period. if you have the day off and get outside and enjoy, do it early. if you like the heat you're in for a treat. it's going to be hot. especially inland temperatures in the 80s and 90s. you know what kris livermore, for instance was at 100 degrees, today closer to 90. it's all relative, that's what we're talking about. temperatures, 50s and 60s for the most part. gray skies at the coastline. later this afternoon, sun is going to come out near 70 in san francisco, near 80 in the north bay. same for the east bay but tri-valley close to 90. south bay temperatures in the 80s. a cooldown period. monday and tuesday, triple digit heat. we're well into fire season now. this could really be detrimental for us as we head to next week. >> i know you'll talk more about the fire danger as well. we'll hear from you in a little bit. thanks anthony. meanwhile san francisco and the nation celebrating the ruling that made same-sex marriage legal in all states.

that comes as pride celebrations beginning. there was a celebration in castro district where the street was shut down for several hours as many people rejoiced in the freedom to love and say i do. >> great, probably one of the best days of my life if not the best. 29 years ago when we started, i never thought we would have a day like this. >> all of this weekend's planned pride events are expected to be a little bigger than usual as people celebrate the historic ruling. here are the details of that supreme court ruling. it was a narrow vote with justices approving same-sex marriage by a 5 to 4 margin. it forces the 14 states that had not yet legalized gay marriage to allow them and to recognize the union performed in other states. now, before yesterday's decision, california was already among the many states that had already legalized gay marriage. the u.s. is now the 21st country in the world to recognize same

sex unions. the celebration spilled into at&t park for the annual lgtb pride night at the giants' game. it was already planned as part of the pride weekend. there were special tickets, parties and the kiss cam featured same-sex couples and folks were allowed to wear rainbows instead of giant orange but just for one day. a rally at city hall celebrating yesterday's ruling as well. that's where the mayor and councilmembers joined together with many in the south bay to enjoy the news. >> just really happy, excited to be here with our community. the fact we can all recognize each other. the term gay marriage is finally retired. it's just marriage. it's equal. it's for everyone. this is really a fantastic day. >> mayor said the supreme court delivered on a long over due

obligation. mayor newsome was considered a renegade defied the law and issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples. >> do what you think is right. i can't tell you. that's not a cliche. literally, do what's right. when we did it same folks calling saying what the hell did you just do. >> great sense of pride for him and emotion for who is now lieutenant governor. newsome went on to say you don't belong in elected office if you don't have the courage of your conviction. that was the scene outside the supreme court moments after that ruling came down. people were cheering dancing and hugging as that news was delivered. president obama praised the decision saying quote, made our union a little more perfect. >> and then sometimes there are days like this when that slow

steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt. >> the white house did what many americans did by posting rainbow colors on their social media profile picture. this image on the white house's twitter and facebook page. get ready for a big boom in the wedding business cooks, flowers, a lot of same-sex couples rushed to get married like these women in georgia. until now 14 states including georgia, did not allow same-sex marriage. marriage equality is clearly about more than just weddings and rings and that little piece of paper. with that legal recognition, rights and benefits for families. we're going to talk about that part in the next hour of the newscast. despite overwhelming support for marriage equality there are millions of americans who do not agree with yesterday's ruling including four of the nine

supreme court justices. anthony kennedy, the swing vote sided with the majority. the stanford grad and native wrote about the profound love for each other. quote, their hope is not to be condemned to lonely news excluded from the oldest institution. they asked for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. the constitution grants them that right. on the other side in his dissent. chief justice john roberts wrote, "if you are among the many americans, of whatever sexual orientation, who favor expanding same-sex marriage by all means celebrate today's decision. but do not celebration the coast guard, it had nothing to do with it. we're constantly updating our digital platform with this story. stay connected. you can get our nbc bay area app, also go to twitter, nbcbayarea.com, too. to other news san jose investigating two homicides that happened in six hours of each other. the most recent happened about

2:30 this morning in downtown san jose. police say a man was shot in the area of 2nd and san carlos near san jose state university. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. earlier in the evening, san jose police say they found a 17-year-old young man on the sidewalk shot to death. this happened after 10:00 in east san jose near highway 101 in the area of east ridge mall. police have not made any arrests in either homicide. no word yet whether the two are linked by anything other than the time it happened. that new york manhunt is now a hunt for just one man. developing news in new york where police shot and killed one of those two inmates who escaped from an upstate prison three weeks ago. police found richard matt yesterday near malone, new york not far from the canadian border. they say they pulled the trigger after matt point add gun at them. officers recently found dna evidence linked to the suspects

at a burglarized cabin in the area and also got a tip from a driver who said someone had fired at his camper. many neighbors say they are very relieved. >> peace of mind. my family and i will be able to rest. three weeks now. it's time this is done and over with. >> the search continues for his partner in crime david sweat. the convicted killer escaped from a maximum security prison by using power tools to dig their way out. they alleged by had help from at least two workers at the prison. the fear continues to grip europe in the middle east after three terror attacks across three continents and dozens of people are dead. primary questions, are these attacks coordinated. in southeastern france authorities say the man with ties to islamic radicals rammed the vehicle into the american-owned chemical plant triggering an explosion there. that factory was targeted. it is owned by air products a company with locations in the

bay area. this is a statement from the ceo. it reads, "the incident reinforces that we all need to take safety and security very seriously every day and remain vigilant in everything we do. to tunisia where a gunman sprayed a beach resort with bullets killing at least 39 people. the attacks come days after isis with a month of disaster. at least 25 worshippers killed at prayers at a mosque. british prime minister david cameron p said they will not succeed. >> terrorists will not succeed. as long as they try to divide people around the world, they will only unite us in our determination to defeat these extremists and all they stand for. >> the prime minister says the british public needs to be prepared for the fact that many of those killed in the shooting in tunisia may have been fellow

countrymen. isis has claimed responsibility in that attack on tourists. much more ahead on "today in the bay" including wildfire fears that have bay area crews taking unprecedented action. one of the oldest tactic they are using. plus dead heads invade south bay. we'll show you why it is a last chance to relive the glory days.

jose (adlib) ==kris/cu== with impassioned words, and a it's 7:11. looking at a lovely start to the day. you can expect warm temperatures and warmer as we begin the workweek. impassioned words and strong resolve president obama delivered the eulogy for one of the nine people killed in the south carolina church massacre. ♪ amazing grace ♪

♪ how sweet the sound ♪ >> an amazing chorusen amazing grace. his heartfelt eulogy for pastor and state senator from south carolina who was killed along with eight other members of emanuel ame church mother emanuel church in charleston last week. first lady michelle obama, vice president joe biden, house speaker john boehner and hillary clinton were among dignitaries who attended and sang with the president. the suspect in that church shooting posed in pictures holding the confederate flag and soon after apple decided to remove apps and games featuring the flag. now the cupertino-based company backing off in that decision. apple issued a statement it will not use games that use the app in, quote educational or historical aspects.

it will remove offensive or mean-spirited way. still ahead on "today in the bay," the deadheads have invade the south bay. we talk with the grateful nation or grateful dead, we should say, in town for a once in a lifetime event. this morning waking up to beautiful sunrise, we'll talk about your weekend forecast that includes a little cooldown but temperatures are going to get hot. stay tuned.

take a live look outside...... san francisco (adlib) ==kris/cu== the idea sounds old fashioned in this age of app >> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> it is going to be a busy day in san francisco. from this picture things look nice and peaceful pride celebration and also some baseball. the idea sounded old-fashioned in this age of gadgets. but firefighters swear keeping a lookout plays a major roll during fire season. cal fire opened its peak fire

tower lookout. called for lightning. the tower has been around for about 50 years. even though cal fire uses all sorts of technology to find wildfires, this one is still a good stand by. >> even if you have cameras, which are good humans can scan faster plus we have the ability to make decisions on the fly. >> they can put visual eyes on the fire and describe the fire to us. how much, a building column if it's growing, give us another point of direction to access the fire if it's in one of our rural areas. >> get to use the sniff test too. you can always smell noke. here is the view they say from the elevation of 44 feet high in the hills east of silicon valley. happening today, it was the concert that fans have been waiting more than two decades for. the grateful dead in what is expected to be their final shows together. this is a live look at levi stadium this morning. of course you recognize the logo, right? here is what it looks like inside the stadium.

our nbc chopper was able to get a sneak peek at the stage. it is set and ready to go for the fair thee well tour tonight and tomorrow night. deadheads from all over the country to hear them. we know a couple from new york. peggy junker spoke with a few ready to relive the good old days. >> i did 93 shows while jerry was alive. i quit counting all the shows thereafter. >> nothing could have kept this grateful dead fan from fare thee well tour. he told his boss. >> i'm going to be gone saturday, sunday monday. i need one day to recover. >> reporter: the surviving members of the legendary band will play together as the grateful dead for the first time in 20 years. they stopped in 1995 after front man jerry garcia died of a heart attack at age 53.

still remembers the pain of losing jerry garcia. >> it was horrendous when any of them passed. >> deadheads have missed the band terribly. these two have been to so many shows they lost track. >> used to tour back in the late '80s and early '90s. >> how many have you been to? >> i have no idea. >> around 200. we all became family over a period of years. this is kind of like a family reunion. >> while a lot of the family wear tie-dye, it's not required. some fans wear suits and ties. >> taking my son, riding our bikes to menlo park with a group of friends. >> stub hub says most coming are local, just like the show themselves performed in palo alto in 1965. >> local crowd, a lot of people flying out for it. in fact, i think 14% of the people going to the chicago show are also from california.

maybe they are catching both. >> reporter: for those that haven't understood the allure of grateful dead had this to say. >> like riding a harley davidson. if i have to explain, it's no use. >> my husband and friends followed him forever. it's going to be hot at levi stadium. >> lots of water, spf, loose clothing, tank tops. >> tie-dye. >> got to remember that. we are finding lots of sunshine across the south bay. waking up to no fog. some fog, especially across parts of san francisco and outer sunset district. clouds around the bay, oakland and palo alto. later on this afternoon, really nice. talk about temperatures not at hot. about 5 degrees cooler from where they were yesterday and even cooler temperatures for tomorrow. overall we're under a little bit of a could go trend this

weekend. by monday we're talking about triple digit heat returning to the bay area. enjoy it while you can. a little break from the heat. you'll notice clouds i was telling about peninsula east bays san francisco as well. one spot sunny skies, tri-valley as well. high temperatures today as i mentioned coming down a bit. still warm. 81 for south bay, 77 for peninsula, east bay at 77. look at this tri-valley we're expecting temperatures in the 90s. 91 there. san francisco. that 69 will feel pretty good compared to 91 in tri-valley. overall wherever you go nice. sierra red flag fire warnings for most of the sierra today, expecting gusts 20 to 40 miles an hour. with that strong dry wind in place and dry conditions we're definitely expecting at least a few hazards especially towards lake tahoe.

the thing about it we do have thunderstorms in the forecast for sierra today. they pose the threat for more outflow boundaries. we could increase that threat for gusts higher up to 40 miles an hour. also happening, pride weekend. parade happens tomorrow. temperatures comfortable near 60 at 7:00 tomorrow morning. 67 by 1:00 in the afternoon. so very comfortable, very tolerable there. also the rockies taking on the giants today, 105. first pitch 67 degrees. by the end of the game 62. those winds generally out of the west at 10 to 15 miles per hour. here is what we have happening on the surface map. we have a big area of high pressure keeping most of the west dry and hot. that's going to continue to be the case as we head towards the next few days. this ridge is not going anywhere. we're talking about very hot conditions not only for today and tomorrow but even as we head toward monday you'll notice winds will shift. that's when we'll see triple digit heat to the bay area monday, tuesday, even for wednesday as well. here is what it looks like.

you'll notice the trend, kts cool at least relatively speaking today and tomorrow. look at this by monday tuesday, wednesday, there's the key i was talking about. east bay valleys in particular. 90 by monday 102 by tuesday and 101 by wednesday. even in san francisco, it won't be that hot. that's where the temperatures are going to be comfortable. 60s for today and 70s as we head towards tuesday and wednesday. a little bit of something for everybody. if you like cool conditions san francisco is your spot. if you like the heat east bay valley is for you. back to you. >> all right. use mass transit because there's parties all over san francisco. still ahead on "today in the bay." >> on my way back 11 hour flight from fran forth, i sat there and said i'm going to do this. >> a man using soccer as a way to inspire our youth. it will make you bay area proud.

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and that means...summer camps. bhe you're watching "today in the bay." >> kids are out of school. for a lot of them it means summer camp. there's a camp in oakland that is different from the rest. it's free but not just for low income kids. while it may look like a soccer camp there's a lot more going on. >> reporter: if you were to ask sparks about his summer camp he would say more language camp than a sports one, that language is soccer. one he said brings people together all over the world. one he believes can bring kids from different backgrounds together here. steve sparks isn't the first to notice similarities between a soccer ball and our world. there's the shape, of course. but there's also the knowledge that if you fill it with the right stuff, wonderful things can happen just like they did for steve.

>> i finally felt like i adapted to my passion. >> steve's passion has been with him since he was a little boy growing up in the poorest quarter of kingston, jamaica. even as an adult living in the united states steve's world revolved around soccer. he took advantage of a job in the airline industry to travel to the world's soccer hot spots bonding with other fans. even if they didn't speak each other's first language there was always their second to fall back on. >> from spain to france. the language common language i had was soccer. >> in fact coming home from the 2006 world cup in germany, steve was so moved by the ability of the sport to bring people of different backgrounds together he decided to start a camp back home dedicated to that idea. >> on my way back that 11-hour flight coming from frankfurt, i started, i'm going to do this. >> see. >> my youth soccer is now in its seventh year.

the week long camp held at oakland's technical high school is completely free for players. but it's not just for low income kids. that would defeat the purpose, steve said. >> i think we have kids from 13 different zip codes. >> reporter: he wants kids from all different types of backgrounds to interact with each other in a way they normally wouldn't. the volunteer coaches reflect the one world nature of this camp, perhaps giving a bunch of kids from the east bay a passion they might carry with them for the rest of their lives. >> i remember the difference it made to me. you might have 80 kids in camp. and if 5 or 10 kids came back later on and said it impacted them that's it for me. >> streef's coaches don't take a

penny for what they do. most of the money for my youth is raised from a jerk overcooking competition. he said over my youth's history he's had over 250 kids come through the camp. garvin thomas nbc news. if you know of somebody doing something nice for others garvin would love to hear from you and we would to. go to nbcbayarea.com and search bay area pride. still ahead, a former high-ranking director talked to us about the problem behind the walls of the public utilities commission and ethical stance ultimately cost him his job. then tonight show host jimmy fallon hospitalized after a freak accident. we'll give you the details of the incident that had him canceling his show last night.

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>> we hope your saturday morning is off to a good start. looking live at the levi stadium. fare thee well concert tree. grateful dead grateful nation. they are happy to be here in town with us. thank you being with us kris sanchez with anthony slaughter. for those headed there or the fair, it is going to be hot. >> relatively speaking it's so hot the last couple of days. if you are headed to san francisco it's cool because it was so hot yesterday. hope you got all that. all relative here in the bay area. we're used to seeing very cold conditions this time of year nothing like what we're seeing 80s and 90s in the forecast for most of our inland valleys. cloud cover out there, coming down a little from yesterday.

for instance 69 in san francisco, yesterday up to 73 livermore close to 100 today close to 90. still relative 80s for south bay today but mostly 70s across peninsula, north bay and east bay. there will be some locations, some cities that are actually near room temperature. you may not need that all day today and tomorrow but by monday triple digit heat returns, talk about that coming up. >> give the physical buildings time to cool off a little bit. >> especially when. >> thanks anthony. is supreme court decision making for people gay and straight. castro erupted when the decision came down. while there is a lot of talk of wedding, some folks are focused less on walking down the aisle and more focused on talking with hr managers and financial advisers. plus with that marriage license comes rights and benefits for families. our business and tech reporter

scott budman talks about the more romantic than practical side of marriage equality. >> reporter: the party was on at yahoo! with hundreds of employees and invitees celebrating and talking about same-sex marriage. >> whether talking about court ruling issues related to gender. this weekend is about everyone coming together to celebrate. ♪ >> the company planned what it called pride on the green for months, then was surprised by the supreme court ruling. >> it's monumental for both of us. we actually just got engaged recently. for us it's just a matter of being able to recognize it no matter where we are. >> like any job they ever get. >> 401(k), getting on someone else's medical coverage dependent coverage tax

benefits. >> we also checked in with the hr department because the decision will change benefits as well. >> that means if they are married, spouse partner, going through transition in any of those situations they have opportunity for all the benefits and advantages. >> a day for a party along with a new way to take care of business. >> we are constantly updating our digital platforms with this story. you can stay connected on our nbc bay area app. you can find this on twitter and on facebook. now to other news. san jose police investigating two homicides within six hours of each other. the most recent happened at 2:30 this morning in downtown san jose. police say a man there was shot in the area of san carlos and 2nd street near san jose state university. he was taken to the hospital but he later died. now earlier in the evening, san jose police say they found a 17-year-old young man on the sidewalk shot to death.

this happened after 10:00 in east san jose near east ridge mall. police have not yet made any arrests. and that new york manhunt is now a hunt for just one man. developing news in new york where police shot and killed one of the two inmates who escaped from an upstate prison three weeks ago. police found richard matt yesterday near malone not far from the canadian border in new york. they say they pulled the trigger after matt pointed a shotgun at them. officers recently found dna evidence link to the suspect at a burglarized cabin in the area. also got a tip from a driver who said somebody fired shots at his camper his rv. many neighbors say they are starting to feel relief. >> peace of mind. my family and i will be able to rest. three weeks now. it's time this is done and over with. >> the search continues for matt's partner in crime david sweat. the convicted killer escaped

from a maximum security prison by using power towels to dig their way out. they allegedly have help from two workers at the prison. tonight show host jimmy fallon says he will recover after a mishap that required him to have hand surgery. fallon his sense of humor tweeting this picture of his injured hand saying, quote, pleading with one hand. the injury happened inside the host's apartment. it forced the host of the tonight show to cancel. the audience will get another chance. he tripped, fell caught himself but his wedding ring got caught on the table and really cut his finger. we'll be back in a moment with giants and a's highlights.

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supreme court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. nationwide. unfortunately for giants fans the rockies spoiled the party. 8-3 lead in the bottom of the ninth. orange and black made it interesting in the final at-bat but the deficit too much for g men to overcome. giants fall short. they lose 8-6. giants and a's on a rare weekend when both of them are at home. oakland hosting royals and bad news on both sides of the bay. this one was all kansas city all night. they led from start to finish ending the a's five-game win streak. final score was 5-2. we still have more on "today in the bay" including powerful state agency in turmoil. our investigative unit uncovers more problems inside the california public utilities commission. >> clouds hanging on tightly in san francisco. we will see sunshine but not that hot at the coastline today. a little bit of a cooldown

coming our way. we'll talk about your weekend forecast coming up after this.

kris/cu much more ahead on today in the welcome back on saturday. time for microclimate forecast. start off with live image from san jose. sunshine already, no fog. high, thin clouds. really that's part of your headline for this morning. clouds are around the bay so not foggy everywhere. later on this afternoon, going to be sunny and warm now. the thing about it is going to be cooler from where it was yesterday by 5 to 10 degrees, especially inland valley. no triple digit heat just 90s. not so bad. sunday offer temperatures cooler. temperatures coming out of the 90s into the 80s for most of us. here is a look at forecast for today, 81 for south bay, peninsula for the high. same for east bay. san francisco while you won't be overly hot north bay up to 79. the one spot that's really going to be baking today, the tri-valley. that's where we're expecting temperatures in the low 90s by

this afternoon. again, all relative. after yesterday temperatures getting close to 100. temperatures coming down just a bit today. red flag fire warning in effect for sierra doing any traveling that way, heads up they are expecting gusty winds. anywhere between 20 and 40 miles per hour. expecting thunderstorms later this afternoon. that could pose a threat for stronger gu frs some erer gusts from some of those outflow boundaries. later today, cloud coverage making its way out of the bay area. look at the corner of the screen, some green popping up there. by this evening, thunderstorms popping up. yes, the potential for lightning does exist so we'll be watching it very closely. today, tomorrow start off with more cloud cover than we're actually seeing today. cloud cover going to burn off quickly, move over to sierra. by 4:00 5:00 6:00 see another repeat performance of showers and thunderstorms across sierra. just a heads up going to be sunny here but again thunderstorms across the sierra. perfect beach day to head to the pacific. nice and comfortable, 68.

half moon bay 73 for high temperature there and santa cruz. yeah nice day there. 78 degrees after yesterday getting into the 80s. a little bit of cooldown very comfortable even in santa cruz. it's all because we have a big ridge of high pressure not over the open waters like we usually have that warms us even at the coastline but across four corners region. that's what's going to bring in desert heat. a dry heat. even hot for places in the pacific northwest like seattle and portland that usually don't see this heat. for us here at home 60s at the coastline, a few 70s as well. 80s and 90s for today and tomorrow. we'll see a little brief cooldown, 90s out of here. by monday we're talking about 90s and triple digit heat returning to the bay area. so it is really going to be very hot even for east bay valley. look at this upper 80s for today, same deal for tomorrow. by monday tuesday, wednesday, that's really when the heat starts to build, talk about triple digit heat there. best news out of all of it

won't be as hot, fire danger won't be widespread san francisco expecting temperatures in the 60s today, tomorrow and eventually warming into the 70s by tuesday. back over to you. >> all right. well, the california public utilities commission is the agency in turmoil. they have the power to set electric rates and water rates. then the head of the agency left in a cloud of controversy. now the new boss faces tough questions from our investigative unit.

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but is it -- dysfunctional?. a the california public utilities commission controls our power, our water and our phone bills but who is controlling the agency? a former high-ranking member speaks exclusively to us. our chief investigative reporter asks the questions. >> reporter: you probably agreed the past several months this commission has been in the middle of a whole lot of controversy. >> i think what's probably more important is that we are all disappointed in our self. >> he's the new chief in charge. >> so when people say needs top to bottom reform how do you take that criticism? >> i agree with it. one of the reasons i was here. >> michael picker now sits in the president's seat replacing the polarizing former president. >> i surrender.

[ laughter ] don't shoot. i surrender. >> peavy walked out of puc amid scandal and under a cloud of controversy. e-mails from peevey peg staffers exposed what was caused a potential relationship. the u.s. attorney is now investigating. >> i was fed up. >> speaking for the first time on camera richard clark held one of the puc's most pretty cal position. for more than a decade he served as director of consumer protection and safety enforcement. >> did you find that e-mail to be inappropriate? >> yes. >> reporter: he's talking about this internal e-mail talking about what he says is inappropriate access at the time puc was considering a multi-million dollar penalty against pg&e for the fatal pipeline explosion in rancho cordova. written by former executive and includes, "i'd like to chat with just you today before tomorrow's

meeting." clark responded a few minutes later. >> my message was, i don't meet one-on-one. i'm not negotiating. >> reporter: clark says his position to draw an ethical line with pg&e contradicted culture of improper access and influence granted utilities by other power brokers at puc. >> i couldn't believe it when i saw this e-mail. >> clark is reacting to another example of pg&e flexing its muscle and giving in. this centers on attempting to remove clark from testifying before the united states senate a couple weeks after the deadly san bruno explosion. again, it's written by brian cherry this time to puc's executive director. >> can we chat sometime? just got a call from the general counsel who is worried richard clark may blind sighs chris in d.c. >> referring to utility was

successful. >> executive director california public utility commissions. >> in removing mr. clark as a witness from that hearing. >> i was surprised that that happened. now to know that it was because pg&e asked for me to be replaced, that i was replaced to testify before the senate is disgusting. >> what does that say about pg&e's power and influence in the puc? >> apparently they get what they ask. >> the internal e-mails also revealed more about the once secret culture between pg&e and puc. >> 4:26 p.m. on september 28th. >> reporter: clark is reading this e-mail that followed that senate hearing. it's from pg&e's cherry to the puc's executive director. >> fyi, missed your performance but my wife loved it. response, then i'm planning a torrid affair with her. brian cherry's response me

too. disgusting behavior. ten days. days after eight people died in san bruno. all that damage that was done. absolutely disgusting. >> a year later richard clark was removed from his director's position. >> were you forced out? >> i was forced out of my position as director of consumer protection safety position absolutely. >> clark says his refusal to grant pg&e special access ultimately cost him his job after accepting a less prominent position at the puc he eventually decided to retire. >> i've read the e-mails, i've read the stories. >> we brought the e-mails and controversy to washington, d.c. and shared the issues with a recognized expert on public utilities and regulatory commissions. >> there's ample reason for the public to insist before it pays another dollar that the culture is turning around. >> scott has closely watched

unraveling of power and investigations that followed. >> i've never seen this type of intimacy where personal relations and policy decisions came together. >> also asked him to review this e-mail a complaint raised by confidential insider and sent to nbc bay area. instead of disciplining employees who committed ethical violations, promotes them to new positions and excuses their behavior. >> it disgusts me. it has to be rooted out. >> the e-mail from the confidential insider pointed to several questionable new assignments and promotions of puc staffers in the wake of the e-mail scandal. >> is it president picker's job to regain public's trust. >> his job and the top staff and entire staff, yes. and utility as well. there's trust to be gained. >> loss of trust, question of credibility that michael picker

knows he must now fix. a responsibility that came from taking over this seat the most powerful position inside the powerful public utilities commission. >> i want to see us actually be able to follow through upon those kinds of core values here at the puc in a way that people can see it. they can feel it. they can taste it. they can hear it and they can smell it. >> tony repeatedly reached out to brian cherry that former pg&e executive, but brian cherry never returned his calls. we should point out that michael picker sat down with tony for more than an hour to answer our questions. his predecessors michael peevey avoided several similar requests. still ahead on "today in the bay," we will tell you why cinnamon is all dressed up. the party that she was invited to.

models? our friend al mollica is here from "pets in need" with cinnamon. >> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> how about a fashion show with fur remodeled. our friend here with cinnamon. you just celebrated your 50th anniversary. congratulations. >> thank you. >> pets in need. >> thank you. >> there is a big party. >> big celebration today at our shelter in redwood city 871 5th avenue in redwood city. we'll be celebrating 12:00 to 4:00. one of our events will be canines on the catwalk. we have cinnamon and nine of her canine colleagues walking the catwalk hin 1960s outfits. >> that is a nice little take that is a cute little turn. she's dressed in flower power. >> flower power, tie-dye, all those outfits that women wore in the 1960s. you're going to see a lot of that today. >> we have a lot of nonprofits in the bay area that do great work but not all of them make it to 50 years. how have you guys been able to do that? >> i think we have a very worthy

cause and very important mission. we save lives. saving the lives of dogs and cats is very important to us and i think to the public. >> yeah. so all of the models they can be fussy and high maintenance but they can also be very good pets. >> very good pets. everyone that's going to walk on the catwalk today will be up for adoption. >> okay. >> so we're looking for people to come on out and enjoy the show. >> very good. well so pets in need.org is the website where you can find out more about festivities and who is up for adoption as well. >> right. >> i hope it goes really well. >> thank you. >> i hope you adopt a lot of these little guys. they are great pets. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for joining us today. congratulations and happy anniversary, cinnamon. i hope you find a good home. you're a good girl. i feel like i should kiss her

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