family in london but sharing this medal with everyone back home in the bay area. >> balancing motherhood and this crazy career. how did it feel holding your boys? >> i think i scared them. that's what life is all about. family, and i feel so blessed. i have the support that i do, my husband sacrificed, my boys sacrificed so much. and it truly was a family journey. my boys have allowed me to find my true self. >> reporter: what a journey it has been from saratoga where her parents live to san jose and then to stanford and now on the i want national stage yet again in london. now here's the deal. a lot more changes are coming to kerri walsh's life. misty may-treanor, no secret, is retiring. that's it. she is done with competitive volleyball but two came by to our studio and said you know what, i'm retiring but hold on, i'm still going to be around.

>> everybody is like you're leaving. she's not going to get rid of me. that's the only problem. >> i don't want to. >> i'm not going anywhere. i'm going to be involved with the sport. whatever she needs if she needs somebody to serve balls, shag balls, i'll be there. >> we got it on tape. >> i know. i believe it. i want her as my coach next time around, coach me to gold in rio. >> reporter: wow. we're in london talking 2016 in rio. so a lot of smiles for kerry and misty. more bay area spotlight, athletes in the international spotlight. team usa soccer led by alex morgan will take on japan in the gold medal game. and not just soccer but team usa water polo also in the gold medal game taking on spain and they are led by the stephan sisters from danville. water polo and soccer, a lot today. week got a lot going on. we'll see you later on this

morning. back to you. >> raj, sounds good. thank you very much. about two weeks in every night has been huge. a big night for team usa coming up in prime time coverage, track and field gold medal finals. women taking the water for the platform diving and the men's beach volleyball also a gold medal final. our prime time coverage starts up at 8:00 here on nbc bay area. >> 6:04. new this morning five brentwood high school football players suspended for hazing. four seniors and one sophomore at liberty high are off the team and could face criminal charges. the hazing incident took place during a football camp in sacramento in june. police say the players used icy hots in a way not appropriate on three victims. >> a 13-year-old boy is the latest victim what if santa cruz police believe is gang violence.

this happened last night. the teen police say is a documented gang member, shot twice in the back and died on the sidewalk. witnesses claim the shots came from a van with three or four men inside. police right now looking for a white chrysler van with a plate 6 nw 634. >> a sky diving jump gone wrong. a man is recovering at a hospital. the man leapt from a plane and his parachute opened early, but he landed hard. members of the fire department found him semiconscious face down on the ground after the landing. his condition is still unclear. >> if you haven't heard the bay area under a spare the air alert. that's going on today. >> in some places that will mean triple-digit temperatures. meteorologist christina loren is here with a look at where the hottest spots will be. >> you know what else it means,

fantastic sun rise as you get that hazy sunshine, take a look at this. this is over san francisco so we're going to continuously show you some of the most gorgeous sun rises we'll see all year long. that is the one benefit you get from all of that particulate matter. the rays come through, you have the oranges and reds. we'll continue to show that to you. spare the air day. we have unhealthy air quality only in t extreme east by, however it's a good idea if you suffer from asthma, try to limit your outdoor exposure. 54 in san francisco, 56 in sunnyvale and close up the blinds in concord before you leave for work, it's go to be a scorcher. i wanted to point out if you have an interest when it comes to air quality, we're in the moderate range south central bay and the south bay. you'll be at 90 at noon inland. you don't want to overdo it.

102 at 4:00. 76 at the coast. phenomenal conditions. we'll talk about which beaches get the best of it. and when this really extreme heat will break. that's coming up. first let's check the drive. >> we'll start you without san jose. after 680 cleared of all incidents, 101 continues to build. not a surprise, i wanted to show you 680 past 880 heading to the airport. looking at a slower drive for the alameda and montague expressway. 237 an accident at first in your commute direction is westbound. so cause as slowdown as you come off 880 as well. this is on your shoulder. hopefully clearing soon. 880 we did have an incident southbound with these taillights toward the coliseum out of downtown. reports of a finer accident. i don't see slowing.

it looks like they got the car off. holding steady close to the limit. >> thank you. new this morning, the legal problems mounting for chevron. the black smoke from the fire monday sent nearly 1,000 to the hospital. christie smith is live with what's coming up next for the refinery. good rning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. when that black plume of smoke poured over the city people started showing up in hospitals right away, talking about eye irritation, throat irritation, breathing problems. at least 1,000 people have contacted chevron, others gone on and spoken with an attorney. we expect to learn where chevron plans to set up a physical office in richmond to handle some of these claims. also today, more about the investigation into the cause of the leak and massive fire on

monday at the refinery. at least five separate investigations will look into this. some repairs could start to happen today or tomorrow but only after the site is declared totally safe. there was a small fire again yesterday. some say repairs once they start could take months. many consider chevron a problem, others point to the fact it's the largest employer or taxpayer or the city of richmond giving to organizations. the mayor says that all can come at a price. >> we're dealing with a lot of injustice having this refinery in our city and the benefits certainly don't outweigh the problems that they brought us. >> reporter: chevron set up a 24-hour hot line, they are going to compensate people who have incurred medical or property-related expenses.

866-260-7881. there's also information available at chevronupdates.com. i have calls when they might make an announcement about that physical location for claims. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> 6:10 now. coming up she crossed the finish line last but it brought the crowd to their feet. one olympian who is done with the unthinkable. >> a high tech solution to a parking problem. >> too soon to talk about christmas? okay, here's the plan.

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>> welcome back on a thursday morning. 6:12. your official sunrise in about eight minutes. we're going to see beautiful conditions with hazy conditions out there this morning. it is a spare the air day, unhealthy air quality in the east bay.

i'll let you know when we're going to cool off and looking to better quality 18 few moments. back to you. >> time is 6:12. time for a check on the top stories. >> let's check in with marla tellez live in our newsroom with more. >> good morning. chevron may have a clearer picture of its legal problems after the fire that sent hundreds to the hospital. the oil giant is opening an office in richmond for people to file claims. more than 1,000 people have contacted chevron, another 1,000 have lawyered up. the cause of that fire is under investigation. >> in san jose a tracy man is recovering in the hospital this morning after his sky diving jump ends badly on the monterey peninsula. his parachute opened early and he landed hard. his condition is still unclear. and the battle over san francisco's controversial cell phone safety law heads to the 9th circuit court of appeals. the city attorney's office will defend the ordinance that requires san francisco retailers

to post radiation warnings about cell phones. the industry sued the city, arguments at 9:00 this morning. >> we know recycling is big in the bay area but this morning it's about to get a whole lot larger. what is believed to be the largest recycling operation in the world is opening its doors in milpitas. bob a dell is live with a look at what makes it so different. >> reporter: good morning. republic services says there is no other place on the planet that handles as much waste as the recycling facility here in milpitas. their recovery island facility handles all of san jose. we're talking about 1,000 tons a day that they process. if you want to break it down by hour when up and running 110 tons an hour, most commercial waste. not long ago we recycled about 50% of trash. the goal is to recycle 80% of

materials including you can see they have bundles of plastic, sending just 20% to the landfill. where are we in closer to zero waste as opposed to 10, 20 years ago? >> i think we made significant progress from even five years ago. we need to continue to push the envelope of sustainability, reduction, reuse and recycling. >> reporter: you want to know why companies like republic services are able to stay in business, this is what we found. according to research the state got 37 million people dumping 30 million tons of garbage a day. that's around 4.5 pounds per person. plastic bags, 123,000 tons a year. >> how's this for an idea. y reserving a parking spot. that's the plan in san

francisco. it's like a reservation at your favorite restaurant. you can go to a website and reserve a parking spot. people can rent out their garages, driveways and parking spots around the city. the site was started by a novato man, there are about 300 parking spots available and the prices range from $20 to $90 per space. >> back to the london 2012 olympic games. we've got a live look at that caldron burning. a few more days left. having women compete from every country in this day and age. >> absolutely. very historic there. let's go back live to raj mathai. he is in london for more on the story of a saudi female runner and nothing short of an inspiring moment in the olympic

stadium. >> reporter: the olympics are captivating to millions around the world for many reasons. among the biggest is really just the spirit of the games. in that stadium behind me there were 80,000 people with the standing ovation for one athlete. it wasn't michael phelps or usain bolt or any one like that. it was somebody you possibly haven't heard of. it was very moving. this is sarah atar, she finished dead last in the 800 meter qualifying heats, a half minute slower than the rest of the field. but it did not matter. she got a standing ovation from the crowd. she was born in the san diego area is representing saudi arabia. he is a and her teammate the first ever female olympians in saudi history. her body almost entirely covered and wearing that white. it's a great symbol of the game. >> it's such an honor to be here and an incredible experience running in this kind of

environment. to have so many people supporting me is a huge honor. i can't believe i'm here, really. >> reporter: it was a huge honor. i think it was bigger for the fans to watch her even though she did not qualify for the finals. she is a dual citizen, her mother is american, her father is a saudi national so she was able to compete in the games for saudi arabia. she is a student at pepperdine university in southern california. for the other end, getting cheers and standing ovation, this time because of a gold medal, talking about kerri walsh-jennings. an amazing accomplishment on the sand in beach volleyball and she did it again and again and again. for the third time in her career, she's won olympic gold in beach volleyball along with her teammate misty may-treanor. they did it last night in a touching scene after the match after they won in straight sets, kerri walsh holding her two

young sons, so happy about her family here in london and back in the bay area. >> we've seen you grow up. from saratoga to stanford, how much does that bay area support mean? >> i'm so proud of my roots. everyone at home, if you rooted for us, thank you so much. i can't tell you how much it gives me strength and courage. if i ever doubted i would look at tweets and get tweets from home and facebook so. much love and that helps you. i don't even have the words to thank everyone at home. >> she is coming home soon. she wants to move home but right now based in southern california. later on this morning we'll check in with both of them, they came by earlier this morning after a few hours of sleep to visit us at our nbc platform. that's the latest from london. >> they are up on adrenalin.

>> the new royalty, three in a row. let's talk about the weather. we have spread the air day. >> triple-digit heat on the way. it's going to be a really hot day. we're not going to get out of this heat wave until after the weekend. make beach plans, count on heavier than normal traffic all weekend long. we'll check on your traffic what's happening now in the bay area with our own mike inouye. starting with this live look, this is what you get to drive to work under. 6:20 your official sunrise. temperatures are also comfortable in san jose for now but this is the coldest point of the day. it's all uphill from here. it's going to be very warm in san 0 say but not as warm as the extreme east bay. this is going to be interesting throughout the next couple of days. readings in the 60s, you're at 63 at the coolest point in

fairfield which is why you'll climb to 104 and the heat of the day, strong high pressure has taken volume for the entire western half of the united states. very hot in southern california, talking 110, 115-degree readings. we'll top out at 105 degrees. more 100s on the way. 85 in santa cruz. the locals are not used to that. hey, jump in the ocean, that will cool you down. temperatures simultaneously hot with that spare the air. i mean you want to run your ac inland. we head through monday, tuesday, starting to cool off. 6:21 as programsed. starts to get busy. >> 237 westbound t accident clearing stages at first but the backup continues to build from 880 over there. starting to slow down as the volume builds. capital expressway, coleman and

alameda. the freeway starting the northbound trend. 101 through palo alto, an easy drive here and will end with the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights just yet. >> that means they are coming. >> how is this. microsoft hiring but for holiday, not software. >> this is scott mcgrew get that list ready as well as microsoft. >> i think they are hoping about a brush of buyers, then you have windows 8, we can't say for sure if microsoft is going to be successful. it has interesting products. the company plans to create pop-up stores for the holidays in addition to its mall stores. the job description says you should love helping people

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>> around the world a massive explosion caught on tape at a funeral in syria. that is video from the southern syrian city of darra. paulbearers carrying a coffin filled with mourners when the blast rang out. the crowd was stunned. we're happy to report luckily nobody was hurt. >> a landmark ground breaking in vietnam that marked the start of a $47 million project to clean up agent orange in the once war torn country. the u.s. will spend the next

years working at a 47-acre site. american planes sprayed the toxic defoil rant to destroy enemy cover. >> a rare winter rescue to the bottom of the world to save a six-member of an expedition. an airbus left new zealand to pick up the scientist believed to be american. the flights are usually only made in the summer but the scientist may need immediate surgery. >> the time is 6:27. ahead, a major shake-up in the field of breast cancer research. why the ceo of susan g. komen foundation is stepping down. >> a local response to a national tragedy. how leaders are speaking out against the wisconsin shooting spree.

>> live look waiting for the opening bell on wall street this morning. there it is. we're about to see how investors will react to the weekly jobless claims. the numbers are just out. scott mcgrew along 18 moment with the details. >> it's said some like it hot. if you're one of those you'll love today. more triple-digit temperatures across the bay area. meteorologist christina loren will be along in minutes to tell us all about it. good morning. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a huge shake-up at the susan g. komen for the cure foundation. nancy brinker is leaving her post along with several other senior executives. marla tellez has the announcement that seemed to come out of nowhere though not surprising to all. >> susan g. komen wants to make it clear its founder and ceo nancy brinker is not leaving, just shifting into a new role within the organization and brinker says this new role will

help komen refocus on fundraising strategy and growth. >> i've done this work for 32 years ever since i made the promise to susan komen. >> that was nancy brinker earlier this year responding to intense public backlash after komen's decision to no longer fund mammograms at planned parenthood. in a surprising move last night brinker announced she is relinquishing her title of the organization she founded 30 years ago. brinker will take on a new role as chair of the komen board executive committee. also stepping down the president of komen, elizabeth thompson. she will leave at four years with the organization. senior leaders have faced emorm normous opposition after plans to cut off funding for some projects. in a statement early this morning brinker says, quote, our mission is clear, consistent and

will never change, regardless of the controversy earlier this year. we are doing everything in our power to ensure that women have access to quality cancer care and the support that they need as we seek answers through cutting edge research. it's also important to neat executive board members announced their resignations for a total of four changes in leadership. brinker will remain ceo, then she will settle into the new roll. >> another health news breakthrough that could explain why marin county has some of the highest breast cancer rates. a study suggests that it's genetic and there are relationship to vitamin d, they have samples from women with breast cancer. the study sample is small and more research needs to be done.

>> a suspect last november has been ordered to stand trial. isaac mcdaniel is charged with assault and being accessory in the beating and shooting december of foster. this happened near the occupy camp outside of city hall. mcdaniels admitted he attacked foster and gave his gun to the man who shot foster. >> today, bay area leaders will again join the sikh community to encourage unity and toll ran, after six people killed in a wisconsin temple. the largest gather was in san jose for where people spoke about solidarity and standing up against violence, hate and bigotry. >> it could have been auen our

community. >> tonight mike honda and dave korteze will meet with leaders from the sikh community. it's in san jose. >> some call it one of the ultimate thrill, each year roughly a half million americans sky dive for the first time. the question is how safe is that sport? a breakdown of the safety standards and who is regulating sky diving. >> we found in general sky diving is a self regulating sport. sky divers follow a basic set of requirements by the u.s. parachute. drop zones don't have to report accidents to the faa. >> are you excited to go? >> i'm real excited. >> you may remember her jump. it went viral a year after she

almost fell out of her harness midair. >> evidently, it took a year for something to happen. >> the federal aviation administration which regulates the sport only game aware and investigated the close calls after seeing her video like everyone else on youtube. >> you think there should be changes? >> evidently. >> i don't think the faa, they don't have the bureaucracy in place to deal with 100 broken angle reports for a weekend. >> most athletes are reported to the parachute o. nearly all drop zones are members of the nonprofit. >> we're depending on the skydiver community or even the public at large to let us know if they see problems. >> when we asked to see statistics on nonfatal

judiciaries we're told it's confidential information. we also requested statutes from the faa it cited drop zones for violations and 247 have died sky diving. >> you need to know going in this is not a perfectly safe thing do do. >> on average at least 21 people die every year sky diving. more on what the faa has to say about court later today. >> 6:36. a first emergency center on the west coast opens at san francisco international airport. the new marine emergency response facility will store and launch rescue and patrol boats. mayor ed lee will be at today's opening ceremony. >> let's find out what's

happening on this thursday and how we can stay cool. >> if you're jon kelley it's easier than for some others. starting with a live picture, this is san francisco, this is what we have this morning to show you. in terms of an overall marine formation. not a lot here. it's going to in this out quickly. so temperatures are comfortable. 58 in san jose. we'll be in the 70s here talking about the 80s at 10:00 in places like concord and livermore with strong high pressure moving in. 54 degrees in san francisco. your hour by hour forecast tells the story. at noon getting a little too hot. 86 bay side. at the coast 76 degrees. so much warmer than average. we're sparing the air, you want to limit your outdoor activity if you suffer from asthma or

respiratory issues. first let's check your drive. here's mike. >> no big describe, let's get a live look, see north of 680. there is the bay bridge toll pla plaza. let's get a look at the south bay. we're looking at the volume northbound really starting to bog down from capital expressway up to 880 making its way to the airport. 280 and 87 to follow. >> 6:38. coming up on "today in the bay," a legal battle in the colorado theater shooting. why lawyers are asking a judge to unseal information for the public. >> she helped that first 5, jordyn wieber not close to being finished. we'll talk to her about all of her plans for the future.

>> welcome back. 6:41. reporters are stepping up saying they want more information about colorado shooting suspect james holmes. today media attorneys including one for nbc will be in court asking for a gag order to be lifted. holmes will be back in court for the hearing. he is charged with opening fire 18 crowded colorado movie theater last month. 12 people were killed, 58 injured. lawyers planning to argue the public has a right to know more about that investigation and the events that led up to the killing. >> in an effort to move past a

recent scandal at penn state the football team is changing its uniform. we'll get a look at the new uniforms later. gone are the plain blue and white jerseys. the shirts include the players name and a blue ribbon. >> coming up, a striking more gold. misty may-treanor walsh or kerri walsh compete in london. we'll hear from the gold medalist. >> after helping her team to the top of the podium what is next for jordyn wieber? we'll talk to her live.

>> welcome back. you're looking live at the

olympic caldron as it burns for the 13th day of the summer games. bay area athletes have been showing the good show including kerri walsh. >> there has been magic to see. we take it over to "today in the bay's" raj mathai joining us live again from london. you were among the thousands in person watching kerri walsh and misty may-treanor bringing home gold becoming olympic royalty. they are rock stars out there. >> reporter: it's pretty wild. rock stars here, back in the united states, it was wild. you know what, kerri walsh is looking for a partner because misty may treenler is retiring. this is not a surprise. this was expected so she wants to advance and go to the 2016 rio games looking for a partner. they came by and chatted. misty may-treanor is retiring but is still going to be around. they had a lot of giggles. >> everybody is like you're retiring. she's not going to get rid of

me. that's the only problem. >> i don't want to. >> i'm not going anywhere. i'm going to be involved with the sport, know, whatever she needs, if she needs somebody to serve balls, shag ball, i'll be there. >> we got it on tape. >> i believe it. i want her as my coach to gold in rio. >> bring on the rio olympics in 2016. for what happened last night, if you ever have been to a beach volleyball event it's wild. especially at the olympics. a lot of high profile people were here. prince harry, joe montana, british actor russell brant. it was the normal fans having a great time carrying the energy throughout the evening. as for the match, it wasn't that close. if you saw it you know what i'm talking about. straight sets, kerri walsh, misty may-treanor as they beat their counterparts from orange county to win the gold for the third olympic. this is unprecedented. they never lost an olympics

match. more touching was how kerri walsh reacted with her sons. in beijing she didn't have these guys. >> balancing motherhood and this crazy kreefrmt how did it feel holding your boys? >> i think i scared them. that's what life is all about, family and i just feel so blessed that i have this support, my husband, my boys sacrificed so much. and it truly was a family journey. my boys have allowed me to find my true self. >> one of the most grounded superstars we have dealt with, kerri walsh and her sons joe and sun dance, from her family in saratoga to her high school family and her college family, a lot of people in the bay area sharing in this. coming up tonight two big games. am usa soccer against japan, and team usa water polo, the

gold medal match against spain. we've been coming to you in london time it's the almost 3:00 in the afternoon. it's tea time. i've been reporting i have yet to be invited to tea time and we did it in grand style and one of the biggest questions is what do you do with the pinky? >> you have to put the pinky up? is that part of the etiquette? >> yeah, yeah. pinky down. >> did you get that? pinky down. we're not messing around. that's the chef at the hotel on park lane. this is high brow stuff. it's not a normal affair. legend has it a member of the british family did not want to wait for dinner at 8:00 or 9:00 so ordered staff to give her tea

and snacks around 3 or 4:00 p.m. to hold down here appetite. it's about 50 pounds for a nice tea service here, about 80 ducks, so now you know the etiquette. i'll expect you to join me. remember the pinky. >> thank you, raj. >> let's go to christina loren. i gave us a phenomenal forecast and information about air quality. >> it's a spare the air day. we haven't had many this year. i think we'll have another tomorrow with nothing to improve our air quality. i wanted to show you the cool spot where you want to be if it lets too hot. in the tri-valley, 102 degrees. this is a live look courtesy of our photographer rob. no flight delays because there is no fog. with a lack of fog, that's the reason why we get that on shore

flow that purifies our air quality. we're not seeing that. our winds are shifting off shore so it's one of the hottest days of the year and our air quality suffering with the stagnant air mass. central and south bay moderate range but yeah, whether or not you suffer from respiratory issues stay indoors. we're in the 50s. by noon look at this. 82 in treatment. at around noon we'll be in the low 90s in livermore as you break for lunch. plenty of triple digits, holding on the heat wave continues into the weekend. we'll let you know when we'll get a significant break and better air quality. right now your drive is getting busy. >> still that 103 for tomorrow. 580 not the temperature, that's the freeway. the slowdown because of the volume. a smooth drive and flow westbound into castro valley

makes these folks bog down at the y and now on southbound 880. look at the peninsula side. the flow moves but as the sun comes up more cars, a nice drive on the bridge, some haze but the sun also plays a factor. all of the south bound traffic, that's why we get the sunrise slowdown. >> to the olympics, we have a guest for you. she twirled on the medal podium along side her teammates. even though the gymnastics competition is over young jordyn wieber is busy. >> between the public appearances and endorsement deals she managed to squeeze in time for us. jordan, hello and congratulations. >> thank you. >> winning team gold. i understand you slept with that gold medal under your pillow the first night. >> i did.

i wanted to make sure when i woke up it was still there. it was. >> dream come true. >> no kidding. >> the competition is over, you get to have fun. we checked out your facebook page. looks like you and your teammates squeezed in time for sight seeing at the london eye. >> we did. we got ta tour london a little yesterday, we found out we're on the kellogg's corn flakes box. i've been working in their campaign and then also i have my start story that people can visit so i'm excited about all of those things. >> people from all over the world supporting you there. even justin bieber sending you tweets. a lot of fans love what you're doing. are you planning on coming back for 2016? >> i don't know. it's four years ago but we'll see. i feel like i have some unfinished business.

i think after the keg log's trip, we visit our fans, we'll be in sacramento on the 21st of september and san jose on the 8th. after that i think i'll decide if i'm going to come back and train for rio. >> we look forward to you stopping in the bay area for tour. are you going to hook up with mr. justin bieber? are you going to get a face-to-face? >> yeah, he tweeted at me but i'm looking forward to hopefully meeting him in the future. we'll see. >> wieber and bieber. what a match. we thank you for joining us this morning. what a run you had. enjoy the rest of your london trip there. >> thank you for having me. >> always a pleasure. here at home, hundreds are filing claims against chevron after the thick black smoke filled the air.

christie smith is live in richmond where the legal problems are just beginning for that oil giant. good morning. >> good morning to you. already at least 1,000 people have contacted chevron directly, telling them about problems like the breathing problems, eye irritation, they say that it's all tied to the fars that happened on monday. later today chevron is expected to open up an office in richmond to try and deal with all of these claims, deal with them in person. the other big question after the fire, why did it happen, the leak, at least five separate investigations are expected once the site is deemed safe. for the repairs chevron has not released damages. it's unclear when the damaged crude oil processing unit will come back on line. some say it could take months of

that repair to be completed. >> live in richmond, "today in the bay." >> police searching for the people responsible for a drive by shooting that left a 13-year-old boy dead. this happened last night on san lorenzo boulevard. the teen police say is a documented gang web, not twice in the back. witnesses claim the shots came from a white van with men inside. men recovering in a san jose hospital from a sky diving squum. the man left yesterday afternoon and his parachute reportedly opened early. members of the fire department found him semiconscious on the ground after the landing. no word on his condition. >> when it comes to recycling california is a trail blazer. now there is a new plan to serve

that need. pob ra bell is live in milpitas called the lorgest recycling facility. >> no other place on the planet that handles as much waste as this plant here. their recovery facility handles all of san jose. you're talking about 1,000 tons of product a day. not long ago we could only recycle about 50% of our trash. the goal is 80 period like plastic. they have tons of bundles here. >> where are we today in terms of closer to zero waste as opposed to 10, 20 years ago. >> i think we made progress. but we have a way to go, to

continue to push the envelope of sustainability, reduction, reuse and recycling. >> reporter: here are the numbers that show why companies like republican services are able to stay in business. 37 million people in california dumbing 30 million tons of garbage a day. the reason, account for 123,000 a year. >> thanks, job. >> there are pulls on the market, bears and kangaroos. >> stick money in the pouch? it is good morning this morning. we understand that yeah. there is a guy dressed up. outback steak house, sort after kubel kangaroo day.

cougle getting attention today after an interview with its main human resources executive ran in forbes. in this article google revealed it gets -- or gives fairly amazing death benefits. half your salary to your spouse every year for the next 10 years effective on your first day of employment. your children get $1,000 a month every month, every child until they are money. the person in charge of this at google, it's better to work for a. who cares about you than a country who doesn't. >> you have to die, there is the downside of that. still, that's -- >> on the first day of employment. >> time to check the forecast. >> even in google land. a lot of guys worked there.

we get to live in the bay area. i want to make sure you're ready for that. hitting 77 degrees, unusually warm. we'll likely be sparing the air again tomorrow. we'll immediate back tomorrow and tell you if that's the case. let's check the drive. >> the roadways are building but no major accidents. pretty come but slow all the way up into mountain view. the southbound side of 880 slows out of fremont into milpitas. back to you. >> a final check of the top stories. chevron opening in richard where people can file claims. officials say more than 1,000 people have contacted chevron, another thousand have hired lawyers. >> the battle over california's sell phone safety law, the

attorney's office will defend the ordinance requiring retailers to post radiation warnings about the phones. good morning. three for three, misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings make it a clean sweep for their olympic careers winning another gold in beach volleyball. it is over here in london. misty and kerri, threepeat olympic gold. >> what's next for the olympic legends? we'll ask them live. it was a big night for team usa at track and field. americans capturing seven of 12 medals. >> allison peisoyson felix gets >> the u.s. women's soccer team goes for its third straight gold facing the reigning world champs

today, thursday, august 9th, facing the reigning world champs today, thursday, august 9th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," at the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from olympic park in london, england. >> good morning and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, here in london's olympic park. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer. want to cap off your olympic career do it the way misty and kerri did last night, third straight olympic gold medal. we were lucky enough to be there at the horse gardens parade and it was uv believable. could have been southern california. it was all american. >> a good flight to be an american for sure. what a night it was. misty and kerri