phone, lots of changes in store for california today. new laws take effect. >> from pot to potter, no relief. more of south bay cities smoother in smoke. >> we have a heat advisory until 9:00 and then the heat comes down in time for the weekend. more on that coming up in the microclimate forecast. >> you wouldn't know it's hot you'd side from this image, fog over the go bridge. we'll get you outside. i'm anthony slaughter in for mike inouye. full report coming up. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon is off. if you thought yesterday was hot -- >> which we did. >> -- we did, get ready for more of the same. many of us dealing with hotter temperatures today and that means greater concern over

wildfires and greater questions about how our power grid will hold up. >> straining the system, tracking all angles of the story for you. bob redell in gilroy, where all through the night people dealt with stinging eyes and sore throats as a wildfire sent smoke pouring into their city. steph chuang in the east bay, we'll see some of the hottest temperatures most strain on our power supply. >> meteorologist kari hall. we saw the temperatures as high as 110 in some parts of the bay area, and already you are saying that we're starting the morning in 60 and 70s degree heat? >> yes. unbelievable. and then it just gets hotter through the day. and i think the humidity will be a little bit higher. that just adds insult to injury with temperatures this hot. and the heat advisory means you need to drink lots of water, be careful, try to stay in the ac, check on neighbors and also bring the pets in and let them get ac, too. the highest heat yesterday, yeah, 110.

108 gilroy. san ramon, 107. concord topped out at 104. fremont 98 degrees, as well. 81 degrees in san francisco. today, just as warm. we are already seeing those temperatures in the 60s and 70s. as we go into the rest of the day. highest near 109 in the tri-valley. 99 degrees in the north bay. and 97 degrees in the south bay. so, as we go into the afternoon, the ac stays up on full blast. we do catch a little bit of a break in time for the fourth of july weekend. i'll show that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. we could use a break. we want it by the end of the week. heat is not helping a brushfire burning in gilroy. 50 acres,er sko. ed scorched. >> bob redell is live in gilroy, people are feeling effects of large amounts of smoke in the air. can you smell it where you are?

>> reporter: absolutely you can smell it. is it overwhelming? no. you can also see it. you can see the particles in the early morning air as they flutter about before the sun comes up for what's going to be another hot day here in gilroy. but if you compare image you're looking at now to video that we shot last night it does seem like that some of the smoky haze has lifted. video from the gilroy sports bar where men played soccer last night. spite of the trouble they had breathing in the smoky air driven by the 50-acre wildfire that you mentioned. while others in town yesterday afternoon here in gilroy they found a respite from the bad air by going indoors where the air is cleaner. >> it was really overwhelming to breathe it. and then also to inhale it through my nose, it was really impacting. >> stifling. kind of hard to breathe a little bit. burned my eyes. >> cal fire tells us they have 200 firefighters on the scene of

the wildfire that is burning further down south 101 about ten miles south of gilroy, as i mentioned. later numbers from cal fire, 50 acres burned. half of it contained. reporting live in gilroy, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. meantime, this extreme heat made things very difficult for firefighters in benicia. crews stumbled along flames in 680 along sweltering temperatures. that fire burning amile away from another fire sparked by a truck fire. making a hot day feel even hotter. east bay temperatures in the triple digits and people out and about but trying to stay cool. a strategy they're going to need to employ today as temperatures climb higher . >> trying to walk kind of slowly, not rush anywhere. give myself plenty of time to get there. try to cool down in a air-conditioning. >> i have a loose-knit shirt on so what little breeze there is today.

>> amid the extreme fire danger, contra costa fire officials talked about defensible space around your homes. if you live in an area where there's tall grass, it should be cut down 100 feet away from your home. remember, don't use your power tools during the heat of the day where you could spark a fire. >> there's that concern and also use of energy in general. no one thinking it's going back to early 2000s with the energy crisis in california, but all of the heat is putting a strain on our power grid. the state is asking homeowners to conserve a little bit. >> "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live in livermore to tell us how to cut back on power use. sometimes it's so tough, we have to conserve during the hottest part of the day which is when we want to use our power. >> reporter: that's right. it's a tough thing. you heard kari earlier, livermore it hit 110 yesterday. it will be close to that today. expect families to bypass the heat by bringing their kids to lizzie fountain at livermore and 1st. the water is off now but during the day, popular water shoots up

and it's been popular for years now. ice cream and cooling centers, also other ways to cool down. the state wants people to avoid certain power usage until tonight. ac used during a heat wave tends to put a substantial sfran on the california power grid. some of the recommendations that happen through 9:00 tonight include you can use ac but set it at 78 degrees or higher. turn off any unnecessary lights and try not to use any major appliances. the state power grid operators say these steps can be very important. they can save up to 1,000 megawatts of electricity. that's enough to power 1 million households. another positive effect, prevent blackout. so this is, by the way, northern california's first flex alert since july two years ago and it's in effect from 2:00 through 9:00 tonight. so, hopefully people can work together on this. of course, meteorology kari hall will have more details on what

to expect weather watch. it will fall to the 90s tomorrow. still hot but some relief in sight. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> it's all relative when you say it's going to fall into the 90s. contract the heat on the nbc bay area app, you'll fine the temperatures in your neighborhood. new fiscal year means several new state laws take effect today. impacting the most people is california's new paid sick leave bill. legislation will allow all full-time and part-time employees who have worked 30 days 3 paid sick leave days a year. also, california will continue to phase in a ban on lead ammunition by banning its use for hunting in certain areas. also, your smartphone, all of them, manufactured and sold starting today must have a remote controlled kill switch to make them less attractive to thieves. state tax on gasoline is going down today but you might not actually experience the

savings. the six-cent a gallon reduction coming as a result of a yearly recalculation of gas taxes. officials do this to make sure taxes on gas are revenue neutral. meaning if the state makes enough money on one tax, they're going to reduce another one. today, heelsburg the first city in california to raise the fraj 18 to 21 to buy cigarettes. now if you want to drop your pet off at santa cruz county animal shelter won't cost you anything. eliminating the owner's surrender fees hoping to prevent animals from being abandoned. back to court for former state senator leyland yee, and he could be taking a plea deal. you might remember, nbc bay area broke the story last year. yee is accused of taking bribes from undercover fbi agents in exchange for legislative favors are and agreeing to import firearms. a change of plea hearing is

scheduled today, which could mean that yee has struck a deal with prosecutors. the co-owner of a former petaluma slaughterhouse led to a massive meat recall will be sentenced in september. accused of telling employees to process diseased cattle carcasses which led to a nationwide meat recall. according to the press democrat, he's going to get 28 years in prison. originally scheduled to be sentenced today but that hearing was moved down to september. state lawmakers are looking at the environmental impact of supplying california's millions of marijuana users. the hearing comes in response to reports that illegally grown pot plants are guzzling billions of gallons of water along the north coast. pot farmers are damming streams and diverting creeks to provide water for those crops. one consequence is that north coast salmon fisheries are running dry. more than 85,000 pot plants were seized just last week in humboldt and mendocino county.

>> keep plenty of water handy for today. this might be the only time we can say temperatures are the 50s and 60s. enjoy it while it's here. >> yeah, i wish i could do yard work and everything i need to do before the sun rises. that's what you'll probably have to do with temperatures starting out at 73 in the east bay. 63 degrees in the peninsula in south bay. as we get a closer look at south bay there are warmer spots like santa teresa. 68 in los gatos. north bay, 56. the high pressure continues to boost temperatures. it brings in some of that desert southwest air and the tri-valley and south bay today may get as hot as 109. widespread 90s for the tri-valley, north bay. and over towards the east bay. 70s and 80s for areas along the coast. so expect an extremely hot day. taking a look at all of the

microclimates reaching 107 today in gilroy. and vallejo today reaching 93. get ready for that. we'll take a look at fourth of july weekend coming up. there good morning to you. actually have a report of a brushfire coming in to chp an hour ago, batting this 242 north concord. just in to chp they have fire trucks there but run out of water. now they've got to get more water and go back and fight the blaze. it's a brushfire on the right hand shoulder of 242 to north concord. approaching the bay bridge maze, no problems, green on the map. outside and show you what it looks like there. traffic flow moving smoothly. wide open lanes, no cars stopping and going. really, good news here. also, coming through the golden gate bridge, unusual, talk about all of heat. look at that fog building at coastline. coming through the golden gate, pretty thick. you can see the headlights coming through.

otherwise new yo no accidents to report. brushfire along 242, we'll track that. back to you. >> thank you. new twist in the greek drama than country in crisis and missed the dead line to pay back billions yesterday. but now the country has a solution. scott mcgrew, unlikely the rest of europe will agree. >> that's an yununderstatement. what happens now? we'll tell you just ahead. up to a new year - a new fiscal

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>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> santa clara county waking up to a new year, new fiscal year, that is, for those keeping track. so today the county assessor will assess the fiscal year that's now in the books. among the new topic on the table for the assessor, larry stone, first year of levi's stadium the county will get a real look at what kind of monetary impact the stadium's having on county revenues. the stadium opened up last july with an earthquake soccer game. overseas, meanwhile if at first you don't succeed, eurozone ministers are meeting to discuss greece's request for a new bailout. greece missed the deadline on nearly $2 billion debt payment. that news shaking global markets. word that greece may be ready to play ball and accept a new bailout plan, which could happen within days. if this problem cannot be resolved, there are fears that greece may bail from the eurozone altogether.

>> if greece were a patient, eaterized on the table, banks are its heart beat. >> if the banks go, the country cannot survive beyond a few hours. >> this is the weak point. this is where greece really depends on rest of europe, because the greek banks need funds from the european central bank. if you cut those funds, nothing else matters. that's why the banks were closed these last few days. ecb wouldn't back up the funds. the big news this morning, look at this, greek banks are back open this morning, limiting one customer in the bank at a time. and only for people who don't have atm cards. what the greeks are afraid of, of course, a run on the banks. everybody taking their money out at once. no bank can handle that, not even your bank. that's one of the reasons you have a central bank. greek banks are cut off from the ecb so they can stall for time with the one person in a bank at

a time strategy. but a permanent cut-off would be fatal, that's what we're waiting for. to the rest of the news before the bell. landon dowdy live at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> scott, good morning to you. the markets are poised to bounce higher today, after closing out the first half of the year with small gains. investors taking in stride the latest news out of greece as the country missed its loan payment to the imf. the dow, nasdaq, s&p 500 suffering their worst month since january. look for data on private sector job growth and manufacturing. dow rise 17 points. the nasdaq up 28. back over to you. >> you know we get the big jobs number tomorrow. that's unusual to get it on a thursday. but friday's a holiday, technically. yeah, we'll be at work, these people will be at work, the labor department will not be laboring because it's july 3rd. they'll release numbers a day early.

you remember the 3rd of july, sam? >> the big day, we celebrate independence. >> sure. >> i don't know if the labor department labors too much, give them more credit. fourth of july upon us, beer is going to be consumed. historically the holiday is the largest beer sales week in the year. last summer beer sales exceeded $11 billion for the first time, 500 million case of beer in more than 145 billion ounces. >> wow. before all of sam's partying the american red cross hopes to you consider donating blood to avoid a summer shortage. more than 40% of eligible donors tranto travel in the weeks ahead. so blood donors are urged to make appointments as soon as possible. anyone who donates between july 2nd and the 6th receive an em broadered red cross baseball

cap. you both look like in red. >> yes. support heart health and and blood donations and also baseball caps at games when it's scorching hot outside, over 100. >> it will be rough today. it improves in time for the holiday weekend. our temperatures coming down, we just have to make it through today and that's it. let's take a look at these temperatures now, as we start out at 63 in the peninsula and south bay. it's nice in san francisco. tri-valley, it's going to be hot. it's 73 degrees already. mostly clear skies. and you just have to be careful today, especially with highs reaching 109 in the tri-valley. peninsula, 94. 97 in the south bay and north bay today. reaching 99 degrees while san francisco makes it up to 80. we see a little bit of some bay fog in the city. and then over toward the coastal parts of the east bay, over

toward oakland, and then elsewhere it is all clear this morning. start out with clear skies. and it will be a bright and sunny afternoon after those low clouds roll out. and we're watching livermore today because this is one of the hot spots where temperatures will reach over 100 degrees and it will be there for several hours starting at noon, 102 degrees. by 4:00, we're at 108. and then it feels better as we go into the evening with more clouds moving in. into the next three days, there will be a pattern change that will bring in a little bit of a sea breeze. for the fourth of july, highs to come down into the 60s for coastal areas and menlo park 79 degrees. looking good this weekend, once that sea breeze kicks in again. little bit of relief in the forecast. how are the roads looking? >> relief here as well. not too bad. we have that brushfire i was telling you about earlier in concord off of 242. it's not impacting traffic flow.

just a bit of slowing through pleasant hill. you run into some crews on the scene there. altamont pass, no problems here. 580, just a bit of slowing as you approach dublin, 680, even the sunol grade things starting to slow. green on the map, things moving smoothly. 101, what it looks like there, traffic flow starting to pick up but no big problems coming through this corridor. up 101 into palo alto, you also will be able to see the same thing. no big problems here on the northbound side. nonetheless on the southbound side things moving smoothly. wide open roads here. >> plenty of people on the roads for the holiday. if you plan on crossing the golden gate bridge, starting today you're going to have to pay more money, not too much, but fares are going up 25 cents. you use fas-trak on the historic bridge, it's now 6.25 if it's the fas-trak. 7.25 for pay by plate drivers.

car pool is 4.25. the fare is going to keep rising over the next few years to help close the bridge's budget deficit. he gave her gifts and promised her even more. a young girl report lid tricked by a 27-year-old man she met on social media once the pair met up things didn't go quite as he planned. while the bay area

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back, 5:24. while the bay area roasted yesterday, parts of houston got soaked between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell stranding drivers. but this story gets more amazing now. gas stations along the freeway were the only spots for high and dry land. one driver had to be rescued and taken out of a car by a cashier. >> i got out there, she was in shock, so i'm like you've got to

get out of the car. i pulled her out of the window, packed her on my back until she could stand up. >> piggy backing stranded drivers no serious injuries. one of the wettest junes on record for houston. now to a rescue of a different time. southern california father saved his preteen daughter from a possible predator that she met on social media. tim woke up around 2:00 in the morning earlier this week, realized his 12-year-old daughter wasn't in the house where she was supposed to be. so he got into his truck, drove around the neighborhood, he found his daughter with a man down the street. >> as soon as my daughter saw my truck, she must have said something, because as soon as i saw them, she like came away and started backing away and he started to go the other direction, i came around the corner, got out, apprehended him. >> he says that the two met on a messaging app called kick. his daughter thought the man was a 16-year-old boy but turns out

he was 27 years old. police arrested him. here in the bay area, we deal with our fair share of lakes contaminated with bird waste. so maybe we should take note of what ohio's doing. they are turning man's best friend into the best defense to keep lakes disease free there. the method is 100% humane, and seems like a job any dog would love to have. mine would. dogs specially trained to scare bird as way. fewer birds mean less bird droppings and you get the picture. folks in charge of ohio geese control say that the dogs are very careful, they are trained to not hurt the birds. >> got to be some squirrel control that needs to be held out there, too. enjoy that ac right now while you can because come this afternoon, experts want you to turn it down. how you can help out, when it heats up. =amopen= =sam/vo= hanging on in

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more fires. >> a new month means new laws from smartphones to sick leave. we have you covered. >> one more scorcher of a day. and then temperatures come down in time for the fourth of july weekend. get a look at all of that coming up in the microclimate forecast. and while it's hot inland, a bit of fog at the coastline. you can see that from our golden gate shot. we'll track your morning commute and get you out the door on time with a full traffic report. from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good wednesday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. no doubt you thought yesterday was hot and steamy. get ready for more of the same, maybe even worse. dealing with hotter temperatures today than yesterday and that means more concerns about wildfires and questions of the use of our power grid.

>> bob redell in gilroy, crews are battling a while fire there. steph chuang is in the tri-valley where we'll see some of the hottest temperatures today. >> right now we again with meteorologist kari hall. we saw temps as high as 110 degrees in some parts of bay area yesterday and you're telling us today's going to be hotter. >> if the temperature matches it may feel worse because the humidity will be higher today. livermore, made it up to 110. gilroy, 108. san ramon, 107. concord 14, fremont topped out at 98. san francisco was at 81 degrees. today, another heat advisory for all of the areas. seeing shaded in orange. while that's where you really have to take it easy exercise caution, drinks lots of water and stay cool. we could have near-records but i don't think we'll set widespread records across the bay area. next couple of days high pressure starts to slide off to

the east but today it will be sizzling out there as we could get as high as 109 degrees. once again, more of the same temperatures as yesterday but a few degrees hotter and even more humid. so we'll talk about that weekend forecast. what to expect for the fourth of july. that's coming up in a few minutes. good morning. >> all right. thank you very much. the heat is not helping the fight against a brushfire burning in gilroy. 50 acres have burned so far. and the fire is only 50% contained. >> a lot of people struggling with allergies. now, this bob. bob redell live in gilroy as people in the area feeling effects of all of that smoke in the air. >> reporter: sam and kris, i get the impression though we can still smell the smoke, and isn't as overwhelming as it was when it started to fill up here in the south county, and as we push in to the sunrise coming over the hills of gilroy, it doesn't seem like there is as much haze

in the air as there was yesterday. yes, you can still smell the smoke here. is it overwhelming? no. video of the fire, located about ten miles south of gilroy and as you mentioned, the latest number from cal fire, 50 acres burned. this fire is 50% contained. of course, with today's heat, it will be telling whether they're able to get it more contained or if they're fighting it just like they were yesterday. this was the scene last night. haze in gilroy, again, this is several hours after that fire started where you definitely noticed haze more. this was over a soccer game here at gilroy sports park where men were engaged in a rigorous game of soccer, in spite of the trouble they had breathing. >> there was a lot of smoke. a lot of contamination here. it's hard for us, to see all of that smoke on the lights. it's hard for us. >> outside we see a layer of smoke down the street both

directions and you can feel it in your eyes and your breathing. >> my colleague terry mcsweeney did check with valley medical center, in the second day of consecutive triple digits, which we are expecting today, people with asthma and bronchitis go into the emergency room, if it's a third day, tomorrow, that's when you'd see the e.r. starting to get crowded. live here in gilroy, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. the extreme heat made things very hard for firefighters in benicia as well to the north of where bob is. crews stumbled upon flames along 680, and the temperatures were sweltering. you can see the heat rising even off the flames. the foire burning a mile away from another grass fire, that sparked by a truck. making a hot day feel even hotter and more oppressive. temperatures in triple digits

people were trying to stay cool any way that they could. >> so one of those options, of course, using a.c. or other energy sources to try and keep those heats off. the heat putting a strand on the power grid. state leaders are putting everyone on alert. >> "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live in livermore to tell us how to cut back on power. cal iso saying don't use your air-conditioning but use it wisely, right? >> reporter: use it wisely, keep it at 78 or higher. that's one tip that power grid operator have. last time we had a flex aler, lizz lizz lizzie fountain here. it became a go-to in 2013 when we had the last power usage alert. families coming here, people with kids to cool down. one alternative to blasting the air conditioner. power grid operators saying a major strain could produce

blackouts, big possibility if people don't work together, at least until 9:00 tonight. some recommendations during the flex alert include turning off unnecessary lights, not using any major appliances and as mentioned, using air-conditioning's fire but setting it at 78 or higher. the effect is it can save up to 1,000 megawatts of electricity and that's enough to power 1 million households and prevent those blackouts from happening. the flex alert goes from 2:00 through 9:00 tonight. you've heard meteorologist kari hall, she says it will get more comfortable ahead of the fourth of july weekend. in this town, falling temperatures in the 90s. if you want to have fun but stay cool, go to the alameda county fair. they have a sprinkler set up and a whitewater ride. live in livermore, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> if all of our cities around the bay would do that today. track the heat on our nbc bay area app, click on the weather tab on that drop down menu,

there you will find temperatures for your neighborhood. the company under fire for the deadly berkeley balcony collapse is going to argue for a temporary restraining order against investigators. segue construction wants to keep prosecutors from testing the evidence without having company representatives present. in its court filing, they argued evidence might have damaged in the removal of the balcony after the collapse. one expert believes the filing is a preemptive move to try to replace charges. >> if the d.a. office files charges and conduct destructive test on the balcony the defense could later saying you've jeopardized our ability to defend ourselves. >> city investigators say they discovered severe dry rot in the balcony, causing it to tear off, killing six people. that dry rot would have resulted from water expose sure. santa rosa city leaders shot down a aren't control plan to

rein in its soaring housing costs. last night council members narrowly rejected a moratorium. local landlords opposed that plan but the council agreed to look at other options including fas-trak new developments that aprovide affordable multiunit housing. have you taken a trip to alcatraz? a new look. millions of dollars and hard work. we'll see the newly renovated alcatr alcatraz, the guardhouse, library, entrance is going to have a different appearance. crews also reroofed and repainted the historic tourist attraction. that project cost around $3 million. meteorologist kari hall is watching the forecast. we know there's a heat advisory and that means we have to be careful if we're heading outdoors. >> until 9:00, that heat advisory continues for inland valleys. as we look at san francisco, mostly clear sunrise. although we see a deck of low

clouds as we look toward the golden gate bridge. you can't see it this morning. we do have some thin fog rolling across parts of the bay area. elsewhere, clear skies and temperatures now in the 60s and 70s, although it is in the upper 50s for san francisco and the north bay today. look at these highs. 109 degrees for the tri-valley. yeah, you know it was hot yesterday, more of the same today. and then a little bit more humidity on top of that. you really have to take it easy. 80 in san francisco. north bay 99 degrees. many spots near 100. but the heat breaks, as we head into tomorrow as well as the fourth of july weekend. i'll have a look at that coming up. let's see how the roads are flowing with anthony. >> good morning. things looking pretty good especially for wednesday. we don't have many accidents on the roads. usual slowing through the altamont pass. you can see that. denoted by yellows and reds approaching dublin and the sunol

grade as you work down toward 84. south bay, we had wide open roads new york problems, even slowing. that's great news. as we take you up into the peninsula towards east bay, i should say, we have a day game, a's have a day game against the rockies. so there will be extra traffic for your lunch break. otherwise, coming through the bay bridge approach no problems. looking good. outside, here's the only small caveat. the traffic is starting to build. though we don't have accidents. metering lights are on. things are slowing. of course that beautiful sunrise behind you. bay bridge, this is thing to note a few stalls, so keep that in mind as you get through some locations. >> all right. no mercy, a devastating while fire in washington destroys more homes and overnight crews were called to a new fire nearby that burned thousands of acres in mere hours. plus the year's half hour. half over, scott. >> wake up, it's the first day of the third financial quarter.

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an alarming trend in the war against terror: ten people arrested overnight in italy -- accuseof new this morning, mr evidence of the trend in terror. authorities in milan say suspects were detained in three italian cities and one unnamed albanian city. planning to travel to syria to fight with isis. several dozen citizens have joined the ranks of isis in the first part of the year. president obama trplanning announce the next big step in normalizing relations with cuba. reopen an embassy in cuba. >> tracie potts live in washington, d.c. this morning, i want to go. but not everybody thinks that this is a good idea. >> no, they don't.

but if you go, you'd be part of history because this is something we have not seen for more than half a century. opening an embassy there, cuba opening an embassy here, part of normalizing relations. but right, not everyone thinks this is the best idea. after more than half a century, president obama's expected to announce later this morning that the u.s. is reopening its embassy in havana. >> it's going to be great. >> reporter: cuba's been taking off the states of sponsored terror. john kerry will head to havana july 20th to open the embassy. >> the more they change, the better for both countries. >> reporter: america's top diplomat will deliver the formal request to cuba's foreign ministry today. >> hopefully throughout the line of communications they can continue to discuss some of the topics that have not been resolved up to now. >> reporter: like human rights and u.s. fugitives hiding out in cuba. a new embassy could pave the way

for u.s. businesses to invest and travel. it's still restricted. >> it's all smoke and mirrors. nothing will change for the benefit of the american people. >> reporter: opponents in congress could try to block funds to bill the embassy, or delay confirming an embassy. remember, we still got that trade embargo in cuba, and that is something that only congress can lift. >> all right. thank you, tracie potts from washington. hours after the naacp warned african-american churches to be on high alert, another church has burned to the ground. fire broke out last night at the mt. zion african methodist church in south carolina 50 miles north of charleston. 20 years ago, the clku klux kla set fire to the same church. but a preliminary investigation shows the fire was not arson. since last month's shooting rampage at emanuel ame church in charleston, there have been six black churches set on fire,

three believed to be arson. a developing story, firefighters in washington state are working to keep tanks full of chemicals from catching fire. erratic wind and dry conditions are keeping the sleepy hollow fire burning this morning. right now it is only 47% contained, overnight we learned the fire destroyed 29 homes and burned about 3,000 acres. again, not even half contained. >> about 30 miles away, firefighters dealing with a new fire that started overnight in quincy, washington. in just a few short hours, that fire ballooned to 2000 acres and it's burning through dry brush and grass and is only 2% contained. the cause of the fire is yet underknown. >> still tracking the fire in gilroy, back at home. wind not good for battling fires but it is good if it's 100-plus degrees and hume. going to be seeing any of that today? >> i know it's rough with

temperatures over 100 but the only bright spot, i guess the light at the end of the tunnel, this weekend when temperatures come right back down. we get some more seasonable weather, i guess, as we go into the fourth of july weekend. right now, as we take a look out the window, we see mostly clear start to the day. here's belvedere. as we look towards san francisco, you can see the low clouds and fog. we know with the fog it really helps to at least keep the temperatures down for the start of the day. looking nice and sunny from belvedere as we see temperatures starting out around 57 degrees. look at livermore now, 73 degrees san jose starts out at 63 degrees. one of the spots will be livermore, temperatures will be jumping up to 100 by lunchtime. we stay in triple digits for a few hours. that's where we have heat advisory, where you need to exercise caution, be careful and pay attention to what your body

is telling you if you need to sit down, rest, or if you need to try to stay in the air-conditioning. los gatos reaching 100 degrees. redwood city topping out at 88. ocean beach, san francisco, reaching the 60s. you will still find cool spots. but other spots we get as hot as 109 today in livermore and looking much more comfortable in time for the weekend. let get a look at traffic with anthony. >> good morning to you. earlier i was telling about a grass fire in concord. chp taking it off the report. you can see it's there on the map. it doesn't look like it's impacting traffic. but of course earlier, definitely with the hot conditions in place with brushfire early this morning, makes you wonder. but that has been put out. you can see moving through concord, no problems. towards 4, 80, looking good. metering lights are on, keep that in mind. farther southbound, peninsula looking good. same deal for east bay, no problems through fremont or palo

alto. south bay looking good as well. no huge issues. but outside, show you what it's looking like, traffic starting to build. for wednesday, traffic looking good outside. guys, take it easy. keep it that way. back over to you. >> from your lips, anthony. 5:48. remembering robin williams. state lawmakers agreed to rename the waldo county the robin williams tunnel. after williams died, thousands signed a petition to name the tunnel after the actor because he grew up and lived in the bay area. that change could happen as soon as this fall. it is a crime that could cut you off literally. fiber-optic cables deliberately cut in the bay area again and this time the attackers cut leans in alameda county, which cut off phone, internet service to customers in the sacramento area. in the last year alone, there have been at least ten similar attacks here in the bay area. governor brown did not waste

any time signing the controversial school vaccine bill into law. now it means that every california child in public or private school must be vaccinated unless they have a medical exemption. that's 40 dozes of 10 federally recommended vaccines, that coming after december's measles outbreak. lott will go into effect in january. opponents are vowing to fight it in court. the new fiscal year means new laws take effect today impacting the most people is the california paid sick leave bill. that new legislation will allow all full and part-time employees who have worked 30 days three paid sick leave days a year. also all smartphones manufactured and sold starting today have to have a remote control kill switch to make them less attractive to thieves. who wants a brick, right? another new law the first serious ever to regulate ride sharing companies like uper and lyft, those companies will be

required to purchase more comprehensive insurance. >> a lot of people on roadways for the holiday. state tax on gasoline is going done but you might not be able to get all of those saving. six cent gasoline reduction comes as a result of yearly recalculation of gas taxes. officials do this to make sure gases are revenue neutral. if the state makes enough money on one tax, it can reduce another. healdsburg the first to raise the minimum age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. now if you want to drop your pet off at santa cruz county animal shelter it will not cost a dime. eliminating the owner surrender fees hoping to prevent animals from being abandoned. >> first health care, then gay marriage and the wins keep coming for the white house. >> what's next? possibly blockbuster jobs report. >> tea leaves are coming early. big jobs number a day early, sam

and kris, tomorrow because the government will be closed friday. july 3rd. we'll be looking back at june jobs. no win dter weather to be worryg about another quarter million jobs added. two people looking at this, the president, a heck of a couple of weeks for him. another quarter million jobs will be a capper on the week. the fed thinking of possible rate hikes which these days are almost mythical. we've heard stories coming someday but starting to think they're just stories. even some spectation that greek crisis will convince yellen to delay hikes further. the cheat sheet the number we may get tomorrow than should push her to push rates higher. today's the first day of the third financial quarter. looking back on the first half of the year, gains for all of the various indices but it's been rough.

there may be tougher days ahead. markets closed on friday as wall street recognizes the fourth of july on the 3rd of july. >> i think i've seen the banners, the bunting for the 3rd of july. >> i'll be at work. >> they're making up their own holidays. >> scott just reports it. back to court for leland yee, he could be taking aplea deal. nbc bay area broke this story last year. yee is accused of taking bribes from undercover fbi agents in exchange for legislative favors and agreeing to import firearms. yee has pleaded not guilty. however a change of plea hearing scheduled for today, which could mean that yee has struck a deal with prosecutor. now the co-owner of a former petaluma slaughterhouse linked to a meat recall will be sentenced in september. accused of telling employees to

process deceased cattle carcasses which led to a nationwide meat recall. according to the press democrat, he's going to get 28 years behind bars. originally scheduled to be sentenced today but the hearing was moved to september. recreational marijuana use is legal in oregon. in november the state voted to legalize it but stores cannot get licenses nor can they start selling marijuana until 2016. under the measure, adults will be able to possess up to an ounce and have up to eight ounces at home. oregon is one of four states to legalize recreational marijuana. here in california, where medicinal marijuana is legal, lawmakers are looking at environmental impact and costs of supplying california's millions of marijuana users. that hearing comes in response to reports that illegally grown pot plants are guzzling billions of gallons of water on the north coast. pot farmers are damming streams

and diverting creeks to provide water for those crops. north coast salmon fisheries are running dry. more than 85,000 pot plants seized last week in humboldt it med disseen know counties alone. >> stories we're working on for 6:00. another hot day. we've said it before, but it is kicking into full gear. fire danger worried about in one city and also air quality in another. a look at the residual effects from the grass fire that crews are still trying to put out in the south bay. >> that one in gilroy one of several fires that broke out yesterday around the bay area. why extreme temperatures put extra heat on fire crews in the east bay. summer heat turning up the heat on california's power grid as well. what you need to know before you flip the switch on your air conditioner. >> heat, heat, more heat. thank goodness for meteorologist kari hall she has the weekend forecast or else it's a tough rest of the week for you.

>> looks so much nicer for the weekend. even today, if you plan to head out to the alameda county fair, look at that temperature, 106. but as stephanie was telling us, they have water rides and places to cool down. this weekend, as we head into friday, 91 degrees in pleasanton. as we look elsewhere, the fourth of july weekend, a stronger sea breeze by sunday. and mostly sunny skies. still hot in the tri-valley, reaching 90, but look at east bay, 70. san francisco stays in the 60s. peninsula in the low 80s. and the south bay into the mid and dropping down to lower 80s. much improvement over the next couple of days after hitting triple digits in the inland valleys. now a look at traffic. >> thinking about that alameda county fair for sunday, 87. not too bad. better than 107. you can see through the altamont pass, slowing from livermore. the same deal for dublin.

no accidents to report, that's important here. fremont, things not bad, slowing coming into newark. you can see as we take you outside, slowing as you'll see it, there you can see for out, slowing as you get out of newark. but over towards fremont, milpitas, things moving smoothly. peninsula and foster city, what it looks like, traffic building coming into foster city. towards east bay, not that bad. want to point out the beautiful sunrise that you've got to take advantage, stop and smell the roses, yes, here on wednesday. imagine this, waking up on the white house lawn, 50 girl scouts across the country are doing it at the first ever white house campout. this is all part of michelle obama's let move initiative. the girls earned badges, stargazed with a nasa astronaut and hung out with the president. the first lady isn't out this picture on social media saying it's a perfect night for a white

house camp out. she added, sleep tight. the first lady tweeted out that it is now going to be possible to take cameras and videos on white house tours. bust out selfie stick. >> vandals attack a piece of art. this is not the first time it's happened.

a closer look at the new laws - now in effe right now at 6:00, from guns to sick days to your smartphone, a closer look at new laws now in effect statewide. a brushfire burning just

south of gilroy but the flames are not the biggest problem this morning. turn off the ac or at least turn it up. why we're asked to conserve power on one of the hottest days of the year. yeah, very hot this morning, as we see the sun rise over san jose. bright orange and orange on the map, too, more coming up in the microclimate forecast. it's clear for inland valleys, fog over the golden gate bridge. i'm anthony slaughter in for mike inouye. tracking morning roads. we'll let you know what's happening this morning. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning. and thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon is off this morning. >> i'm sam brock. we'll start right now with how hot and not hospitable the conditions respect today's going to be hotter than yesterday was. a live look outside right now at san jose, as we take it all