good morning. i'm sam brock. coming up next, fbi agents in full hazmat gear raid a san francisco apartment building. new details on what they were searching for that closed down a popular street for the entire day. >> plus, radiation on treasure island. how the navy is reaching out to the residents. and drizzle and fog could be in line to start the work week and today as well as you see right there. we'll let you know what to expect. wet weather. this is today in the bay. 7:00 on sunday. you have a live picture right there of the south bay where the fog has not appeared to make its

presence known. good sunday morning. it's june 1st. thanks so much for joining us. i'm sam brock. a somewhat cooler start to the morning but things could heat up quickly. >> good morning. as you saw, right now in the south bay, clear. crystal clear. a different picture at the golden gate bridge where we're socked in with fog. if you are one of those lucky folks that don't have to head out this morning, well, we're talking about the escape from alcatraz triathlon. it kicks off right now, and folks getting ready to swim in cold, foggy conditions. 54 degrees right now. our air temperature. water temperatures around 50. by the time we get into the bike portion of the triathlon, temperatures will still be chilly in san francisco. only 56 degrees, and it will stay foggy and cloudy all the way through the run. by about 9:00, in fact, in san francisco later on today, we'll see some sunshine, but it won't come until about 11:00 this morning, elsewhere, we have cleared out in the south bay. you can see the thin marine

layer fading away. palo alto looking at cloud cover, but this will fade away as well. temperatures quite a bit warmer. san francisco back to 70 after only getting to 60 yesterday. the trivalley close to 90. wouldn't be surprised if places like pleasanton gets up there, as well. really nice conditions, but as we head through tomorrow and tuesday, we're talking about drizzle and fog so much that we could measure it. we'll talk about that coming up in the full report. back to you. >> thanks, anthony. wet suits a must on the escape from alcatraz. we begin with a developing story out of san francisco with exclusive information about an fbi investigation this morning. the skoon is clear after a raid that lasted over 16 hours at an apartment building on russian hill. agents removed a chemical from the building that they termed deadly if not handled correctly. you can see from the video, some agents used hazmat gear in the

raid which continued well past midnight. we also learned that the chemical involved may have been purchased over the internet and is also used in assisted suicide processes. it's been a lengthy process. san francisco police and fire officers were out there, and also involved. agents removed dozens of bags of evidence, and those who live inside the building tell us the fbi seized at least two computers from that apartment. neighbors say they don't know much about the man who lives in the unit except he's in his 40s and works in marketing. >> i know this person who lives in the parmentd. it's kind of weird. he seems like a nice guy, and he probably is. >> a lot of information still to be determined. fbi spokesperson acknowledged the search is part of a criminal investigation. highway 84 has reopened following a deadly big rig crash saturday evening that forced the closure of all westbound lanes.

the accident happened just before 6:00 on westbound 84 near the sunole grade. it involved a jackknifed big rig and a vehicle. at least one person was killed. the victim's identity has not been relezed and the cause is still under investigation. puzzling circumstances surrounding the death of a bay area man struck and killed by a b.a.r.t. train. transit officials want to know what he was doing walking on the tracks. they identified him as 22 yeerbld tyler warden. he was out along the tracks near the west oakland b.a.r.t. station on friday night. that would be a restricted area. the accident shut down service between east bay and san francisco for hours. an update on the body found in the water in the south bay. last weekend, crews uncovered a person near the marina in alviso. they have identified the victim as james allen collier from clear lake. he worked at caltrans and was reported missing earlier in the

month. he was last spotted near the base of the san mateo bridge. the cause of the death was drowning. nevertheless, the circumstances of how he ended up in the water do remain under investigation. now to a story we have been on top of for months. hundreds of homes in treasure island in sfrab are slated to undergo testing for radiation even though folks have been living in those homes for years. the navy held an open house yesterday to answer questions from anxious residents. many of whom expressed concern about contamination on the former naval base. contractors will use special instruments to check for radiation inside of some 600 homes. the nbc bay area investigative unit first reported the unexpected findings of radiation in an unyoued building situated next to several residents. the finding along with requests from many residents is prompting the scans. >> we detected a radiological elevated level that was unanticipated. and while it was evaluated not

to pose a health hazard, it was unexpected and it led us to believe that we need edto get more information and scan the interior of the units. >> contractors will begin their tests in just a couple weeks. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, please give us a call at 888-996-tips or just send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. a bay area play ground goes up in flames and it looks like the work of an arsonist. this is loma vista elementary school around 10:00 yesterday afternoon. the flames engulfing that plastic play structure there. just caught fire, a serious situation. officials say the bark chips surrounding the play area fueled the flames. nobody was hurt, thankfully, but structure is a complete and total loss. it's valued around $25,000. not one more. that was the theme of yesterday's march against gun violence near uc santa barbara

in the wake of last week's shootings. dozens of people met in a deli where one of the students was killed. the sidewalk memorial is growing, remembering all six students who died in that attack. one of the victim's fathers has kickstarted a movement asking gun control supporters to tweet pictures to lawmakers with the phrase not one more. >> continuing coverage of a major oakland based company sizzling at the center of an insider trading investigation. the company is clorox and it involved one of the world's top golfers and one of the most powerful men in wall street. the fbi and securities and exchange commission where looking at whether phil mickelson made millions odollars through illegal trades involving clorox. officials believe he received the information from anicahn. >> they're looking at phone calls, bank records, travel records. >> i have done absolutely nothing wrong. that's why i have been fully cooperating with the fbi agents

and i'm happy to do so in the future, too. >> now, if the case does go to court, mikkelson could face several years in prison and possible fines. much more ahead on today in the bay. up next, after five years held captive by the taliban, an american soldier is on his way home. what role the white house played in securing his freedom. and south bay police put out a warning for drivers. steer clear of a driver's license scam.

at a boat's eye view of the san francisco bay in the city as 2,000 swimmers prepare for a nice mile and a half swim from

alcatraz through the city today as part of a triathlon. we'll keep you posted on that. >> it has been years of waiting and wondering and worrying, but finally, some good news for the family of a soldier long held prisoner by the taliban. he's safe and he's coming home. dan has the full story. >> after nearly five years in captivity, army sergeant bowe bergdahl is free, handed over to special forces in afghanistan saturday. >> the united states of america does not ever leave our men and women in uniform behind. >> his parents joined president obama in a late afternoon press conference in the rose garden. >> to each and every single one who affected the -- in this country, in the service branches, at the state department, throughout the whole american government, and around the world, international governments around the world, thank you so much. >> my name is bowe bergdahl. >> seen here in a video released by the taliban, bergdahl is believed to have been captured

on june 30th, 2009, but after years of on and off negotiations, talked intensified with a final agreement for a prisoner exchange. five detainees at guantanamo were transferred for his release. it's a decision that's already drawing criticism, but for bergdahl's family, gratitude. >> i just want to say thank you to everyone who has supported bowe. >> support that never wavered in hailey, idaho. >> we're ecstatic now. we have bowe back. >> all signs of a promise never to forget their missing soldier. a soldier that is now finally on his way home. dan sheneman, nbc news. and officials say bergdahl has arrived at bagram air base in afghanistan where he's being evaluated by the reintegration team and a medical assessment is currently under way. it's been a long standing government policy that the u.s.

does not negotiate with terrorists. as dan reported, the release of sergeant bergdahl is being criticized, but the white house insists there were no direct talks between the u.s. and the taliban. instead, the government of qatar acted as a go-between. >> the united states policy should be we'll always negotiate, we're willing 92 negotiate, but we'll never compromise the national security of the united states. >> some republicans, including senator john mccain, who was a former prisoner of war, saying the prisoners being released from guantanamo, quote, have the blood of americans on their hands. a warning this morning for undocumented californians. criminals are charging moneys for california driver's licenses that are fake. a new state law will allow them to get a valid state driver's license on january 1st, 2015, but scammers are already trying to convince immigrants they can get a valid license now, even posing as lawyers or dmv staff,

charging up to $1,000 per license. police are also warning against fake dmv websites. the correct side is www.dmv.ca.gov. law enforcement on a special mission. the honored guest that attracted a whole lot of attention in the south bay. and we're waking up to some fog and drizzle at the coast this morning. and even sunshine. microclimates in full effect. we'll talk about that and get you into the next work week. by the way, june starts today. we're back after this.

first, mike honda stubbornly refused all debates. now honda's slinging mud, launching false attacks. isn't it time to put the old politics aside? the chronicle endorses ro khanna, saying he "offers an upgrade in congress for silicon valley." and the mercury news says, "ro khanna is ready for the congress of tomorrow... ...while honda is a politician of the past." for our future: ro khanna. khanna: i'm ro khanna and i approve this message.

7:16 on your sunday morning. that's a live picture right now from the san francisco bay, as 2,000 people get ready for the escape from alcatraz swim. a live look also now at san jose. the south bay where it looks sunnier than up in the city. it was quite a sight on every

freeway overpass from san jose to los gatos. they were there, honoring american heroes. an emotional tribute for prisoners of war in a story you'll only see on nbc bay area, damian trujillo road along on the thank you to aging warriors. >> thank you for your service. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> they were greeted at the san jose hight by the flag they helped defend. a tribute befitting of their heroics. >> i ended up in slave labor in the philippines -- in japan. >> i got many slaps alongside the head, open-handed, which mostly was the ones. i gotknots on my head. >> they were prisoners in the war known by history as world war ii. randall and oscar were imprisoned by the japanese for

wearing the uniform of the united states. >> water. that was all we had. >> to eat? >> i don't remember any food. but i won't say we didn't have any, but i don't remember any. >> the world war ii veterans are in town for the annual convention of the descendants group, an organization for p.o.w.s. and on this day, the american heroes were treated like royalty. they hopped aboard special buses and were escorted throughout the south bay by the rolling thunder cycle motor club. >> it's such an honor to do this. i couldn't imagine why somebody wouldn't want to do this. >> they looked on as cars cleared the lanes for them, and during the trip, each man was giving another moving tribute. on every overpass from san jose to los gatos, firefighters from several agencies stood at attention, saluting those who survived the worst of times. arriving in los gatos, a

welcome, and a thank you. many of them spent days without food. this meal is on the house. a thank you for members of the greatest generation. damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> hard not to get goosebumps. we're all thankful of our veterans' efforts. >> activity all over the bay. some people will be swimming with the sharks. others taking in music in napa. let's get a look at the forecast. >> good morning. in fact, this morning, waking up to fog and drizzle at the coastline. even in the inner bay, we're seeing some of that. superimposed the fog, and you can see in the north bay, things are starting to fade away, but right through san francisco, the bay bridge, and redwood city and now just about north of mountain view, that fog is starting to lift and push back out over the ocean. yesterday, one of my twitter followers said fog doesn't actually burn off. it lifts and dissipates. there you go. we have a play on words, right?

let's talk about the forecast. you can see temperatures today near 70 degrees in san francio. we will see sunshine there once the fog burns off, if you will. there we can see in the east bay, 90 degrees, close to that in the trivalley. and a mix of upper 70s to low 80s and sunshine headed our way once we get past 11:00 in the city. south bay, really in front of it, the warmest locations from morgan hill, 89, belmont, at 80. palo alto, 82, and after low 60s in san francisco yesterday, you'll be in the low 70s. santa rosa, 85. walnut creek, 83, and again, our warmest spot, trivalley, near 90s in pleasanton, 88 in livermore. even though we do have warm conditions inland, that fog is still going to be with us through the next couple days because of a series of storm systems to our north. the first one is moving out, but the circulation around it will

continue to usher in the onshore wind and here comes the next system for tomorrow and tuesday, just to the north, and that's going to bring in another re-enforcing shot of fog and drizzle for tomorrow and for tuesday. in fact, some pretty impressive amounts when you're talking drizzle because, of course, that's not really rain. it's just kind of a mist, and look at the computer model. it's picking up mane a tenth of an inch in san francisco. even more than that up near point reyes. unfortunately, in the south bay, not expecting any measurable precipitation with the next go of drizzle and mist. but the last time we had any measurable precipitation, we couldn't actually put rain on here because on may 8th, we only gotust .03 inch of drizzle, but the last time we had any measurable precipitation goes back to april 25th where we had about a quarter inch. even though we're talking about drizzle and it's not a whole lot, this is really some good news. and it's really been dry across the bay area when we get excited

about drizzle. let's talk about the next five days. warm temps today. cooler for tomorrow and tuesday with the drizzle and fog returning. even in san francisco, after 74 today, low 60s for monday and tuesday. that will mean monday and tuesday, we're going to spend most of the day in san francisco in the 50s. jacket weather does return. hard to believe, after such a nice weekend, even today, the temperatures in the 80s in san jose. a little more chilly as we head through the upcoming work week. june gloom is officially here. >> don't get accustomed to the hot temperatures. much more ahead. coming up, pg, and e has spent a lot of money trying to improve its safety and reliability and image. but has it paid off? reality checks coming up next.

you may have seen some of their tv ads or tweets. pg&e is on a charm offensive,

telling customers how it's getting safer and more reliable, but where does the company rank in the eyes of its consumers? a recent promotion on twitter had us searching for answers in this morning's reality check. >> i did enjoy getting out there in the field and being with the crew and being the first people the public sees. >> in tv ads like this one, pg&e is talking to the public about improvements made to the systems, a discussion on safety that extends from the airwaves to social media and twitter where pg&e has tweeted about its new changes and paid to advertise them. this promotion which lands in user feeds highlights, quote, how pg&e highlights its effort to be thesophie sophsophy safes reliable in the company. if you're confused, so were we. >> you're saying it does not say you are the safest and most reliable or it does? >> it's our vision to be the safe stz and most reliable gas company in the country. it became very clear after what

happened that we had to make major changes. and now we are on that road. >> greg snapper, spokesperson for pg&e said this have made wholesale changes from a new gas control center that allows employees to monitor everything that is happening on the service grid in real time to automatic valves that shut down things in an emergency. but they haven't made a dent in the rankings. >> pg&e is below the average segment. so it's a high performing segment. >> the director of energy at jd power and associates is talking about customer satisfaction, which includes questions about safety and reliability. residential customers ranked them sixth out of nine in large west coast utility companies and a notch or two below the

segment's average represented by the black line. business customers ranked pg&e ninth out of ten and well below the average. not indicative of the safest and most reliable energy company in the country, but it appears the investment and ads are paying off. >> so we directly asked both business and residential customers are you aware of the work that the local utility is doing to improve safety? they actually have the highest respau response awareness in the nation. >> high awareness that he says should translate to better customer reviews down the road. >> we're going to make sure it's the safest, we're going to commit to made the upgrades we have committed to make, and in doing that, we might see the scores increase, and i hope we do. >> it could take two, three, or four years for the work the utility company is doing to have a noticeable impact on customer satisfaction. bottom line, their not the safest, most reliable gas

company in the country, but if they're just saying they're on their way up, that does seem to be true. you can see more on the reality check series on our website. you can also submit any ideas for us to check out. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, edward snowden releases more previously secret documents. what he says nsa is doing with the photos that people post and send online. plus, another bounce house was blown away in the winds. this time, in denver, with two children inside of it who both survived. we'll have details next.

7:30 on your sunday morning on june 1st, you're getting a live look at triathletes jumping off the ferry in the san francisco bay area as they start the escape from alcatraz. that, my friends, is live action. we could not have timed that any better. good morning.

thank you so much for joining us. i'm sam brock. sorry to steal you away from that image. what kind of conditions are the triathletes looking at? >> it's cold. looking at them, i have chills. i was thinking may might jump off a diving board, but right into the ocean. 50 degrees right now in san francisco in the water. 54 for the air temperature. you can see the fog in the inner bay and out towards the ocean, as you saw in the live pic. it is starting to dissipate, but it won't be until about 9:00, 10:00 in the city when you start to see the fog lift or dissipate as we head through the morning hours. you can see really from every vantage point, fogged in, clouded in in the peninsula. palo alto, low clouds. and even in the south bay, we started to clear, just a thin haze now against the mountains, but overall, sunshine in the south bay. first to see the sup, and later on, temperatures will warm nicely. in fact, warmer than yesterday. san francisco only got into the low 60s yesterday.

low 70s for today. the hottest will be the trivalley. wouldn't be surprised if places like pleasanton, livermore, danville, get close to 90 degrees. it will be hot, but we have changes around the corner. as soon as tomorrow. temperatures drop by about 10 degrees and the fog and drizzle is going to intensify. we could be talking about measurable precipitation by monday and tuesday. we'll talk more about that in a little bit. >> thank you very much, anthony. we shift now to a developing story out of san francisco with exclusive information about an fbi investigation this morning. the scene is now all clear after a raid that lasted more than 16 hours at an apartment building on russian hill. we have learned that agents removed a chemical from the building they have termed deadly if not handled correctly. you can see from the video some agents used hazmat gear in the raid that continues well past midnight. we also learned the chemical involved may have been purchased over the internet and is often used in assisted suicide

situations. it's bib a lengthy process. it started in a raid on jackson street near van ness. san francisco police and fire officers were also involved. they removed dozens of bags of evidence, and those who live in the building tell us the fbi also seized at least two compurmeco comput computers. neighbors say they don't know much about the man except he's in his 40s and works in marketing. they describe him as quiet and polite. >> i know this person who lives in this parnlt. it's kind of weird. he seems like a nice guy. and he probably is. >> an fbi spokesperson acknowledged the search is part of a criminal investigation. highway 84 has reopened following a deadly big rig crash that forced the closure of all westbound lanes. the accident happened just before 6:00 on westbound 84, east of 680 and near the senole grade. it involved a jackknifed big rig and a vehicle.

the victim's identity has not been released. >> puzzling circumstances surrounding the death of a bay area man struck and killed by a b.a.r.t. train. transit officials want to know what he was doing walking on the tracks. the coroner identified him as 22-year-old tyler warden from el cerrito. officials say he was near the tracks on the west oakland b.a.r.t. station on friday night, that's a retricted area. it shut down service between the east bay and san francisco for hours. an update on the body found in the water in the south bay last weekend, crews uncovered a person near the marina in alviso. the sabta clara medical examiner's office has identified the victim as james allen collier from clear lake. he worked at caltrans and was reported missing earlier this month. he was last spotted near the base of the san mateo bridge. according to the medical examiner, the cause of the death was drowning. nonetheless, the circumstances of how he ended unin the water do remain under investigation. now to a story we have been following for months. hundreds of home in treasure

island in san francisco are slated to undergo testing for radiation even though folks have been living in those homes for years. the navy held an open house yesterday to address questions from anxious residents. many of whom expressed cerb can can concern about contamination on the formal naval base. they'll use special instruments to check for radiation inside some 600 homes. the investigative unit first reported unexpected findings of radiation in an unyoued building situated next to the navy base. that finding along with requests from many residents is prompting the scans. >> we detected a radiological elevated level that was unaccepted. and while it was evaluated not to pose a health hazard, it was unexpected and it led us to believe that we needed to get more information and scan the interior of the units. >> and contractors will begin their tests in just a couple weeks. if you have a tip for our

investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips or you can also send us an e-mail at theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >> a milestone for the same-sex marriage. more than 1600 couples have applied for licenses. several offices will make an exception and open up for couples who don't want to wait for tomorrow. wedding planners point out many are older couples with something to celebrate and money to spend. >> we have seen a huge uptick and it's a pent-up demand. we have people who have been together 30, 40 years who never had a chance to get married. >> last june, the supreme court declared parts of the federal defense of marriage act unconstitutional. since then, federal judges in 13 states have struck down same-sex marriage bans. >> the ntsa is conducting an investigation into why a plane caught fire during takeoff and crashed yesterday. we have learned this morning

that lewis cast, co-owner of the philadelphia inquirier and former coho-owner of several sports teams was among seven people who died when the plane crashed just outside of boston. the plane was headed to nujersey. >> six climbers are believed dead after a fall on mt. rainier. searchers were in the air and on the ground on saturday. while they did not spot the missing climbers, they did find climbing gear and camping gear at the bottom of a very steep cliff. crews also picked up pings from several avalanche beacons in the area believing officials to believe it was the climbers. >> the beacons and everything else came down over 3300 feet down almost a sheer cliff, and it's inconceivable that someone could have survived a fall like that. >> the climbers were last heard from wednesday night. by friday, they were reported missing. the nsa is collecting millions of images per day for a

facial recognition database. that's what the "new york times" is reporting. the paper is citing new docum t documents leaked by former nsa contractor edward snowden. while the nsa's primary condition is for intelligence, the times reported it was unclear whether photos of americans were being captured in thedatabase. several liberties advocates are concerned that could erode privacy. >> it's happened again. a strong gust of wind picked up a bounce house with two kids inside of it and sent it and them flying. firefighters say one child had to be rushed to the hospital. the other is okay. according to firefighters, the bounce house rolled about 300 feet into the middle of a lacrosse tournament. officials are checking to see if it was properly tethered down. according to denver meteorologists, peak gusts hit only 28 miles per hour, but enough to send the house flying. we saw a very similar instant in upstate new york just a couple

weeks prior. much more ahead. the a's honor the heroes of the past last night at the coliseum, but it was a hero of the present who stole the show. that's next.

7:41 on your sunday morning. some live images right now of folks gearing up and getting ready, some very cool shots. those are the bikes that are going to be hosting the t triathletes who are not there yet. they have a mile and a half to swim and 8 miles to run before they have to bike 18 miles. good luck with that. >> the hot a's team celebrated the 40 year anniversary of the world series team, and the

current team did their best to impress the heroes from the past. reggie jackson and rollie fingers had the honor of throwing out the first pitches, but this belonged to espedis. he drove two runs to the plate. the a's beat the angels 11-3, clobbered them, actually. they lead los angeles by 3 1/2 games in the western division. to st. louis. the giants looking for their third straight win in the series. to the bottom of the fifth, oscar taveras making his major league debut, and he wasted no time hitting a solo jack to right. then another young cardinal pitcher michael wacha who turned in six shutout innings to close down the giants. they lose 2-0. just the fourth time they have been shut out all season. a summer reading program kicked off at the san francisco main library with celebrity appearances to boot. warriors center festus azeal

yeah spoke about the importance of reading in the summer months. he then joined two warrior girls cheerleaders and read to the kids. >> after the school year gets out, they lose a lot of what they learned because, you know, it's summertime. they stop reading, stop doing schoolwork and aren't doing homework. this is our opportunity, we're just trying to get the kids to just continue their learning process. come back the next year ahead of where they left off. >> the warriors read to achieve summer program is thanks to ross stores. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up next, the june primary is upon us. political analyst larry gerston will let us know what to look out for and what's new this year. we'll be right back. latte or au lait? cozy or cool?

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more than 100 offices and tax issues in the bay area alone. with this kind of reach, what should we be looking for to understand the outcomes? as we does every sunday, larry gerston joins us to really dig into this. larry, how do we make sense of all the races? we mentioned there's a couple. >> so much to think about. let's get beyond any particular race for a second. and let's think about the fact that there are -- and believe me, there are a lot of hot ones, but put that aside. there are three elements that we really want to think about to make sense out of this year's election results. one, voter turnout. second, the top two nominating system, which is used for the first time in statewide races, and third, the role of pension reform. that measure b in san jose passed two years ago. >> let's start with the first one, voter turnout. what are you expecting on a primary that probably isn't grabbing too many people's attention? >> low is going to be the word for the primary turnout, but there's the size of the turnout,

the size that tells a lot about what issues and in some cases what candidates are going to win and lose. the rule of thumb is this, the lower the turnout, the more trouble for tax proposals and candidates that's because conservative republicans tend to vote more often. regardless of the election. liberal democrats, well, a little more fuzzy. they tend to have more people of color with fewer resources and young voters. they're not as likely to come out at primary elections. the secretary of state, as we said a minute ago, predicts about a 30% turnout. you know what? it may be lower. 27%, 28%. and to the extent that turnout is higher or lower, that will affect the outcome of many races. >> 27% or 28 persh would be considered low? because that sounds like a high number to me? >> that would be below low. >> below low. okay, that's bad. next, you mentioned the top two situation dynamic in california.

not the first election we had that, but how will it play into the results this tuesday? >> the first -- it's not the first election. we had that in 2012 for all the other races, but this time, it includes the state-wide races as well. the top two system is used for the first time for those canddous in the races. it means, as with the congressional state legislative races that the two candidates with the most votes in each race go on to november. they could be a democrat and a republican. that's what we're used to seeing along with the minor party candidates. they could be two democrats, two republicans, two of anything. >> a crazy bonanza. we don't know what teexpect. >> exactly. so at least for now, the top two system, well, it seems to have a damaging affect on republicans in blue california. of the eight state-wide offices up for grabs, democrats look to dominate the outcomes in seven and they may even take both spots in two or three of the contests. that's going to leave

republicans on the outside looking in come november. >> the last thing that you mentioned was pension reform. why is that relevant to folks in the south bay and in the san jose mayoral race? >> you might even say relevant not statewide. san jose is really the epicenter for the pension reform issue. san jose has been suffering a major short' fall in police officers, ugly crime statistics, birthday t both the number and police response times. it's not good. many people blame the passage of measure b which they say overreached and caused a lot of officers to go anyplace but san jose. it the five leading candidates for mayor in san jose, four are city council members. they all supported measure b. a fifth candidate, he opposed measure b, not necessarily the pengsz reform, but he opposed measure b. let me tell you something, we'll get a good idea on the future of

this measure when we see just how the votes fall in the mayor's race. which no doubt, by the way, will require a run-out because of the inability of any candidates to get a majority on tuesday. but this will be something, the canary in the mine. >> it could be a referendum. is it possible one of the candidates could earn 51% or more of the vote? >> highly unlikely. i'll do somersaults if that happens. >> now had t has to happen. let me peg one other question. i have the official larry gerston crib sheet from the bible of larry gerston elections. you write jerry brown in the governor's race may have his hands full with neel kashkari ahead of tim donnelly. why is he an interesting figure to pay attention to? what could he mean for the race, or donnelly, for a matter, in a showdown with brown? >> it's one of the nuggets of the election. the fight for the second spot in november among it seems to be

two republicans. t tim donnelly, very conservative republican, and neel kashkari, a moderate conservative. fairly liberal on social issues. the republican party in the state has been withering, we know that, and donnelly is -- i should say his allegiance is from that sector. kashkari is trying to get out the middle, the moderates and the independents. we'll see if he has enough reach to get there. good he does, he's going to be closer to the middle and more of a problem for jerry brown. >> faces a huge financial disadvantage, but yeah, he could definitely create some attention there. thank you very much. good to have you on. still ahead on today in the bay, the online scavenger hunt for cash, headed south after it started in the bay area. we'll show you where, hint hint, coming up. and while we're seeing sunshine in the south bay, still looking at faush fog in san francisco and across the inner bay. we'll break down the sunday forecast and get you into the next work week.

measurable precipitation. stay tuned.

welcome back. 7:53, the time right now. we're looking at the fog starting to burn off. in the last two hours, you can really see improvements through the inner bay. look how it falls apart. the fog dissipates and the inner bay looking at a lot of fog from san bruno into san francisco and the north bay coming through san rafael and the golden gate bridge. we are starting to clear out, as i mentioned. in palo alto, kind of a different look from what we saw just about 30 minutes ago where we're starting to see the sun come through, and really, the clearing will be a slow process in san francisco. but you'll notice in the south bay, already clear. crystal clear skies. a little bit hazy there across some of the mountains, but nonetheless, looking at sunshine and that's going to mean for a warmer day today across the south bay, after only low to mid-70s yesterday. low 80s for today.

and the warmest location will be off toward the try valley. that's where we're expecting temperatures close to 90 degrees. san francisco today close to 70. san jose, you'll be at 84 later on today. saratoga at 86. morgan hill at 89. paulo alto you'll top out at 82 after being in 79 yesterday. san francisco, low 60s yesterday. low 70s from hayes valley, and right near 70 in the marina district. in the north bay, 80s in santa rosa, over to walnut creek, low 80s and the warmest by far will be the trivalley. danville, 87. pleasanton, 93 degrees, and livermore, 88. those microclimates all over the place today, but because we have an area of low pressure to our north that's keeping in the onshore wind, but we have an area of high pressure just to our south, that's going to continue to pump in the warm air across our inland valleys, but the thing about this is we're going to continue to see that onshore wind be re-enforced not only for today, but for tomorrow

and tuesday as well. that's going to mean for foggy mornings like we're looking at this morning. however, tomorrow and tuesday, the fog will be a little more intense. we may get measurable precipitation along the coastline. in fact, the computer model is picking up on a few hundredths of inch from morgan hill to half moon bay. but look at this, point reyes could get up to a tenth of an inch, even san francisco. we haven't had a whole lot of rain this past year. we have been telling you about it all year long. the last time we had measurable precipitation was may 8th and we only had .03 inch in san francisco. before that, we had about a quarter of an inch on april 25th so we're desperately in need of shower activity. unfortunately, it's only going to come in the form of drizzle in the next few days. while today will be warm and bright, tomorrow, temperatures go down, jacket weather in san jose, and in san francisco tomorrow and tuesday, low 60s. that will mean, sam, we're climbing through the 50s tomorrow through most of the

day. again, there fog will hug the coastline, hoping for some measurable precipitation because this now is our last month before we can actually make up on the deficit for that water year, which of course, begins on july 1st. >> thanks. not sure if we'll stave off the droult with that, but we have to see. >> the hidden cash craze that started in the bay area is moving to southern california. you can see people at the beach, and they are crawling on all fours, using their hands to claw through the sand or tools. the anonymous donor tweeted clues about the location yesterday. just before noon. and within minutes, the area was jam packed. >> i thought it was a rock. i thought, you can't be too sure. so i dug down a little bit. found a bird. it's pretty cool. >> i came all the way from riverside. i'm checking to see if there's anything else. >> i think it was something different and fun to do with them in the morning. >> people will do the darnedest things when you promise them free money. the hidden cash craze has now

crossed the pond. golden envelopes with cash popped up in leeds and brighten, england, this weekend, as well, and we know that our own grusinda who works up here, ended up with an envelope. >> in the front of our building. >> crazy.

next on "meet the press," the nightmare is over for america's last prisoner of the afghanistan war. bowe bergdahl, he's a free man after nearly five years in taliban captivity. but despite the obvious good news, there are concerns over the fact he was released in exchange for five taliban prisoners from the prison at guantanamo bay. has a dangerous precedent been set? i'll ask defense secretary chuck hagel who joins me exclusively from afghanistan. and following his exclusive interview with brian williams, edward snowden has been called a traitor and a coward by secretary of state john kerry, but after hearing him speak, does the american public agre