hottest day of the year so far. heat coming on strong for the entire bay area. we will see that summer sizzle over the weekend as well, spectacular beach conditions, and some warm water out there. we have a lot to go over this morning in your microclimate weather forecast. and let's take a live look outside at san jose, good morning san jose, friday, july 25th, this is "today in the bay". from northbound bay area -- nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning everyone, thank you for joining us, i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we're talking about what a hot start it'll be to the today. christina loren joins with us a look at that forecast. >> hey, good morning to you. 5:00, happy friday, thanks for waking up with us. i want to help you get out the front door if you're headed off to work right now with a couple bullet points. number one, it's going to be hot out there. number two, it's going to stay hot for quite some time, in fact above average temperatures on

the way, potentially for the next 10 to 15 days. i just to want make sure you're ready because we've been spoiled. 62 degrees in san jose right now. you're waking up at 63 in san martin, and 54 in half-moon bay where you're going to get up to the upper 70s today. half moon bay forecast high 77 degrees. meanwhile 87 in santa cruz. so if you want to check that out, see how it feels, you're going to get a very small window to do so, but we're still getting those warm temperatures. those are your tide temperatures for today. i can tell you right now, the time you want to avoid being outside is going to be between about noon and 5:00 p.m. that is the hottest point of the day. and we're talking about 102 degrees in the north bay. 90 degrees on the east shore, 99 degrees in the south bay, and the hot spot, 108 degrees as we get into this afternoon in antioch. we'll tell you a little bit of a drop off for tomorrow, what else is happening across the bay area as well.

that's coming up in just a little bit, right now back to you, scott, laura, and the rest of the top stories of the day. top story still heat, beating the heat may be harder than you think. nannette miranda may be bearing bad news. >> reporter: good morning, one park worker tells me in his 14 years on the job, he's never seen two beaches closed at the same time. here at shadow cliff in pleasanton, the southern portion of the beach has been shut down due to e. coli concerns. drought conditions here pushed geese from the once green lawns to the beaches where they've been going to the bathroom into low level water. over at lake in oakland, the problem is potentially dangerous, toxic algae in the water. now blue, green, algae blooms are not new, but the high levels detected there last week are. >> we have blue-green algae bloom for a few days and a week,

this has been going for three weeks. we don't know why this is happening. people can get stomach ailments and skin rashes from it. >> reporter: oh, don't want that. with the weather so nice yesterday, the beach closures did ruin plans to take a dip, but people took it in stride and enjoyed the water from ashore. they agree the precautions are better than swimming in tainted water. tests are being done at the cliffs, you can check with the park district to see if the southern portion has been reopened. the northern portion has been unaffected and remains open. nannette miranda for "today in the bay". ick. >> thank you very much. be sure to check nbcbayarea.com for the latest weather conditions, just click on that weather tab. now developing news, new strikes in gaza city overnight. israeli aircraft hit dozens of

homes inside the gaza strip. officials say among those killed, the leader of a militant islamic jihad group and two sons. troops are also fights on the ground. israel sl considering a pair of ceasefire proposals. one would call for five day truce, allowing both sides to negotiate new terms in the region. the fighting caused a number of european airlines to coopsle flights into tel aviv. air berlin cites security concerns. a missile landed just miles from the airport. the faa is currently allowing u.s. flights to fly into the airport. another developing story, journalists with bay area ties are reportedly being held in iran. the washington post reports jason rirks rks zon is one of four being detained. he has dual american and iranian citizenship. his wife was also taken into custody. two freelance photographers have been detained, but we do not

know who they are. and it's not clear why they're being held. well no survivors. that is the word from france's president this morning after the air algerie plane crashed in mali. french troops arrived at the crash site overnight. removed the black boxes. there was a rainstorm when the plane went down. team of french aviation experts also combing the site for clues. the remains were located on the border between mali and burkina faso. 116 people died in yesterday's crash, most of them were frerge citizens. the remains of more victims from the malaysian airlines flight 17 on their way to the netherlands. the bodies at the crash site continue to be found more than a week after the disaster that killed 298. this is the fourth plane to fly out of ukraine with remains. one left wednesday, two others on thursday. armed pro-russian separatists continue to control the crash

site, but australian officials say a true investigation cannot be conducted until the site is handed over. australia's working to send 100 police officers and some defense force personnel to the region to help a dutch-led team secure that site. it's 5:06, police in stockton are looking for a tuberculosis patient who is refusing treatment and could be infected. he was diagnosed and told to quarantine himself in a motel room. that's where a health worker would deliver medication, but crews never showed up. health officials are worried because he comes from a part of mexico known for drug resistant strains of tb. can spread through the air when an infected person coughs or nese sneezes. as a judge decides whether public can access a beach, the state coastal commission is adding a new wrinkle. they are asking the public to

fill out declarations saying they've used the private road as if it were public. if enough people fill out that declaration showing public use over the past five years, the court could establish a continued right of public access. that means even though a billionaire ownings the road, he may not have the right to block it from the public. sfrooemt getting a makeover. the city will hold a special ground breaking ceremony tonight to celebrate the start of construction on the city's new downtown area. nearly $6 million grant will help fremont transform its downtown area to something that looks like this. it'll begin with street improvement on capitol avenue and create a new commercial section downtown. so make sure attendees don't go hungry, it'll coincide with a weekly food truck event. >> sound good. well let's check your roads as we check in with christina, double duty for mike this morning. >> double, double duty. you know what, mike is so kind to me, he knows fridays are lighter than normal, and you know what, that's the kaes right

now. we're looking good. but i do know because i goat work with him every single morning. that typically on fridays people like to head out later. that's when you might find a stack kbrup, we'll let you know if that happens. down in the south bay, southbound, blocking the car pool lane there, slow down there. otherwise, no delays. this though could become a factor if they don't get it cleaned up soon. 17 northbound at the summit, reportedly we have a rock slide here. and so it looks like it's going take a little while to get that cleaned. you can see backups for a mile. we'll let you know as things progress throughout the morning. give yourself extra time there. as soon as it's cleared, we will let you know the clear and free has been given, back to you guys. weekend traffic reminder as well, tens of thousands of people are expected at memorial stadium on the cal campus tomorrow. ma rid is taking onmy lan. large crowds are expected.

street parks around uc berkeley will be restricted. fans are being urged to take public transportation to this one. meanwhile bay area going to heat up, and not just from the sun. >> no, the garlic festival is back request chefs ready to serve up some pretty delicious dishes. bob redell joins us live in gilroy this morning, smell of garlic is in the air, it has been for a while as they prepare for this big event. >> reporter: good morning, 36th annual gilroy garlic festival. new way to take a little off the top. fire in the hole. well maybe, yeah, there we go, now you can feel it. on your right, ash janish and her dad steve. he's been a pyrochef, her daughter for the past four years. and looks like right now they're putting in cal marry. they have a ton and a half of this stuff that'll be cooking. calamari here on gourmet alley

starting at 10:00 today running throughout the weekend along with scampy, and you can see, hate it put white wine in there, some spices, and they've got over a ton of garlic that they've been pouring on top of this. just to give you a sense of how hot it is, ashley, i don't mean to interrupt you and your dad, show us your right hand here. >> got a little burned last year. >> reporter: what happened? what was it? >> just got a little too big on the flame, and the oil caught me. but you know, it's part of being out here, it's part of doing it. >> reporter: and being with your pop, that's got to be special. >> oh it's the best. you know, it's kind of a family affair. you know, generations like to come out and do it together. and something you don't get to do every day. >> reporter: over the past year, they've had crowds exceeding 100,000. this event has grown, especially the past decade. if you look at the number of people they're going to have out here, it's a popular event.

we'll talk with steve. he's been doing this for quite a while, that looks like mine here in minute. i didn't bring any scope, i'm going to be really popular out here. so again, starting at 10:00, over day, this weekend, friday, saturday, sunday here, gilroy garlic fest. they've changed the parking to an exit earlier, you're going get off an exit earlier. park there and they'll shuttle you in. interesting to see if it'll be as nightmarish as years past. this could be good. we'll have more flame coming up in a little bit, and i'm going to go for second degree burns, later in the hour. >> yeah, no kidding. >> sounds like a big event. 5:11, the peninsula city one real estate website's calling the snobbiest in america. plus an innocent gesture turns into a creepy investigation. have you heard of this one? dozens of dolls on doorsteps in southern california. we'll find out who left them there, next. nbc bay area wants to help

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you're watching "today in the bay." echo, echo, echo. welcome to friday morning. what a beautiful, live look outside this morning over the bay bridge. illuminated, oh, nice, cool start to the day. it's going to get hot. we'll check in with christina in a bit. it's time for back to school shopping. if you hit the stores this weekend, you're going to get the best deals. this will be the last weekend stores will consider it early to start back to the skoo shopping. starting next week, the deals will get smaller and smaller. >> really deep discounts on wardrobe basics. so blue jeans, socks, underwear,

sneakers, these types of items are being heavily discounted, target and walmart for example have huge, very targeted campaigns. so we're seeing fantastic deals on small appliances, things like personal blenders, pod coffee makers. things popular with college students. >> prices on electronics like computer, tablets, and cell phones have been flashed, 30 to 50%. gookle drawing criticism this morning as it continues to push back against europe's right to be forgotten ruling. under the european union ruling, european citizens can request to have embarrassing links to be removed from search results. however regulators say goog sl only removing those links from european search engines which means a user simply switches over the u.s. version and find the link they're looking for. reuters reports google approved over half of the 90,000 requests submitted. representatives from google, yahoo, and microsoft met with

european authorities yesterday to talk about the implementation of that ruling. well let's get a quick check of your markets, live at cnbc, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, scott, futures lower after stocks ended unchanged on thursday. s&p 500 hitting another record high. investors basically looking at upbeat earnings from facebook, plus mixed economic news on employment and housing. today demands for goods, that'll be a focus by investors. dow slipping two points, again, futures lower right now across the board, scott. >> all right, trying to figure out who the big bear was, thank you ever so much. well shall we check in, let's talk about smart phones, laura. >> yeah, exactly, how far would you go to keep your cell phones secure? check this out, cell phone maker has created a digital tattoo to help you unlock your smart phone. own oers of the smart phone can buy a nickel sized patch to unlock their phone when the two

come into contact. it is water proof, it lasts about five days, each digital tattoo costs about a buck and will only work with the motox phone. >> the phone. >> yeah, really. >> or your arm. let's check in with christina. are you doing weather or traffic? >> i'm doing weather, and traffic. so i've got you covered either way. ian if you were wrong, i would have twisted it to make you right. you're never wrong in my eye. 63 in oakland. hey, thanks for waking up with us, we have a really big night here on nbc bay area, you know the rivals, the giants, dodgers, right here, that game is happening tonight. the giants come back to town. and identify got to tell -- i've got to tell you, it's going to be hotter in san francisco today than it will be in los angeles. at least at the airport. that will definitely be the case. and i can tell you, it's one of the days where rivaling chicago as well. some of the big cities showing

you the same hot temperatures. we'll look at that in a moment. for this morning, we're going to focus right now on the mild start and what's happening out there. we've got some pea soup fog to tell you about right at the immediate coastline. high pressure comes in, forces everything down, and that low level moisture will be visible, at least for the first few mours of the day. then it's going to burn off rapidly as we have a big ridge of high pressure coming in. it's going to burn off all that cloud cover by about 9:00 a.m. mostly clear over the entire bay area. so that's the deal for today. sun coming in early. low level fog, beautiful afternoon at the beach, but hot inland, hottest day of 2014 so far. and even after the sun drops off, temperatures are going to be really, really mild. if you have not yet invested in a fan so far this summer, might be your time to do so in the city. we're going to hold on to hot weather at least for the next five to ten potentially, ten days. oh, it's going to be hot out

there. and i can tell you right now. i'm looking 15 days out. i'm hoping area of low pressure breaks that trend. 99 for today. 97 degrees on the peninsula. it's about 90 degrees in the east shore area, 85 degrees in san francisco, and 102 degrees out in the north bay for today. this weekend, temperatures will drop off label the for tomorrow, but staying hot, you want to make chose plans to hit the beach. here we go. here are your numbers. 92 degrees on sunday in san jose, 76 degrees meanwhile for san francisco, and let's switch gears and talk about your drive because overall, you know it's going to be hot. you don't know what's going to happen on the roadways when you leave your house this morning. everything is pretty mild. we told you earlier about this situation on 17 involving a rock slide or mudslide. southbound at summit, right now the delays are starting to ease. there's a crew on scene working to get that cleared up. hopefully that won't be a factor here throughout the next 15, 20 minutes. we will be here to let you know. 101 at 280, looking really good.

same for 101 at university through palo alto, and 880 through fremont stacking up in both directions, still an easy drive. we'll keep you updated, back to you. one of the top judges on the west coast is coming under fire this morning for his comments about an executions, capitol punishment, and whatnot. alex kaninski is on the court of appeals in san francisco. told the chronicle it's time to face up to how brutal executions are, bring back the firing squads. he claims lethal injection, when used properly, and it hasn't been lately, makes it seem as if it's a fast and easy procedure. he says in reality, they're brutal, savage events. the comments come after another questionable execution, the third this year, arizona's execution director says wednesday's execution was not botched in the inmate was never in pain, but it did take joseph wood nearly two hours to die and

he gaps and writhed the entire time. state attorney general harris says it's too soon to know if arizona's execution will have affect on california. she says it's too soon to tell if the state will appeal a federal judge's recalling which called the state eats death penalty here in california unconstitutional. harris says she's unsure if any executions will be done inhumanly. this was a change one, bizarre case in southern california, turned out to be nothing more than a kind gesture. investigators looked for the person who left these porcelain dolls outside the homes of little girls. out dolls resemble the girls of the home and didn't come with a note. late last night investigators found the person responsible, it was a woman who goes to church with most of the families. apparently she was just trying to be nice. bay area city is making one hit it list, probably not in a good way. the real estate blog movoto named palo alto the snobbiest

city in the country. the site looked at cities with populations between 45,000 and 65,000 people. ranked them on median home price, household income which is the number of private schools, performing arts centers and art galleries. this makes you snobby? or just cultured? you motovo blog writing people. >> he says knobbliy -- snobbily. we're going to take that, followed by bethesda, maryland, because we're pomp pous too. >> san rafael at four, never hang out with them. astronaut will be in the bay area this weekend. >>led aen plans to visit the museum to take part in an event celebrating the first moon landing. the first hornet, which is the

commission and now birthed in alameda picked up he and his crew from the pacific bogus where they clash crashed down. returned from the fers moon landing on july 20th, 1969. if you've never been out there, it's fun. >> bring a jacket, well, maybe not this weekend. the hanger deck can get cold. 5:23 right now, the tasty new treat arriving at at&t park today.

you're watching "today in the bay." live look at at&t park this morning. the giants actually back home after winning road trip. tonight the big game for the g-men. it's a battle for the top stop in the nl west with the rival dodgers. as of this morning, giants lead the division by a game and a half. tonight's game will air right here on nbc bay area, our coverage starts at 7:00 tonight. first pitch expected around 7:15.

well there you see at&t -- >> you know, you can show up early and catch orange friday happy hour. tonight at 5:00, the giants will open up field plaza for drinks and dancing. it is 80s night featuring cover band tainted love. the group will also perform the national anthem before tonight's game, tickets are $20 and part of the proceeds will go to benefit local nonprofits. >> well, how cool. >> yeah, fans also going to get a new treat starting tonight. they're going to serve up specialty pizza. the slice house will open in the view level of section 314. there'll be two options, new york slice of cheese and pepperoni for 6:.50 each. each pie will be fired up in brick ovens from italy. it'll be run by the same people behind tony's piece re ya which was named the top pizzeria in the country by forbes. 5:26, developing news, israel facing new criticism this

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five men are in the hospital this morning after what appears to be a large fight in san jose. what police are telling us, coming up. critical drill taking place at san jose state. why you could see extra police officers on campus, next. and a rare occurrence, but here in the bay area today, san francisco will be warmer than los angeles. it's going to be a hot day here, hottest day of 2014 so far. we're waking up in the 50s and the 60s, some cities as high as 108 degrees today. your full forecast in just moments. >> as long as it's not hotter than arizona, but yeah, 10e 8 in the -- 108 in the bay area, a lot of people don't have

air-conditioning. enjoy your cool start to the morning, it's beautiful, friday, july 25th, this is "today in the bay". from northbound bay area, this is "today in the bay." very good morning to you, thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. let's check that microclimate forecast with meteorologist christina loren. each forecast is slightly difference in that it's slightly hotter. >> slightly hotter, and the further you get away from the bodies of water, the hotter it gets. you can count on some really hot conditions in the sacramento valley, but for us, 108 degrees in antioch, very hot, and we typically see this happen maybe one to two times per summer. hopefully this will be one and only time, but i can tell you, now that we've entered into the stretch of heat, it's going to stay hot for a while. sizzling weekend inland. beautiful beach conditions coming your way. temperatures this morning are mild. we're going to get that sun to

rise at about 6:05, we'll show you the low level fog wherever we can pick it up. as we get into this afternoon, it'll be gone. in fact we're expecting the low clouds to be finished, completely gone by about 9:00, maybe 10:00 a.m. today. you can see what happens when that is the case. 99 degrees, cut off the offshore flow in the south bay. 97 for the peninsula. 85 in san francisco, and 102 degrees in the north bay. hot spot, as per usual out in the tri-valley, they will get into the 105 to 106 degree range out in places like pleasanton and livermore. i like to put things in perspective for you. today in san francisco, 85 degrees the average is 66 degrees. today, los angeles, 84 degrees, it's going to be warmer here and yeah, new york city also getting some warm temperatures this time of year. now they have the humidity as well, but 83 degrees in new york city. so some of the biggest cities across the entire nation showing hot temperatures for today. we'll let you know how long this is going to last.

after i pretty good idea of that. it's coming up in my next report. the top stories of the day. if you don't have the air-conditioning, best way to cool down is to take a dip. not possible for some. >> nannette miranda live in pleasanton where one beach is closed, good morning nannette. >> reporter: good morning, constant testing is being done here in pleasanton. for now it's closed because of e. coli concerns. and you can blame the drought on this one. the park district says the dry conditions have pushed geese from the once green lawns to the beaches where they've been going to the bathroom into low level waters. the beach goers say the precautions are better than swimming in the tainted water. over in oakland the problem is potentially dangerous toxic algae in the water. blue algae, rather blue-green algae blooms are not new, but high levels of toxins were

detected there last week. >> been with the department for 14 years, and we've never closed two beaches at the same time. >> sandwiches and drinks and we're going to have a picnic. and look at the water. >> reporter: swimming in that algae can cause stomach aches and skin rashes. you don't want that. so beach goers, yesterday were happy to enjoy the water from ashore. while that's a bummer when the weather's so hot, people understand that the precautions are necessary. now a dip in the lake is offlimits until monday. the shadow cliffs area, you'll have to check, with the park district to see if the testing has come up negative and they'll reopen that so you shall portion. for now the northern portion has been unaffected and remains open. live in pleasanton, nannette miranda for "today in the bay." >> thank you. for your up to the minute microclimate forecast, head to our website, nbcbayarea.com and just click on the weather tab. well new morning,

investigators in san jose trying to piece together what led to a big fight that sent five men to the hospital. broke out near darwin and bermuda ways around 11:00 last night. this is right next to overfelt high school. officers say three men were stabbed, two appeared to have been hit in the head by some kind of object, probably a bat. as of now, police say it's really unclear who are the victims and who are the suspects. >> we do know that two groups got in a large fight. there were several weapons involved. we don't know if both sides had weapons or if one side had weapons. both sides had injuries consistent with being struck or stabbed with weapons. >> all five men are expected to survive, but police say those who were hit in the head are undergoing tests to make sure there's no brain damage. san jose man who was stabbed and shot earlier this week has died. investigators who were called to loma verde drive found a victim, he died yesterday. officers have a suspect in custody. this is the city east 20th homicide this year.

5:34, developing in the middle east, piles of rocks and rubble, allest that left this morning after three 30 homes were struck overnight in gaza. one of the air strikes reportedly killed a hamas leaders and two sons. 15 other sites were reportedly including a hamas military command post. one rocket fired from gaza got past israel's missile defense system and struck and empty house. yesterday was a deadliest day in the conflict over the past 18 days with more than 100 palestinians killed. many were at a united nations run school that took several direct hits. it had become a shelter for civilians. israel's security cabinet is considering international ceasefire proposals today. one calls far five day humanitarian trust. first look at the wreckage this morning from the air algerie plane that crashed in northern mali. this is new video just in. it's not terrific, but this is coming from a long way away. this is from a french broadcaster, there's the debris

field. the president of france says his soldiers have recovered one of the black boxes overnight. fran swa also announced this morning all 116 people on the flight, many of whom were french are dead. he says even though bad weather appears to be the cause, authorities are not yet certain exactly what happened. the passenger plane was owned by swiftair and leased by algeria's flagship carriered. disappeared after an hour from taking off from burkina faso. today international investigators are making their way to ukraine to examine the wreck ak of malaysia airlines flight 17. bodies still being pulled from debris, more than a week after the plane was shot down near the russian border. all 298 people on board that plane killed as well. many of them dutch citizens. pro-russian separatists control the area, they've been hampering investigators attempts to access sites. police say the driver who ran down a man in san jose did

it on purpose. the victim was walking in the south part of the city when the suspect began chasing him in his car. the victim took off running, but the suspect followed him into a nearby shopping center and hit him with his car. it happen in the shopping center parking lot near roth and branden. the driver sped away and the victim taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. police say they have no idea why the driver went after the man. police officers armed with rifles and wearing bullet proof vests will storm san jose state university for a drill, an active shooter training drill today. the martin luther king jr. library will be closed until 1:30 this afternoon. people in the neighborhood should expect to see lots of officers, maybe even hear fake gunfire. state university system requires are its schools to have these drills every five years. this one was actually scheduled for the last week of may, but then it was postponed after a real life gunman opened fire near uc santa barbara killing six people, including three from the bay area. it's 5:37 right now, the sun

is coming up, that means people coming out and hitting the roadways. christina filling in for mike, pulling double duty. morning commute. >> it's really light out there. good morning to you, laura, scott, everybody at home, happy friday. you made it to the end of the week. today will be the hottest day of the weekend. hottest day of the year. so i just to want make sure you're aware of that. jump in the forecast in just a moment. we have some really great news for commuters this morning. so far, its been a really easy drive, and it looks like as we head throughout the next couple hour twhabs might be the case. friday lights so far is the rule, but we know that can change on a dime. we'll let you know as we progress throughout the morning. new incidents to tell you about, no delays around this one, it could become a factor, san mateo bridge headed westbound. we have reportedly a crash blocking the middle lane. that's a bad spot for an accident on the bridge here. we're going to keep tabs on this for you. you might to want go ahead and give yourself extra time if you're leaving any time trying to be part of the 7:00 work crowd and maybe leaving for san

jose this morning. otherwise, good news for south bay commuters, if you're headed southbound on northbound, we had some earlier delays. they were significant here due to a slide on 17. reportedly that's cleared, we still have a little bit of a lag here, that should be moving back up to speed as we head throughout the next 10 to 15 minutes. the drive is light. you can see it here through san jose. i want to show you what it looks like right now. the metering lights are still off at the bay bridge toll plaza. yesterday, they were off from the about 7:00 to 8:00, maybe we'll get that again today. we'll let you know and the san mateo bridge. looking light, westbound drives, headlights coming at you, plenty of room for you. we'll let you know if that becomes a factor on the san mateo bridge due to that accident this morning. beautiful start though, going to be hot. coming up, now back to you, scott and laura. >> thanks a lot 37. new reward offered for the deadly bank robbery and car chase in stockton. plus meeting on the minds of immigration. the president prepares to meet with leaders of three central

american countries. why they're blaming the u.s. for the border problem next.

you're watching "today in the bay." welcome back everyone, it is 5:42, three central american presidentss are in washington today, pointing the finger at the u.s. for the recent influx of children crossing the border without their parents. congress is in gridlock over how to deal with it. tracy potts joins us live on capitol hill this morning, are lawmakers going to get anything done before the summer break? >> reporter: very unlikely. i mean they've got about another week before they go on a month long break. in fact it's a little longer than a month. republicans are meeting today, but within the party, they've got some differences over how to

deal with this big influx of kids and parents coming across the border, just in the last year. moderates to want beef up bodder security, conservatives want to leave it up to president obama and not give him anymore money to deal with this. meantime, the president does meet with the head, the leaders from effectively salvador, guatemala, and honduras, that's where most of these kids have come from. and they're going to be talking about how do you stem the flow of immigrants coming across the border? those leaders, here on capitol hill yesterday, telling lawmakers that instead of putting their money into border security, they should put it into the central american economy so people will have jobs, and there will be less drug trafficking and less violence and people will want to stay home instead of coming north to the united states. those meetings are happening today. we'll follow them for you here. >> sounds great, thank you very much, tracy. well it's that time of year again when the smell of garlic, cooking garlic as opposed to

just the garlic growing fills the bay area. >> you smell it in the south bay. all because of the annual garlic festival. it actually starts today. bob redell joins us live already down there in gilroy. what are the chefs cooking up this morning. >> reporter: can you say it with me? fire in the hole. there we go. all right. that's how you cook calamari out here at the gilroy garlic festival. they've been doing this for 46 years. they'll be doing this all day. today, tomorrow, and sunday. cooking five to 6,000 pounds of calamari, 3500 pounds of scampi, and pyro chefs like kevin, put a dash of garlic in there. looks like white wine, spices, and of course this is what everyone comes here for. they've got a ton of this stuff here. this is the garlic here from, man, you can smell it, smells good. the stuff from gilroy. and they'll be putting garlic on

everything. garlic frog legs, chicken wings, garlic chocolate, kettle corn, garlic crab fries, this is weird. i've never heard of this, garlic bread. garlic bread. i thought, i don't know, kind of weird, but they'll be out here cooking all day. and this is the calamari right here. and this stuff is, yum, you can taste the garlic. yum. you smell it. can you guys smell it? >> oh my gosh, whoa, whoa. sorry, noor abort, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. whoa. are you okay? are you okay? wow. does anyone here now cpr? does anyone here know cpr. does anyone want to give him cpr? all right, there you go you guys. >> reporter: that was unbelievable that he survived that. all right guys, ton of garlic here. literally 2,000 pounds if i can get it, out of my mouth here.

this week when gilroy garlic festival, kevin, thank you very much. stuff is awesome. and of course the calamari, the scampi can't be beat. >> all right, stay safe. >> it's good for you. stay down there the rest of the day. >> bob is a very funny guy and he teases. norbert did fall down. >> he's okay. >> thanks for the play by play, scott. >> bob, you're never quite sure. >> it's true. but everyone is safe. everybody is okay. that may not be the case later on today if you overdo it outdoors. 5:46 now, it's going to be hot. we're talking about dangerous heat. for those of you who work outside, yeah, not a comfort nl day shaping up for you, but if you duh have outdoor activities you're trying to take care early, it is the time to do so. even at about lunchtime. we're going to see 90s out there at lunchtime. hottest point of the day is typically 3:00 to 4:00.

the time that you really to want bulls eye for staying inside today is going to be between about noon and 5:00. and if you don't have an air conditioner, tonight will be balmy, but if you play your cards right, you can beat the heat. go ahead and shut the blinds in your home before you leave, also between the hours of 12:00 and 5:00. don't add heat to your home. it's good not to use those heat appliances like the drier and the dishwasher for example until after that sun drops off. and about 8:30 at night, that's when we're going to cool you off significantly, especially at the coast. 85 degrees in san francisco. temperatures are really comfortable for us. the first parking lot of the day -- part of the day, and san francisco this afternoon, 85 degrees. by lunchtime, that's about the time you really to want start to head indoors in junior inland hot spots. you can probably stay outside. heat's not too unbearable for today. still 85 in the city. this could be a new record. we'll have to let you know thu shapes up. let's switch gears now. after i serious incident to tell you about.

we told you about this earlier this morning, but reportedly at this the point, they have a canine unit headed out here. this is san mateo bridge headed westbound. crash blocking the middle lane. we're going to find out what's going on here and bring you the information. that's a bad spot for a crash. we will let you know. may be better off taking the dumbarton bridge, metering lights still off here. heavy volume through livermore, not too bad for a friday. and san mateo bridge, still light, but we are expecting this to change. stick with us, we'll get you to work on time, scott and laura. it is 5:48, investigators think a fourth person was involved in that deadly bank robbery and chase in stockton, and they're willing to pay for information leading to an arrest. the fbi, bank of the west, and crime stoppers are offering $50,000 for anyone who can help them catch the fourth person. last week, three men barged into the bank, took two tellers and a customer hostage, and got into a gun battle with police. two of the suspects and one hostage were killed. the third suspect was arrested.

investigators think the fourth person to drop them off at the bank that day. prospects filed new charges against state senator leland ye. in addition to the additional charges, ye is also charged with a reasonable care tiering -- racketeering. replacing the initial indictment with a new charge. ye and accused chinatown gangster raymond shrimp boy ciao are central figures. san francisco professor accused of taping students while going to the restroom is out on bail this morning. he is not working right now, but he recently taught accounting at the university. he was arrested on wednesday. student reportedly found a camera hidden in a tissue box in the bathroom. investigators say he invited students to his apartment in november. and that's something that's confusing to students. >> i don't know how i would react to that. that's really surprising.

i don't think a professor should be doing that. i think they should keep it in the school, school grounds. >> he has been evicted from the apartment and is due back in court next year. facing 15 misdemeanor accounts of invasion of privacy. 5:50, major merger in it the works between two big online real estate companies, we'll take a look next.

you're watching "today in the bay." and welcome back to you, 5:52 as we take a very pretty shot of the golden gate bridge this morning. clouds in the distance, lock at that the, how far you can see. real estate website zillow reportedly trying to buy its rival san francisco based trulia. bloomberg reporting the possible purchase last night.

said it could be officially announced this week. the move would combine the two real estate websites with the most traffic in the country. the price could be $2 billion. the website's list property for rent or sale on behalf of homeowners and agents. neither company has commented. shares of amazon fell last night as the online retailer posted the bigger than expected loss in the latest quarter. amazon continues to spend and spend on new investments, including digital content, consumer electronics, the new amazon fire phone goes on sale today. a live look at at&t park in mccovey cove this morning. the giants are back in town. they lost to the phillies yesterday, 2-1, but nair going to shake it -- they're going to shake it off because they're welcoming in the rival dodgers for the start of a huge three game series. first place is on the line. tim lincecum against zack greinke. watch the action tonight right here on nbc bay area. our coverage starts right after

our 6:00 news, that's at 7:00 p.m. from pamplona, spain, to pleasanton, california, despite backlash, thousands expected to take part in the this weekend's great bull run. bay area style. >> thrill seekers will grab life by the horns running the quarter mile course while trying to dodge 18 bulls on the way. organizers call this a festival. animal rights activists filed a lawsuit trying to stop the great bull run in its tracks. they say this is animal abuse. it appears their claim will be tied up in court. so the great bull run is tomorrow, at alameda county fairgrounds. it is 5:54 right now, while it's a beautiful day to start, it's going to be warm today. we'll check the forecast in just a moment. christina also pulling double duty and she's got a look at the morning commute. there's problems on the san mateo bridge. >> yeah, traffic alert to tell you about, this is involving police activity. this is going to become a problem in the next 15 to 20 minutes. all the details are slowly

coming in, but we do know there's a canine unit on scene, and take a look at the backup already. we just showed you this shot. as of the past five to ten minutes, parking lot on the san mateo bridge. this is on the hayward side this morning. do keep in mind, you're going to find onlooker delays in the opposite direction as well. this is a westbound event. as you head throughout your morning, go ahead and keep us on, we'll let you know when this clears and kbhast going on here. for the time being if you're headed out right now, you will be better off taking the dumbarton bridge or bay bridge. let's get to the your weather, another big story today. how's 99 degrees in the south bay? probably doesn't sound that good to you. i can tell you what, saturday, we'll shave about five to ten degrees off of these temperatures so it won't be as brutal out there as it comes to the heat still staying hot. the benefit, some choice beach conditions and warm water out there as well. we'll get into that coming up in a bit. right now back to you scott and laura. >> thank you very much.

it is 5:55, officers will be keeping a close eye on highway 101 once levi stadium opens, especially after three deadly crashes on the same stretch in less than a week. the most recent crash happened wednesday night. a speeding bmw flipped five times, killing a passenger and seriously injuring the driver. 24 hours before that, a motorcyclist was killed at the same spot trying to pass a big rig. and last friday, sunny valley woman died when a car she was in crashed. the area is between lawrence expressway in great american parkway right where the stadium is located. chp says there's nothing that appears to make it more dangerous than other parts of the freeway. they also point out, three crashes, the three crashes involved speeding and alcohol. well it's 5:56, local journalists has been detained in iran overnight. we'll tell you what we've learned coming up next. plus the new hip color according to one bay area water district. the push to save water coming up. and fire up those grills,

the smell of garlic hits the south bay and in force this weekend. we're live in gilroy, coming up. and we're keeping tabs on a situation happening on the san mateo bridge this morning. you can see the westbound direction completely backed up. some sort of police activity going on. we're investigating, and we'll have an update coming up. great flavors and great value come together at subway, in our six-inch select, the spicy italian, loaded with genoa salami and spicy pepperoni. try it fresh toasted on italian herb & cheese bread for that perfect flavor blend. the $3 six-inch select of july. subway. eat fresh.

taking a dip while temperatures spike, why two popular swimming spots are closed on one of the hottest days of the year. yeah, this heat will stick with us, potentially for the next five to ten days. the dog days of summer have arrived. we'll dive right into your microclimate weather forecast. help you keep cool otherwise.

we have another serious incident. police activity creating a traffic snarl. we have your best alternates coming up in moments. plus knives and a fistfight. new details about the overnight brawl that sent at least five people to the hospital. and let's take a live look outside, this time from the south bay in san jose. the sun's arrival on this friday, july 25th, this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." a very good friday morning to you, thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. crank up the ac, your microclimate forecast is hot all around. hot zest inland in the south bay, the tri-valley, the north bay as we take, well that's everybody. as we take a live look at san jose, dublin, san rafael. it's just hot. >> this morning we have a team in place to make sure you are prepared for the heat. nannette miranda will tell us about a few popular places to cool off that are actually going to