the forecast. >> good morning to you, vicky, and to you at home. happy saturday, you made it to the weekend. it's nice out there. not too hot. as we traditionally get warm temperatures fourth of july weekend. right now, mid-50s, comfortable out there, a live look at pacifica, clouds out there, and emeryville, socked in with clouds, keeping you cool, and meanwhile, sunol, sunny per usual, a hot spot in the afternoon hours with the lack of the cooling clouds. as we head throughout the day, expect those cooling clouds to remain at the coast until noon, and we'll see the sun come through. we're starting out mostly clear, though, in most inland valley spots. plenty of sun for everybody, a building breeze, and tonight, comfortable evening temperatures, great conditions for barbecuing, but we have a drought going. if you have a barbecue, don't

leave it until the fire is completely out. now, let's talk about where we are headed temperature-wise today, and the microclimate separation will be dramatic. 6 3 in sfas. the east shore today at 78 degrees, but out in the trivalley in the extreme east bay at 93 degrees, 86 in the south bay, peninsula at 80 with a warmer sunday coming your way. diving into the forecast coming up, but now back to you, vicky. a dazzling display over bay area skies celebrating the nation's birthday. in the south bay, the fireworks show returned to downtown san jose in celebration of the rotary club's 100th year downtown. here's a look at the lights over san francisco for the annual fourth of july show, made it through the fog there. the skies lit up over oakland for its annual fourth of july celebration. along with the professional and legal displays comes the danger of people shooting illegal

fireworks in neighborhoods and fields. firefighters all over the bay area were on high alert last night, and in one case in oakland, illegal fireworks may have killed a man. fireworks hitting a power line may have caused an electrocution. when police arrived, two men had been electrocuted, and one died instantly and the other taken to a nearby hospital. the man's condition unknown at this point. >> could have been fireworks, still investigating. >> the condition of the victim, as we said, unknown this morning. a fire burned two acres of grass at cal state east bay in hayward last night. officials believe fireworks were the cause of this small blaze starting at the front gates of the school. firefighters contained the fire before it damaged any of the structures on campus. in concord, a fire in a strip mall believed to be fireworks related as well. a witness reported seeing a

bottle rocket land on a storage unit around midnight. fire officials say that storage unit was end gulfed in flames and destroyed. investigators say this fire could have been very big if not for the quick action taken by fire teams who happened to be nearby dealing with a brush fire. no arrests have been made, and the official cause of the fire is under investigation. a string of dark years is over in san jose. fireworks lit up the sky for the first time in six years. today's in the bay was at the discovery museum where thousands celebrated the fourth of july. >> reporter: a moment six years in the making after a lot of hard work and fire power. all for people like the murcotto family. >> you have to have fireworks for the fourth of the july. that's apple pie. >> reporter: this day at this park was tradition until it was cancelled in 2008. >> every fourth of july, we all knew that if we were not going

to be anywhere, it would be here. >> yeah. seriously nowhere to go, so we stayed home and looking to see where someone was throwing fireworks from their backyard. >> reporter: now nankful the rotary club spent time and money getting a tradition back, a two-year process, $200,000 raised, and some from santa clara county. pyroteches prepared 1400 shells in all preparing to launch them 500 feet into the air with a comet-like effect. >> we have over a hundred shells like that. i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: many could not wait to see them, hoping to restart their tradition. >> nice for the public. you know, it shows somebody kirs. >> reporter: picking up like it never left. to get the show back was vital, and celebrating together like this is what it's all about. ian cole, bay area news.

fog watch in san francisco last night, the annual guessing game of just how clear the skies would be for the show. today's in the bay went to wait it out. >> reporter: thousands crowded the water front to enjoy the bay area's largest fireworks show, a few barges not far from the shoreline lit up the night sky, though you see it from the city, there's nothing like being up close. tonight, i got to see it up close and personal, and so it was, like, triple size. >> reporter: not only triple sized up close, but ear-popping too. >> it was really loud. just scary sometimes, but i had to get over it, and it was really fun. >> reporter: the fireworks show were in jeopardy earlier as the darn san francisco fog rolled in at 7:00 and threatened to put a damper on things. >> there's a lot of wind. >> reporter: the family just moved to san francisco from philadelphia, and they didn't

want anything to spoil their first time. >> i'm hoping the fog stays on that side and, you know, hopefully we have a nice show. if you look here, it's not that bad. >> reporter: right here is aquatic park, giving the best views of san francisco's fireworks show. the mendosa's got here at 1:30 this afternoon, full eight hours before the first burst and it's worth it. >> come early and bring food and everything so you sit here, and you don't want to lose your spot. i mean, they are, like, right here. you can feel them. that's how loud they are. it's nice. it's nice. >> reporter: as usual, the grand finale was the crowd pleaser. >> oh, fantastic, spectacular, we come here every year. the grand finale is, like, wow, amazing. there's no show like this. >> reporter: and that was miranda reporting. >> many viewers sending in their pictures, and this is from

freemont here. we want to see your pictures too. post them on our facebook page, tweet us, or e-mail us at ic@nbcbayarea.com. a fire burning scorched acres, and 1 10 % contained. it started at 9:30 last night burning off state highway 28 near the southeast shore, and a mandatory evacuation ordersed for 30 homes in the golden bear estate and six bulldozers and 25 fire engines at the scene. avoid the area if you can, highway 128 closed between winters and highway 121. a second suspect in custody in connection with a violent home invasion robbery and sexual assault. he is 16 years old. the home invasion happened early tuesday morning in east san jose. investigators say two teens targeted an elderly couple who

live at the home. one or both sexually assaulted the woman, and the robbers then stole the suv and crashed it into a nearby house. police arrested a 15-year-old at that scene, and this morning, they arrested the driver of the stolen car. dozens of undocumented immigrants from central america are in southern california this morning after crossing the border in texas. a plane carrying women and children landed yesterday evening. they boarded busses headed for immigration facilities, and the families are fleeing violence in countries like guatemala and el salvador. the arrival followed a hectic day in murrieta, and hundreds of people gathered to protest the arrival of the immigrants there. >> it's ridiculous we take on the world's issues. not every problem is from our wallet. >> that's why we are here with the people, gathering with other people because they are humans. every human have their right, and even though they are

children. >> tensions high between protesters and supporters. five people were arrested. much more ahead on "today in the bay," and coming up, a special salute to the bay area veteran captured on tape. next, his special honor on the fourth of july. yet another chicken recall from foster farms. details on what to techeck for the chicken labels before you grill.

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clear, and parts of massachusetts are getting pounded with rain as arthur rolls up the east coast, flash flooding in places leaving cars washed out and people knee deep in water. strong wind combined with six to eight inches of rain closed roads, and the tropical storm warning has been issued were cape cod. arthur caused only slight damage when it rolled through north carolina, but 20,000 homes and businesses still lost power. arthur has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. check your freezer. we have a major recall this tole you about this morning involving foster farms chicken sickening hundreds of people. foster farms produced the chicken in fresno, and they are no longer selling the tainted meat, but earlier this year was sold at safeway and costco. there's a statement saying health and safety is their top priori priority, but some customers are

not convinced. >> doesn't seem like they are doing enough to, you know, not making sure it's not getting out to the public. someone's negligent. >> the affected products have use or freeze by dates between march 2 1 and 29 and one of three establishment turns, p 61737, p 6317 a, or p7362. it is the company behind for-profit colleges across the u.s. like everest college, field college, and wyotech. today they agreed to sell or close 85 campuses and wind down operations at 12 others. over the last year, attorney general in more than a dozen states including california investigated whether the company falsified placement rates and student attendance. corinthian owns more than a hundred school campuses and unclear which schools are closing or how much students

will be reimbursed for fees. coming up, this video made a local vet an internet sensation. the special honor he received on the nation's birthday. >> good saturday morning to you. hopefully you have the weekend off. we'll see nice weather today. here in san jose, a fair amount of low clouds to start, and plenty of low clouds mean wail in hayes valley, overcast sky? san fransisco. as we get into this afternoon, limited cooling clouds, and as a result, temperatures warmer and we'll heat you up all the way through monday. all the details for your specific microclimate when "today in the bay" comes back in moments.

you're watching "today in the bay." we're covering from the fourth of the july festivities, looking to be a beautiful day there in sunol.

and over to the golden gate bridge now, foggy, traffic is fine as everyone i think is sleeping off the fun from last night. well, in honor for a local hero who became an interpret video star, corporal joe bell cheered on bay area runners months ago. yesterday, the community said thank you. "today in the bay"'s scott button was there to meet the vet in a parade celebrating our veterans. >> reporter: it had just about everything you typically see in a fourth of july parade. with some thing or someone extra special along for the ride. the san jose rose, white, and blue parade honored this man. >> thank you for your service. >> reporter: world war ii service lachman joe bell. >> i appreciate your service; sir. >> vietnam? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: he served as the

parade's grand marshall posing for pictures and hand shakes. >> thank you. >> you're the mayor? >> i'm the mayor. >> good for you. >> reporter: if he looks familiar, you may have seen this video of corporal bell shaking hands with runners in march coming through his neighborhood honored to meet the decorated veteran. >> it surprised me. i didn't know they had all this stuff. >> reporter: debbie among the runners and today's parade attendees. >> the fact he stood out there thanking us and we decided to thank him, turned into an important thing. >> reporter: important enough for the community to say thank you again on this fourth of july. >> well, there's a lot of folks better than me because i know there's a lot of fellows who died. i'm just one. i happen to be alive, that's all. lucky. >> reporter: driven through the

parade by his son, corporal bell is part of america's greatest generation. >> i feel blessed. >> reporter: giving us all something and someone to thank. scott budman, today in the bay. >> what a beautiful weekend to celebrate independence day. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren standing by with what's more to come. >> you know, vicky, we are the envy of the entire nation. it's hot down in southern california. they had to deal with arthur on the east coast. for us, just perfection. we had a clear shot of a fireworks last night from san francisco, thank goodness. 58 degrees now in the south bay, 57 on the east show. maybe you're from out of town, what a gorgeous weekend you to . san jose, a beautiful start, low clouds cooling us off later on today, even when the sup breaks through the clouds. throughout the next couple

hours, still, we are looking towards the low to mid 80s, and that's it. hayes valley, overcast sky in san francisco, and i'll show you the difference in sunol right now. completely clear out there. it's a hot spot. temperatures today in the low 90s. the reason why is because we'll keep low clouds confined to the immediate coastment inland spots burn off early, and as a result of that, temperatures are five degrees warmer, noticeably warmer. here's what's happening out there. this is the satellite from this morning. low clouds out there, especially in the north bay, san francisco as well, cool ocean breeze coming in, and it's going to shut off for a while today and pick up throughout your evening hours. this is what we expect, 60s, 70s today, along the peninsula as well, on the warm side, trivalley 80s and 90s on the way. 80 degrees on the peninsula, 63 degrees in san francisco. 71, pleasant p conditions on the

shore, and a's game tonight, we'll get you the flood warning for that, and hot conditions for the next couple days. in your inland valleys, but if you want heat release, have the day off, really comfortable beach conditions the next couple days. 6 4 degrees in san francisco for your saturday, and 65 degrees sunday, and nice and level even next week. temperatures here, hot for a few days inland, but not bad, cooling off tuesday into wednesday. back to you, vicky. >> thank you. much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up. >> to have that support and felt belter to get her back. you may remember their heart warming reunion, a therapy dog stolen and found, but now the rest of the story. the impact this man and best friend have on others in this morning's bay area proud. stay with us. let me get this straight... [ female voice ] yes?

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. you're watching "today in the bay." a mild start this morning. time now is 7:23, live at san jose, and let's take you up highway 101, at&t park there, and it's haze ciy but a beautifl one in the bay area. you may recall the story about a man in a wheelchair whose therapy dog was stolen and returned. this happened last month. now we've learn there's much more to the story. today's in the bay darvin thomas has today's area proud. >> keep pushing to be positive. >> reporter: if karma wanted a commercial, author would be a good pitch man. >> it's tough, but it gets better with time. >> reporter: for what better way to explain to what happened last month than a good turn after so many good deeds. >> life is short. i know that after what i've been

through, and i want to leave a mark on this life. >> reporter: his story, you might have guessed did not start in a good way. this chapter beginning seven years ago with a mugger and a gun in a dark san francisco parking lot. >> it happened so quickly. shot me. the bullet went through my chest, both lungers, shattered my spine. >> reporter: awaking a month later to a future in the wheelchair, one looking bleak for the lifelong athlete. >> i didn't know how to take it. i never had a friend 234 a chair. >> reporter: he went into a dark place, only to be pulled out, not just by family and friends, but the companionship of a toy poodle named love. >> without love, i wouldn't be where i'm at. >> reporter: with love's help, he decided to turn a negative into a positive. not just making the most of his life, but visiting hospitals in rehab centers letting newly

paralyzed patients know it can get better. >> what's your name? nice to meet you. >> reporter: through life goes on project, he speaks to any group open to hearing the story of overcoming obstacles. and for all of it? love is there. >> this 26-year-old is heart broken and worried. >> reporter: which is why last month when love disappeared, it was headline news. arthur had prepared to work out at the marina when love was stolen. a full court media blitz of social and traditional followed until a couple who purchased love in a parking lot of a walmart realized who they had and gave her back. >> it felt great to have that support and it felt better to get her back. >> this is love right here. >> reporter: just how does a do-gooder return such a good deed? in author's case, by keeping up

the good work. >> i know i helped someone push on and live life to the fullest, and that's my main goal every day, live life to the fullest. >> reporter: garvin thomas, today in the bay. >> as the wise man said, love is all you need. coming up, riders of cal tran will see a significant change in certain stations and why a price hike was approved. also, a firy crash leaving a telsa split in two. why the police were chasing the luxury car in the first place.

from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." hello, here's a live view from the sky camera networks here at nbc bay area looking at san jose. what an idyllic picture-perfect shot there. emeryville now, if you have the fog x-ray glasses on, you see

there in the background, that is san francisco, and christina loren will be along shortly to tell us when the fog lifts. good morning, and thank you so much for joining us this saturday, july 5th, i'm vicky nguyen, and happy to have you here, and here she is, meteorologist christina loren with a look at the microclimates, when they will separate, and the rest of the weekend's forecast. >> hey, good morning to you. happy saturday, vicky, happy saturday to you at home. temperatures this morning in the 50s. actually really comfortable out there. if you're someone who likes to go for a jog or an early morning bike ride, walk the dog, really nice out there, and that's how we're going to see our mornings as he head throughout the next few days. beautiful conditions, overcast start, and fog burns off in the value lease. at 9:00 a.m., sticking to the coast, though, until lunchtime, and as a result, we get much cooler temperatures up and down the coast along the peninsula and hot today in the valley spots, 80s and 90s in the trivalley today, but, yeah, a live look across the bay area,

you see here we put all the microclimates side by side. mostly overcast across the board, but the welcomed sign this time of the morning, that chose you, we'll see it cool today as we begin the afternoon hours, waking up completely clear. you got to worry about the triple digits, but today looking good, the 70s along the inner bay, 60s at the coast, 80s inland. 65 degrees tonight at 7:30. the a's, the number one team in baseball at home for a while, and tonight, weather likely impacts that game. 6 5 degrees at 7: 05, clear sky, wind out of the west, northwest, at 10-15 miles per hour, so if you watch the game, watch the flags to blow out towards right center fields and gusts strong enough to potentially pick up and carry that ball. we'll keep you updated on a little warm upcoming your way for sunday and monday.

stick around. that's in just a little while. back to you, vicky. a dazzling display over bay area skies last night celebrating the nation's birthday. in the south bay, the show returned to san jose in celebration of the rotary club's 100th year downtown. here's a look at the bright lights over san francisco for the annual fourth of july show. the skies lit up over oakland, all celebrating independence day. along with the shows is the danger of people shooting illegal fireworks in neighborhoods and fields. firefighters on high alert last night. in one case in oakland, illegal fireworks may have killed a man. fireworks hit a power line may have caused an electrocution. they were called on a downed power pole that fell into a house, and when police arrived, two men were electrocuted, one

dying instantly, and the other taken to a nearby hospital. >> what caused the fire is unclear, could have been gunfire, fireworks, we are investigating. >> the condition of the man in the hospital is unknown morning. a fire burned two acres of grass at cal state east bay in hayward late last night. officials believe fireworks were the cause of the small blaze that started at the front gates of the school, and firefighters contained the fire before damaging structures on campus. in concord, a fire at a strip a mall on meadow lane believed to be fireworks related as well. 5 witnessed seeing a bottle rocket land on a storage unit around midnight. fire officials say that storage unite was engulfed in flames and destroyed. investigators say the fire could have been very big if not for the quick action taken by fire teams who happened to be nearby dealing with a brush fire. no arrests made, and the official cause of the fire is under investigation. a fire burning in solano

county scorched 1,000 acres, 10% contained this morning. leaders say the fire start the at 9:30 last night, burning off state highway 128 at monticello dam. a mandatory evacuation for 30 homes in golden bear state, and six bulldozers and 25 engines at the scene. avoid the area of highway 128 closed between winters and highway 121. a somber day after fourth of july celebrations in philadelphia this morning. four children dead and more than 40 people out of their homes after a massive residential fire that may have been caused by fireworks. the fire started just before 3:00 this morning on the west side, eight homes destroyed before firefighters brought the blaze under control. officials confirm four children were killed. four other people were injured, and a shelter has been set up for the 42 people displaced by

the flames. the official cause of the fire is under investigation. in los angeles, a firy crash in a high speed chase split a tesla in two sending four people to the hospital. it unfolded early yesterday morning. police chased a car they say was stolen from a dealership. the driver of the tesla hit a honda carrying five people before hitting a light pole splitting the car in two and set it on fire. the back half was in a nearby synagogue. the driver was thrown from the car and is in critical condition as is one victim from the park car it hit. two police officers were hurt during the chase. dozens of undocumented imgrants from central america are in southern california this morning after crossing the border. a plane carrying women and children landed yesterday evening in san diego. the immigrants boarded the bus headed for immigration facilities in the san diego area. they are families escaping violence in countries like

guatemala and el salvador, and the arrival followed a hectic day in murrieta where three bus loads were expected do arrive and protesters vowed to turn them around. >> it's ridiculous we have to take on the world's issues. you know, not every problem and crisis in the world falls out of wallet. >> that's why we are here with the people, gathering with all the people because they are humans, every human have rights, even though they are children. >> five protesters were arrested. murrieta police do not know when the next busses arrive or whether they spark further protests. president obama presided over a naturalization ceremony at the white house for foreign-born members of the military taking the opportunity to remind everyone america has always been a nation of immigrants. >> the basic idea of welcoming immigrants to the shores is central to our way of life. it is in our dna. >> 25 foreign-born american

military service members and spouses took the oath on the fourth of july. they represented 15 countries including jamaica, guatemala, and china. expect to pay more at the corral train station in the 49ers's game and other events in sap that clara. thursday, officials approved a policy allowing to charge up to dollar $25 for parking, up from the $5 for park and ride. it's a similar agreement they have with the sap center in downtown san jose where parking fees go audiotape at the do or dawn station at sharks's games and special vefts. this fee increases two hours before a game or special event at levi stadium. it starts august 1st. another bay area city declaring independence from sty ro foam food containers. you have to find something es to package food, and the stores

will be banned from selling products made from sty foam including foam ice chest, and festivals no longer can sends people home withese containers. mountain view enacted a ban on tuesday. much more ahead on "today in the bay," and coming up, giants and a's going in opposite directions. a block-buster trade the green and gold hopes to be taken deep into the post season. we'll have the details next. the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks

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you're watching "today in the bay." good morning. let's bring you back. time now is 7:looking live at at&t park, the coke bottle

there. cloud cover, but that keeps us cool. over there, the coliseum home to the best team in major league baseball right now. speaking of the a's, they had major fireworks on the fourth of july. other than having the best record, they are not standing back before the all-star break pulling a trigger on a six-player deal bringing prize right hander to the east bay, and the a's gave up 2012 first round pick russell, and 2013's first round pick and dan to the cubs as well as the player to be named later. that's right. the right-hander as well as the fellow pitcher -- sorry, we are back in that script. let's get you into the highlights. the blue jays's game pitching a dual scoreless in the 12th inning. misplaying the ball -- where are we here? okay. we're on -- a pie shot.

the a's beat the blue jays 1-0 with a walkoff win, fourth of the season, and they continue to post, as we said, the number one record in baseball. to san diego now. the giants tries to turn it around against the padres at petco park. unfortunately for san francisco, more of the same. the padres scored two runs in the game, but two runs too many for the g-men. they continue their month-long nose dive. they have now lost 18 of the last 23 games on the season. they trailed the dodgers by one and a half games in the nl west. straight ahead on "today in the bay," coming up, you spent a lot of money on it, but can your iphone make fun for you? we put it to the test this morning in our reality test. >> i hope so. it's 7:42, and i'm christina loren in for rob mayeda. it's 58 degrees in san jose, 50s

all around right now, and the reason why is because we have a full blanket of low clouds. mostly at the coast today. that will be the scenario. we'll see the burn off at 9:00 a.m. in the inland valleys, and warm as a result. 86 in the south bay, 80 in the peninsula, and 63 for the san francisco, and the hot spot, trivalley, at 63 degrees. we'll keep it coming in for sunday and monday, and we then cool off. the microclimate weather forecast coming up in just moments.

happy saturday to you. hopefully you had a great independence day. if you want to keep the good times coming in, we have great weather for you. if you want to go outdoors today, i have to tell you off the bat it's a little bit warm in your inland valley spots and a little on the cool side in san francisco. it's one of the days right now everything is about uniform temperature-wise, but we'll see the separation come in right around lunchtime, and the reason why, of course, these clouds

burn off in san jose throughout the next couple hours. hayes valley, san francisco still a fair amount of cloud cover and fog out there as well at the immediate coastment meanwhile, clear here, but you see here atop the hillside, a marine layer in your east bay valley spots. good news. socked in with fog, and he's the deal, coastal drizzle out there, hazy valleys to start the day. if you're headed out today, grab the sunscreen. we expect a lot of sunshine across the bay area. that breeze will build in the evening hours as it has over the past couple nights. we'll get fog as well. temperatures will be really comfortable as we get into the evening, but this is basically the story of the day, and for the next couple days, temperatures are going to climb a little bit, we'll cut off the low clouds, a little bit more so for your sunday, and even more so for monday. really, not talking about extremes in the forecast throughout the next couple days, and that's the good news.

that's the weather story, actually getting a stretch of average weather the next few da days and we cool below average next week, but 60s and 70s at the coast. hot inland, 80s and 90s today in the inland valley spots, and temperatures, overall, level throughout the next couple days. climbs a touch monday, peaking at 88 degrees in the south bay, but look at this, cooler days around the corner, low 80s wednesday. not bad. vicky, back to you. >> as you said, khristine ya, the envy of the nation. >> that's right. tech experts say you can make real cold hard cash with your smart phone, but is it true, and can you make minimum wage? reality check is next. good morning, there's a lot to do in the bay, and last night, there were a bunch of fireworks in the bay area to celebrate the birth of our nation's independence, celebrating their 15th anniversary of citihood, oakwood celebrating the 50th anniversary

of the birth of their city. it's a city of celebration starting at 6:00 p.m. tonight. there's pictures from last year. look at the people, party, music, food, and, of course, the sight and sounds of the fireworks show. more to see and hear this weekend in the heart and soul of the city, san francisco's historic philmore district, and a hundred thousands guests go to the largest free jazz festival on the west coast, this year's theme is celebrating women in jazz and beyond. this features inspiring women in the arts. jazz is personal, improvisational, and play it as you like it, most inspired to the north and dominican universities. the marine shakespeare company kicking off the 25th year with the pay "play as you like it," and pay as you like it. this show is sponsored by an

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you're watching "today in the bay." they say there's an app for almost anything. is there an app that can make you money by using your smart phone? countless articles claim apps are money makers, but is it true? this this morning's reality test, we check this and see how much you can make in one day. >> reporter: cnet uncovered five apps earning you cash, and others tout apps that make you money. pave the way to riches by doing almost nothing. highlight a 101 ways to monetize apps and so on and so forth. money can you make in a day on

your phone? let's see. so we start our day at the station. it is now 10:30 in the morning. we have apps on our phone that we downloaded to make money off it. the first of which is called field agents, open that up, you see we have a few options, one of which is audit. these are basically mystery shopping with a highest earning payout the as $5. you get that sum for surveying places not everybody likes to go into like your local gun shop. we can't show you video from inside, but here's the proof we answered questions and completed our mission. after snapping a pictures of the store for approval, we earned $5. next up, a trip to walmarts where we darted through aisles and hunted through the store to findture to review. >> we're looking for didn'ts on the stools. that's the mission to claim $5. identify scratches and send back the photographic evidence, another $5 earned. now, we wanted to try a variety

of apps like the task for cash app, drew us out to santa cruz for money. along the way between drivings and zips by country stores, things occurred to us. first, the mission is hard to complete in the neighborhood of santa cruz, population, 6234, service spotty at best, popping in own out markets just to dowel check questions. the second thing we noticed, earning just $5 to check soup racks is not worth the trip. where's the big money in the apps? for $15, we could update software on each tablet at a walgreens, but that could take a day. the craig's list third party app shows request to remove rubble we might haul in hundreds, but set aside days to do it, or we could agree to model for a photo shoot, the problem here? we're neither female nor willing

to pose nude. bottom line, pragmatic convenience, we filled out surveys, 25 cents each, racking up $2. to end the journey, we went on a mystery shopper at whole foods. >> exhausted, drove all day, about to search whole foods for this, trying to find as many water bottles as we can wanting to know how many and the location of the store. tracked down the bottles, took more pictures than thought possible and tacked on another $5. the total earned? $32.25, not even a half of full day's minimum wage. nbc bay area news. >> not the mention to gas money you spent. coming up, is he the top dog again? how many hot dogs did san jose's joey chestnut eat, and the big surprise he sprung on his

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you're watching "today in the bay." pets scared by the boom of fireworks have long been known to hide and run away, but now there's an app for that. a new smart phone app helps owners find lost pets. july 5th is the busiest day of the year at u.s. animal sheltders filling up with dogs and cats spooked by the noise from the fireworks. now this app sets up a plan to avoid the day after fireworks chaos and prepares you for other stressful pet-related events in advance. keep your pets inside. the fourth of july hot dog eating contest is a staple, but yesterday's contest started differently for joey jaws chestnut of san jose. >> best three years of my life, and i can't leave without you. you make me better. will you marry me?

>> yes! >> there you go. his long-time girlfriend is also a competitive eater, and said yes, and chestnut downed 61 hot dogs, winning his eighth straight contest setting a record for most consecutive wins, and matt stoney, the runner-up from san jose also ate just 56 hot dogs. may be on your table today, con, fans celebrate the meaty treat in the south bay. the second annual bacon festival of america. booths opened up in san jose, and hats and souvenirs deck out and had bacon flavored ice cream. the festival continues today in san jose. christina, are you a partaker? you're an animal lover. >> i eat con dipped in ranch, in anything. >> you know, there's a candy store that has chocolate covered bacon. >> thank you for the tip. thank you for joining, and

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