write es sas and have fun with my freshman class. before stanford it's the pool and they were celebrating. team usa water polo a gold medal. you know when they win the gold, everyone jumps in. coaches, trainers, officials, everyone who involved with the team. they beat spain 8-5. maggie steffens from danville, 19, she scored five of the eight goals. she's had an amazing run here. amazing in terms of a gold medal. she joined us a short while ago. >> one of the most notable stories, one of your teammates is your sister. she had an assist. is it nice to be playing with your sister? how special is that? >> it's so surreal. you don't even realize it until you see each other in the water. you're saying she gave me a

pass, after i look into her eyes and we can feel it. it's so amazing. >> maggie steffens, very excited. it is amazing. maggie and jessica, the whole family is here from danville. having a great time. yes, there is going to be a big party back in danville. not just team usa water polo but soccer. a cal grad was a key. alex morgan with an assist in this game as team usa beats japan, 2-1. keep in mind japan beat the americas in the world cup follow. coming up later tonight, we're not over yet. shannon rowbury in the finals of the 1500 meter race, she has been doing very well so there is a good chance she could medal. from san francisco. that's going to do it from london. i'm looking, this is friday.

on the morning show? >> you're breaking up a little bit, raj. yes, it is friday. >> we lost what you said, raj. >> this is my last -- it's my last appearance on the morning show. is that right? i'm sad. >> i'm sad about it. are you bringing us back souvenirs? >> i'll bring you some souvenirs. if you can start the morning show at noon i would be on it every day. >> i bet. okay, raj. thanks so much. >> thanks, man. the stars of the u.s. women's soccer team will have shine on the "today" show. you'll hear from them starting at 7:00. and it will be a very busy night tonight in prime time. do not miss the track and field gold medal finals and the bmx finals tonight on nbc bay area. >> we're following breaking news out of afghanistan where an afghan police commander and several of his men killed three u.s. soldiers in the southern

province. the men turned their guns on the americans inviting them to a n dinner to discuss security. >> happening now, police at the scene of a stabbing in east san jose, a man found suffering from serious wounds there, this is near the intersection of mcglauf lin and ingmar court. mclaughlin is shut down by the police activity. so far police not saying too much but we will keep you posted and monitor the situation. >> new this morning 49ers and santa clara county agreed to share millions in redevelopment money. that agreement settles a lawsuit between the team and the county. back in june the county seized

the money ear marked for the stadium. >> there is a warning from police in the south bay, be on the lookout for stolen apple products on line. police say thieves broke into frye's after midnight yesterday morning and they stole $163,000 of ipads, iphones and ipods. police think they will end up on sites like ebay. >> 6:06. they investigated the bp oil spill, now the same team is in richmond trying to get to the bottom of the refinery fire. the board will inspect the unit working along side chevron and the state to figure out if it's safe to enter and when

production might resume. five investigations will be done. it's predicted gas prices will climb above $4 a gallon. >> an urgent appeal as temperatures soar all weekend long. you should be asked to reduce energy use during peak hours, avid the clothes drier, dishwasher, oven and turn off as many lights as you can. the utilities say conserving power will help keep the power grid up and running. >> you think we'll break records? >> no. we'll get close. hey, we don't have to do the dishes? did you say we don't have to do the laundry? that's what i heard. starting with a live picture, a beautiful sun rise. you early risers have it the best. not only because you have taste waking up with us, because you're getting the coolest

temperatures so if you want to get outdoors it's pretty nice. we are looking good. temperatures are in the 50s, a couple of 60s in concord and livermore. time to get your exercising on. temperatures are going to soar as of 10:00 a.m. in fairfield. close to 80. 55 in san francisco. your hour by hour forecast, 88 inland, 102 in the heat of the day. we get a break from the heat and better air quality. we'll tell you when in my seven-day outlook. first out the door in a timely fashion. >> it's friday and as is typical we have the gentle build for the traffic. we're seeing a heavier volume but of the north bay into the east bay. the benicia bridge we have an accident reported. i'm told mid span 680. there is an accident. no lane information. the crew is heading out but i

always worry heading across the water. a live look outside. how things are for san jose. the 101 direction, southbound light with the taillights. again around this interchange, back to you. >> thank you. on to a big story unfolding, the operators of a california charity for veterans facing a lawsuit. the state accusing the operators of diverting donations to finance their stiflisle. marla tellez is in the newsroom with a lawsuit asking for millions in men ats. >> this called help hospitalize veterans based in southern california. according to the sight it's primary mission is to provide hospitalized and home bound veterans with therapeutic arts and crafts activities. according to the attorney general's office the group is also helping its present and board by squandering millions so the ag office is suing.

a watchdog group says only 35% of the group's funds go toward programs designed to help veterans. the industry standard is 65%. the complaint says this man here, president michael lynch, overpays himself spending thousands on perks including $80,000 in golf memberships. the former president here, robert chapen is named for his salary and a $2 million pension plan. the state is calling for the current leadership to be ousted. it wants at least $4.3 million returned to the charity. >> we'll let you know where you should take your resume. >> going to hire you on the spot. what's different about this year's outside lands festival?

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>> time for a quick check of the day's top stories. the u.s. military says three soldiers have been killed by a man in an afghan uniform. military officials say it happened after a joint dinner and security meeting. the military says the attacker was an insurgent disguised as either a police officer or an afghan soldier. this is the third attack on u.s. forces this week. >> the state attorneys general office filing a lawsuit against a charity group for veterans accusing the group of misusing funds. the suit claims board members received lavish pangs plan and golf memberships. the state wants the leadership ousted. >> the team that investigated

the bp oil spill in the gulf is now looking into the chevron refinery fire in richmond. the u.s. chemical safety board is inspecting the unit where monday's fire happened. the team will determine whether it's safe to enter and when it's safe to resume production. >> one of the bay area's biggest music events kicks off today f. you don't have a ticket, you are out of luck. christie smith is live at golden gate park where music fans are excited but the neighbors not so much. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. happy friday. this year's outside lands is completely sold out in advance, they expect 65,000 people a day to come here between today and sunday. they have an amazing lineup of musicians. i was checking one of the online blogs about insider tips, folks who have been here and the number one tip seems obvious is do not drive. we had a hard time getting in. they have fences around golden gate park.

for neighbors, though, not always feeling the joy. we have video from last year. this benefits parks and recs in the city. i was checking out the blog, some of the complaints, the traffic, the packed buses that blow by because there are so many people on them. one man wrote that it took him 2 1/2 hours to get home and he lives in san francisco. i checked the outside lands website and they have a number of tips, a complaint hotline set up. suggestions for getting around and they say they have got two dedicated truck. amazing lineup. if you were lucky enough to score a ticket more than 100 artists, six stages, beer lands, they have food and drink and comedy. six stages, big names, stevie wonder, norah downs to name a few. i was reading the guide suggesting that biking is actually a good option. for today alone, they have fitz

and the tantrums, neil young and crazy horse f. you do need to file a complaint, someone blocking your drive way, the number is on the website. sfoutsidelands.com. >> back to the 2012 london olympics. that caldron burning bright. for the 14th day of competition. >> it's been a beautiful thing. back live to raj mathai. he is there with all of the amazing stories of the bay area olympians bringing home the gold medals in water polo and raj, it's your world. >> it's an active morning if you are just waking up for the last 90 minutes we have been joined by several team usa gold medalists. they are all from the bay area. we'll start with soccer. what a wild scene. wembley stadium here in london more than 80,000 fans.

that's a new record for a women's soccer match in the uk, it was phenomenal. team usa, 2-1 over japan. alex morgan with an assist. she has been having a great tournament. the americans amentioned their loss. they beat the cap knees team 2-1 for the gold in soccer. we were joined by one of the stars, rachel buehler, the former stanford student. >> incredible night, playing in front of 80,000 people, it was like a dream come true. it was unbelievable. >> you've done this, you won gold in beijing and in london. show us and tell me what's going through your mind and why is this one difference? >> earning a gold medal is such an honor. to be able to represent your country at this level. something to dream about as a kid. there is a lot of pride. we're such a close team.

>> reporter: congratulations to them. rachel buehler one of 27 members of her family that went to stanford university. so they have a long lineage on the peninsula. let's get to team usa water polo. also with seven bay area stars. but none bigger than 19-year-old maggie steffens. maggie had a phenomenal tournament and game, five goals as team usa beat spain 8-5. maggie steffens from danville. also on the team is her older sister jessica. so a great olympics for the steffens family. we're talking about the outside lands concert. there is a lot of music here as well. in fact, the rehearsals are going on. george michael who lives in london, performing at the closing ceremonies on sunday. and the spice girls will be performing on sunday night so.

yes, david bam the opening and now was it ginger spice, one of the spice girls that he's married to will be on the sunday closings. i don't know my spice girls. >> you got two. that was strong. >> thanks, raj. >> we bring in our spice, meteorologist christina loren is here. you can move that. >> they call me old spice. good morning to you. you head out the front door this morning you want to be aware it's going to be another hot day especially inland. temperatures will be in the triple digits but one benefit that we are getting out of this ridge of high pressure, clear start. you can see we have one cloud overhead in san jose. let me tell you, i don't know if you saw shooting stars on the way in but we're in the heart of one of the most vivid meteor

showers is going to peak so. star gazing weather to accompany that. let's take to you san francisco. a lot of fog here, low cloud cover, more so than yesterday. and as a result of high pressure coming in it compresses that marine layer, right to the surface. we have reduced visibility in santa rosa. 61 in san jose. we're at 55 degrees this morning in san francisco. high pressure firmly in control for the entire western half of the united states. that amplifies and moves inland. a lotter day. the stronger onshore flow, that's going to be equal to a cooler day at the coast. t you only have to travel about 30 miles to drop off by 30 degrees. san jose up to redwood city, not all that cool yet. but once again san mateo daly

city temperatures drop off. that's the place for you to be if you don't have an air conditioner in your home. also the malls will be jammed. that's the way i stay cool. 101 in gilroy. and don't forget, the meteors peek tonight and tomorrow. watch nbc bay area closing ceremony. so sad to see it end but hey, we have those olympicses here on nbc. are you heading out that front door? >> wait for me. wait. the south bay, you're okay. the bigger surface streets starting to build. live look at fremont shows you 880 southbound as well as heading south but no drama for the nimitz. we talked about a number of events. i'll weigh them out. giants play the rockies tonight. niners have a preseason at 6:00. starting 3:00 it's going to get

crazy busy. and the lands festival. take mass transit, the bus over to the park. if you can avoid it. back to you. >> 6:22. >> u.s. justice department says it will notrosecute goldman sachs for a trick it tried to pull on customers. >> scott mcgrew is joining us. scott, another example of a company avoiding serious charges. >> right. good morning. it happened on wall street during the credit crisis, there have been few prosecutions. the case of goldman sachs is startling. back in 2008 goldman sachs is accused of creating one of the worst mortgage-backed securities, a real dog with the intention of helping one of its biggest clients bet against so it when the mortgages weren't

paid the client would get very rich. the problem is you need someone to take the bet on the other side. they are accused of convincing more clients to take that side of the bet, like giving a race horse sleeping pills, then betting against him. you still have to find some suckers. in its decision the justice department said prosecuting over this was quote not viable. a separate senate investigation into the matter ended with senators concluding much the opposite. >> shares in yeah who are fell after the ceo there said the company may not give its shareholders billions of dollars made when it sells its assets in china. they wonder what the new ceo plans to do with the money instead. certainly buying a big company is a possibility because we're talking billions that won't go

back to investors. >> thank you very much. >> 6:23. the curiosity rover is sending back a piece of history, its first pictures live and in living color.

>> these are pictures from mars. nasa releasing the new picture from the curiosity. now you can see why mars is called the red planet.

a panoramic shot there stitched together from curiosity's camera. the rover started its two years mars mission this sunday so we should expect a lot more of those cool photos. >> we're following breaking news out of afghanistan this morning. some american troops have been ambushed by soldiers they were trying to help. >> a fire tigfight making the se the air day worse for a community. >> a housing boom in the south bay, what is behind the trend that seems to be bucking the rest of the nation? >> a live look from london, the countdown is on. the closing ceremonies are going to take place on sunday. hard to believe. still a lot of good action coming up so keep it here on nbc bay area. we'll bring with it all to you. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: dinner...is...served.

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>> welcome back everybody. right on time for the opening bell from the new york stock exchange. manchester united, the soccer club, going public this morning. scott says a little lower than expected but they are going public. the stock heading for a weak opening this morning following disappointing news from china, scott mcgrew will be along in moments to tell us about it. >> it is another spare the air day. the sun coming up over the area. triple digit temperatures in store. meteorologist christina loren is up in a moment with the details for us. right now i want to say good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. yes, it has been a tug of war over the tech sector. a building boom in the south bay now aimed at keeping workers here. san francisco continues to lure them away. bob is live in san jose where the race is on to house thousands of new hires in

silicon valley. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. look around and you'll see projects like this one behind me going up. when the epic apartments, that's what they are called, are complete, they add another roughly 800 units to the area supply of housing. according to analysis by the "mercury news" developers tib south bay are building new apartment complexes at a record pace. san jose, 7,000 new units are on the way, 4,000 of which will be completed by this year, that's a 20% increase in the supply of luxury apartments. more than 2,000 units are headed for milpitas, that will double the supply. 1700 in mountain view, a 30% increase. there is a lot of demand for new apartments for two reasons. one, more people are renting because it's more difficult to buy a home. and two, the surge in hiring. silicon valley added more than

30,000 jobs over the past 12 months. the east bay expected to add more than 1,000 apartment units over the next couple of years. not as robust but that region hasn't seen as much growth. new this morning u.s. regulators tell five of america's biggest banks they are on their own, no more bailouts even if the economy turns sour again. scott mcgrew says we've heard this before. >> we have, just before they bailed everybody out. this time the government means it according to secret negotiations uncovered by reuters. the news agency says the u.s. government has told five banks they need to be ready to defend themselves next time. and they have to have a plan in place in case we go through another credit crisis. the retail banks which have been marned jpmorgan chase, bank of america and goldman sachs,

morgan stanley got the same warning as well. the banks were lent money in the first bank bailout and each bank paid the money back to the. go in fact, the government made money on the deal but this morning saying never again. >> interesting. thank you. 6:33. it's also the height of the summer travel season. that means millions of passengers in and out of bay area airports. while passenger numbers are on the rise so are the number of thefts. what is happening and many times it's right before your eyes. >> we requested crime data and a decade of data from the tsa on missing items. what we found may have you keeping a closer eye on your bags. >> london and sfo, nothing came out. >> after a long plane ride from

london becky drew arrived at san francisco international airport without her luggage. she's like thousands of other travelers of bay area airports who had bags and items in that luggage disappear in the last half decade. we looked at five years of crime data from law enforcement at the three major airports and the most reported crime here is theft. >> the biggest challenge is access. >> sfo tells us with 1500 cameras scattered throughout the airport they are on the lookout for suspects. >> in most cases it's a passenger or someone who had lawful business for being here. and put it this way. a lot of times it's a crime of opportunity. >> if you are going anywhere don't leave things in plain sight in your car, lock your car. >> randy cook says you are actually safer at an airport than on most city streets. >> you have law enforcement there, and large numbers, you

have security cameras there in large numbers and people monitoring those activities zlxt does that make you feel bet center. >> statistics don't help me at this stage. i've been a victim of theft. >> we'll take a further look at auto theft and problems with passengers drinking too much. clouding a breakdown on what airports have the most items reported missing and where your car is likely to be foalstolen . >> happening now a wild fire near san diego burning out of control. cal fire naming it the chihuahua fire. it's burned close to 900 acres. no mabld inventory evacuation orders have been issued but they are warning that living there in the area you may be told it could all change. cal fire says it may be several days before the fire is

contained. >> hot dry conditions there. hot in the bay area expected temperatures very high. want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> no real relief in terms of significant cooling until probably the middle or end of next week. taking a live look, fantastic start in san francisco. what's so cool about this shot. you can see that bank of clouds clearing with the naked eye. isn't that outstanding this morning. let's take you live and show you another perspective of the city. high above the clouds we have completely clear conditions. so the sun warms that top layer up. fog clears from the top down and we're only about two hours away from crystal clear conditions. with the onshore flow that's going to keep your temperatures comfortable. 55 in san francisco headed to the low 70s. 62 to start in livermore and we're at 65 degrees in fairfield. that's an indication of a hot day ahead. inland at 88 at noon. rounding out at 102.

looking for the cooler weather, you don't want to kick on your ac, hit the beach. at 4:00, 74 at coast and we'll take you through the forecast, 6:37. >> 101 through belmont. an accident reported. both cars on the shoulder. 101 through the area on your right you see palo alto a smooth drive. the volume picks up a tad. close to the limit along the peninsula. over to the san mateo bridge, 92 eastbound. one of the few heading eastbound. westbound the headlights come at us. a live look shows you the toll plaza. the sun hit the point where we can't make out the cars. only backup in the cash lanes. that will build. >> thanks, mike. >> we're back with breaking news and update on a deadly shooting in afghan that killed three u.s. soldiers.

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>> this morning we're following breaking news out of afghanistan where a man in an afghan uniform pulled a surprise attack killing three u.s. soldiers in southern province of helmand. nato says the attack appears planned and carried out by rogue afghan forces. this makes the third attack this

week alone by afghan soldiers training to take over security at the u.s. forces leave in 2014. >> it is 6:40. up next we're going to take you back live to london, raj has a preview of what you're going to see during the closing ceremonies. >> should be big. riding for the dream. why college students are riding their bikes from the bay area to los angeles.

>> welcome back. a good friday morning to you. a beautiful sight, a live look at the caldron burning inside the olympic stadium in london. only a few more days, hard to believe, of these olympic games. >> it is winding down. raj mathai is our international man on the move keeping very

busy out there tracking all of the bay area olympians competing. raj, bay area women no doubt helping team usa, huge in soccer and water polo. and now they have the gold. >> reporter: it's been fun. we had an active morning, a lot of bay area olympians flashing their gold medals enjoying it. now the final 48 hours here so people really starting to get that excitement back in the sense that looking toward the closing ceremony. first things first, not just a party in london but back at home in lafayette. the viewing party at the cheese pizza, a full house. everyone there to cheer on the steffen sisters, jessica and maggie, team usa water polo, and their good cheers were heard all the way here in london. the pool here was all about team usa. the americans defeat spain 8-5 to win the gold medal. would you believe maggie steffens, 19, scored five of the eight goals.

she has been a breakout star here. earlier inmorning we caught up with maggie. 19 and yes, water polo is on her mind but so is college. when she gets back it's all about stanford. >> what are you looking forward to the most of college? >> i'm just looking forward to being a student again and being 19. you know, i'm around girls who i love but they are a lot older than me and getting married and on to different points and i want to go back to school, write an essay. i don't care. give me homework. >> reporter: she wants to do homework. amazing. maggie steffens and her sister jessica popular in danville and now in london. not just team usa water polo but soccer helped out big time by a bay area soccer star, alex morgan and team usa. in front of more than 80,000 fans at wembley stadium against japan, and team usa wins 2-1

your final score. this avenges last year in the world cup final when the japanese beat the americans so a lot of smiles for team usa soccer. we do have a business story for you. we're holding up a cup of coffee, yes, it's starbucks, the highest grossing starbucks location, there are more than 100, would you believe the nbc cafeteria. no kidding. we'll show you our cafeteria. we're going to take you behind the scenes. we have more than 3,000 nbc employees here working around the clock, different time zones, usually working about 14 or 15 hours a day and therefore coffee is a vital part of our day. there it is in the corner a free starbucks. you walk up, order anything and wouldn't you know it's the highest grossing starbucks in london. >> we're going through probably 10 or 12,000 cups of caffey a

day. it's a lot of coffee. as much as you want all day long. >> reporter: we are wired here in london. i guess sleep is overrated. now i'm part of this morning show for the last couple of weeks i'm drinking coffee on a regular basis which is not common for me but it's been a fun two weeks as we send it back to you, enjoying my time with you. when i come back to the bay area i think that's it. what time do you wake up in the morning? >> we're on the conference call by 2:30. it's been great to have you, raj. >> now i know what you're going through. >> it's a way of life. >> it's been a pleasure. it's been my pleasure, really fun to do this morning show and all of our bay area olympians but we're coming home next week. so get ready. >> we will. we'll decorate the newsroom for

you. get the coffee ready. it will be a busy night on prime time. don't miss track and field gold medal finals. men qualifying diving round and the bmx gold medal finals, it starts at 8:00 here on nbc bay area. >> tough to get up, that free buffet. all go to the olympics. >> too bad he doesn't realize he shovels and grinds in the morning. >> i pour the water in my tea. >> that's what it takes at 2:00 a.m. we do it for you. i get up very early and i can tell you is that everything that i'm looking at leads me to believe it will be warmer inland than it was yesterday so you want to keep that in mind. though we're going to be a little cooler at the coast and the bay. the marine influence not making it out to the tri-valley. so a warmer start means a much warmer afternoon. by 3 to 5 degrees in cases.

you hit the triple digits yesterday. this will be the peek. after today we slowly cool you off. a live look at what is left over alcatraz. what you notice it's smooth on the bay. we don't have a lot of wind to cool us down. the stagnant air mass, second consecutive day, likely another tomorrow. temperatures are at 65 degrees in fairfield at 6:49. we're at 61 in san jose, 61 in livermore headed to a hot day as high pressure is in control and of the pattern for the western united states. if you're heading into so-cal even hotter. palm springs, 115 degrees. so even though we're talking about maybe 102 it could be worse. that's why we're flexing the power. hit the beach, if you don't want to run that ac it's going to be

natural coolant. 90 in san jose, 103 at livermore. finally a little bit cooler as we head to sunday action then mid 90s, low 90s through next week. >> i just showed you the accident in belmont not affecting. a new one reported at the 92 interchange eastbound. i saw slowing, we see it on 92 here also so that may be affecting the surface over to the interchange but okay so far over the bridge. a look here at san jose. live look 101 north of 680/280. you see the volume building so now from actually up past this interchange, 101 shows speeds into the 50s. the rest of the route okay. i'll show another issue. that closure for calaveras. >> 6:50.

police are at the scene of a stabbing. a man found suffering serious wounds. right now mcclocklin is shut down. we'll keep monitoring it and bring you information if there is any more available. >> a charity is being sued for cheating them. marla tellez is in the newsroom with the accusation the operators were taking donations to line their own pockets. >> state attorney general's office is suing the group and wants threes 4.3 million returned to the charity. according to a complaint filed, the current and former president squandered millions. robert chapin is accused of

inflating his salary to retire with an almost $2 million pension plan. his successor is accused of speblding 80 gland for memberships for his board. according to the website the primary mission is to provide hospitalized and homebound veterans with therapeutic arts and crafts activities. they reported more than $400 million. only 35% goes to veteran programs. attorney general harris says her investigators spent the last year building what she calls a complicated case. she wants the current leadership ousted. >> new this morning the 49ers and santa clara county proving they can get along, agree to share development money. it settles a lawsuit between the teen and the county. as you recall in june, now santa

clara unified will get a cut to help the budget and the rest to the new stadium. >> a warning from police to be on the lookout for stolen apple products on line. thieves broke into the east hamilton just after midnight and stole $163,000 of ipads, iphones and ipots. these things are going to show up on lists very soon. we recommend you do not buy from private sellers unless you want possible stolen property. >> they investigated the bp oil smil down in mexico. now that same team is in richmond trying to get to the bottom of the chevron fire. the safety board inspecting along with the state and chevron inspectors. they are working to try to figure out if it's safe or af at all to enter that and determine

when production might resume. five investigations will be done, analysts say gas prices could weech $4 a gallon. less than 10 minutes, riders taking off on bikes to raise money for students. the rolling rally is in support of the dream act to allow undocumented students to receive aide to attend colleges. this is a live look at uc-berkeley where the 10-day, 540-mile tour de dream will start. they will ride to san jose, then they will end up down in los angeles on august 18. >> looks like they are doing their warm-ups. this is one of the hottest tickets in town. already three days, sold out. christie smith is live with a look at the lineup. good morning. >> reporter: the list of

performers is impressive. they have something for everyone. i was checking on line, the insider's tip from people who have been here, do not drive. it took us a while to get in. some of the stages are behind the fence that you see there. so what they say take public transpo transportation. huge crowds expected. 65 thousand dollars each day. you'll get complaints about the traffic, buses, nowhere to park, on their website outside lands has a smant line. stipes for getting around. and they are programsing two dedicated tow trucks for people who block drive ways. three days, more than 100 artists, food and drinks, as you said it's sold out but if you were lucky enough to score a ticket some of the names back. norah jones, stevie wonder, neil

young and crazy horse, neil young plays tonight at 8:10. >> said many times necessity is the mother of invention. >> and in this case it was definitely a necessity. >> talking about a new york city daddy tired of his footh brush falling on the floor or worse. he sent this, is bobble brush. you remember weekles, they don't fall down. you have some on your desk as well. these are 13 dollars. i encourage you to win quirky. you probably thought of a few. let's check a kick check of the market. manchester united, ipos and you look at the guys, yeah, none of

them i think actually play soccer. i don't see rudy there. it's trading about where it started. the most popular sports team. >> they have their choice on there. >> it's going to be hot. >> drink water. >> or stay inside and play with your weekles. i still play with my weekles. >> great day to get out by the beach or stay inside. the entire state going to be on high alert when it comes to the power gid. if you don't have to use the ac do so because you're going to help your friends and maybers across the state. live picture, san francisco, typically not this clear that the hour. we're getting a lot of sunshine early and temperatures will soar. up to 84 this afternoon at the coast, about 74 and the big

winners inland with 102 degree reading. we're going to get a break from the heat into next week. we'll meet back here next monday, talking about the mid conditions. nfr do you want to keep in mind all weekend weekend sparing the air. the august meteor showers tonight in clear conditions for you. let's check that drive. >> we also have clear conditions on the roads. i should say clear, not clear. the volume builds are a later commute. we have that for 101 northbound through san jose. you'll see that bump up. i want to update this. told you about a tweet on calaveras in milpitas. police have westbound sal a various us. it's going to be a huge issue

heading through the area so. to the north mission boulevard, to the south you can use montague expressway, both are showing this approaching in the web as well. >> as we wrap things up or i should say friday morning, way ahead, we run counsel top stories you'll hear. the state attorney's general office filing a lawsuit against a group for veterans accusing the group of misleading funds. the state wants the current leadership ousted. >> thousands of low income students will get brand new back packs as they ged raet to head back. they have been donated school supplies, hand it out by appointment. >> target making a move in san francisco, hiring 300 people at the location there at the metreon. they will have that today and

tomorrow. the city target expected to open in october. >> thanks for joining us this morning. we'll be back at 7:25. >> good morning, redemption. >> by hope solo. >> t u.s. women's soccer team defeats world cup champs japan to win their third straight gold medal. on the track the u.s. grabs gold and silver in the decathlon while usain bolt becomes the first man to win back-to-back gold in the 100 and 200 meters and we have a doubledecker bus filled with olympic stars to help us say good-bye to london, filled with olympic stars to help us say good-bye to london, today, friday august 10th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television 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. and good morning. welcome to "today," our final day in london. it's a friday, i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside al roker and natalie morales. it's our last day in london. we decided to arrive in style. we're not wearing our seat belts but we do have 60-plus members of team usa on board with us this morning. >> that's right. if the u.s. wanted to finish with a flourish here in london, boy, did they do it last night. how about the women's soccer team, they won gold against their arch rivals. two goals from carli lloyd, great saves from hope solo and they