good morning. i'm kris sanchez. petaluma wraps up their little league series run today after putting on quite a show in the u.s. title game. plus, it's a big week for state lawmakers as they attempt pension reform pass before a key deadline. the verdict is in but the fallout from the apple/samsung patent fight is just beginning. this is "today in the bay." good sunday morning. looking live at a very pretty picture, though a very breezy picture of san francisco. on this day of the america's cup world series. it continues today. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with

meteorologist rob. if they were happy with the breeze, they'll be super happy. >> you see some breaks in the clouds. we'll get sun mixed in at times. it's not going to warm up much. a pretty strong onshore wind. 58 in san francisco. those temperatures aren't going to change a whole lot today. west winds from 14 miles per hour sustained, gusts up to 25. fairfield, winds out of the southwest at 26 miles per hour. so, watch our hour by hour temperatures. it's going to be one of those days where you can have a light jacket. not just for the bay but even in san jose and inland valleys are looking at numbers only in the 70s inland. this has been a very cool weekend. the seven-day forecast is showing warmer temperature for the middle look at the week. a look coming up in a few minutes. petaluma little league all-stars will pay panama in consolation game. they lost in the u.s. title game saturday, despite a fight to the very end. this home run completed a ten-run comeback to send the game into extra innings.

they were so thrilled, but then tennessee scored another nine runs in the seventh and petaluma loses 24-16. >> we're overwhelmed by the support that we've gotten back in the bay area. you know, they did it, they got their one win that i was hoping they would get to show they belong. they showed they belonged tonight. >> folks filled a movie theater to watch them play. nbc bay area monty francis shows us the hometown fans who are awfully proud. >> reporter: a sold out crowd cheered on petaluma national at boulevard cinema in downtown petaluma where hundreds of fans watched the u.s. championship game on the big screen. among them, the uncle of number 15, kempton bran dis, who scored a home run. >> it's awesome.

it's cool. i mean, i couldn't be any more proud of him. >> to see these kids come back like that, i've never seen anything like thit. i'm sorry they lost but i'm just so proud. >> it was crazy. they played really hard. the whole theater was going crazy. my throat hurts because i was screaming so loud. but they played really good. i'm proud for them for going back and even though they lost, it still feels like they won. >> to see them come back. it was an amazing game. it would great to take home the win but they did great. >> reporter:. petaluma is already planning a welcome home parade for the team on september 2nd. members of a bay area little league team that won it all back in 1962 are also at the world series. san jose's moreland little league team is being honored with the 50th anniversary of its title run. the team is the first and the only bay area team to win it

all. and a reminder for east bay commuters this morning, starting tomorrow night, caltrans will begin demolish old sections of interstate 80 in oakland. construction crews are planning to remove the northbound on-ramp bridge along 42nd avenue and high street as part of an earthquake retro fit project. lanes will be closed from both directions on interstate 880 starting at 7:00 tomorrow evening and work is expected to be complete by mid-september. there will be an antiviolence rally outside san jose city hall tomorrow. the rally called no more blood shed, no more tears will start at 6:30 in the evening. they want to let mayor and police chief know they care about their community. san jose has experienced a rash in violence in recent weeks. at one point there were seven homicides in an eight-day period. new this morning, new york police say police gunfire is

responsible for all nine people injured in a shooting outside the empire state building. friday police shot and killed a man after he killed a former coworker. at first, though, it was unclear whether bystanders had been hit by the suspect or by police fire. the nypd says it's the first time both officers have fired their guns while on patrol. still more ahead on "today in the bay" -- coming up tropical storm isaac is headed for florida and the republican national convention. plus, we'll look at the life of astronaut neil armstrong. see what his fellow apollo astronauts are saying about him next.

good morning. looking live along the embark dare row at some boats that will take part at the world cup. action has been exciting so far. could get more exciting as the

breeze picks up today. it is fair to say that no single event of modern era has held this entire planet in the kind of awe and fascination more than the first man walking on the moon 43 years ago. that man, of course, was neil armstrong and he became the first man to step foot on the moon. he died saturday at the age of 82 from complications related to a recent heart operation. now we look back at his life and legacy with nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: they are words forever etched in the world's collective memory, transmitted from 40,000 miles away. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: with those words, neil armstrong gently touched his foot down on the moon, followed soon after by buzz aldrin. neil described to us what it was like. >> it has a stark beauty all its own.

much like the high desert of the united states. it's different but very pretty out here. >> these are the astronaut who is will orbit in the gemini -- >> reporter: americans were first introduced to neil armstrong in 1962. he was the quiet farm kid from ohio who had flown fighter jets in korea, then became a test pilot and a rising star at nasa. another ohioan and the first man to orbit the earth, john glenn -- >> all of his life -- well, he'll be known for lunar landing, of course, but all of his life he was someone dedicated to this country, who was willing to dare greatly. i'd put it in those words. dare greatly. >> reporter: in 1969 just before his mission to the moon with buzz aldrin and michael collins, the soft-spoken armstrong spoke to nbc's franc mcgee about what he expected. >> i hope it will be relatively mild. there's no intention to make a smooth touchdown that you might expect in an airplane or helicopter.

>> 1201 alarm -- >> reporter: the final second of "apollo 11's" landing was anything but smooth as the spacecraft was headed straight for a boulder field. armstrong grabbed the controls and ended with a safe landing in the lunar dust. >> forward, forward. 30 feet down, 2 1/2. picking up some dust. >> reporter: and then the radio message that meant humans had accomplished something truly unbelievable. >> houston, the eagle has landed. >> reporter: back home the crew of "apollo 11" were hailed as true american heroes but neil armstrong never cashed in otherwise-o his fame or name recognition. instead, he returned to ohio to teach. rarely giving interviews, never signing an autograph that could be auctioned to the highest bidder and always sharing credit with others. he talked to the "today" show in

1984. >> i think it was about 99% dedication of the people who put our spacecraft together and ensured it worked the way it was supposed to work. >> at some level neil armstrong was a reluctant hero but he was every bit a hero. >> reporter: in 2009 neil armstrong celebrated the 40th anniversary of the mission and talked about the next generation of explorers. >> young minds in our own country and around the world now believe they can do great things. and they can. >> armstrong's family made a simple request for anyone who wants to remember him. they said, quote, honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty. and next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of neil armstrong and give him a wink. for more on armstrong's life, you can visit our website, nbcbayarea.com. we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, the gop national

convention. it has one big party crasher. tropical storm isaac bears down on florida. we'll sew you what adjustments are being made next. we've been watching isaac strengthen this morning. closer to home in the bay area, low clouds through livermore. cool sunday forecast ahead.

good morning. looking live at alcatraz, one of the sites that invites so many tourists to the bay area. of course, today also the world -- the america's cup world series. people are getting quite a show, wouldn't you say, rob? >> interesting thing about that view from san francisco is the water looks a little rough out there. it's not a smooth surface. we have the winds picking up. for the america's cup, that means you'll be seeing some very interesting nascar on the water as we're looking at 58 degrees

and breaks in the low clouds. should be a very dramatic backdrop around the bay and out towards the golden gate bridge as you watch all the action at 11:30 this morning on "today in the bay." wind sfaened at 14 through san francisco. we have seen higher gusts. fairfield, winds up to 26 miles per hour. race conditions around mid-morning we'll see temperatures hanging out in the upper 50s like right now. misty skies, too. it should be a pretty wild midday in terms of the winds. again, close to 30 miles per hour for the america's cup and towards the evening. both conditions -- you'll want some jacket weather. you'll see temperature in the mid up toer 50s at at ballpark. game time about 5:00. it will be cool and partly cloudy skies we think later on around san francisco. weather system passing into the pacific northwest. that is going to usher in the renewed sea breeze. throughout the day today, we have all the low clouds inland and heading back to the coast during the afternoon. if that system mixing in some

dryer air into the marine layer at the sea surface, we'll probably get a few sunny breaks. around the coast, midafternoon and heading toward the evening the low clouds fill in once again. our temperatures today, not what you would expect this time of year. low 70s around san jose. maybe mid-70s out there. looks like we'll see warmer locations around pleasanton and antioch. 60s to low 70s for highs for most of the bay area and gusty, too. winds will pick up as we head toward the afternoon. you'll notice around the coast, the bay and san francisco today. so, the seven-day forecast as we wrap up the weekend. coolest day happening right now. as we head to the middle part of the week, we'll see warmer temperature heading toward wednesday and tuesday. that's when summer starts to come back in. unfortunately, for south florida they got tornado watches up on the outerer fifry of tropical storm isaac. the problem with this storm is it's going to move into favorable conditions for

strengthening. it's going to get into warmer sea surface temperatures, less wind shear. within the next 24 hours, category 1 hurricane, winds of 75 to maybe 90 miles per hour. many times when these storms slip into the gulf of mexico and encounter that gulf loop current, you see rapid strengthening. by the time it heads up to mobile bay, alabama, or east of new orleans, we could be looking at a category 2 hurricane. tropical storm force winds extending across florida throughout the day today. >> we're watching florida. not just because of the hurricane but because of the republican national convention is happening there as well. thank you very much, rob. key west, florida, is expected to get battered by tropical storm isaac as it makes landfall later today. people in the area are preparing for the worst as this system could yet turn into a hurricane. ♪ >> reporter: nighttime in the southernmost city, the music rolls on, but the weekend crowd

thinning out. isaac looming. vakers not told to evacuate but plenty left early. the airport now closed. it was busy all day as tourists scrambled to rebook flights. >> i'm scared of the storm. but my flight got canceled so i had to switch it. >> reporter: like many visitors, heading home early. the city, at the last minute, as always, prepping for the storm. newspaper racks picked up, boarding up, shuttering up, tying off fishing boats. >> it was kind of lax until today when it was upgraded to be a category 1 and now everybody is taking it a little more seriously. >> reporter: the mayor of key west stressing safety. >> if it looks like it may be a problem, we may implement a curfew in key west. we haven't decided yet. >> reporter: the town remains pretty much open. restaurants, bars and hotels, motels. >> most of the hotels and motels are staying open. there is some transferring back and forth, some of the older, smaller hotels are accommodating

folks and helping folks move to the bigger, newer, you know, stronger hotels. >> tropical storm isaac is also delaying the start of the republican national convention in tampa, florida. party officials say they will briefly convene tomorrow before officially reopening on tuesday. that delay is pushing back many scheduled events. of course, the most important is mitt romney's presidential nomination. monday's speakers will be squeezed into the last three days of the convention when tropical storm isaac passes through the city. emergency crews will be ready. >> over 800 red cross workers in the state of florida right now. and as the storm kind of decides where it's going to go, we're mobile, we're able to move those resources as quickly as possible. >> forecasters say tropical storm isaac isn't expected to hit tampa head-on but the city will feel the effects of gusty winds and heavy rains. all 750 members of the california republican delegation are scheduled to be staying at

this hotel located on the beach in st. petersburg. the group's spokesman says so far no one has backed out but the delegation does have a contingency plan in case the storm gets too severe. mcgregor scott says convention organizers warned them to be prepared. >> we're hopeful people are just going to stay off the roads as much as they can and use common sense. i'm not sure what else we can really do. >> delegates aren't the only ones headed to florida. protesters from california and across the country are also on their way there as well. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up -- the giants wrap up a key series with the braves today. we'll show you what could -- what a great pitching match could be in store and lots more in sports. h, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today.

giant wrap up their series against the braves today. tim lincecum will take on former oakland a tim hudson at 5:00 this evening. yesterday the giant showed these are really the dog days of summer. once the pups got cleared off the field, the braves got busy

winning 7-3, ending the giants' five-game win streak. we don't like seeing that. and the a's get a rare sunday off today. they took on the rays in their season -- or series finale on sunday. cris carter hits -- saturday. cris carter hits his 11th home run this season in the top of the first to make it 3- 0, a's. seth smith follows suit with a solo home run to right. his 12th in the third. a's go on to win 4-2. we are getting closer to the start of the nfl season. the 49ers play their third preseason game today. kickoff against the broncos at 1:00 in denver. the raiders have just one more preseason game left. yesterday they were down 13-10 to the lions. terrell pryor in the pocket takes off for a 17-yard td run. fourth quarter, pryor did it again with his arm, 39 yard

touchdown pass. raiders win, 31-20. and one more preseason game of bay area interest. andrew luck and the colts took on the redskins. robert griffin iii, first of many expected battles between the two quarterbacks. each of them ended the game with a touchdown pass. the real games start next wednesday, september 5th, right here on nbc. queen of the london sand and south bay native kerri walsh went back to high school to dedicate a new sand volleyball court. walsh teamed up with good tidings foundation to build the new court at north solinas high school. walsh says she is honored to be able to give back to a sport that has given her so much. >> i've traveled the world. i've been to four olympics. i've done so many beautiful things because of this sport. so, for me to be able to share this with these kids in the area you wouldn't really put solinas

and sand volleyball together, but for some reason it works. >> walsh of course brought along some olympic gold medals. she and missy may-treanor won gold in london two weeks ago. some lucky students had a chance to hit the sand with walsh to show off their skills. that must have been cool. you can watch former national water polo team members square off in an unusual place today. mccovey cove. this is video from last year's inaugural match. it's the second annual match between the olympic club and the southern california all-stars. it is free to watch. it starts at 4:30 this afternoon because there isn't enough going on in san francisco. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, state lawmakers have a big week ahead of them. next, find out why something they do this week could impact what you do in november. and there's also a key court appearance scheduled for the man accused of killing morgan hill teenager. what he's set to do next.

good morning. it's a chilly start to this sunday, but the folks on the water in the san francisco bay certainly not complaining because a breeze is going to make for quick action in the america's cup world series. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. they'll be happy to hear from you today. >> the sun's out, too. it's going to be a panoramic days. you'll see all the action here live at 11:30. 57. temperature won't change much. partly cloudy skies and the winds pick up during the day today. not just for san francisco but in fairfield, the embarcadero, winds out of the southwest at 26 miles. per hour. low clouds all the way inland. watch for temperatures hour by hour. you'll need a jacket. san francisco, oakland, light jacket in san jose. it's almost not even t-shirt

weather unless you head into livermore and pleasanton, danville, they will warm up to the mid-70s. unusually cool but fantastic race conditions for the america's cup. again, you'll watch it here on nbc bay area at 11:30. >> not too shabby it will be cool in livermore because the wine festival kicks off. chardonnay tastes better when it's not too hot. thank you very much, rob. the suspect in the disappearance and apparent murder of sierra lamar of morgan hill will be in court this week. he's scheduled to enter a plea on wednesday. the santa clara county sheriff's department arrested garcia torres two months after her disappearance march 16th. investigators say they found his dna in a bag belonging to the missing morgan hill teenager. her body has not been found and her family still holds out hope she could be alive. also this week, state pension reform legislation could be passed in sacramento.

democrats see the legislation as the key to convincing voters to approve governor brown's tax hike initiative in november. the san jose mercury news reports democrats will hold conference committee hearings on pension reformerly this week and they plan to hold a floor vote before friday's midnight deadline. every year millions of cargo containers are unloaded from ships at american sea ports providing countless opportunities for terrorists to unleash weapons of mass destruction. by june of this year u.s. law mandated all maritime cargo bound for u.s. had to be scanned before loaded on ships. however, that's not happening. there is breakthrough technology about to be tested that could be much better security for bay area ports. brent cannon shows us how it works only on "today in the bay." >> it's amazing science. researchers have found a way to detect subatomic particles from

pace. they can show us what's hidden inside cargo. terrorists are creative, hiding explosives in printer cartridges, shoes, underwear. lawmakers won't even talk about the potential threat involving our ports. more than 2.3 million containers enter the port of oakland each year. terrorism experts say cargo containers arriving on ships from foreign ports offer terrorists a trojan horse for a devastating attack on the united states. and up until now, it has been virtually impossible to detect something like a dirty bomb. >> if it arrived in a u.s. port, like oakland, l.a., long beach or new york, would we spot it? the answer right now is, the odds on that we would. >> reporter: dr. steven flynn is one of 9 foremost terrorism experts in the united states and he says ports are a major weak spot in homeland security. >> we very much needed breakthrough technology to get to this problem. it's a huge challenge. >> reporter: but there is hope

in a new technology. scientists have figured out how to use particles from space called pions. they rain down on earth naturally. we get hit every day. they're natural, harmless, but they're also key in detecting hidden cargo. >> they're extremely reliable. almost 100% reliable. really, there's nothing like it. it's ground-breaking technology. originally developed at national laboratory. really is a game-changer in terms of security. >> reporter: a company called discovery scientist has discovered a way to see the muons. there are no harmful side effects on people or products. x-rays can be harmful to people and ruin foods. they cannot be used to scan containers carrying anything we eat. but muons can. >> when we scan trucks with cargo containers, the driver doesn't get out of the vehicle. there's no risk to anybody.

>> reporter: the scan takes a few second and show much better detail than x-ray. >> there's new technology, the muon tomography picks up and creates an interesting image. an mri compared to a tooth x-ray. >> reporter: the need for protection goes beyond sea ports. security experts fear it could enter through airplanes, big rigs or train tracks. it's a gaping hole in national security that might be filled by a subatomic particle. >> this not only detects what has previously been undetectable but also casts a wider net. in other words, if the driver's in a truck at a dock and being screened, currently the driver now has to leave. well, he could be carrying this stuff with him. >> reporter: discovery science has tested the system for the first time last week in freeport, bahamas. cargo containers are loaded onto trucks which briefly stop under the scanner. the hope now is it can be installed around the globe. >> the system will go into anyplace, whether it's a port or a railroad crossing or a border

crossing without interrupting the flow of commerce and fits readily within the operational comments we have today. >> reporter: the next big issue is the cost. dr. flynn thinks every major container port in the world could be fitted with the muon technology for about $1.5 billion total. most of that cost could be absorbed by the companies doing business in the ports. >> we could do this globally, internationally at every sea port for probably about $10 a container. >> reporter: the test run in freeport went very well. experts tell me that by the end of the year, a simple software upgrade will make it possible to detect conventional bombs and weapons as well as contraband like illegal drugs. well, these are words forever carved in america's collective memory and they were transmitted from 240,000 miles away. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

>> with those words, neil armstrong gently touched his foot down on the moon. armstrong died saturday in cincinnati. despite the fact that we all saw him as an american hero when the crew of "apollo 11" returned to earth in 1969, armstrong never cashed in on his fame. instead, he returned to ohio to teach. john glenn talked about armstrong's modesty and his bravery. >> when i think of neil, i think of someone who all of his li life -- well, he'll be known for the lunar landing, of course, but all of his life he was someone dedicated to this country who was willing to dare greatly. i'd put it in those words, dare greatly. >> armstrong died of complications from heart procedures. he was 82 years old. much more on "today in the bay." coming up, a very big week for the romney/ryan ticket.

larry gersten joins us to talk about what's most important for the candidates. what's next for apple and samsung following friday's big verdict in their patent lawsuit? we'll take a look at what it could mean for you next.

looking live at the oracle usa boat. it was crashed on friday. now they've managed to repair it. it should compete again in the waters in the america's cup. we all know san francisco is an expensive place to live and buy a home. did you know that it beats even new york city? it turns out that it is the most expensive city in the entire country with the highest median home prices in the nation and has the highest rental rates as well. on top of that, yahoo! homes reports home prices are rising faster in san francisco than any other urban area. for example, from april to may

this year, the median price of a home in san francisco rose almost 4% to $705,000. nbc's sue herrera has a look at the world of business in the upcoming week, including what we bought last month for back to school made an impact on economy. >> summer may be winding down but how to fix the economy is heating up. the grand party will officially nominate mitt romney to be its candidate in the november presidential election. the economy is all they'll be talking about at federal reserve symposium in jackson hole. we'll see if ben bernanke gives any indication of stimulus measures to give the economy a boost. as for economic data this week we'll get revised reads on how fast the economy grew during the spring quarter. figures on home prices in the nation's biggest cities in june, as well as pending home sales nationwide for last month.

earnings reports will trickle in from big names like upscale jeweler tiffany, hines, and pandora. same store sales in june, a disappointment. july's numbers were stronger than expected. the question for retailers on august, though, did back to school shoppers hit stores early enough to lift sales for this month? we'll find out thursday. samsung releases its galaxy note smartphone this week. it's faster, has a better camera and unbreakable 5 1/2 inch screen. and it comes out two weeks before apple is expected to unveil its iphone 5. i'm sue herrera. get all your business news on cnbc. >> you can also get business headlines and tech news before the bell weekdays on "today in the bay" starting at 4:30 in the morning. samsung may be forced to pull phones from u.s. stores next month. on friday jurors delivered a legal victory to apple over samsung, awarding apple $1 billion. agreeing that samsung violated

six of apple's smartphone patents. now a hearing is scheduled for september 20th. it will decide whether or not to ban samsung phones that violate apple patents from u.s. stories. the l.a. times report experts predict the ruling will send other phone makers back to the drawing board to avoid violating those same patents. and a tech website affiliated with "the wall street journal" says it knows exactly when apple will unveil iphone 5 next month. all things d reports it confirmed apple will hold the iphone 5 event on september 12th. and a second event in october to show off the ipad mini. apple has not confirmed anything officially just yet. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- the gop national convention will get under way this week. next, political analyst larry gersten joins us to talk about key issues romney and ryan will need to tackle in tampa. first, here's the weekend

community calendar. >> good morning. there's lots to do today in the bay. we'll start the sunday calendar for one for my son. he loves the legos. this is your last week to head to the brick show 2012. i know very little about the lego related thing specifically but at bay area family church. i'm assuming the building itself is normal but if it's made of plastic bricks, please, send me pictures. equal time, of course, this next one is for my daughter. she loves tomatoes. i eat tomatoes. at circle farm you can get tomatoeses. they celebrate the vegetable or fruit they harvest with you. heirloom cherries, all are $1.75 a pound. a pound, by the way, is not how you want to handle any beauties unless you get paste tomatoes, i suppose. one for me, since i'm the oldest in our house. the 48 annual antique fair and

flea market in historic niles. back in the past. oh, and here it is closer to the present. the entire downtown will be blocked off for over 200 vendors to display antiques, collectibles, arts, crafts, food. in addition to the fair, this is home to the niles canyon railroad and charlie chaplin's films. now, you can also tell i'm antiquey, too, because my kids will tell you that. i say i'm vintage. now, go make this sunday a classic today in the bay. i hate getting less. but i love getting more.

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[ guffaws ] because more than enough more is never enough more. more coffee? what do you think? [ female announcer ] free breakfast. more room. complimentary drinks. embassy suites. get more. bad weather has delayed the important parts of the 2012 republican national convention until tuesday. but there will be still lots of pomp and pageantry as well as politics that's why larry gersten joins us now. the networks have cut down the time. we already know who the nominee will be. let's talk about why the convention matters. >> yeah, who cares, right?

>> it's so much money. >> people do care. the convention are important for a couple of reasons. first, it's an opportunity for mitt romney in in case, right, on tuesday and the rest of the week to have a second chance, to make a good first impression. he's had a hard time telling a story on his terms. one botched mess after another. perhaps now he can really get it rolling. they're waiting. second, it's an opportunity for the republican leadership to fire up the base. you've got to give him a chance to vent their concerns, to share their vision and really get riled up. if you don't have the base, you don't have anything. that's what they're working on. third, it's an opportunity for romney and ryan. this new marriage, if you will, to get together, to present themselves to the delegates, to the press and to the public. here's who we are. for all those reasons, what seems to be a waste of time to some of us is really important to the party and to segments of the public. >> and they've had some stumbles

off the block. i will say, i feel terrible this hurricane -- or this tropical storm is bearing down and delaying it by a day. this is him supposed to be getting anointed. >> here's the good news. they'll have romney and ryan a huge audience when they talk about the balanced budget, social security, jobs, immigration, energy, abortion, all of these things. it really becomes very, very important for these guys. and so, being able to articulate on these issues gives them an opportunity for what we would call a roll a roll out of policies. of course, the interesting thing to me is that this convention is running in a way where the platform that they're talking about is extremely conservative. they're going to have to find some way, romney and ryan, adapting their ideas to a platform that's much more conservative than they are. >> now, do you think what happens at the convention will make a difference in november?

>> it's always -- >> or is it really just a warm-up pep rally like a preparty? >> yeah, just waste our time. now let's get on with the game. in most cases conventions don't make much of a difference. they really don't. you get a pop usually for a day or two, a week maybe. you run up in the polls 2, 3%. you come back down. here's the deal. in a sense, everything about that convention is being targeted to a series of swing states. nevada, colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, pennsylvania, florida, places like that. in a sense, the rest of us don't really count. and they're trying to get the message out to what really boils down to 700,000 or 800,000 voters in each of these states that are on the fence. maybe if they get the message this time from tampa, maybe that's the kind of thing that will lead them to come along in november. but for the rest of us, you're right, we're going to sit back, we're going to watch, we're going to go ho-hum, this week, next week. but still for that small group,

it pays off. >> there are 750 delegates from california who are going to be there, maybe a day late because of the tropical storm. what do we expect to hear from them? as they come back? >> they come back charged for a couple reasons. if you're going to be honest, we're not going to win. we're not going to win california. we know we're not going to win. but what we can do, if these are the republicans we're talking about, what we can do is come back, mobilize the base, raise more money, send that money to the states where it matters. even next door in nevada because in that sense, if we can win in nevada or win in colorado, if we can win in some of these states, that's just as important as winning here. it just means we've taken our money and put it other places. that's what we get back to where we talk about mobilizing the base. you mobilize the base, get people moving. as they get moving here they'll be able to help others elsewhere. remember, chris, we tend to forget it. national polls dummy things down for us. it's a disservice. the fact of the matter is, it's not one election.

it's 51 elections. republicans say we lost this one here but if we can pick up those votes in nevada, pick them up in colorado, we'll be doing a good service to our party. that's why it's important for them to come back energized. >> thank you very much. you can get larry's political insight any time, nbcbayarea.com. just do a little search for prop zero. thanks. the birthday party continues in sunnyvale. they celebrating with a festival at heritage museum. a parade kicked off the whole event yesterday morning. people taking in the fun said sunnyvale is a very special place to call home. >> i just really love sunnyvale. it's part of me. it's part of my life. and when i retired, people asked, what are you going to do? i said, i'm going to live in sunnyvale instead of leaving to go to work every day. this is my first time i felt that i'm really at home. >> the city, of course, has grown from a cultural town to a high tech hub with nearly 40,000

residents. i think i got stuck behind that guy in traffic.

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and welcome back. let's show you a live picture across the bay. oh, the sun is out. it's a beautiful start to the day as we watch the america's cup world series right here on nbc bay area. coming up at 11:30. you can see the boats getting ready out there. wind will be gusty at times across the bay, but we got the sunshine. should be very picturesque as we go through the morning. speaking of the forecast for the america's cup world series, let's take a closer look. should see temperatures in the 50s. a little bit of mist earlier, but you can see the sky is starting to clear out. winds closer to 15 miles per hour now. may see gusts closer to 30. should be fairly ideal conditions again out across the water. if you're plans include san francisco later on in the evening we have the giants game coming up. another one you want to bundle up for. sweatshirt weather.

temperatures in the upper 50s. breezy, not just for san francisco but the sea breeze reaching inland. the reason our temperatures today will be running quite cool. you've got the cool weather here. now as we head over to the tropics, unfortunately, tropical storm isaac getting closer to hurricane strength. right now, 65-mile-an-hour sustained wind. central pressure has dropped down, a little lower than last night, moving quickly out to the northwest at 20 miles per hour. within the next 24 hours, we'll see this cross the florida keys possibly as a category 1 hurricane and strengthen up to category 2 by the time it approaches by tuesday night into wednesday morning. mobile bay, alabama, right there. you can see the storm is going to move over some very warm sea surface temperatures here in the gulf of mexico. we call it the gulf lube kump s currents where you get temperatures up to the 80s. they need warm sea surfaces, they need to be away from land to not disrupt the low level wind field, and higher up in the atmosphere you can't have a lot of wind shear that tears the top

of the storm off. right now those three factors coming together over open water. very warm sea surface temperatures and not a lot of wind shear. this could strengthen quite a bit as it makes a run to the gulf coast. something we'll be watching closely as we get back into the work week. temperatures quite cool. the reason you won't see tropical storms off our coast, pacific ocean is too cool. sea breeze coming in off that cold ocean, keeping our temperature down today. we'll see those numbers inland. mainly in the 60s to low 70s. kind of the trigger mechanism for the onshore breeze is this trough and this area of low pressure, which will track by to the north. this is going to keep the cool temperatures across the bay today and lots of low clouds locked in on the coast. dryer air kind of mixings down like in san francisco. we'll temporarily break up the low clouds and very likely a little later on. this evening we'll see the low clouds filling in once again. temperatures around the bay area, only low seventh around sanyo say into the trivalley, mid to upper 70s. not the 90s you might expect for

this time of year. look at that. 60s across the north bay. a cool finish to the weekend. warming temperatures are on the way. we're going to see those numbers bouncing back up tuesday into wednesday. but really no real signs of a heat wave. that's just a matter of our temperature getting closer to where they should be for this time of year. but just fantastic conditions at the america's cup. you got the sun out. winds picking up. should be awesome. >> makes for lovely pictures. >> absolutely. >> thank you very much, rob. we talked about the rnc, republican national convention in charlotte, north carolina, tickets for upcoming democratic national convention are still being handed out to local residents. many have been waiting in line for hours. >> how long would you wait for these tickets? >> all day. all night. >> about two hours. i don't know. four hours, five hours. >> obama campaign staffers handed out thousands of free tickets for that four-day event. some people even camped out all night long just to secure the passes. they say it was worth it just to have the opportunity to see president obama in person.

>> to have a chance to go to the democratic convention and support barack obama, who we're hoping win the next presidential election. >> campaign staffers say they'll continue handing out tickets this morning to residents throughout north carolina. petaluma's baseball all-stars get to play one more game at the little league world series today. unfortunately, it won't be the big one. the boys will hit the field against panama for the consolation game in just a few minutes at 8:00. petaluma and tennessee forced scoreboard operators to really work during yesterday's usa title game. tennessee took a 15-5 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning. petaluma boys scored ten runs to tie the game. but watched nine tennessee players cross the plate in the next inning. they ended up losing 24-16. the 40-run total is a little league world series record. the city of petaluma will honor the guys next weekend with a parade on saturday.

>> that was an awesome game to watch. >> it was very fun to watch. we want to thank you for making us a part of our weekend. we'll have more local news at 5:00, 6:00, 11:00. all die long nbcbayarea.com.