take a live look outside...... (adlib) vic/2 good sunday morning to you. your time now is 7:00. and we want to start you off with a live look out there at san jose. a little teensy bit hazy. it's going to be warmer this morning. thanks so much for waking up with us. i'm vicky nguyen with anthony slaughter standing by with a look at that forecast. and he says it's going to be hot. >> it's going to get much hotter than yesterday. if you thought yesterday was hot, temperatures expected to be five degrees warmer. we do have a heat advisory in place for the bay area. temperatures even at the coastline will reach 90 degrees today to 105 for our inland

valleys. if you have to be outside for any long periods of time, take breaks, drink plenty of water because this is the kind of that really can cause heat-related illnesses. temperatures back into the 50s and 60s now. it's comfortable but later on this afternoon, oh, just look at those numbers. it's going to be hot. even at the coastline today. san francisco, 90. maybe a nice beach day there. 98 for the north bay. near 100 for the south bay. same deal wherever you go across the bay today. temperatures cool off tomorrow and big-time cooling for tuesday and wednesday. if we can just make it through today, find a cool place, you'll be all right. >> this is my happy place right here with you. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> yes indeed. thank you. a standoff in the south bay has ended peacefully. this happened in east san jose at a house near the intersection of capitol expressway and mclaughlin. police say shortly before 8:30 last night, a man fired his gun at a car on a nearby street. they tracked him to his home. at first, officers thought the man had two hostages.

it turns out there were none. police repeatedly shot flash bombs into the house until the gunman surrendered about 2:30 this morning. >> well, our officers surrounded the residence, and we verbally tried calling him out of the residence and eventually had to use flash bangs and after that he did exit the residence. >> the neighborhood was forced to evacuate, but everyone is now free to return home. a busy san francisco freeway connector shut down for hours. two men shot in broad daylight as other cars drove by. here's video from the mass cam of one of our nbc live trucks. you can see the scene where the shooting took place. it happened about 4:30 yesterday evening. police say two. ises shot at two men in another car. one victim suffered a gunshot wound to his body and leg. the other was shot in his head. the suspects were last seen headed south on highway 101. police have not released a motive, but family members say

they are expected to recover. new numbers are out about the destruction caused by the valley fire. they are not good. cal fire says nearly 900 homes have been burned by quick-moving flames that broke out last saturday. that fire is now 53% contained. it has charred more than 75,000 acres. yesterday evacuation orders were lifted for people living in middletown. that is one of the hardest-hit communities. today at noon, people living in hidden valley lake and jerusalem grade will also be able to go back to their homes. many of these evacuees may not know what is left, but they are trying to stay positive as they head back. a neighborhood that is filled with the smell of charred smoke and burned structures. some found nothing but ashes. others profound relief. their homes still standing. >> nightmare's halfway over. now we've just got to go and clean up. >> i've met so many people at the campgrounds. they have nothing to come back

to. >> the next step, cleaning up the debris in the neighborhood. the residents are encouraged to dispose goods as soon as possible. the red cross has set up a shelter at twin pines casino for those who still need help. a week after the valley fire broke out, some pretty incredible rescue stories continue to surface. one of them, the rescue of a 93-year-old woman. >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, ryan. >> thanks for everybody. >> katherine ray was sleeping as the fire raced toward her hidden valley lake neighborhood last saturday. but game warden ryan stevenson found her and her dog, betty boop, in time to carry both to safety. another fish and wildlife warden is being hailed as a hero as well. timothy little braved smoke and flames in cobb to rescue an elderly woman and a baby trapped in a home. >> and i was trying to explain, look, we need to go. the fire is coming. and so i carried the baby and

got her suitcases, got them loaded up. the only reason i took that picture of the baby was i wanted to remember and kind of brag to my wife. but i didn't know that it was going to turn into this. >> warden little also rescued another elderly woman that same day. well, it is not just the valley fire. fire crews are being stretched thin across the state. along with the valley fire and butte fire, two more blazes broke out yesterday in monterey county. firefighters had to scramble to get ahead of the fires before they do more damage. one of the fires shut down a well-traveled monterey salinas highway for several hours. investigators say trains dragging behind a car on highway 68 ignited this tinder-dry grass along the two-lane highway. one home caught fire. this fire is now currently 60% contained. a larger fire is burning near carmel valley. cal fire says it has endangered about 300 homes so far, but evacuations there are voluntary. that blaze is only 10% contained

this morning. both fires have burned more than 1,000 acres all together. we continue our wildfire coverage on our website. we have a collection of raw video from the valley fire and the slide show there. it is right on our front page. nbcbayarea.com or you can download our free app. an historic moment in cuba where pope francis held a very special outdoor mass this morning. this is video just into our newsroom. thousands of people filled the plaza for the first of two masses during the papal visit to cuba. pope francis arrived yesterday for his first visit as the leader of the catholic church. cuban president raul castro and children met pope francis at the airport. he was then greeted by thousands of people who lined the streets to cheer him on as his motorcade made its way through havana. the pope spoke about renewed relations between the u.s. and cuba. he called on both countries to continue to set an example of reconciliation for the entire world. some say the papal visit signals

a new sense of hope. >> translator: finally, we've already seen it. cuba will open to the world, and the world will open to cuba. >> the pope will leave cuba and head to the u.s. on tuesday. he is visiting washington, d.c., new york, and philadelphia. best-selling author jackie collins died this weekend in los angeles. the british-born writer seen here on the left had breast cancer. collins is most known for her vibrant and scandalous novels about life in hollywood including the 1983 hit "hollywood wives," which became a tv mini-series. her family says they will remember her as a beautiful, dynamic, one of a kind mother and a trail blazer for women in fiction. collins was 77 years old. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, kate remembered. as a new memorial in san francisco and by her parents. that's an only on nbc bay area. and are the raiders finally done in oakland? the move that could sink a new

deal between the team and the coliseum.

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==y welcome back. your time now 7:10. we want to give you a live look from our san jose cameras. and it's going to be a scorcher. temperatures expected to hit triple digits today in san jose and even hotter than it was yesterday across the bay. and anthony slaughter will be by in a moment to give you the complete details on that forecast. well, kate's father returned to pier 14 in san francisco. the same place where she was senselessly shot and killed three months ago. jim steinly went with friends and family to see the new memorial that will forever honor his daughter. our raj mathai has the story you'll see only on nbc bay area. >> oh, bull. >> the sheriff blaming i.c.e., i.c.e. blaming the sheriff. >> because of the so-called sanctuary city status.

>> the sheriff should resign immediately. >> reporter: enough. the noise has finally been silenced. at least on this day. >> oh, it's -- >> it's a roller coaster. >> it's a nightmare. >> reporter: kate steinle's family returned to the scene of the crime. it was not easy. >> we were arm in arm, and kate stopped and wanted to take a selfie. so we stopped. we turned this way and took the selfie, and then we turned and, you know, a shot rang out. and she turned to me and said, "help me, dad." >> reporter: in the shadows of the bay bridge, no one seemed to notice. but soon they will. a bench to honor kate has been installed at pier 14. >> thank you for being here. >> reporter: no politics, no publicity, this was a private gathering for the steinles and their closest friends. >> we spoke almost every night.

and every night, in closing, i'd say, "say your prayers." i still do that. i still talk to her. i still -- i have her phone. i go through her pictures. there's such solace in that we're such a close family. >> reporter: if you're here, look closely. there's a plaque right there on the bench that reads "whatever's good for your soul, do that." that was kate's final post on facebook, the day she died. eventually, kate's story will fade from the national headlines, but one thing that will never fade is her legacy here at pier 14. in san francisco, i'm raj mathai, nbc bay area news. san francisco mayor ed lee also instrumental in getting that memorial installed. as for the suspect, francisco lopez sanchez, he pleaded not guilty to friday. he's due back in court december 15th. still ahead on "today in the bay," lucky to be alive. a family rescued from a burning

boat. why a fishing trip may have saved their lives. anthony. well, this morning we're waking up to fog-free conditions from our tib bouron cam, you ca see clear skies. 90s at the coastline and triple digits for our inland valleys. hard to believe. we'll break that all down for you coming up after this. take a live look outside......

at the o.co coliseum. the parking lots will soon be packed with tailgaters. 7:15. a live look outside right now at the odotco coliseum. the parking lots will soon be packed with tailgaters in just a few hours from now. the raider nation hopes to cheer the silver and black to their first win of the season. the raiders take on the baltimore ravens today. kickoff at 1:05. irnlts me meanwhile, oakland is poised to pull the plug on its ambitious plans for the coliseum and surrounding neighborhood. "the chronicle" reports that despite years of planning and

$3.5 million in research, the project has hit a wall for good. no one can be convinced to fund it which would have your honor turned the coliseum into a huge sports, shopping and housing center, creating as many as 32,000 jobs. for you, city and county leaders are faced with trying to keep the oakland a's and the raiders in town. the raiders have been considering sharing a new stadium with the san diego chargers in los angeles. a relaxing day at sea turns into anything but after a yacht burst into flames. three adults and a 6-year-old boy were on board still alive thanks to some good samaritans. a couple boaters heading out on a fishing trip were passing by and rescued them, then called in the coast guard. this happened yesterday evening in galveston. that yacht sank in about an hour. the owner says the fire started in the engine. no one was hurt. hundreds of volunteers fanned out across the bay area to clean up beaches and creeks. this is video from near coyote creek in san jose. it was all part of the 31st

annual coastal cleanup day, part of an international day of action. one of the organizers is save the bay which says 27 waterways in the bay area are so polluted, they violate the clean air and water act. she says the problem starts in cities. >> the trash in our creeks, most of that originates in our urban areas. we do have illegal dumping problems and homeless encampments that do contribute trash directly to the creeks, but a lot of trash actually originates on our streets, flows through city storm drains and ends up in our creeks and in the bay. >> and this year there is extra concern to get garbage off the streets and out of waterways with an el nino in the forecast, all that rain is expected to wash extra debris into creeks, the bay and the ocean. and speaking of el nino, our anthony slaughter is back with a look at that weekend forecast. no rain this weekend. >> no. not for us. but southern california's going to get showers starting tuesday. but the interesting thing about that, vicky, is if you go around

town and look at the reservoirs, they're all dried up. it's easy to clean them up now. let's talk about the heat advisory in effect. this has been issued by the national weather service for today. where temperatures are expected to get near 90 degrees to 105. so heat illnesses are possible. you definitely want to make sure that you limit your time outdoors to about 30 minutes at a time. but, of course, it is sunday. and lots of folks like to get out and hang out outside. today one of those days you've just got to take it easy. know your body and know when you start to feel those effects. if you're not sweating and you're outside, that's a good sign that you are about to succumb to a heat illness. make sure you drink plenty of water today. temperatures right now in the 50s and 60s. already at 63 degrees in san francisco. and 50s across the rest of the bay. look at how hot it's going to get. sf today up to 90. north bay, 98. east bay at 95 degrees. 102 for the tri-valley. the peninsula, you'll see temperatures in the upper 90s.

same deal for the south bay. some of us will get close to 100, especially like morgan hill and gilroy. if you're traveling across the state today, sunshine for everybody. even down near southern california. they are expecting to see rain by tuesday but not today. not tomorrow. but it will be toasty, 106 for palm springs. 98 for vegas, 83 for tahoe. yesterday we had hazy skies because of that fire burning to our north. now another one down in monte y monterey. and because we have offshore winds, all of the fire that was trapped in the central valley yesterday, that's going to move into the bay area for today. so we have a spare the air alert issued. and of course, the usual suspects. the east bay and south bay will see the worst air quality. but still going to be unhealthy from the north bay to the peninsula, because we won't see a lot that creates that unhealthy air quality. it's going to be nice at the beach. pacifica up to 83. warm at half moon bay, up to 88 degrees. and in santa cruz, yeah, this is going to be one of our hotspots. 91 for santa cruz and many

locations away from the water. will get back into the 90s today with triple digits. if you're headed out to golden gate park, comedy day in the park. remember, drink plenty of water. temperatures warming up back to 89 but then cooling off back to 830 by 5:00. that fog expected to return tomorrow morning as both of these areas of high pressure start to break down. can you see we've got a storm making its way toward the pacific northwest. that's going to allow for high pressure to move off towards the south for us. and then another area of high pressure across the desert southwest. both of those are going to completely go away over the next couple days. that's going to allow for the storm door to open for us. we're not talking about any showers just yet. if you are traveling down towards southern california by tuesday, they are expecting rain there. across the pacific northwest, another system's going to move ashore. that's going to bring rain for them. unfortunately we're going to be sandwiched in between both. we are going to see that sea breeze return. that's going to mean for cooler conditions for the start of autumn which starts on wednesday, september 23rd. hey we'll be looking at really

nice conditions by then. but until then, it's going to be hot. we're talking about 93 for san jose. tomorrow a ten-degree drop. by tuesday, 80. 70s by wednesday, the start of fall. east bay valley, same deal, close to 100. closer to 80 by wednesday. san francisco, same deal. 90 for today. but 68 by tuesday and wednesday. back to you, vicky. >> all right. a return to fall as it becomes upon us. anthony, thank you. still ahead on "today in the bay," farmers' markets making record profits during the drought. but is it actually true? we are getting to the bottom of it. i'm sam brock. the almonds in the state have never tasted so sweet. but what if i told you it's not just the nuts, it's all crops in california that have seen record revenues the last couple of years in the middle of the drought. could that be true? that story coming up next on "reality check." hey foster farms!

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on us. from brown grass- to fewer crops... bu the drought has taken its toll on us from brown grass to fewer crops. but is there an upside when it comes to profits? the farming community says the lack of water has been devastating. but a new study shows the opposite. the farmers in california have never made more money. today in the bay's sam brock has this morning's "reality check." >> reporter: in small cities and towns, dotting california's central valley, you'll find some of the richest agricultural land in the world. it's land that being sos the pipelines of global crop production. and also pushes the economic pedal for millions of people in this state. >> we've been reallocating that water. >> reporter: including modesto almond farmer paul wanger who worries the shrinking reservoirs will eventually dry up his profits and 100-year-old farm. >> this year we cut back 10% of our orchards. we pulled them out. and we're not going to plant them back until we know that we

either have the surface water we need out of the reservoir or our wells will be good enough. >> reporter: it's a story line that many farmers know all too well. f fallowed land, faint water, falling profits. except one highly expected environmental research group says the revenues aren't going down. they're going up. >> i think it is counterintuitive. i think many people thought that ag revenue would be down dramatically because there was less surface water available. >> reporter: data from the usda shows just the opposite. according to the pacific institute's report, impacts of california's ongoing drought, california agriculture raked in record revenues in 2013. $51 billion. only to be topped by 2014. almost $54 billion. wanger says don't be deceived by the numbers. why are you not getting rich if revenues are at record high levels? >> because our costs are also escalating. so as our costs escalate, those

margins shrink and so we're not making the margins. next we'll we'll probably look at a losing year. >> reporter: for the first time since his grandfather gave life to this farm in 1910, wanger says he had to dig wells, two of them, in fact, to steal from the ground what mother nature has failed to provide from the sky. >> i have to drill a well. i have no option. and so while it's expensive, it's called survival. >> reporter: and here we uncover the fundamental fact of this fact check. >> they have a certain allotment of water. >> reporter: farmers are getting by on groundwater that is incredibly expensive to access, and it's finite, meaning eventually the well runs dry. >> there's a cost to that. there's a cost to families, communities that have to dig deeper wells. there's a cost to repairing damage to the infrastructure, and there's a cost to future generations as well that don't have the water that they're going to need. >> reporter: simply put, it's a situation that's not sustainable. high-value crops like almonds have helped keep profits afloat.

so is that first rush of reserve groundwater. but the numbers are trending in the wrong direction. for california, agricultural income peaked in 2013. wanger said in 2014, it dropped more than 6%. and 2015, you may not want to ask. >> absolutely. yeah, if the drought were to continue at this rate for very much longer, we'll be talking about people going through bankruptcy. the good news is at least now we're making a little bit of money which allows us to invest for our future to try to get by this drought. >> reporter: a life line through a frustrating forecast. for re"reality check," i'm sam brock. "today in the bay" is back in two minutes. coming up, we investigated whole foods and its sale of rabbit meat. plus how bay area families can help this dog and others saved from a meat farm in south korea. take a live look outside......

(adlib) good sunday morning to you. let's give you a beautiful live look from our photographer, kent, out there in san jose. trying to find some pretty pictures of san jose for you. and it's going to be a hot one out there. thanks for joining us. i'm vicky nguyen. anthony slaughter is here with a look at that microclimate forecast. it is a mouthful. good morning to you. >> try putting the hashtag on twitter. >> so we're talking about hot temperatures? >> yeah, another hot day. temperatures expected to be even hotter today, unfortunately, vicky. if you were out yesterday and i thought it was hot, get ready. i hate to be the bearer. bad news. we're talking about 90s even at the coastline to near 105 to our warmer spots like the tri-valley. drink plenty of water. hoe hopefully you've got air conditioning, a fan, a pool or beach. 90 degrees in san francisco

today. 98 for the north bay. 95 for the east bay. the tri-valley will see temperatures into the triple digits. same deal for the south bay. san jose will top out near 100. much cooler for tomorrow and then tuesday. and then by wednesday. giving me that stank look. going to be so hot. >> i like how in the seven-day you've got it planned out for you. hot. beach day. >> and then cooler for tomorrow. that's the small silver lining. >> sounds good, anthony. thank you. new this morning a standoff in the south bay has ended peacefully. this happened in east san jose at a house near the intersection of capitol expressway and mclaughlin. police say the standoff started shortly before 8:30 last night. when a man fired his gun at a car on a nearby street. they tracked him to his home where the standoff began. at first officers thought that the man had two hostages. turns out there were none. the gunman surrendered about 2:30 after police tried various tactics to get him out. >> our officers surrounded the

residence, and we verbally tried calling him out of the residence and eventually to use flash bangs and after that he did exit the residence. >> the neighborhood was forced to evacuate, but everyone is now free to return home. new numbers are out about the destruction caused by the valley fire and they are not good. cal fire says nearly 900 homes have been burned by quick-moving flames that broke out last saturday. that fire is now 53% contained. the valley fire has charred more than 75,000 acres. yesterday evacuation orders were lifted for people living in middletown. that was one of the hardest-hit communities. today at noon people living in hidden valley lake and jerusalem grade will also be allowed to go back to their homes. many of these evacuees may not knee what is left of their homes, but they are trying to stay positive as they had head back. they returned to a neighborhood last night now filled with the smell of charred smoke and burned structures.

some people found nothing but ashes while others found relief. their homes still standing. >> nightmare's halfway over. now we've just got to go and clean up. >> i met so many people at the campgrounds in calistoga that have nothing to come back to. >> the next step is cleaning up the debris in the neighborhood. residents are encouraged to dispose of goods as soon as possible. the red cross has a shelter at twin pines who still need help. it is not just the valley fire. fire crews are stretched thin across the state along with the valley fire and butte fire, two more blazes broke out yesterday. these ones in monterey county. firefighters had to scramble to get ahead of the fire before they do more damage. one of those fires shut down a well-traveled monterey salinas highway for several hours. investigators say chains dragging behind a car on highway 68 ignited the tinder-dry grass along the two-lane highway. one home caught fire. this fire is currently 60%

contained. a larger fire burning is burning near carmel valley. cal fire said that fire has endangered about 300 homes so far. but evacuations there are still volunta voluntary. that blaze is only 10% contained at this time. both fires have burned more than 1,000 acres. we continue our wildfire coverage on our website. we have a collection of raw video from the valley fire and a slide show there. it's right on our front page, nbcbayarea.com. or you can download our free app. turning now to decision 2016. donald trump is talking for the first time about his latest controversy. we're talking about how he did not correct a supporter at a town hall who called president obama a muslim and said he wasn't born in the u.s. neither of which is true. yesterday trump wrote a flurry of tweets claiming it was a no-win situation. that he would have been blasted no matter how he responded. he went on to say he had no moral obligation to defend the president and he was sure the

president wouldn't have defended him. some are wondering if this latest controversy will finally affect trump's surge in the polls. >> no one can make any money betting on donald trump's future. there is a feeling that he may be topping out. that doesn't necessarily mean that he's going to be dropping any time soon. >> trump will appear this morning on "meet the press with chuck todd." the republican front-runner talks about the did ebate and h position on key issues right after this newscast at 8:00. her passion and her job cost her her life. a new zealand zookeeper mauled to death by a tiger. police say the 43-year-old woman was a senior team member and had worked as a zookeeper for more than 20 years. they believe the tiger named oz killed her while she was cleaning its enclosure. oz has since been isolated. >> everyone was trying to get out, and yeah, they seemed a bit panicky. so i thought maybe an animal escaped. >> investigators are looking

into the circumstances of the attack. this is the third death at a new zealand zoo in six years. no more rabbit meat at whole foods. the company's decision to stop selling rabbit follows an nbc bay area investigation in may that revealed questionable conditions at the company's rabbit meat farms. here's more on the details of whole foods' announcement. >> reporter: whole foods started selling rabbit meat in select markets last summer including northern california. the company said for many years, lots of customers requested the meat. not so, said pet owners. 60,000 people signed a petition. others stage protests. many concerned about how the rabbits were being raised and slaughtered. our investigation revealed usda inspectors noted animal welfare issues for rabbits caged overnight in cold weather with no access to water. the usda also sent a letter of caution to whole foods rabbit farm for sending out multiple

cartons of rabbit meat. rabbit advocates say the chain's actions didn't meet its own farm animal standards of no crates, cages or tethers. >> ultimately, nbc exposed that they were not following humane standards, that there were violations in food safety. we're thrilled that whole foods has decided to stop the sale of rabbit meat. we wish it had come sooner. >> whole foods dekloehned our interview request but said in an e-mail, we were pleased to have worked with a small group of farmers to create a rabbit-growing system that met our quality standards. however, the pilot ultimately revealed the sales volume did not justify the continuation or expansion of the pilot to a national program. you can see our original investigation. that is online right now at nbcbayarea.com. just click on the investigations tab. and if you have a tip for our

investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit at nbcbayarea.com. more than 100 dogs rescued in south korea are looking for new homes in the bay area. the spca staff picked up six of the rescued dogs this weekend at the san francisco international airport. they'll provide the necessary care and treatment to get the dogs ready for adoption. a rescuer cold us mercy will be available to join a new family soon. >> a little afraid right now, but i think once she gets wherever she's going and gets a bath and gets some good food and fresh water and toys, i think she'll, you know, she'll turn out to be a nice little dog for somebody. >> a total of 103 dogs and puppies were rescued. the remaining animals will arrive by tuesday. the spca's effort is part of an operation to bring an end to dog meat farms in asia. in san francisco, guide dogs

for the blind held its annual auction, raising money for thousands of dogs trained to help the visually impaired get around. our very own diane dwyer emceed the event which highlighted sully sullenberger. he shared his story of landing a plane on the hudson back in 200 the, who can forget. the event raised close to $700,000. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a big night for college football. both stanford and cal in action on the road. and you won't believe the way the bears' game ended. we'll show you the wild finish next.

full swing. and a couple of bay area university's are right in the college football is in full swing and a couple of bay area universities are right in the thick of things. stanford in southern california taking on the sixth ranked usc trojans. famous usc alum will ferrell

getting the team fired up. old school, they couldn't hold down the cardinal. stanford running back wright scored three touchdowns on the night and the cardinal pulled off the upset in lnc.a., beatin the trojans 41-31. to texas where cal looked to knock off the longhorns. the bears had complete control of the game, leading going into the fourth quarter. but texas would make a furious rally, down by seven with time running out. the longhorns score on a spectacular 45-yard run by quarterback hurd. all they would need was the extra point to tie the game. but the kicker missed it. check it out. there it is. wide right. cal holds on to beat texas for the first time ever, 45-44. the very exciting final. to baseball thousand. the giants' playoff hopes all but over. they drop another game at home to the diamondbacks. san francisco loses 6-0. and the a's trying to play the role of playoff spoiler in

houston. they couldn't get it done. they lose to the astros, 10-6. still to come on "today in the bay," is california on the road to turning red? political analyst layercy gerstin joins us live to tell us why a traditional blue state could soon be changing colors. good morning. there's lots to do today in the bay. we'll start not with the bay but on the bay with the 20th annual kaiser permanente san francisco international boat festival. long name. racing, though, it's going on off of treasure island. the festival itself brings food, crafts, vendors and kids activities. the action is on the bay. 140 dragon boat teams from across the u.s. and canada racing their 40-foot dragon boats in dramatic fashion. i totally want to join one of those teams. someday. that's off treasure island. connected to bouena, connecting the east to the west. jump north to south and you'll end up in san jose. this event will have lots of

activities, performances, moon cakes, other celebration from the chinese historical and cultural project at history park san jose. all you have to do is pay for parking and you get mask and lantern maersking, calligraphy, dancing, magic storytelling and traditional instruments. shift the flavor by heading over to the east bay and berkeley's theme is salsa sunday. they'll have food, a beer garden and block party with live music. salsa, funk and whatever else they can in true bay area mix of influences. the crowds will be dancing in the streets, but maybe dancing's not your thing. then enjoy the music and your board games. that's right, this event combines with berkeley's locally grown games day as well. and after you're all played out, get a good night's rest and join us bright and early tomorrow right here on "today in the bay." california political watchers

know that the bay area is ground zero for liberal

demos, california political watchers know the bay area is ground zero for liberal democrats while orange county is the epicenter for conservative republicans. right? maybe not this time. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerstin joins us with a revealing analysis. you're saying you think 2016 might break the mold. >> well, it looks like that for republicans, at least in the earlyccording to presidential campaign contributions for the first six months of this year. remember it's early. but data analyzed shows republican candidates and their super pacs have recovered more money from the bay area, republicans, than any part of the state, yes, including the venerable orange county. okay? so of the $44 million collected by all the candidates in california, just between january 1st and january 30th. that six-month period. the bay area contributed $13 million. that's a big chunk from a very small portion of the state. $13 million to republican cap d

candidates. interesting. >> that really flies in the face of all historical patterns giving the bay area, maybe the bluest part of this blue state. what do you think is happening? >> well, several things, vicky. first, the large number of republican candidates leaves something for just about everyone. they've got really a buzz going, a stir, if you will. second, the bay area has become the economic juggernaut of the state. we know that. which means there's lots of money for people to spend on this kind of thing. third, and perhaps most important, many members of the technology community have strong libertarian values. you know, the idea of working without government regulations, interference, all that kind of stuff. and tech is the commanding sector in the bay area. so there's their money as well. >> it certainly is a big commanding part of the bay area. in the past bay area has been much more sympathetic to the likes of bill clinton, barack obama, much more so than the republican opponents. what is different now? >> well, the bay area has been, as you've said, overwhelmingly

democratic in the past. and look. it's likely to be that way again, depending upon, of course, who emerges as the democratic and republican nominees. we always have to watch for that. but many tech leaders are disappointed with the democrats. why? for not expanding the h1b program, not dealing with patent infringement issues, not -- pushing so hard rather to tax the huge valley profits that have been shipped offshore, trillions of dollars in this case. if nothing else, these folks may be -- let's call it hedging their bets this time around. >> okay. which republican candidates do you think are the current darlings here in the bay area? >> right. it's in the bay area. we need to remember that. marco rubio, how about that one? marco rubio, well, he's received the most money. thanks to $3 million from oracle's larry ellison. jeb bush has also scored about $3 million in the bay area. rand paul has collected about $1.5 million from the bay area.

here's a little interesting note for you. carly fiorina, the new darling, she's collected most of her campaign funds in southern california. not the bay area. >> she saw a significant rise in the polls after the cnn debate. does any of this and all of these campaign contributions suggest the possibility that california could become a red state in 2016? is that just too crazy to think about? >> anything's possible these days. and let's remember, of course, the election is still 14 months away. but the heightened interest of silicon valley and the greater bay area and republican candidates, it really could represent a new toehold, if not a foothold, toehold for the gop. >> it's a big toe. >> yeah, it's a big toe. but republicans are going to have to do a lot better with key californian constituencies, particularly women and minorities to take cal in 2016. but look, meanwhile, it's fun and interesting to watch to see the flow of bay area money in

the months to come because you know what? at least for now, we've got stuff to talk about. >> and we will count on you to watch that flow of money, to follow the dollars and come back and let us know where they're going. >> you got it. >> larry, thank you so much for your time. and much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, new images of pluto like you've never seen before. and we're talking about heat like you've never seen before. temperatures later on this afternoon back into the 90s and triple digits for many of us. even at the coastline it's going to be hot. but then we'll see a big cooldown to start the workweek. we're back to break that all down for you coming up after this. hey foster farms!

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welcome back. want to start you off with this heat advisory for the entire bay area. temperatures expected to be from 90 at the coastline to 105. drink plenty of water and if you're outside for any long periods of time, you can become susceptible to heat illness. much hotter than yesterday. back to 90 for san francisco. about five degrees warmer for the south bay. back to 100 there. 98 for the peninsula. east bay will see temperatures at 95. meanwhile, the tri-valley will see temperatures near 102. north bay looking at 98 degrees for high temperature later on this afternoon. so if you're doing any traveling across the state today, no rain expected from north to south. redding. las vegas up to 8 -- 98. that fire burning north was bringing in hazy skies.

we have another one down in monterey county. you couple that with the other one in the central valley, we've got offshore winds creating really stagnant air quality and even hazy conditions. we do have a spare the air alert. the worst air quality today in the east bay, the tri-valley and south bay. keep that in mind. if you're headed to the beach thinking about cooling off, it's not going to be all that cool. still going to be warm in fa sisk pacifica. half moon bay, 88. hotspot at the coastline along with san francisco will be 91 degrees at santa cruz. it's going to be hot even there as well. so not much relief at the coastline. if you're headed to comedy day at the park at golden gate park, from noon to 5:00, temperatures closing to 90 by 3:00. back to 80 as we head towards 5:00. a little bit of fog for tomorrow morning. for you, we have two areas of high pressure. both of them have been in charge of our weather this past weekend. you can see we've got a weak

cold front trying to break through. so that's going to at least break down this first ridge. we've also got a system to our south. that's going to break the other ridge. both of those are going to reinforce the marine layer towards tuesday and wednesday. for us, unfortunately, it doesn't mean any rain. it's just going to mean the return of morning falls and afternoon breezy conditions. both systems, one to our north, one to our south, we're not going to see any rain. that's the unfortunate thing with this. we may get a few sprinkles down near monterey county for tuesday morning. still that looks very slight. the first day of autumn september 23rd on wednesday. and with that the calendar matches the numbers. look how much it cools down. we're talking about 93 for san jose. 83 for monday. 80 for tuesday and by wednesday, back into the 70s. east bay valley, same deal, temperatures closer to 90 as we head towards the next couple of days. eventually closer to 80 by tuesday and wednesday. san francisco, you'll get in on this cooling as well. you'll be at 90 today. 78 degrees for tomorrow. so quite a difference at the coastline.

by tuesday and wednesday, it will really start to feel like fall around here. wednesday, the first full day of autu autumn, and right on track, those temperatures cool off and hopefully with the next couple of weeks we'll be entering into the return of fall. rain season. i'm hoping for some big rains. >> so are we. everybody is. >> yeah. >> fingers crossed. you talked about the reservoirs earlier. it's sad when you drive by them. >> it is sad. and hopefully we can make up for some of that this winter. with el nino on track, it does look very promising. >> i've got the wellies ready. >> me, too. >> thanks. nasa has released a new animation video of a fly-over of pluto. the agency compiled hundreds of images captured by the new horizon spacecraft during the summer. it shows pluto's surface from a height of about 120 miles. a scientist at the southwest research institute in colorado says he uses the images to map craters on pluto's surface and its largest moon. so incredible. >> pluto getting the credit it

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