california, with concerns two out of control wildfires could merge into one. we're keeping a close eye on this developing situation and we'll have an update in just moments. >> reporter: remembering officer michael katherman. i'm bob redell. we'll take you live to the city of south bay. "today in the bay" continues now. a very good morning to you, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. more on the procession for officer katherman coming up in a few minutes. first, not a lot of wind means dangerous levels of smog, kari. >> yes, it's a spare the air day. it's an in the low 50s in the north bay. quickly warming temperatures once again, up to 92 degrees in the north day, 95 in the south

bay as well as the tri valley and the peninsula to 87. a little bit better in san francisco, where it will be 76 degrees. we'll talk about what else to expect as we go into the ref this week and the weekend coming up as the heat continues. let's head over to mike. the macarthur maze looks good. >> it's a treat, we're looking at a smooth flow here. the map shows no real slowdowns that are unusual except for the tri valley. we zoom in now for the west 580. a big jamup as you're approaching duarte, clear from the center divide. a little distraction. that's the flow out of livermore towards the dublin interchange. folks making the cut through to avoid the dublin interchange, that's a good idea, even if you have to go back one exit to get that. a smooth flow of track of for 101 and 87, a little build. let me show you this map, guys.

officer katherman's memorial starts at 9:45 out of los gatos along 17, santa cruz toward winchester boulevard, then san carlos and eventually s.a.p. center. there will be a huge procession along the city streets. again, that will be an issue coming along city streets. the freeway should remain open. we'll have bob with more on the memorial in just a couple of seconds, but now we'll send it back for breaking news. we are continuing to follow the very emotional day ahead, mike, this morning. for the entire bay area, thousands will come together in san jose to remember officer michael katherman, killed last week while riding his motorcycle. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the s.a.p. center will today's memorial service will begin in just a matter of hours. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. the public is invited to attend the service to honor and remember san jose police officer

michael katherman. he was a father to two young children, a husband to his wife, and of course an 11-year member of sjpd, most recently as a motorcycle officer. last week he tried to pull over a speeding car and he collided with a van in san jose. he died despite the efforts of paramedics to save him. you can see the flowers left outside the headquarters, showing how much he was loved and missed. the motorcade is expected to arrive at s.a.p. at 10:30, the memorial service at 11:00. at 1:30, the memorial procession will leave s.a.p., take the body of officer katherman to a cemetery for private burial, argumentative at 2:45 this afternoon. this is video of air support practicing yesterday for their performance at the s.a.p. center

later today. surrounding agencies will help staff sjpd so its officers can attend today's memorial service, which again is open to the public. at this morning's memorial service, police will be collecting military challenge points for officer katherman's two young boys who like to collect those tokens, they're a source of pride for those who serve in the armed services. live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> no doubt a nice reflection on officer katherman's life. the service starts at 11:00 this morning. we'll bring you live coverage and will stream the service on nbcbayarea.com. sam? we move now, laura, to breaking news. firefighters this morning could not save six cats caught in a house fire in fremont. the home is on the corner of hastings street and he hedgars drive. the fire quickly spread to the

rest of the house. firefighters say the home was full of flammable items that fueled the flames. they called for additional help. nobody was home at the time of the fire. wildfires baking and burning out of control, now threatening homes 20 miles east of l.a. there are now concerns the two fires could merge into one massive fire. these are live images, smoke from above, as firefighters continue to try to prevent the merging of these two. the first fire, the reservoir fire, started yesterday after a deadly car crash in asouza. an hour later, the fish fire ignited in duarte. temperatures are expected to reach the high 90s in southern california, not good news for firefighters. laura? sam, police in the east bay are trying to sort out a chaotic car crash in the east bay.

one driver was apparently stabbed and left a trail of blood as he fled and officers caught up with him. it started in pleasant hills. officers found the man in the backyard of a nearby home. authorities say the driver struck two cars with his cadillac, and smashed into a light pole, splitting the car in two. witnesses say he then took off running, eventually ending up in a nearby yard where a homeowner spotted him. >> i turned around, there's this guy with no shirt on in the back corner of my house. it looked like he was maybe trying to jump the fence or something like that, covered in blood. >> that homeowner says police arrived before he had the chance to call 911. he says the officers briefly questioned the suspect before emergency crews took him to the hospital where last night he underwent surgery. authorities have not yet said whether the man will be charged. for the second time in a week, an investigator with alameda county da has been placed on leave. in this case, according to a source in the department, this

issue centers around racist text messages. the suspended investigator is not accused of sending the texts but rather receiving them and then not reporting them. he's said to be a former oakland police officer. in the meantime, acting assistant chief david downing is now the new leader of the oakland police department. the city has cycled through three police chiefs over the last two weeks. >> we've been working hard to rebuild the bond between the community and the police. seeing this level of disfunction undermines that. >> another da's office investigator was placed on leave last week in connection with the oakland sex scandal case. a dozen oakland police officers are now linked to the self-described teenaged prostitute at the center of the case. the mother of one of the victims of the berkeley balcony collapse will attend a hearing in sacramento. state lawmakers are considering

a new bill. her daughter ashley is one of six people who died last year when the balcony they were standing on gave way. today, senate policy committee will consider a bill that calls for increasing oversight on contractors. becky donahoe is attending the hearing. it's not yet clear whether she will testify. arrested again after a first arrest that made headlines. police say a 37-year-old oakland resident broke into a home sunday night while the owner was sleeping in san francisco's bay view district. officers say that homeowner woke up and began screaming, causing her to run out the backdoor of the house. now, if she looks familiar, here's why. it's the second time if two weeks that she has been arrested. this other case involves police charging her with stealing an ambulance that ended up crashing on treasure island. she had been free on supervised release. we want to check in with kari who has a look at our microclimate forecast this morning, another hot one across

the area. >> get ready, it will be heating up. temperatures nice and comfortable, but as we get a look at what to expect through the day, we're now at 61 in concord, 56 in san francisco with a high of 92 in morgan hill. you can cool off at half moon bay, it will be 68 degrees. 76 degrees in the castro. low 90s, even mid-90s for the north bay. fremont, 83. pleasanton, a high of 95. we'll talk about what to expect, more hot weather. let's go head over to mike now. he has a new crash in hayward. that's right, kari. san mateo bridge, definitely going to be a warm one. we'll be looking at west 92. we show you the entire bay. we'll zoom in toward the approach, south out of oakland through hayward toward a street, reports of a crash. i did for a few seconds see slowing at a street. details have to come in on this

crash for folks heading towards the san mateo crash. there's a build heading towards union city as well. west 580 still very slow. the crash sounds like the activity calmed down at hopward. the dublin interchange is the bigger deal. the rest of the slowing has cleared up for the time being. you see things get congested as you make your way. the crash activity, the split over towards duarty and dublin interchange on the right, folks are squeezing through the middle. south bay, smooth flow of traffic for san jose. back to you. she was a pretty big deal at one point. up next on "today in the bay," remember chewbacca mom? oh, yeah, you do. now she's getting a unique honor from a toy company. >> pretty funny. plus preparing for lift jof.

clearing the way for commercial drone flights. a funeral will be held today for

little lane graves.... the alligator at disney world by an one week ago. a funeral will be held today for the 2-year-old killed by an alligator at disney world a week ago. last weekend lane was wading in the lagoon when the alligator grabbed him and dragged him into the water. his body was found the next day. there were signs saying no swimming, but since the attack, disney says it will now add alligator warning signs to all

its water areas. international news. one man is under arrest after a security scare overnight in brussels. a busy shopping area went underlounde under lockdown. a man was wearing what looked like an explosive belt but it only contained salt and cookies. the federal aviation administration is expected to announce new rules for drones weighing less than 55 pounds. it would allow drone operators to fly without the special permission that is currently required. the new rules may also be good news for commercial operators. they won't need to apply for case by case waivers to fly drones. a wall street firm says donald trump's presidency would be gad for the economy. >> not just bad, scott mcgrew, they think it would cause a recession.

>> that's right, the ratings agency moody's has released its analysis of the proposed trump presidency. moody's analysts point out their calculations come out from the economic plans that trump has actually talked about. his more vague plans like restricting muslims from entering the country, they say, will also hurt the economy. fed chair janet yellen will testify on capitol hill this morning, a regularly-scheduled thing, but some strange timing, right after a fed meeting but right before the brexit vote. today there are simply too many unknowns. trump says he'll replace yellen as head of the fed because she's not a republican.

he's called for an audit of the federal reserve. secretary clinton hasn't said much about yellen but plans to change the way fed members are chosen. the dow was up 130, nasdaq 36. apple stocks under pressure in the next couple of days because of a paperwork issue. it's super geeky, just ignore apple for a bit. spotify hit 100 million users the other day. 30 million pay the extra money not to hear the ads, twice as many as paid apple music users. the company just elected a director of investor relations, which generally speaking you don't need unless you're public company, so we rather suspect an ipo is in the works. >> interesting. >> you guys use spotify? >> yes. >> who doesn't? >> the biggest library of all of these services. >> i read somewhere, 20,000 songs a day are added to spotify. >> amazing that that much music

is even out there. >> why even own the music, it's outdated. want to own a piece of the chewbacca mom? the woman who took facebook live by storm has her own action figure. >> she should have her own banner. hasbro has created a miniature version of her. in case of who you're not aware who she is, that's chewbacca mom. she bought a chewbacca mask, she did a live facebook video. we laughed, we cried. >> what's funny is the action figure really looks like her. >> they captured her essence. when it comes to fun, this was a little too much fun. two nuns attending yesterday's phillies game. they do the pop, drop, and lock. i don't know. the three ladies seem to be having a ball. the phillies fanatic had them

stealing the show. turns out the nuns are only actress nuns, promoting a musical going on right now in philadelphia called "sister act." fans say what gave them away is when one of the sisters was downing a miller's. that was the first clue. >> we catholics drink wine, so -- >> there you go. maybe a corona down by the beach today if you're lucky to get away. >> the beach will be the place to be, it will be hot in linda. the beach the only place where we have comfortable weather. as we head out this morning getting this tuesday started, it is all clear. here is the view towards san francisco, gorgeous start to this tuesday. the first full day of summer. yesterday summer started at 3:34 in the afternoon. here is a look at those temperatures. it's 56 degrees in san

francisco. 57 in the peninsula. the south bay is 60 degrees. as we drop in on the north bay to get a closer look, we have 60 degrees now in vallejo and cass i wi calistoga. through the rest of the day, at 8:00 we're at 61 degrees and quickly rising. temperatures will be hitting the low 80s as we go into the day. the east bay will be one of the spots where you really have to take it easy, especially if you have breathing problems. and they're really advising people to take public transportation or carpool. this is where ozone levels will be the most unhealthy. and the south bay will be right behind that. keep that in mind during the hottest hours of the day. we have the stagnant weather patterns and not much of a wind, and some high heat, where temperatures will be topping out in the low 90s in morgan hill. palo alto, 90 degrees there. some 60s along the coast.

as hot as 90 degrees for antioch. oakland, 80 degrees. danville up to 92 degrees. we're on the outer fringes of this dome of high pressure that causes this very dangerous heat across the region. as we look at where the temperatures are going for the southwest today, vegas will be up to 112 degrees. and it only takes minutes of being outside in that kind of heat for it to start to have an impact on your body. even in the bay area, we'll be well above average. our average high is at 81 degrees. we'll be in the upper 80s and even up to 90 degrees into the weekend. so this heat is not going anywhere anytime soon. even well above average in san francisco, even though the temperatures will be a lot more comfortable heading into the weekend. expect the highs to top out in the upper 80s to low 90s. in the south, up to 96 degrees on saturday. sunday, not much better, up to 93 degrees. i'll have another look at the

forecast coming up. let's head over to mike now, looking at an easy build approaching the bay bridge. >> it's easy because i don't have to wait when you get to the toll plaza, so i'll say it's easy. some slowing, berkeley curve. that's the continued build we'll see. rest of the bay shows a nice flow of traffic. speed sensors at the bottom of your screen. let me zoom in, east bay, a crash southbound 880 at a street. some slowing. reports of a motorcycle standing up on the shoulder. the rider is kind of laying down on the side there as well. no impact is evident but we have that distraction. crews are arriving. we're concerned and watching this, slowing for the distraction, then the build toward union city passed the san mateo bridge. the crash at hopyard is cleared, now recovery out of livermore. toward the dublin interchange. expect the build in the tri

valley to increase. the second burst starting to hit. let's get back to that san jose map. we talked about officer katherman's memorial service. they'll leave s.a.p. center to 101 south to morgan hill. right now, as we look at san jose, you see the lighter traffic flow in the northbound direction starting to build at the 280/680 interchange. >> mike, thank you very much. next, nbc bay area responds. >> good morning. a debit card declined even though there's money in the bank. nbc bay area responds, next. good morning. coming up on a tuesday here on "today," why now? donald trump talks about his decision to fire his campaign manager just weeks before the republican national convention. also ahead, charlie sheen

will be here. he'll open up about his life seven months after he revealed on this program that he's hiv-positive. and we have a live concert out on the plaza for meghan trainor and much more ahead as we get started on a tuesday morning right here on "today." to a south bay man's frozen

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>> chris chmura helps him unfreeze it. >> good morning. this man deposited $500 to his debit card and made purchases just fine. but suddenly the card was declined with $107 left on it. he moved fast, because card holders can be charged fees when there's no county activiaccount. but customer service didn't respond so he called us. a spokesman explains their systems linked the call center backlog to a tech outage. their number one source of income includes fees. a company spokesman suggests card holders actively monitor their accounts. if you have a problem, we'll respond. call 888-996-tips or share your story on nbcbayarea.com/responds. tomorrow at 6:20, the woman

banned from a major online retailer. have a great day. >> glad it worked out for him. next on "today in the bay," keeping celebrations safe at pride this weekend. the extra steps the city is taking following the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. and a billboard here behind me along highway 92 in hayward will be a visible reminder of a recall effort under way to bench a south bay judge. joining us.

=sam/4shot= rcia cnon. and i'm sam brock good tuesday morning to you, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we like to say we live in paradise, and we do. >> it will be like paradise at the beach. that's where temperatures will be the coolest today and a lot more comfortable. this is where we begin. lower 50s for the north bay, obvious in the south bay. look at where we're headed, up to 95 in the south bay and tri valley. 76 degrees, a lot more comfortable in san francisco. i'll let you know what else to expect as we head through the week, coming up in a few minutes. mike is still tracking a motorcycle crash on the 880. >> that's right, we're watching for motorcycles, good weather in general. we have smaller vehicles driving around, be careful out there, folks. not by the coliseum, getting toward the bay bridge.

south of 238 we have at a street, south 880 slows by the crash. sounds like it's an out out of . in the south bay we see slowing northbound, a crash reported on the southbound side, we're watching that. a gradual build, replimild for silicon valley. at 9:45 at los gatos, a procession towards stevens creek going east to san carlos, downtown to the s.a.p., a procession for officer katherman's memorial. we'll talk more about that. back to you. as you outlined the route for the procession, in just a matter of hours, thousands of people are coming together to

say goodbye to san jose police officer michael katherman, an emotional day for the city of san jose and the bay area community. the funeral will begin this morning at the s.a.p. center. katherman was an 11-year veteran of the department killed last week while residing his motorcycle, when he pulled over a speeding car, hit by a van. >> our officers are out there taking an extraordinary risk every day to keep our community safe and serving us. we need to honor them when they spend their final moments in that service. >> officer katherman, who worked in the capacity of comforting families who had lost loved ones, also leaves behind a wife and two young children. our very own bob redell is at the s.a.p. center and will have a live report coming up in 25 minutes. it is 6:32.

starting today, bay area drivers will see a very visible reminder of the efforts to recall a judge at the center of a stanford small case. "today in the bay'"''s" kris sanchez has more. >> reporter: this is a very visible reminder of that outreach, laura. you don't have to ask mike how many traffic goes through here. this is what this billboard behind me is going to read later on today and for the next four weeks. it is funded by the national women's advocacy group ultra violet. it says persky must go. it calls on people to sign a petition telling the california commission on judicial performance that the judge should be benched. he has been under fire ever since sentencing brock turner to just six months in jail for three counts of sexual assault on an unconscious woman instead of ten to 14 years in prison as allowed by law you.

>> this is not going away. people are still outraged. they will continue to speak out until this judge is removed from the bench. >> reporter: now, brock turner has a family support page created in the last few weeks. it has more than 6,000 likes. a family lawyer says that the family has nothing to do with it and in fact it may be a parody page. but it is worth noting that no matter how people people like that family support page, no matter how many people signed that petition for the california judicial review, really the only way for this judge, judge aaron persky, to be removed, is by a recall vote of the santa clara county voters. this sign is flashing in alameda county. in hayward, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." a letter allegedly written by a 15-year-old boy has raised new controversy for police and officials at scotts valley high school. it threatens specific students and teachers with murder and sexual assault. it was reportedly delivered to one of the students. now several parents have hired

an attorney to help get to the bottom of it. the letter started circulating during the last day of school. it was brought to the attention of school administrators who in turn called police. still, some parents don't think the school took the letter seriously. they contacted an attorney who will now seek a restraining order against the letter's alleged author. >> we want to make sure our kids are safe. we want to make sure that this boy gets the help he clearly needs. and we want a change in the culture of the school administration. >> scotts valley police wrapped up a two-week investigation this weekend. today the district attorney will consider whether charges should be filed against the boy. 6:35 right now on your tuesday morning. a bit of good news but only for a few for those displaced by saturday's huge fire in san francisco's bernal heights. one group got back into their homes last night. but there are only some of the 57 people displaced by saturday's fire.

now, flames did not damage the building that they live in on 29th and mission street for those lucky few. but they say they have heavy hearts, knowing so many other people lost everything. >> a lot of it was low income housing, and people don't really know what they're going to do next. really sad, really unfortunate. >> i feel really bad for the families next door. they don't have a place anymore. >> investigators now say the fire started in the hardware store at street level, then proceeded to spread to the apartments upstairs, then to neighborhoo neighboring buildings. how the fire started is still under investigation. in the wake of the orlando shooting, security will be tight at this weekend's pride festival in san francisco. one of the largest pride events in the world. more than a million people are expected in san francisco during the parade. changes this year include increased police presence at every pride event and gay club. and new this year, no large bags or purses will be allowed in. everyone will have to walk

through a metal detector to enter the festival. there will also be plainclothed officers inside the event. several security checkpoints will be set up at civic center plaza. the orlando massacre also raised new calls for gun control legislation. but those calls were rejected by the senate. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts has been following that angle from washington, d.c. once again, a mass tragedy, once again, talk about doing something rather than nothing. and lawmakers do nothing. >> reporter: exactly. yeah, once again, gridlock, because there is agreement that they don't want weapons in the hands of terrorists, especially high powered guns. there is not agreement on how to do that and preserve the second amendment. that's why we saw all of these measures, two democrat and two republican plans, fail. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: gun control has failed again. >> it's what they predicted, you know. >> another missed opportunity. >> reporter: lawmakers could the

no agree to either ban or delay sales to terror suspects. democrats are livid. >> i am angry. i am frustrated. >> the nra has a vise-like grip on this place. >> reporter: republicans say the u.s. should be focused on isis. >> my colleagues want to treat the symptoms without fighting the disease. >> the most important way to prevent tragedies at home is by defeating terrorism overseas. >> reporter: what's next? will this become an issue in the presidential campaign? gun control advocates are disappointed but hopeful. >> we're in a sea change. these people are on the wrong side of history. >> reporter: hillary clinton tweeted "enough," with the names of the orlando victims. >> what am i going to tell 49 grieving families? >> reporter: no word from donald trump this morning. he's now saying security guards, not patrons, should have had guns at orlando. another killing spree that

sparked a lot of debate in washington but no action. reaction, though, from the nra, the national rifle association, which says what happened on the senate floor was embarrassing. they call it pure politics. by the way, that was the first time we saw all 100 senators voting together on one issue this year. bernie sanders was back in town and it was the first time they all got a chance to vote together. but no agreement. >> all together, didn't get it done. >> a full senate chamber that accomplished nothing. tracie potts, thank you very much. a fiery debate in washington and fiery temperatures in the bay area. >> no kidding. enjoy the cool of the morning, right, kari? >> yes, it doesn't last that long. anything you have to do, a run or yardwork, try to get it done in the next couple of hours before those temperatures really ramp up. as we head out the door now, it's until the mid-50s in oakland and palo alto. san francisco at 56 degrees. as we head through the day, we'll have a wide range in

temperatures from 68 at half moon bay to 92 degrees in morgan hill. 75 degrees in the financial district. and fairfield will be up to 95 degrees. also mid-90s for parts of the delta and the tri valley. we'll talk about what else to expect as this heat continues over the next few days, that's coming up. let's head over to mike now. it looks pretty slow in the south bay. >> it is, kari. the 101 camera, this is where we're seeing the second burst of traffic, the commute starting to build. that's at the bottom of the screen for silicon valley. typical at this time. as we zoom in towards some other trouble spots, we're looking at westbound 580. recovery there from the earlier crash at duarte that has cleared. southbound 680, which is also slowing down towards this area, a crash reported there. it looks like everything is off to the shoulder. i'll get more details from chp and let you know if that's a problem. over here, activity south 880 at a street, still off the roadway, that distraction, the motorcycle on the shoulder, and the

required. no update on the condition, in nothing major, from what we understand. a smooth flow of traffic for the rest of the bay. approach to the bay bridge, no major issues. golden gate bridge, speed sensors show no delays. nice flow in novato towards san francisco. >> pretty clean commute, thanks very much, mike. coming up, a scandal expanding in oakland. >> reporter: we're talking about allegations of scandal about text messages. the latest controversy plaguing the oakland police department. markets continue to move up, as we think britain will not leave the european union. we'll go live to the big board. dow jones industrials gaining 11 points after roaring ahead yesterday. scott, we go back to southern california and the san gabriel mountains where there are two fires burning concurrently right now with concerns that they might merge

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scandals spiraling for opd. now it's a racist text scandal sweeping through the oakland police department, continuing to reach beyond the walls of police headquarters. an alameda county investigator who is a former officer at opd is on administrative leave. >> it's amazing, it just continues. we're live with the latest on all of this turmoil hitting the department. >> reporter: it seems to be growing, laura and sam, good morning to you. that da investigator who is now

on leave is accused of receiving racist text messages and not reporting them. this follows the oakland police department putting lieutenant tony jones, who is black, on believe for allegedly sending racist texts about black on black crime to officers in the department, all as opd struggles to find leadership. the city has named david downing as acting chief. he will run day to day operations and report to city administrator sabrina landreth. oakland has gone through three police chiefs in eight days, the latest stepping down after just two days. >> we've been working hard to rebuild that bond between the community and the police. seeing this level of dysfunction undermines that. >> reporter: the followup began with an alleged sex scandal. the oakland police department investigating claims that more than a dozen of its officers had sex with a teenaged prostitute, the daughter of a police dispatcher. and an oakland veteran homicide

detective is on leave, accused of having his girlfriend fill out paperwork from a high profile case from 2013. that could lead to far-reaching impacts, could lead to new trials. whoever comes in as new police chief has a lot on his or her plate. >> it's been a revolving door so far. thank you very much. >> in a short amount of time. stock markets are moving higher today on hopes great britain will stay in the european union. >> all this talk of a brexit, scott mcgrew, it might not happen. >> might not happen, but boy, it will come down to the wire. that vote comes thursday, sam. meanwhile, on the market, all green lights this morning after a big runup yesterday. this is a company called 8point3. they're out of san jose, a mix of two solar companies. they have opened the nasdaq this morning. normally today would be a big day because janet yellen is testifying on capitol hill.

wall street is thinking about nothing about that brexit vote. we may expect lawmakers to behave in a way so as to get them on television. this is the last time she'll be before congress before many of them go up for election. apple head tim cook will reportedly host a fundraiser for speaker of the house paul ryan a week from today in menlo park. cook is careful to support both sides of the political spectrum, donating money to barack obama's campaign in the last election. but he's been public about his dislike of donald trump. supporting ryan is a way to support the gop without actually supporting the gop candidate. bestselling author malcolm gladwell has launched a podcast called "revisionist history." it's already at the top of the charts. and he's going to do this instead of writing a new book, because he can get more money out of advertising on his podcast than he could from apparently the book sales. >> there you go. a lot of word of mouth too.

>> fascinating guy to read, i'm sure to listen to as well. thank you very much. >> you bet. the latest developments in southern california where there are concerns two new wildfires are threatening homes in the san gabriel mountains and could merge. the inflammatiflames are burnin control 20 miles east of los angeles. >> miguel almaguer joins us live. miguel, in all there are eight wildfires burning across california. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, guys, good morning. it's not just those wildfires, but you couple them with the extreme heat and you have a recipe for disaster. those two wildfires burning here in our area right now that you're taking a look at on your screen are working away from homes. of course, just like in the bay area, the conditions here can change on a dime. the wind speeds are what firefighters will be concerned about today. and also just the extreme heat which is fueling these fires. as you guys know in the bay

area, we have had a crippling drought across the state, that's also a major contributing factor to the fires burning here. we have another major wildfire burning in san diego and in parts of southern california we expect the temperature near palm springs to reach well over 110 degrees later on today. we had blackouts in the los angeles area because there's been so much pressure and so much strain on the power grid. so it's going to be a long day for firefighters on the front lines and those looking to seek relief from this extreme heat wave out here in the southern part of the state, guys. >> it would be nice if they get some sort of break. thank you, miguel. watch his full report on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. continues in the bay area also very dangerous as we've continued to see elevated heat levels, kari. >> and it's not as intense as what we're seeing in southern california, which is great news. but it will still be hot, you still have to take it easy. we do still have the danger of some high ozone levels in the air today as well as some heat-sensitive groups may have

to take it easy today, as we take a look at now from at&t park, the view of san francisco. all of that sunshine, beautiful start to the day. and at least for now, temperatures are comfortable. we will continue to see the temperatures rising as we go through the rest of the morning. but we start out at 56 degrees in san francisco. the east bay at 55 degrees. as we go into the north bay, 75 in calistoga. napa at 54. san rafael at 51 degrees. windows are open now but you'll be closing them and turning the air conditioner on as we gao into the lunch hour. san jose, 81 degrees already by noon. we'll see the temperatures continuing to reach into the upper 80s by today and not much of a wind. all of the stagnant air and high heat creates high ozone levels and makes the air quality very low for the east bay, especially, where it will be unhealthy for sensitive groups, meaning if you have breathing

problems, asthma, you don't want to spend a lot of time outdoors, especially during the hottest times was the day. the south bay will have moderate to unhealthy amounts of ozone levels in the air. and the north bay and peninsula also barely high. as the temperatures reach into the low 90s today, morgan hill up to 92 degrees. half moon bay will be the spot to cool off, 68 degrees. mid-70s for san francisco. not bad there. but up to 92 in santa rosa and napa. 96 in antioch. as we continue on with this dangerous heat across the southwest, as the air sinks, it warms. as this intense heat continues to build, we're talking 111 degrees today in las vegas as well as palm springs. fresno will be up to 104 degrees. in the tri valley, we'll have temperatures into the lower 90s. the average high is 81 degrees. and the hottest day looks to be saturday, where we top out at 95

degrees there. san francisco, also well above average. when the average temperature is at 67 degrees, we'll be at 75 on saturday. as we look ahead to the weekend, unfortunately there is no relief from this heat. the valleys will continue to have highs in the mid-90s. san francisco, mid-70s. the peninsula, up to 86 degrees on saturday. we'll be tracking more of this heat likely into next week. let's head over to mike, a jam in hayward. a jam in hayward and a build in the maze, as well as the berkeley curve. we'll show you overall, the bay showing a pretty typical pattern like we saw at the maze. we'll see more traffic kicking in over the next 45 minutes all over the place. right now we'll start with southbound 880, still slow past the earlier crash. that motorcycle crash on the shoulder, over at a street southbound, slows past the scene. building towards the coliseum but nothing dramatic right

there. zooming out the map, we're showing you the south bay build. northbound routes, we see that typical pattern here as well as west 287 and again over toward mountain view. a note about officer katherman's funeral memorial service. after they leave s.a.p. center this afternoon, they'll go 130 south down 280, then down 101, morgan hill. that's where you'll see a lot of folks on the overpasses saluting and paying tribute to the officer as they travel to the burial. mean whiwhile meanwhile, 880 start to build with the sun in your eyes, a factor on both sides of the bay. >> thank you very much. coming up, remembering a beloved officer. the special memorial service mike just mentioned that is taking place today to honor the life and legacy of a san jose police officer killed while on duty. but first, happening right now, the price tag keeps getting bigger and bigger. you might call this supersized. a home in san francisco has been

listed for more than $28 million. we have a link to that story and a slide show of the home on our facebook page. plus we've compiled a hefty list of the upcoming fourth of july events across the bay. check it out at the top of nbcbayarea.com. we'll see you in two minutes.

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bay area... top stories on nbc ==laura/anim== it will be an emotnal y for so many - welcome back. here are the top stories on nbc bay area. >> testimoit will be no doubt el as the bay area comes together to remember officer michael katherman. this morning's memorial will get under way in four hours from now. bob redell is live at s.a.p. center with more. >> reporter: good morning, laura and sam. we're expecting members of law enforcement from throughout the state to join their brothers and sisters at the san jose police department to honor and remember officer michael katherman, an 11-year member of the sjpd. he was killed during a collision with a van while trying to pull over a speeding car. >> our officers who are out there on the front lines, taking extraordinary risks for us every day to keep our communities safe and to serve us, we need to honor them when they spend their

final moments in that service. >> reporter: that's the sound of the san jose police air support unit, practicing yesterday the flyover they'll perform over s.a.p. later today. surrounding agencies will help staff s.a.p. so officers can attend the memorial service. at 9:45, the motorcade departs the funeral home with the body of officer michael katherman. the memorial service, which is open to the public, starts at 11:00. at 1:30, the motorcade will leave s.a.p., arriving at the cemetery for a private burial at 2:45 this afternoon. bob redell, "today in the bay." talking about that procession, it will loop around. people should bewa should be ad we

aware of it. >> it will go east towards san carlos towards the s.a.p. center. a lot of surface street traffic and congestion. right now, the morning commute is showing a typical pattern, the south bay slowing at highway 87 and toward the dublin interchange. another crash may have happened around duarte. other than that, pretty smooth. >> thank you, mike. it's about 60 degrees right now, but that's what we're starting at. >> we'll see those temperatures warming up as we go through the day fairly quickly. it's 57 degrees now in san francisco, and a little bit cooler in the north bay, and the highs will still be topping out in the mid-90s for the valleys in the south as well as the north bay and the tri valley. san francisco today subpoeis up degrees. >> we'll be covering officer cather hurricane's memorial and funeral procession at 11:00.

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