the sharks are about to take the ice in the stanley cup final for the first time ever in the team's history. >> we have team coverage for you. damian trujillo is standing by with fans in san jose. but collin is first. >> reporter: guys, here we are finally, game one, stanley cup finalities, less than 30 minutes away. can the sharks seize the moment? we'll find out shortly. we're rink side here in pittsburgh. those without tickets to tonight's game, they are lawn chair ready for an outdoor viewing party that's also going on here in pittsburgh. we didn't find any sharks fans. but we did find these buddies here from sfo today.

>> we thought of it a couple of days ago and it's coming to fruition. we couldn't ask for a better experience. pittsburgh is a great city. >> everyone's saying, are you nervous, are you nervous? no, i'm excited. >> i'm thrilled for sharks fans. i remember going to games in the cal palace. hockey has developed so well in san jose and the greater bay area. >> reporter: did you guys read between the lines on the commissioner's sound bite right there? he clearly wants the shark point, isn't it obvious? we'll be back at 8:00 and 11:00 with highlights and reactions. >> thank you, collin. an official watch party is happening at the shark tank in san jose, got to be so many fans so excited. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. they've been mingling for most of the day.

now they're inside the shark tank ready to watch the big game on the big screen. they didn't wait for the game to start before they began to party. ♪ >> reporter: the party began at 2:00 this afternoon at plaza caesar chavez. it was 85 degrees but that didn't keep people from sporting their sharks sweaters. the sweater, really? >> got to represent the sharks for the fans. >> we're ready for the finals tonight. >> reporter: son tyler knows there are two big games today. so he wanted to represent both of them. >> i'm really happy that both teams have gotten as far as they have. i'm proud of both franchises for being able to get to this point. >> reporter: these diehards have been waiting 25 years for this moment. that was enough reason to get a new sharks hat or t-shirt. after all, it's their first chance to see their favorite players skate for one of the most prestigious trophies in sports. there is a wager between the

mayor of san jose and the mayor of pittsburgh. it involves a donation of food back and forth, also donations to the charity of their choice. the losing mayor has to wear the jersey of the opposing team. that's the bet. damian trujillo, nbc 11. >> thanks, damian. ticket prices are sky high. average price for a ticket to game 3, $624. game 4 at the shark tank, even higher, $648. average price for game 1 in pittsburgh tonight, 220 bucks. to be fair, the penguins won the stanley cup final in 2009 so this is not as massive a deal as it is in sharks history. what a day, the warriors also have a lot on the line tonight.

golden state trying to punch their ticket to the nba finals with a game 7 win against the oklahoma city thunder. we'll have a live report from oracle in ten minutes. decision 2016, the california primary now eight days away. competition on the democratic side still tough. here's a live look at oakland where bernie sanders is expected to arrive at any moment to hold a public rally, the last of three stops in the presidential candidate's swing across the bay area. we're outside a church in oakland. scott, you got the opportunity to speak to sanders one on one. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. he also spoke to 200 people inside the church earlier today, stressing economic equality and improved access to education. senator bernie sanders struck a chord inside this baptist

church. sitting down with us, senator sanders talked to us about how his message of closing the wage and education gap is resonating with bay area voters. >> most people understand the technology has changed the nature of education. we have got to make public education include free tuition at public colleges and universities. >> the fact that he comes to east oakland means a lot to me. a lot of candidates won't come out and hear from people and let us hear from them. >> reporter: he says he wants to give democrats a choice as we approach the california primary. >> we've seen a huge uptick in voter registers. young people, latinos, are getting involved in the democratic process. i think that's good for democracy. >> reporter: oakland representative barbara lee is a member here at allen temple baptist church. she was not in attendance today

and as of yet has not endorsed a candidate for president. scott budman, nbc bay area news. a surprise guest, bernie sanders paid his respects to fallen vets with an unscheduled stop in san francisco. mark matthews has comments from senator sanders and reaction. >> reporter: this is the biggest memorial day event but bernie sanders kept it on the down-low. he says he didn't want to turn this observance into a political event. it was a surprise to many to see senator bernie sanders walking in today's memorial day parade. asked why he wanted to be here, the former chair of the senate veterans committee told me it matters. >> the issue of veterans needs and the families of those who walk their lives is something that has always been of importance to me. that's why i'm here.

>> reporter: and your opponent is on the east coast. >> i don't want to get political right now, okay? >> i would have made the decision that he wouldn't speak. >> reporter: wallace lev insaid he had to lay down the law with sanders' staff. >> i convinced them it was better for him not to speak because it shows he really cares. >> reporter: after the ceremony is around could have talked politics. but he didn't. >> we're here to remember the sacrifices of those who gave their lives and their families. thank you. that's all i would like to say. >> he took a step back from politics and made it about the veterans. >> he made a decision not to criticize clinton. that was acknowledged by everybody here. >> it's surprising for me, i think it changed who i'm rooting for. so, yeah.

>> reporter: so, yeah, pretty positive reaction. i didn't see the last exchange between wallace levin and senator sanders. levin, i'm told, walked over to sanders and thanked him for not ruining the day. sanders' response? without a word he turned and walked away. >> interesting, mark, thank you very much. democratic contender hillary clinton marched in her hometown's parade in chappaqua, new york, joined by husband bill clinton for the event. the presumptive republican nominee for president, donald trump, had no public event today. yesterday he was at a biker event. he will be in new york tomorrow. police in san francisco are investigating the theft of a federal agent's gun and identification. both were taken during a car

break-in yesterday afternoon in san francisco. people in the area say the car break-ins have become the new normal. >> from the very block i live on there's probably at least one break-in a night. >> you may remember that nbc bay area did an investigation and uncovered that more than 500 weapons have gone missing from local and state agencies since 2010. we recently took in-depth look at stolen guns. hundreds were taken from police agencies since that time. to watch the story go to nbcbayarea.com. we've put it in the "spotlight" section for you. coming up, flames threaten to snuff out a popular show. we'll tell you why those fears have been extinguished. live outside of oracle arena, the warriors are one game away from making it back from the nba finals.

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a third day of searching but still no signs of two open teenagers who vanished off of jumping off a boat. they were with family on saturday. a group of seven jumped into the water. these two teens never resurfaced. the boys were not wearing lifejackets. it's east of stockton, north of oakdale in the central valley. no day off for victims of a five-alarm fire at a shopping center. flames roared through the rancho shopping center destroying one business after another. a business owner has salvaged her belongs.

>> reporter: that's right, jessica. it's hard to believe that much can be salvaged here. the owner of a well-known dance studio here also believed a planned 30th everyone show went up in smoke. a concerned community stepped up. donna has owned this dance studio for 30 years. but now instead of getting ready for a big show, she finds herself cleaning up after the five-alarm fire. it ripped through the shopping center. even though crews stopped the flames just short of the studio, there is still major damage to the center. the cause is still under investigation. >> we won't be able to continue in this location. >> reporter: some performers who participated as children now

participate as adults. >> my first thought was, how am i going to pull this off? >> reporter: she's been contacted by several dance studios offering space free of charge. today she was able to give the best news she's had all week. >> the show will go on, as always. i feel like i'm always the master of plan b. if plan doesn't work out, you always look to plan b, and c and d if that's necessary. >> reporter: plan b is definitely on. the 30th anniversary show will go on june 18th at the santa clara high school theater. to get more information and offer support, go to nbcbayarea.com. robert handa, nbc bay area news. the sharks in the stanley cup final, the warriors in a do or die game 7, just about an hour from tipoff at oracle.

ian cull is out there. ian, i was out there for game one of the series. in all honesty, the crowd was flat. what vibe are you getting tonight? >> reporter: we got a lot of fans coming in here tonight. oracle is going to be rocking. this is the first time in 40 years that the warriors have hosted a game 7. the fans know it. they're starting to trickle in here, many paying upwards of $400, up to several thousand dollars on the secondhand market to be closer to the court to have their ticket. the fans were having a tailgate party. they know what's at stake. warriors are trying to do what few have done, come back and win a series after being down 3-1. lebron james and the cavs await the winner. fans are confident the dub nation will be successful tonight. >> it's over.

>> reporter: that confident? >> that confident. >> they'll have to come out of the gate pretty quick. as long as that happens, we'll be good. >> reporter: an incredible series. the dub nation felt a new low. now the team is back with all the momentum. after winning 73 games and smashing some records, many of the fans are saying that it won't mean much unless the warriors can win the title once again. we'll have a game recap with many of these fans tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area. live at oracle, ian cull, nbc bay area news. >> ian, thank you. most people will be indoors tonight watching these two games. but earlier today, a beautiful day to honor vets on this memorial day. >> it was certainly hotter inland. at the coastline we also had the fog lingering around. a mixed bag no matter where you are across the bay area. let's go ahead and get a look at the microclimate forecast. you can see right now across the bay area, those contrasts being

developed again by the fog at the coastline. that's putting us at 67 in san francisco for the east bay, hotter 92. the south bay getting a slight wind from the coastline. that's why it's not as warm as the east bay. tomorrow morning, we'll start off mostly clear here, at the bay area. fog in san francisco and 53. as we head throughout tuesday, temperatures will warm up a few degrees. that will put us in accupunctcut 93. for the coast, we'll stay in the 60s for tomorrow. that will put pacifica at 69. pa palo alto, 64. for the tri valley, beautiful weather in napa, 89 degrees. oakland, a comfortable 76. the hottest weather across the tri valley, with 95 expected in

livermore, 94 in pleasanton. you know we're in for hotter weather this week, that's what i want to focus in on next. this area of high pressure will stay in place throughout the next five days. but the key component that will likely get us up to 100 degrees this week will be a dry offshore wind building. it looks like that's going to start to build in place once we hit friday's forecast. i want to focus in on that, because friday is going to be the day where we have the chance here of some 100-degree heat across the region, also increased fire danger and lowering humidity. here is how it looks, once we hit the hottest day this week on friday. 100 expected in walnut creek. this will also put san francisco at 77 degrees. and also our beaches in the low 70s. so let's go ahead and get an overall look at how that trend is going to shape up for the upcoming weekend forecast. you can see while we'll have 99 in the south bay on friday, we'll start to see things cool on saturday to 95, then eventually dropping down to our biggest decrease on sunday with 88 expected in the south bay,

east bay 75, and the north bay 81. since of course this is called a weather forecast, i want to take it into the forecast for the potential of maybe some late season june rain, maybe some showers on june 5th, and the 6th. but a better chance right now of a possible storm that could bring a quarter inch of rain on the 9th and the 10th. i'll closely monitor these, it's a long way out, but a sign of unusual weather coming our way. >> thanks so much. coming up, a two-hour chase in southern california caught on camera. you can watch as it comes to a dramatic conclusion.

we're still waiting for presidential candidate bernie sanders to appear in oakland. he's expected to take the stage at any moment. those are the steps of city hall. the crowd is between 10 and 15,000 people right now. this is the third bay area stop for sanders so far today. he's got more coming in the

coming days. new video tonight of a high speed chase that had the chp criss-crossing l.a. county for two hours. it started in southgate when a man began driving the stolen suv recklessly. he even through paper out of the paper and sideswiped other cars. the chp arrested him after he stopped on the 405 in long beach. memorial day weekend is coming to a close. you can tell that on our roadways. take a live look at 80 in emeryville and the 680 in dublin. right now it looks pretty darn wide open. it promises to get busier in the next few hours as travelers return from all over california, just in time for the sharks and later on the warriors. we went on a ride-along with the chp, out on checkpoints to keep drivers safe. 24 people have died on our roads since friday, more than half of those not wearing seatbelts.

>> unnecessary tragedy. coming up, we'll take you to the tributes across the bay area for our vets. then a rare sight that might want to make you take a closer look at the sky tonight.

honoring our fallen heroes. today the bay area paid tribute to the brave men and women who fought and died for our freedom. ♪ in the south bay, an annual memorial day that paid tribute to veterans and their families. san jose's oak hill memorial park, the city's annual memorial day program. veterans tell us they hope more people will take time to remember service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> events like this help educate people who night not otherwise notice or think about what has been given by people who were

their age at one time and were in service. >> now to gilroy where hundreds of community members lined the streets for the city's memorial day parade. organizers say the event celebrates gilroy's culturally diverse community. you'll be able to see mars at the closest distance it's been to earth in 11 years. mars and earth get relatively close to each other every two or so years. but the distances vary because of different orbits. most time jupiter is the brightest planet in the night sky but mars will rival jupiter in the next few days. isn't that exciting? >> it is. >> you're looking live at people still going into the watch party in san jose where it will b

if you haven't heard, in case you're still living under a rock, we're minutes away from the stanley cup final. >> for the first time in history, sharks have made it this far. fans are going nuts. damian trujillo is live in san jose where there's a watch party at s.a.p. >> reporter: they opened the doors at 4:00 and people have been pouring into the shark tank behind me. they won't be sold out, getting 19,000 people for a watch party isn't going to happen. but i just got off the phone with the pr staff, they'll be surprised if it's not half full, because there are so many people going in at this point. people are wearing face paint and masks and everything. it will be a big party. back to you guys. >> next time we hope to see you in one of those sweaters. they don't call it a jersey. it's a sweater. >> i want to see him in face paint. >> that will be good. >> temps in the 80s for anyone heading out there. by 7:00, 76. it will be challenge for folks

to monitor the ice inside because of the hot temperatures outside. >> game 1 of the stanley cup finals, next. >> bye-bye. nbc sports, home of the 2016 rio olympics, the nhl, premier league, the nascar sprint cup chase for the playoffs. and sunday night football. only on nbc. the glorious skyline on three rivers of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. a city of many neighborhoods. and on the 150th anniversary of the first documented memorial day observance, a traditional parade today on a local street. now, as we near dusk, the fans near consol energy center, carry the boisterous but nervous anticipation for the final playoff series of spring.