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take a live look ouide.... bay bridge from trsure land good morning. thanks for joining us. you're watching "today in the bay." we're taking a live look at the bay bridge from treasure island. thanks so much for waking up with us. we're going to get our first check of our microclimate forecast, and we do have some wet weather heading our way. >> it looks like if you're up in the north bay, you could be seeing an early morning wet commute as you head to work on monday, but for now we'll enjoy the sunshine. partly cloudy right now. a few lingering clouds but have no fear, we should be clearing out quite nicely. 52 degrees in the east bay. san francisco 54 and the highs will be in the 70s.
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it's going to be slightly cooler but similar to what we saw yesterday. overall we are expecting sunshine across the board with the exception of a few clouds that should start rolling in at about 8:00 or 9:00. you should start seeing some of the heavier clouds and that's all thanks to a pacific storm system that's going to be making its arrival as early as sunday night into monday morning. i'll have more details on exactly what you can look forward to in your full forecast. >> and for knew we get some sunshine. >> for now we enjoy the sunshine. we want to tell you about a developing story in the east bay. s.w.a.t. teams are scouring the streets of oakland after multiple people were shot late last night. here is what we know right now. police were called to ritchie street and van kroft afternoon around 11:30 where they found three people suffering from gunshot wounds. they were taken to local hospitals but we still gont know their conditions. officers say an hour after arriving more gunshots rang out blocks away near the corner of 77th street. s.w.a.t. teams have been searching that area for several
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hours and we will update you when we get new information. turning to decision 2016 now. with just over two weeks until election day, the presidential candidates are hitting the campaign trail hard and courting latino vote nationwide. last night in san jose the hispanic foundation of silicon valley honored those who had given back to their community, but the buzz offstage was all about the presidential election, including concerns over how trump and clinton would handle immigration reform and education. >> a lot of hispanic families are concerned about their safety here in this country. a lot of them are immigrants from -- obviously from latin america, and they're concerned about being able to live here freely like they have. >> many at the event are still undecided. despite trump's promise of aggressive immigration reform, they're not completely sold on the idea of a clinton presidency either. election day is two weeks from tuesday.
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well, the campaign trail took hillary clinton to pittsburgh where she rallied supporters and made an appeal to voters who are wavering in their support for donald trump, telling them she wants to be their president. >> probably no people who are thinking about voting for donald trump. i understand that they need a president who cares about them, will listen to them, and i want to be their president too. >> meanwhile, donald trump was in gettysburg, pennsylvania, running out his agenda for his first hyundais as president but his plan was overshadowed by his own comments about that growing list of women accusing him of sexual assault. >> every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. total fabrication. the events never happened, never. all of these liars will be sued after the election is over.
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>> now, those comments came on the same day that an 11th accuser stepped forward. she claims donald trump hugged and kissed her without consent. jessica drake said it happened a decade ago after a golf tournament in lake tahoe. she claims he tried to offer her money and the use of his private plane in exchange for spending the night with him. >> asked me to return to his suite and have dinner with him. he also invited me to a party. i declined. donald then asked me, what do you want? how much? >> the trump campaign issued a statement denying all of drake's claims. meantime, it appears early voting is surging. as of this morning, more than 5.3 million votes have been cast, far ahead of the pace at this time in 2012. balloting is under way in 34
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early voting states, california being one of them. in all, more than 46 million people are expected to vote before election day. and a reminder, you can prep for next month's election by checking out our online voters edge guide. puts in your zip code to learn more about the issues and candidates in your area. that's all at nbcbayarea.com. gone but not forgotteforgot. a community held a prayer vigil for a teen killed in an officer-involved shooting in sonoma county. it was held in the same lot on moreland avenue where the shooting happened three years ago. andy lopez was shot after a deputy mistook the teen's pellet gun for an assault rifle. that deputy was cleared of any wrongdoing when the investigation ended last year. the protesters say justice has not been served. >> when i look at his story, it's about a child who has been killed by a system that is set
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up to essentially demonize him. >> lopez's family is suing sonoma county in an ongoing wrongful death suit. a family on the peninsula is without their home this morning after a fire ripped through their house. take a look at the fire there in millbrae. this was the view from frontera way from interstate 280. the fire department tells us the flames broke out around 3:30 yesterday afternoon and were put out an hour later. fortunately, no one was hurt, but the kitchen and several rooms upstairs had a lot of damage. well, a warning for parents and children in san carlos. two 11-year-old girls reported a suspicious encounter with a man. the encounter happened friday afternoon near the corner of laurel and cherry streets. the girls say the man approached them and asked to buy their scooters. they declined and rode away, but it's man came back asking the girls if, quote, they wanted to have some fun. the man is described as white, in his 50s with gray hair and blue eyes. he has an average build and was
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wearing a green shirt and blue pants. a suspect is in custody this morning accused of a crash that severely injured a horse. the chp says tips from the public led them to the 32-year-old man who is now in the martinez jail. investigators tell us the suspect slammed his car into the back of a horse trailer. the crash happened more than two weeks ago near concord. the horse is recovering, but veterinarians say the animal can never be ridden again. and much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a move that outraged california veterans. why the pentagon's forcing them to repay thousands of dollars. plus, a test drive. new bay bridge ramps open ahead of tomorrow's busy workday rush. bridge from treasean
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black panther party was founded in oakland. since then the group's taken a stand against police brutality nationwide. last night at a gala dinner, it celebrated the anniversary. "today in the bay's" christie smith has the story from the oakland museum of california. >> reporter: a gala celebration marking 50 years since the black panther party was founded. >> people have adapted and improved and expanded what the black panther party could do, and they've taken examples, they've learned from it. >> reporter: the celebration put on by former members along with the three-day conference in oakland. the theme, where do we go from here? >> i hope that before i leave the planet, that there will be people like black lives matter movement who will not only carry it forward, but that other people will join. >> reporter: the conference came after the oakland museum opened a new exhibit on the panther legacy in oakland. >> clearly there's a lot of
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different thoughts and feelings about the panthers, 50 years since they were created, and we acknowledge that. there are many opportunities for people to share their thoughts and feelings. >> reporter: protests and calls of injustice in the black community are sill stissued tod. the panthers tactics, being armed, stunned the mainstream. there was unrest, clashes with police, and violence, but the panthers called for self empowerment and social justice, a movement being remembered. >> you look at criminal justice reform, when you look at affordable housing, when you look at affordable health care, all the issues the panthers raised are still relevant today. >> nbc bay area. >> still ahead, california voters shut it down years ago, about you it could be making a comeback. we'll tell but that plus an important futures initiative on this year's ballot. plenty of sunshine before that rain moves in to the bay area.
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welcome back, everyone. you're taking a look at the sunrise over the eastern portion of the bay bridge from treasure island. well, the pentagon wants its money back. nearly 10,000 california national guard soldiers have been ordered to repay huge enlistment bonuses. this comes a decade after they signed up to serve in iraq and afghanistan. now, "the los angeles times" reports the pentagon demanded the money back after audits revealed overpayments. the national guard offered the bonuses of $15,000 or more at the height of the two wars. soldiers say they feel betrayed at having to repay it's money. back to our decision 2016 coverage, two ballot measures next month will affect children in california's public schools. one wants to extend taxes on the richest 1.5% of californians to pay for schools, and the other would change how english is
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taught. "today in the bay's" chuck coppola has that story. >> reporter: a rousing rally at santa clara county cta offices. teachers saying the money raised by prop 55 would help recruit new teachers and restore cutbacks made during the great recession. >> after you will the cuts, teachers weren't just leaving for better paying districts. they were leaving for a new profession. >> if proposition 55 does not pass, i fear that there will be another cycle of cuts that will take years to recover from. >> reporter: the other measure, prop 58, would expand foreign language immersion programs but also end english taught in english only. ron, a former state g gubernatorial candidate, is against 58. >> 20 years ago something like 70% of all the young latino immigrant children were being placed for years in these spanish almost only programs, and we're having a hard time learning english. >> reporter: supporters of prop
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58 say the measure will improve california's next generation of employees and business leaders. >> we're competing directly with other world economies. why not give our students the tools to be able to close that deal in a language where they're doing business? >> reporter: chuck coppola, nbc bay area news. new on and off-ramps at treasure island are seeing their first drivers this weekend. they replaced the tight turns and mare raising merges drivers were forced to cope with for years. if you're heading westbound and exiting to yerba buena and treasure island, the exit will now be on the right. for years it was on the left. and today the final passage of the pedestrian path will open as well. you can go all the way from the east bay to yerba buena and treasure islands. and we're back with another look at the weekend forecast. >> we have not one but two systems that could be coming in through the workweek ahead. we're going to pay close attention to that in terms of
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rainfall. the models are showing iffy totals right now. they're going to be affecting different parts of the area. it looks like the first system could be coming to the north bay as early as tonight, but right now partly cloudy skies, temperatures remain in the 50s south bay, peninsula. san francisco looking pretty nice out there. we are expecting to see mostly sunshine yet again as those temperatures climb back into those 70s for a second day in a row. yesterday we did hit our predicted high of 73 degrees, and today we should be topping out at about 72, 73. san francisco, half moon bay, not a big difference as well. also in those lower 60s. but we are tracking that rainfall that we've been talking about, and we've got the pacific storm system that's going to bring in rain as early as monday morning for some commuters. now, sunday, right now we're not seeing a lot of activity. we are going to start seeing that cloud cover though as we head into the later part of the day, so when you go out to dinner, it's not going to be cold, but you are going to start seeing some more clouds out there. it's going to be cooling. we are expecting to see north
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bay is the majority of the rainfall. it will stay up there in the north bay through monday morning, but those rain chances z stick around through tuesday. today, san jose, 73 degrees we'll stop out again. mission at 69. overall, north bay similar conditions as well. we'll remain in the 60s. watt nu walnut creek, 71. i want to look at future cast. now, if you leave early for work tomorrow and you live or work up in the north bay area, you could start seeing some rain as early as 7:00 a.m. fast forward to about 6:30, and the models right now are showing it moving south through the region. now, we weren't expecting to see the majority of the rainfall until tuesday before a second system does come in. by thursday future cast showing wednesday it clears out. but by thursday we see the second storm system that should be tracking rain more south, which means widespread all across the bay area.
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in terms of those rain totals, it's showing a majority of this rain, this is by thursday, this is that second system, that's showing north bay all through the south bay really getting hit with that heavy rainfall. but our estimated rain totals, well, they're going back and forth. those models keep switching. we are expecting to see about a half inch in san francisco through monday and tuesday. now, this is, of course, not including that second storm system that's supposed to come into play on sunday. now, the north bay, that's where they're going to see the majority of that rainfall. probably up even to a foot of rain according to the models right now, but again that's iffy right now. that second system showing it widespread through the bay area by thursday and friday. that could even carry over rain into saturday. now, san jose not much rainfall as we head into tuesday. better chance for heavier rain as we head into thursday and friday's forecast. now, your microclimate weather, it's looking pretty different as we head into monday. like i said, those early morning
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commuters in the north bay could be seeing a wet road out there, which means please be safe, please drive extra, extra careful on monday morning, especially with all those people heading back to work. 62 degrees. by tuesday partly cloudy skies and those rain chances stick around. wednesday that storm system should be moving out, but we could still be seeing that cloud cover. by thursday that second storm system comes in, and that's what could be spreading that rain further south with better rainfall chances as we head into friday. like i said, saturday there is a slight chance that some moisture could still linger in the area. now, inland sunday, 73 degrees. by monday though tomorrow we're going to say in the 70s, so today we're going to top out at 73. rain, we're tracking it through tuesday. wednesday also clearing out. thursday, partly cloudy skies will remain in the forecast for the majority of the week. if you didn't get a chance to enjoy the outdoors yesterday, make sure to head out today and really enjoy that sunshine because it's going to be a wet week ahead. i'll have more coming up in a
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bit. i'll send it back to you. >> time to break out that umbrel umbrella. we still have a lot more for you coming up on too"today in the b" an act of kindness to help a student in the south bay. >> those people are keeping my froms promise alive. >> how one man is keeping his commitment to graduate from college. anyone who has stued e issue
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of homelessness kns tre is t anyone who has studied the issue of homelessness knows there is no such thing as a typical homeless person. many have families and jobs and some even attend college. that was the case for one san jose student. san jose state student, rather. but his life is now on a completely different path thanks to the kindness of one of his professors. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas has their story in this morning's "bay area proud." >> reporter: brandon says his grandfather and some close friends have been helping him
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steer through some tough times lately, but it was a small act from someone he barely knew that is making the biggest difference in his life right now. any student at san jose state university should expect to face some difficult classes along the way. what brandon bebe didn't expect though was having to make such a difficult decision before the school year even started. >> i had so little saved up, do i get a room to stay or do i pay tuition? >> reporter: this all goes back, brandon says, not death of his father earlier this year. brandon had to shift his attention and his finances to helping take care of his family. still, not going to college was not an option. he had promised his dad. >> his last minutes, i promised him, i'm going to get my degree. >> reporter: which explains why brandon began the semester staying not in a dorm but in the front seat of his 1992 honda
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accord. >> i pulled up to a curb and locked the doors, rolled up the windows, pulled a blanket over me and slept. >> basically i'd like you to research -- >> reporter: in spice of his circumstances, brandon's journalism professor lisa fernandez, says he started the year strong but soon was missing classes and failing to turn in homework. >> i was wondering why someone like that wouldn't have turned in two or three assignments. >> reporter: lisa pulled brandon aside one day to check in, just to see how he was doing. it meant a lot to a young man feeling awfully alone. >> at that point that's when i realized, you know, i'm not invisible. there are people who care about me. there are people who notice my hard work, my dedication. >> reporter: which is why when the accord broke down and brandon had to drop out of school, he wrote a note to lisa explaining his situation and thanking her for her kindness. saddened and not knowing what to do next, lisa shared the note with her facebook friends.
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>> in minutes people jumped in and said, oh, my god, what can we do to help? >> reporter: lisa's network not only donated money but connected brandon to services and aid he didn't know exist ed and so now thanks to a complete group of strangers, brandon is ready to reenroll next semester with a place to live and a promise kept. >> it means so much to me. those people are keeping my promise alive, you know. it's a true blessing. >> reporter: in the interest of full disclosure, we should say that lisa fernandez not only teaches at san jose state university, but she is also a digital editor with our website, nbc bay area.com. >> stay with us for much more aheads on "today in the bay." coming up, a hydrant turns into a geyser in santa clara. how police caught the driver who caused all that mess. plus, they work to make
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bay bridge from trearisland good morning, everyone. thanks for waking up with us. you're taking a live look at a beautiful sunrise there over the bay bridge from treasure island. thanks for joining us, everyone. we are back with another check of our microclimate forecast. there is some rain coming and coming soon. >> coming pretty soon, especially if you have to drive early monday morning. thankfully i have the day off, but if you are going to be out on the roads, please take extra precaution. right now temperatures in the 50s. for the most part we are expecting mostly clear, sunny skies. it will be round two of what you experienced yesterday. 52 degrees in the east bay right now. we are going to be warming up into the 70s inland. san jose for a high of 72.
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los gatos, 71. near san francisco, 64. not a lot of fog. some patchy fog along the coast but overall we'll start seeing the cloud cover come in at about 8:00 or 9:00 thanks to that pacific storm system that will bring rain for the majority of the north bay. as far as time line and how much rainfall we're expecting, the models are showing slightly different rain totals but i will have that info and what you can expect coming up in the full forecast. >> so people might want to prepare for the commute tomorrow. >> maybe leave a little earlier. we want to tell you about a developing story that's still going on this morning in the east bay. s.w.a.t. teams are scouring the streets of oakland after multiple people were shot late last night. here is what we know right now. police were called to richie street and bangkok avenue around 11:30 where they found three people suffering from gunshot wounds. they were taken to local hospitals. officers say about an hour after arriving on the scene, more gunshots rang out blocks away near the corner of 77th street
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and bancroft. s.w.a.t. teams have been searching that area for several hours. we will continue to update you as we get new information. and turning to decision 2016 now. with just over two weeks left until election day, the presidential candidates are hitting the campaign trail hard and courting the latino vote nationwide. last night in san jose the hispanic foundation of silicon valley honored those who had given back to their community, but the buzz offstage is all about the presidential election, including concerns over how trump and clinton would handle immigration reform and education. >> a lot of hispanic families are concerned about their safety here in this country. a lot of them are immigrants from -- obviously from latin america, and they're concerned about being able to live here freely like they have. >> many at the event are still undecided. some telling us that despite trump's promise of aggressive immigration reform, including
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that wall at the u.s./mexican border, they're not completely sold on the idea of a clinton presidency either. election day is two weeks from tuesday. and both candidates are rallying support in battleground states. while donald trump laid out his vision for his first hundred days in office, mrs. clinton made a pitch to teetering trump supporters. nbc's chris pollone has that story. >> reporter: it was billed as a policy speech, donald trump laying out his agenda for his president's first one hundred days. it touched on a wide range of topics from the leadership of abraham lincoln. >> it's my hope we can look at his example to heal the divisions we are living through right now. >> reporter: to making mexico pay for a border wall. >> remember i said mexico is paying for the wall. >> reporter: trump once again mentioned the women who have come forward to accuse him ever inappropriate touching or kissing. he's now threatening to sue them. >> the events never happened,
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never. all of these liars will be sued after the election is over. >> reporter: all of this happening as an 11th accuser came forward saturday in los angeles. >> if mr. trump thought that such bullying tactics would silence his accusers and prevent other women from coming forward, he will be sorely disappointed. >> reporter: the clinton campaign, which polls show winning or within the margin of error in every swing state s trying to run out the clock. clinton is in pittsburgh campaigning with her running mate, tim kaine, for the first time in six weeks, making an appeal to voters wavering in their support for trump. >> you probably know people who are thinking about voting for donald trump. i understand that they need a president who cares about them, will listen to them, and i want to be their president too. >> reporter: with early voting already under way in 34 states,
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for clinton and trump time is running short. chris pollone, nbc news. >> a quick reminder for you, you can prep for next mongt's electi election by checking out our online voter guide. that's all at nbcbayarea.com. gone but not forgotten. a community held a prayer vigil for a teen who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in sonoma county. the vigil was held yesterday afternoon in santa rosa in the very same lot on moreland avenue where the shooting happened three years ago. 13-year-old andy lopez was shot after a sow knno after a sow knnma county sherif deputy mistook his pellet gun for a pellet gun. he was cleared of any wrongdoing when the investigation ended last year. the protesters say justice has not been served. >> when i look at his story, it's about a child who has been killed by a system that is set
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up to essentially demonize him. >> lopez's family is suing sonoma county in an ongoing wrongful death suit. okay. santa clara police arrested a man who plowed his car into a popular pizza parlor. the car first struck a hydrant creating this geyser here outside of the restaurant, stuffed pizza. the crash happened early saturday morning at the corner of homestead and wood hands road. it took firefighters a half hour to shut off the water. the driver ran away but police found him a few blocks away near his house. and in redwood city, a similar crash. this one after a police chase. it ended when a suspect driving a stolen car plowed into an appliance store. the crash happened just before 8:00 a.m. yesterday at cg appliance express. the damage to the store is
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heartbreaking for thomas aubert. he was part of the crew that built the showroom. >> we spent a lot of time making the showroom really nice, installing the cabinets, the appliances. it busted a water main and the place did flood, so it's a little devastating how much work it's going to take again to bring it back to that standard. >> aubert said officers at the scene said the driver hit the building at 80 miles an hour. police didn't reveal if the suspect was injured or arrested. 25 years ago one of the nation's deadliest fires hit the bay area. we're talking about the oakland hills fire that killed 25 people and destroyed 3,000 homes in the oakland hills in berkeley. for people who survived the fire, the memories are still so fresh. "today in the bay's" joe rosato jr. has more on how the healing and the wounds are still going on. >> so we arrived here in the early evening. and we could smell the smoke before we could actually see the
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fire. but i got up on the hill across the way, and i stared into that darkness. there was nothing. >> reporter: peter gray scott has fumo menew mementos of the before the fire. >> here is our house catching fire. this is my daughter holding what's left of our silverware. >> reporter: the day of the oakland hills fire flames marched up scott's neighborhood in the berk wieley hills and la it bare. >> it looked like a bomb had gone off. >> reporter: the family had been away earlier that day. scott's elderly mother, francis gray scott, was home. she was tropical disturbance ap died. scott found her remains. >> when you see something like that and realize what this means to you, all of a sudden you just lose words. >> reporter: scott, who is an architect, was the first to rebuild on the hillside. and though a quarter century has
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rolled past, the flames still burn in his mind. >> that fire could have been prevented and once it started, it could have been stopped. >> reporter: the fire exposed the weaknesses of the fire department's response plan. firefighting agencies couldn't radio each other. slow response times allowed the fire to run wild. >> 3,000 homes were lost in the fire, but had that wind not shifted, the damage would have been much greater. >> reporter: in the aftermath, john coughman and some 500 area residents founded the clairemont canyon conservancy. >> we've learned what to do to prevent future fires from occurring. >> reporter: since the fire, berkeley and oakland built new firehouses in the hills. hydrant attachments were standardized along with communication systems, but kaufman says thick woods of
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nonnative uk lip teucalyptus an trees still pose a danger. fema granted $5.6 million to east bay agencies to remove the eucalyptus trees but last month the agency withdrew the funds after some homeowners filed a lawsuit. >> it's a question of when. the fuel is here. the winds come every fall. all we need is a match to light it. >> reporter: among those fighting to keep the trees from being cut down is scott. >> there's a misconception that the trees started the fire and spread the fire. neither is true. >> reporter: at the base of the hill sits a garden honoring those who lost their lives, including scott's mother, and though it has been 25 years since the flames, for some the ashes of that day still smolder. joe rosato, jr. -- >> it feels like yesterday. >> reporter: -- nbc bay area news. it's the latest massive
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merger. at&t is buying media giant time warner. it brings together at&t wireless, broadband, and satellite tv services with time warner properties like hbo, cnn, and warner brothers studios. at&t says the deal is costing them about $85 billion, but this all, in fact, has to be approved first by federal regulators. and much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a celebration more than 70 years in the making. the chicago cubs are finally back in the world series. because she doesn't know that it kills 40,000 californians... every year. because she doesn't understand what cancer is. because she can't spell emphysema. because she is a butterfly, who fights fires. because she is my daughter, and the surgeon general says that raising tobacco taxes... is a proven way to make sure she never smokes.
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[burke] hot dog. seen it. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ woman: how do we protect them from $4 billion in new cuts to california schools? man: vote yes on proposition 55. woman: prop 55 doesn't raise taxes on anyone. man: not on working californians, not small businesses. no one. woman: instead, prop 55 simply maintains the current tax rate on the wealthiest californians. man: so those who can most afford it continue paying their fair share... woman: ...to prevent new education cuts... man: ...and keep improving california's schools. woman: vote yes on prop 55 to help our children thrive. some happy chicago fans. we'll get to that in a second. you're looking at the oracle arena. the warriors kick off their season against the san antonio spurs on tuesday, and it will be the regular season debut as well
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for kevin durant in his new uniform. they are looking to get back to the finals and avenge last year's disappointing loss to the cavs. and here it is now. the celebration is probably still going on across chicago. the cubs are at long last headed back to the world series. it's so loud we have to just show you it twice. they beat the dodgers last night in game six of the n.l. championship series. this is the first time the cubs have advanced to the world series in more than 70 years. comcast sports net's kelly johnson has more on the historic win and the rough day on the road for the sharks. >> last season the sharks were the best road team in hockey. this year the first five-game roadie did not go as planned losing 3 of the last 4. wrapping up the trip in detroit and the final game at the joe
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louis arena. early in the second, jonathan ericsson gets the puck, pushes it up to gustav nyquist. and the red wings strike first. later in the second, sharks turn it over. and that's trouble because nyquist is going to light the lamp again. sharks get shut out for the first time this season, 3-0 the final. college football, colorado/stanford. the cardinal haven't lost to the buffalo since 1990. stanford up three. buffalo is up 7-3. fourth quarter, cardinal down 7. under 2:00 to play. ryan burns going deep but he's picked off for the third time in the game. stanford losing a shocker, 10-5 the final. the bad news for giants fans, the giants didn't win the world series. the good news, the dodgers won't either. l.a. fell to chicago 5-0 as the cubs won the nlcs in six games.
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it is chicago's first pennant since 1945. it will be the cubs and indians in the world series. game one is tuesday in cleveland. of course, the last time the cubs won the world series was way back in 1908. that will do it for sports. more news after the break. 600 dollars. of abuse. prop 61. important step forward. the time is long overdue... pharmaceutical industry. passes - the ballot.they're cac
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foundation of silinalley honored the "cervans" family recathey're called the famif the year. the hispanic foundation of silicon valley honored the cervantes family at the foundation ball in san jose. organizers say all four family members are active volunteers that help immigrants become u.s. citizens. the president of the foundation says everyone can learn from their contributions. >> basic criteria for this award -- basic criteria for this award is find a family who is giving back to the community, and this family, all four of them, the husband, the wife, and the two sons are examples of
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that community leadership. >> now, the hispanic foundation of silicon valley honors a special family every year at the annual ball. damian trujillo gives us a closer look at the family. >> reporter: this is where you'll often find them. the services immigrant rights and education network or siren is the vehicle in making the lives of others better. she says she only tries to return what this city has given her and her family. it was in 1999 that she met a man named martin. they were both taking english classes together in san jose. together the family is raising two children, leo is a senior geraldo is a freshman at the leadership academy. both are active with siren's youth group. >> i do volunteer work always
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for my school. i like helping others. i am helping giving back to my community. >> reporter: but every day there is a fear. his parents are both undocumented, and he worries they might be deported one day while he's at school. >> you hope that's not the last time. >> yeah. >> does it hurt a little bit? >> yeah. >> why is that? >> because she's everything to me. i don't want to see her go away. >> reporter: it's a fear the parents live with every day. it's been nine years since she saw her mother. she's afraid of leaving this country, not knowing how or if she'll get back. so she rolls up her sleeves and helps other families who are also struggling with their legal status. she leads workshops and empowers families. when the supreme court took up the president's executive order on immigration this summer, the justices accepted the written
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story of her family as part of the official record. the 4-4 decision by the justices meant they would have to remain in the shadows, but she refuses. she says she will stay at the forefront, in the headlines if she has to, to fight for those who still might be afraid to speak up. she says she wants to help in fixing the wrongs of the world. for their community spirit, for their fearless fight for justice, the hispanic foundation of silicon valley is proud to honor them as la familia, the family of the year. still ahead on "today in the bay," two kittens in the wrong place at the wrong time. the surprising rescuer who pulled them from a fire. clear skies and nice temperatures across the bay, but we are tracking rain. find out when it will arrive coming up after the break. stay with us. their fearless fig
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denny's knows the holidays should be shared with friends and family. except denny's all-new holiday pancakes. you won't want to share those with anybody. denny's new fluffier, tastier, better pancakes now in holiday flavors. good morning, bay area. mostly clear skies and mild conditions for both san jose and the san francisco area. it is football sunday, so if you're going to be watching the game, well, you may want to head outdoors during halftime and enjoy the outdoors. right now 52 in san francisco. 53 in -- rather 53 in san jose, 52 in san francisco.
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san jose 72 today. livermore 74. in terms of temperatures, not a big change. hour-by-hour forecast, i want to show that tracking of that pacific storm system that should be moving in as early as tonight. but more than likely by sunday at about 4:30, clouds are going to start rolling in from the north. fast forward to about 12:30, 1:30, of:00 a.6:00 a.m., that's we'll see the cloud cover. and the majority of the rain will stick to the north bay. the early morning commuters, make sure to take some extra time. leave a little bit early just in case. you never know. we're going to be cooling off. more clouds overnight. north bay, some rain. it's going to be pretty nice overall. san jose 73 degrees. cupertino, 74. san mateo in the 60s. near the north bay we'll remain in the lower -- or upper 60s,
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lower 60s for the coast. so we're not going to see a lot of fog today. it's going to be mostly clear for the most part. pleasanton, 74 degrees, and looking ahead at our future cast, like i said, today we'll be mostly clear. not a lot of cloud cover. by monday at about 7:30 a.m., the north bay is going to start seeing some of that drizzle. heavier rain moving through the region, through the south. by monday at about 7:00, san francisco could start seeing some rain, and late into monday night into tuesday it's going to be widespread. now, widespread by thursday. right now the mod 'ems aels aref conflicting, but it's looking like our best chance to be widespread through it's entire bay area will come in on thursday with the arrival of that second storm system coming in from the pacific as well. now, estimated rain totals right now the models are also conflicting in terms of how much rain we're expected to get, but i can say this. the majority of that rainfall as we head into monday and tuesday is going to stick in the north
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bay. so we could be seeing about a half inch, maybe a foot by friday with the arrival of that second storm system. now, in the san francisco area, they could be seeing about half an inch by tuesday night. maybe barely a quarter of an inch in the south bay by tuesday night. we could see an increase though with the arrival of that second storm system, so we are going to have not one chance for rain, but two chances for rain as we head into the workweek ahead. overall the next seven days, those temperatures will stay in the 60s. cooler temperatures as we head into month. you might want to grab your umbrella, maybe send the kids off with a jacket, especially if you live out near san francisco, the north bay area. south bay not going to see as much rainfall as we head into wednesday. we should be clearing out quite n'icel nicely. but by wednesday night the second storm system comes in. if the south bay doesn't get much rain on tuesday, it will have a better chance of getting more rain as we head into thursday night. by friday that rain should be
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sticking around. saturday looks like those clouds could still be lingering. maybe a slight chance of a few clouds and, of course, some rain, but, overall better chance monday morning for the north bay. >> that's a lot of rain clouds on the calendar. >> a lot of rain clouds. we want to tell you now about a survivor story that has to do with these two cute kittens that were apparently in the wrong place at the wrong time but we're happy to say they're now safe thanks to a brave photographer. took a look at pyro and manny. they barely survived after being trapped by a controlled burn in north dakota. they were living inside a brush pile that was set on fire. carlos was taking photos of that fire when he heard the cats m meowing for help. he used a stick to pull them out. they have some burnt paws. that's why they're wearing those cute booties. carlos is thinking of adopting them now.
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this sunday, the end game. does donald trump go scorched earth -- >> all of these lies will be sued after the election is over. >> or does he try to win or simply end his campaign with dignity. >> i'm asking the american people to rise prove the clutter. >> our guests are tim kaine and trump campaign manager kellyanne conway. plus, going big. >> i have spent 4 1/2 hours on stage with donald, proving once again i have the stamina to be president and commander
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