump by 5 to 10 degrees. we'll hold onto hot weather all weekend long. look at all those triple-digits sunday, monday, tuesday, temperatures creep down a touch. i have to tell you, if this ridge does not weaken, we can be in the mid to upper 90s all next week swg, likely sparing the air tomorrow. today moderate air quality or good air quality across the bay area. we take a better look at that coming up. >> join any. there we go. 101 to northbound getting slower and more congestion. the meters lights are on. show you how it plays out. the slowing shows up northbound just north of 680 where we have the camera sxhoes the slower

drive up to 880. that's the case and continues to build up towards the airport and over capital. downtown there's a concert with a lot more traffic. i call that enrique iglesias but i forget j. lo. good morning, miss lopez. thank you for joining us. 880 -- you know my number at the station. 880 is a smooth drive past the truck scales. no delays here but on 880, but the volume picks up throughout the east bay. no major incidents in oakland as well. we look at the san mateo bridge because we have an issue. there are lights out. as the sun comes up it's much less of a factor and an easy drive eastbound and westbound. the bay bridge, let me show it this. look at that beautiful view christina is bragging p about her views. we have this nice, easy flow of traffic. the sky looks nice, too, guys. back to you.

>> i'll be happy to know i got a text from miss lopez. she says she left you two tickets. >> right on. i guess my wife can come, too. >> 5:52 right now. still ahead, time to forget the brains and focus on the beauty like miss j. lo. president obama accused of wanting to tear up welfare reform. are the allegations true? we'll take a look coming up. sfrz classand more.g, so do something nice for it. chevron with techron. care for your car.

. good wednesday morning to you. a new mitt romney ad says president obama wants to let welfare recipients sit at home and not work and still get a check. that's adding a controversy this morning. >> criticism and even

conservative news outlets like the "wall street journal" and fox news take issue with. the ad which is a collection of text and sound bites from politicians, taking the obama administration to task for changing the rules for the welfare program temporary assistance for needy families. a narrator says president obama plans to, quote, gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. the program the ad is talking about sending federal money to states and states give that money to needy families. under the rules, under the welfare reform program, the states need to make sure half the welfare recipients are in a work program in order for the states to get the money. over the past ten years, though, several states have asked for little wiggle room on the rules so they could develop better work programs and still get that money. last july the obama administration said, fine, and allowed those waivers. one of the governors who supported that waiver who wanted

a waiver in 2005 according to the associated press was the governor of massachusetts. do you recall who that was? >> hmm. >> let me help you at home. it was mitt romney. >> it was mitt romney. thank you very much. >> well played, john. we check in with christina loren to find out about triple-digits. >> temperatures today 10 to 16 degrees warmer than yesterday, and yesterday was a hot day. 97 degrees inland and 83 bayside and 71 at the coast. we don't want you to suffer from heath exhaustion. you want to it take it easy out there. we want to check that out before you leave today. let's check your drive rut noi with mike. >> we have construction in the north bay, but a live look ends with this shot here with the curve. a smooth drive but picking up the volume. back to youle. it is 5:56 right now. time to go to break here. still ahead for the red, white

and blue more good stuff to show you. raj mathai will be there live.

we want that geld modal so bad. >> a california gold rush. we're live with the showdown about to get under way. >> it doesn't matter what they say and they're going to do. think about if we would have died? >> the flames and smoke are gone. it is tempers flaring this morning. chevron moves into damage control after the richmond refinery fire. oh, baby. firefighters jump into action for a special delivery along a bay area freeway. the east coast has been dealing with all summer. now it's time for the west coast dog days of summer. hotter days are ahead.

traffic volume picks up even here. we'll show you the hotspots in the east bay. we hit the brakes coming up. look outside. bay bridge this morning before the heat really comes on this wednesday, aaugust 8th. you're watching "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning, and thanks for joining us. 6:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> we start it off with the london 2012 olympic game. a list athletes hoping for their golden moment and that includes south bay native kerri walsh and her partner misty may-treanor who spiked and served their way into the gold medal match. guess what? a california gold rush as they compete against another team from right here in california. with that said let's go live to "today in the bay's" raj mathai in london with more on the all-american match-up.

hey, raj. >> good mortgage to you and good afternoon london time. what's amazing about kerri walsh we follow her around of world for ten years now. she never buckles to the pressure. instead of pressure she smiles and enjoys the moment so much so this morning here in dlon done or afternoon in lon. she's tweeting up a storm on her twitter account. in fact, 15 minutes ago she posted this picture. hello to her husband, casey jennings and one of her two sons. she said simply two of my three favorite people. the other son not quite in the picture. mom will perform tonight and the family will be watching. a lot of family from saratoga here as well. did you see what happened last night? man, it was close. kerri walsh and misty may-treanor, her teammate, they got taken to the limit against the chinese national team. they ended up winning, so now they eliminate china. very happy to do so and