and a live look outside now from the south bay. starting our day in san jose, a live look outside right now from the south bay. did you make it through yesterday's heat? really, really rough one. temperatures cooling off a little bit in some parts getting up early like right now but the interior valleys will be scorching. terry has a full look at the forecast. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> a lot of people probably wanted to take a dunk when the temperatures started to rise. >> dunk? be careful. >> end ball. whatever it is? >> yes. that's exactly what i did yesterday. a dip. yes. a cool dip. >> makes more sense. i'll give you that one. >> we say the cement pond. >> all right.

>> it is so hot out there. that's what we have had to deal with in the valleys but we'll see the return of fog in san francisco and coastline to bring down the temperatures a few more degrees. but we are still under that heat advisory for all of the areas here shaded in red and the bright pink indicates where there's excessive heat warnings in effect. we start out this morning, temperatures mostly in the mid-60s with highs reaching the triple digits inland. i'll talk more about that but mike has an issue leaving san francisco. >> right. easy sensory reads all over the bay. eastbound to 80 just over the skyway, reports of a disabled vehicle, a big truck, flat tire. we'll track that. meanwhile, over to the maze and the city from the east bay, no delays to the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you very much. 4:31. breaking news just into the

newsroom. an active search for for a sect in fremont. it's near harvey community park. bob joining us on the phone. you are trying to find where the police activity is happening. what are you learning? >> reporter: good morning to you. this is a series of lake streets. lake immediate, lake ontario, lake erie, residential neighborhood borders up against 880 here in fremont not far from -- there is a heavy police presence here. a number of squad cars with the lights on and k-9 units, a police officer on the scene tell us they're looking for two suspects, would not tell us what they're suspected of doing. until about 20 minutes ago, police had a chopper up above the area that had been circling looking for these people but then look off. there's an ambulance also on stand by in case something happens. i asked the people in ambulance,

did the police tell you what you're on stand by for? they said, no. law enforcement stand by. they don't know who they're looking for, as well. but this small part of this neighborhood has a heavy police presence as officers are trying to again find two suspects, the crime unknown. reporting live here in fremont, bob redell, today in the bay. >> stay tuned. thank you very much for the update. 4:33, coverage continues with parts of the bay area experiencing sweltering temperatures. >> not only the heat triggering fires, power outages and trees. >> chris sanchez joins us live with the reason why. room, kris. >> reporter: good morning. the trees are very thirsty and that means they're very heavy. our producer lindsay nearly blocked in the parking lot by a fallen branch and a branch across a car and fortunately no

one was injured but the car was pretty banged up and if someone was on the sidewalk along the same time it could have been a different story. we did talk with a certified arborist saying when it's really hot as it's been the trees pull in as much water as they can and then they can't release it quickly enough and makes the branches heavy and can come down. there's signs of tree trouble. dead trees are particularly susceptible to falling. broken branches to come down unexpectantly. look for signs of diseases like mushrooms or cork and look for any leaning of more than 10 degrees. that means there could be trouble underground. i'll post more information about tree safety from the u.s. forest service on my facebook page so you can check that, as well. but in this heat we can expect to see more scenes like this in oakland. in oakland, the good news is

though that branch blocked traffic and brought down a nest with baby birds inside, the birds were rescued safely. coming up, i'll show you what the certified arborist says about when you need to call in an expert and find an expert to do that job safely. kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> thank you. you can keep track of the heat by downloading our nbc bay area app, it is free and monitor the temperatures across the bay including your neighborhood. some chilling new details now to report on the challenges the firefighters faced the night of the deadly ghost ship fire. the city of oakland just issued a new 50-page report on last year's fire that killed 36 people. among the revelations in the report, that arriving firefighters had no idea that the building was actually packed with people who are attending that makeshift concert. seven victims were found on the second floor. we learned that 29 were found on the ground floor. some underneath the collapsed

roof. as for the cause, that may never be determined but not stopping the victims' families from taking legal action. >> suing the owner, the master tenant as well as the producers and performers that evening and the others that had worked on the electrical equipment. >> the report does list several possible causes for the fire including faulty wiring, a cigarette, maybe even candles. warehouse manager and attendant are each facing three dozen involuntary manslaughter charges. coming up, how are your puzzle solving skills? you could land an engineering job at one of the most prestigious car companies in the world. the way they're thinking outside of the box to hire thousands of workers. a list of the best small towns in america is out. the crown jewel coming from the bay area. where the critics all agree is the best place to visit in the united states. agent gru, you're fired.

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nasdaq up 87 to 6239. meanwhile, jaguar land rover is hiring 5,000 people this year and you could improve your chances of landing a job by solving puzzles. the automakers wants potential employees to download an app to test for the engineering skills seeking to add. many companies are starting to use games like these to get candidates an opportunity to show off skills to use on the job and not necessarily come up in a traditional interview. and spotify is testing sponsored songs in playlists letting labels promote individual songs. it is an opt-in feature available for now to users on the free listening tier. sponsored songs are integrated into playlists and chosen our your music tastes and instantly playable or skip them. >> get the tunes going. thank you very much. where are you going to go this summer? look no further than sonoma as

the top spot, the best place. >> right in our backyard. let's go. north bay city is voted the best small town to visit. list of 15 towns was compiled by "u.s. news & world report" looking at cities with less than 100,000 people, restaurants and attractions like wineries. also judged on the character of the town. sonoma said to have it all. lake tahoe region took the fifth spot and monterey at number six. >> what's incredible is the diversity of the places around the bay area. tahoe, sonoma. >> right now we need somewhere cool. coming up, the heat wave continues today. any relief in sight, kari? >> it takes a while for the inland valleys. looking at the temperature trend today for coupety no, we start out in the upper 70s. already at 9:00 in the morning and then seeing the temperatures reach into the low 90s today. another day with well above average temperatures and possibly near records.

we'll talk about that coming up next. and looking at here this is 101 in palo alto. in major problems, no problems at all on the peninsula. i'll update you for the bay bridge leaving san francisco. high school students options for college just got a little better. coming up, where you are guaranteed to get in.

a live look right now at the "s" curve in san rafael. the ups and downs of this heat wave that we are closely tracking. some relief in parts of the bay area. i don't think it's that much. >> it's the places that already had the relief, really. i mean, the coastline. you only saw the temperatures there into the 70s and a little bit cooler today. and that's all thanks to the fog rolling back in. now, we are looking at temperatures in the trivalleys starting out this morning at 68 degrees. you know it's going to be a hot day. all right. 56 degrees right now in san francisco and looking at dublin in the east bay at 61 degrees starting out with clear skies. and we will see those high temperatures again reaching into the triple digits for the south

county and for much of the south bay and the upper 80s to lower 90s. and walnut creek, 100 degrees today. 104 in antioch. and hayward up to 83 degrees. we're looking at for the peninsula, half moon bay, a nice 65 degrees and you'll get some clearing today. while san matteo at 83 degrees. 73 in the mission district and for the north way, santa rosa, a high of 94 degrees. so you're getting ready for the day. give you the advice we have always given you during some hot weather. make sure you're wearing light colors and lightweight clothing to keep you nice and cool as we go into the next several days and we have some weather that makes it really dangerous so we stay hydrated, especially as you start out during the morning. you want to get the water going and that you want to continue that throughout the day. looking at some of the heat related tips, make sure you take frequent breaks and, of course, the hot car dangers that we see. we see a quick 30-degree

increase in the car within just a few minutes so never leave your pets or children in the car. going somewhere, find cool weather? check out santa cruz. near the coastline. the temperatures today reaching into the low 70s. also see some low 70s in san francisco today. upper 70s by tomorrow. the marine layer retreats and allows san francisco to warm up to 84 degrees on thursday. that will be the hottest day there and for the inland areas. reaching 106 degrees and by the weekend only coming down a few degrees and don't get much relief even into early next week. mike has better news for san francisco. >> temperatures are a good side and the other thing is the issue on to the lower deck, that's cleared eastbound 80 at 7th. no more disabled big rig there and good news getting on to the bay bridge. oakland, we have eastbound 80, 580 at golf links road.

reports of a crash there and might be activity. no major injuries and no slowing past golf links road or 98 on the other side of the highway. i intended to youz ways and forgot to bring it to the set and we'll talk about ways where you're going. let me just show you how to sign up for the team and traffic so light. you know pretty much all the drive times. half an hour from now, more crowded on the roadway, select your team and going to the profile and select nbc bay area wazers and giving shout outs to folks that are helping us out. help your fellow neighbor. back to you. >> sounds good. thank you for helping. coming to cool in high school, that can have different meanings, especially when the air conditioning doesn't hold up to the heat. for students in the campbell high school district being cool and staying cool is easier. according to the mercury news, the district making strides in overhauling the outdated heating and air conditioning system.

workers are all about halfway finished having the new system fully in place for all of the schools by next may. >> i'm sure right now they like working air conditioning. great story here. high school students in california will always have a backup option for college. that is courtesy of a deal cut in the new state budget all applicants that qualify for cal state admission admitted to at least one school. mercury news reports right now 30,000 qualified students are turned away every single year because the school or schools they apply to simply don't have the space. they're full. cal state system has until next may for a redirection policy of students not accepted to the top choice. happening today, a crucial special election in georgia. voters in the 6th congressional district heading to the polls. tom price became the health and human services secretary.

voters choose between jon ossoff and karen handel. it is voiewed as a referendum o president trump. they're pouring in money and resources. live now look at our nation's capital where this morning republicans are going to be working fast and furious to put together a health care bill. this after democrats took to the senate floor overnight to blast republicans for holding closed door meetings to try to repeal the affordable care act. democrats expressed their fear that republican leaders will jam a new health care bill through the senate by the end of next week with little debate. some big happenings in san francisco. it is the most colorful week of the year in the city. city hall right now lit up in rainbow lights because pride week is officially here. they raised the lgbtq pride flag yesterday. this morning, flags are already lining on market street and organizers say in this political

climate it's more important than ever to be seen to educate and to fight for lgbtq rights. >> we need to have full equality, guaranteed by the civil rights act in every category. of course, all been named already but now to include the lgbtq community. it can be done. >> so there's speaker pelosi or minority leader pelosi. the first pride since the passing of the rainbow flag designer gilbert baker. >> 4:51 right now. heat got you down? it is grounding planes. where, it's just too hot to take off. but first, happening right now, some breaking news out of somalia. a suicide car bomber killed at least 15 people in that country's capital. al shabab claimed responsibility for the that act. that group frequently launches attacks out of areas controlled by the federal government of

somalia. lockheed martin going to build f-16 jets in india. looking to build 150 new war planes. we're back with more news in two minutes. ♪

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welcome back. tuesday morning. one day in the books on this work week taking a live look outside right now. pretty clear driving in palo alto. another hot day in store. more on that momentarily. the heat hitting several states right now and said to be so hot in arizona american airlines canceling close to 40 flights today in and out of phoenix. when it is that hot hair density changes making it harder for planes to take off.

happening right now, the fight to contain flames growing in southern california continues this morning. right now, evacuations are under way in big bear. so-called holcombe fire at 850 acres this morning and 0% contained. this fire ignited in the heat wave that california experiencing right now. cause of the fire is unknown. 4:55 right now. in portugal, more than 1,000 firefighters still on the front lines battling that country's deadliest forest blaze ever. dozens of people are dead. that's one firefighter and at least a dozen victims trapped in their cars. the firefighter was helping people get out of the car. a lightning strike on a tree is probably what caused that fire. new video this morning. the aftermath of a massive dust storm in new mexico. caused a major pile-up that shut down a freeway. authorities say 25 vehicles were involved in the chain reaction

crash and several injured or killed. high winds caused limited visibility to drivers. police have not released how many people died. trying to fight through this week and the heat wave as it continues. kari hall with the very latest. we officially begin summer today. maybe you spend it out at the ballpark watching the stros play the a's today. look at this temperature. getting in on some more comfortable air in oakland. 67 degrees and lower 60s by the end of the game. we'll talk about where we hit the triple digits next. and this live look shows you liver more. westbound 580 out of liver more with the headlights, 580 moves clearly and smoothly here and you have company. the other issue, might be a traffic break in oakland. tracking that right around golf links. i'll show you coming up. breaking news here in east bay where fremont police are looking for at least one burglary suspect. the ordeal for the family that was stuck inside the home at the

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right now. live look at dublin on the left side of the screen. san francisco on the right. some areas finally get a bit of relief today and for many others another sweltering day. we have live team coverage to get you through the worst of it. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. to kari and looking for relief. >> along the coast today and that's where we have had the relief. we are going to see that fog rolling back in as we go into the next couple of hours. for san francisco and along the coastline. and that will help bring down those temperatures a few more degrees. a live look outside right now at san jose seeing the sun rise all clear. mild start. 65 degrees heading into the 90s again today. and then as we go into this afternoon, sizzling again. and we are going to have more of this heat as we go through the next several days reaching the peak of the heat on thursday. i'll talk more about that. we'll take a look at some more

high temperatures coming up. mike gets you out the door and on the roads. >> that's right. oakland after the bay sensors not really a surprise. we have something hidden here in oakland. eastbound 580. we told you about that. a crash involving a rig there and partially -- blocking all lanes. partially blocking one lanes and a traffic break and traffic stopped right now. eastbound 580 getting away from highway 13 past golf links and 98. the zoo exit there and toward the rest of the area like the castro valley wide. westbound would be for 580 here and approaches toward the bay bridge toll plaza moving just fine and clearing in the next couple of minutes. back the you. >> thank you, mike. breaking news right now just into the newsroom, an active search for suspects this moment in fremont. a story we first broke on air at 4:30