sky over san jose good sunday morning. it is 7:00 on the dot. here is a live look outside. pink skies over san jose. always a beautiful way to start our morning. not as chilly as it was yesterday morning, that's good news as well. thanks so much for joining us, i'm kira klapper, vianey has a look at our microclimate forecast. you were right, yesterday was a beautiful day. >> wasn't it? the temperatures weren't too hot but it was kind of cool at the same time. >> cool but sunny. >> exactly. today it's going to get even better, if you thought yesterday was chilly today will be a little bit warmer. >> okay. >> that's all thanks to a ridge of high pressure that is what is keeping our skies fairly clear, 44 degrees for the south bay, the peninsula already in the 50s.

the north bay those beautiful colors in the sky. i did see gorgeous sun sets last night. if you have any for tonight make sure to send them my way via twitter, facebook, instagram, snapchat, all the same handle. san francisco 47, north bay 37, but take a look at that 24 hour temperature change. we have that ridge of high pressure it's going to warm us up. livermore, sunnyvale, half-moon bay all 11 degrees warmer at this hour than we were yesterday. we are only expected to get warmer as we head in towards the week week. i will talk about what we can expect for the last week of january and first weekend of february. >> i love that, though. my twitter, snapchat, instagram, facebook. >> all the same. >> landline, cellphone, pager -- she's everywhere, just find her. vianey, thanks. now to some more serious news. new this morning, firefighters are still on the scene of a fire that killed one person in the south bay. it happened just before 2:00 this morning at a four-unit town home on clyde avenue near

montague expressway in santa clara. fire officials tell us one man who was pulled from the fire died on the way to the hospital. the fire spread quickly from one of the homes to another home through the attic. crews, however, were able to contain the fire to two of the four units, but those two units were completely destroyed. >> about 2:00 to 4:00 in the morning is when most of our fire that caused injuries occurred, you know, the people are at home and sleeping and sometimes fire gets a head start. >> fire crews are still cleaning up the scene. the cause of the fire is under investigation. knew to a story you will only see on nbc bay area. raw uncovered meat being delivered in a shopping cart to another local grocery store, it's the second incident we have uncovered over the past three days proving this might be a more widespread practice. these photos are unsettling. on friday we were first to report this. a san jose mother loretta seto

took these photos of two men dumping slabs of raw pork into carts and hauling the meet into 99 ranch market. now similar allegations at mother store. this is a different image we received yesterday from viewer christine cabral. whole butchered hogs rolled in shopping carts into the back door of marina grocery in south san jose. cabral actually witnessed this two years ago and says she tried to draw attention to the issue back then, without any success, but after seeing our story on friday she reposted the photo to social media. cabral tells us she hasn't been able to return to that marina grocery store since seeing that unsanitary delivery. >> can you imagine our kids touching that. >> yesterday we went to marina grocery, but management would not comment. we also spoke with a man who works in the meat cutting and packing industry, he told us he has seen raw meat delivered to

stores in shopping carts several times over the past years but asked that we conceal his identity. >> anybody that works or is in that industry should know that that's a red flag. the process to be really clean, they're not doing it right. >> these practices are not in line with the usd a's recommended guidelines for food handling safety. and we also have new information on that first incident that happened at the 99 ranch market in san jose. nbc bay area of course was the first to report that story. the meet vendor jim's farm meat out of winton, california, says the two workers in that picture have been fired. 99 ranch market told us that they only just learned about the incident after loretta seto posted these photos to facebook on friday. they say they have since removed all of that meat from their store. we posted our report to our nbc bay area facebook page and it's drawing a lot of comments. if you have something to say about it please join in on the

conversation. in other news, a day of protests in san francisco, tens of thousands of people gathered in civic center plaza for the walk for life west coast. the crowd marched down market street to the embarcadero, it was a rally steeped in optimism. president trump addressed the walk for life in washington by satellite. organizers say they are hopeful that rowe versus wade can be overturned under president trump's watch. a group of pro choice demonstrators were there as well. >> we certainly have very pleased with the justices and the laws and what he's trying to do in the pro life movement. so we're sitting back, hopeful, crossing our fingers, praying for him. >> we think that people coming out to the streets to raise their voices is going to help push back their offenses and we can defend our right to abortion and access to healthcare. >> the walk for life comes days after the 45th anniversary of rowe versus wade, that's the

supreme court decision to legalize abortion. we are now getting our first look at what president trump will focus on in his state of the union address on tuesday. the president has the challenge of speaking to a country divided. in a preview one senior administration official says the theme of the address is, quote, building a safe, strong and proud america. and the president will same for a tone of unity and optimism. key points include jobs, the economy, tax cuts and immigration reform. >> it gives him a chance to make a case for his administration's achievements, particularly on tax reform, lay out a roadmap for the year ahead without having to talk about russia. >> the escalating russia probe is of course casting a shadow over tuesday's address. this morning cnn is reporting that mr. trump has privately been venting about how he wants to remove rod rosenstein, the deputy attorney general overseas, robert mueller who is leading that russia special counsel investigation.

a lot to unpack there. 7:07 on your sunday morning. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up the nassar case has sent a shock wave throughout the gymnastics hopeful. report reve shark attacks on the plus dangerous waters, what a new report reveals about shark attacks on the west coast.

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more thrills, more magic, and more happy. and now you can stay steps away from the magic for less. save up to 25% on select rooms at a disneyland resort hotel. so now's the time to get more happy! we were really excited to share this this morning. it is 7:09. this is a live look at san francisco all the way from communications hill in san jose. can you believe that? it's that clear outside. so, you know, it means that it is cool out there, but vianey arana says temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s today and some sunshine spread across the bay area. there is questions remain after long time michigan state university dr. larry nassar was sent to prison. now the state's attorney general

says he is going to get to the bottom of how nassar was able to victimize so many young women under his care. a full investigation has been launched with a special prosecutor to lead it. >> my department and this investigation will find out who knew what and when, who took action, who failed to take action, what did or did not happen and what should have happened. >> nassar will serve at least 40 years in prison, but the sentence is not enough for protesters who rallied on the michigan state campus friday night. they want anyone who could have stopped him to be held accountable. the school's president and athletic director have already resigned. some members of msu's board of trustees are now under the pressure to do the same. well, the fallout after dr. larry nassar's sentencing is wide ranging for athletes hoping to make team u.s.a. in two years. it's creating some uncertainty.

"today in the bay's" sergio kint in a reports from stanford where athletes are meeting for a competition to make the men's national team snsh just before the college athletes took the floor at the stanford invitational this gymnast talk to me about the larry nassar scandal. >> as an athlete it feels emotionally betraying. we put our trust in a lot of people. >> reporter: he was an alternate on the olympic team that went to rio in 2016 and hoping to be on the team that goes to tokyo in 2020. >> i'd like people to know that the organization doesn't define the athletes and the people in the organization. you know, we athletes are -- we're doing our sport, we're trying our best. >> reporter: one of the first effects of the scandal is an exodus of financial support. >> for the men's side, the sponsor -- the sponsor money is no longer there, so they're going to have to find a way to finance their continued training. >> reporter: companies like at&t, she are she's and under

armour have suspended, ended or not renewed their response or ships of usa gymnastics. some are waiting to see if they fix problems. this coach says the nassar case is proof there needs to be better protections for athletes. >> if there's multiple complaints coming in, that's a red flag, and if you're dealing with children, you better err on the side of the safety of the child, not on the reputation of a coach or program. >> reporter: this competition includes a wide range of ages including kids, so parents are also closely watching what happens with usa gymnastics. >> it's really disappointing. i think when you find out all these things about what's going on with the gymnastics, but, you know, hopefully it's not distracting, not taking away from the kids and, you know, they are excited about competing and doing well. >> reporter: at stanford university, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. coming up, what elon musk is saying about a zombie apocalypse this morning. we will show you how flame

throwers are involved. his latest creation is ex in. te. the home of the 2019 n-h-l all- star game. we've got some nice pink and orange hues in the skies, san francisco right now looking clul beautiful, but a warm up and a drying tend is on the way. how long will that last, i will have all the answers coming up just after the break.

welcome back. it's 7:15. a live look for you at the sap center in san jose, the home of the 2019 nhl all-star game. the announcement was made yesterday by league commissioner gary bettman. all-star weekend will take place on january 26th and 27th. elon musk this morning is tweeting that he is not creating a zombie apocalypse in order to generate demand for flame throwers. he is, however, making flame throwers and showing off his new creation on social media. >> wow. there he is. musk using the boring company's

newest product a flame thrower. he posted this photo with the caption, don't do this. there is a website now where you can pre order the flame thrower it costs $500, there's also a $30 fire extinguisher for sale on the site. if you're wondering why musk is pushing flame throwers, he appears to be making good on a promise he made back in december on twitter. he said he would start selling the flame throwers if he sold 50,000 boring company hats. last night musk tweeted 1,000 flame throwers have been reor r reorder reordered. tweeted obviously if the flame thrower is a bad idea definitely don't buy one. what? by the way, the boring company is musk's newest venture to try to dig a tunnel under los angeles to ease traffic congestion. lots of mixed messages there. now to shark attacks. on the west coast they are on the rise.

a new report out this weekend says most of the bites happened here in california. the shark research committee says there were a total of nine unprovoked attacks last year, all were in the golden state except for one in washington. a kayaker in monterey bay was knocked into the water by a shark attack, another kayaker in vuz lost a chunk of his boat when a shark bit through it. no one died in the incidents and researchers say the majority likely involved great white sharks. it's a winter wonderland in joe settlement dwree this weekend. the national park service tweeted out these photos saying the snow arrived this past thursday. it's been a mild winter for yosemite so far. they are warning people to drive carefully and bring warm clothes. perfect timing now to check in with vianey arana with a look at the sunday forecast. we were seeing winter weather like yosemite but now it's warming up.

>> it's warming up. if you had plans to head up to the sierra, head over there now because this high ridge is going to be warming us up and that might melt some of that snow off. yeah, so head up there now. >> not before you're done with your forecast. watch it first. >> wait until i tell you when the warmest day of the week is going to be, how long this warming trend is going to last and it's tax season i know people are probably going to be spending their tax returns on flame throwers, not my plan, but let me know what you plant to do with your tax return. san francisco 47, the north bay at 37 degrees and we are expecting some pretty nice conditions. if you enjoyed yesterday, today will be very similar with a little bit of a warming trend on the way. let's take a look at this fog and 24-hour temperature change. we are fairly warm in livermore, sunnyvale, half-moon bay 10 plus degrees warmer in some spots than we were yesterday at this exact same hour. san jose four degrees warmer,

san martin 2 degrees warmer. we are expecting a bit of a change but not a lot of change. if you look at this we keep those clear skies for today and then overnight as we head into the start of the workweek on monday we start to see an increase in high clouds, that's going to start arriving later. on monday even more cloud cover is expected, but no rain is expected with this cloud cover. so we are seeing a bit of an action, you know, low pressure system but that's going to be sitting off to the north. your microclimate highs for today, look at how much warmer today than all week. earlier this week we topped out in the 50s, today we are going to be topping out in 60s in some spots, oakland high of 62, san jose 64, napa 65, san francisco 62. check out santa cruz, 70 degrees today. i have a feeling a lot of people are going to be heading out to enjoy a nice beach day later this afternoon. long range outlook right now, so what exactly is happening in the area, well, we have that ridge of high pressure that's going to keep us nice and dry and mild

through the mornings, warmer into the afternoon, above seasonal in terms of our daytime highs. if you notice we have this system sitting off to the north, portland, seattle, but that rain is going to stay off to the north. what's going to happen since we are not expecting to see rain from this particular storm system we're going to be missing out on one to two inches of rain in the bay area. that's okay because we are still expecting a chance of that rainy season to continue, but we are going to end off our january on a dry week ahead. over the next seven days here is a look at what you can expect, heading into monday, high clouds will start to kind of overtake the scene and we will see a lot of sunshine, but we will be seeing that cloud cover through tuesday. as we head into wednesday, blue moon, lunar eclipse, 60 degrees, as of right now it looks like the warmest day of the week is expected on tuesday. upper 60s once again. some spots even 70s and climbing above the 70 degree mark into tuesday, but if you notice a trend amongst all these days is

no rain in sight at least for now and that means we will be starting off monday on a fairly good note. kira. >> looks gorgeous as we head into february. thanks. still ahead on "today in the bay," palo alto skating superstar vincent zhou talks to us ahead of the winter olympics. >> it's a lot. kind of overwhelming. >> hear the question that's got him all choked up. our coverage of the 2018 winter olympics continues after the break. ♪ ♪ my husband is probably going to think i'm crazy. he thinks i'm going to see my sister! ♪ ♪ sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. once i heard it i was shocked. i just thought, i have to go get it! ♪ ♪ it's our tree! ♪ ♪ see how a personalized financial strategy and access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours.

welcome back. the winter olympics are less than two weeks away and did you know history is already being made in the bay area. for the first time in 30 years the bay area claims two figure skaters heading to the olympics on team u.s.a., it hasn't happened since brian boytano and devi thomas. garvin thomas has a touching story about vincent zhou into like many elite skaters, his

journey to the olympics hasn't been a smooth one. when he was 11 he struggled with terrible injuries that had him contemplating giving up the sport. by his side, supporting him the whole time, was his mother. not the first time she played a key role in his career. >> yeah, she had some comments in the short -- >> reporter: in just a matter of days vincent zhou will take center ice in pyeongchang to represent his country. it will be the most familiar, unfamiliar place he has ever been. vincent's body will have just arrived, his mind, though, has been there for years. >> i can't count the number of times that i've stood in my start post at the world arena in colorado springs, closed my eyes and imagined that it's the olympic arena. >> his olympic shot is of course the result of years of training and hard work by vincent, but as he has gotten older and matured

he began to realize that the down payment on this dream was made by his family. vincent and his mother left their home town of palo alto when he was just eight to train seriously in southern california. it was not a glamorous start to such a high flying career. >> sometimes mcdonald's because it was the only thing open, graffiti on the walls, not a very good neighborhood. i don't think i realized how difficult it was for my mother to take a blind leap of faith to do that. >> which explains why when the music stopped in early january at the national championships in san jose, and vincent still had a spot on the podium and the ticket to south korea that came with it, it wasn't just a win for him, it was a gift for his

mom. >> my mom has been through a lot, right by my side, and she was part of the standing ovation and she was crying. she never -- she never -- it's a lot. kind of overwhelming. >> in fact, the only thing that could surpass it, vincent says, will be to hear her cheers at the 2018 games. >> and of course it seems fitting that early in the morning, 12:30 a.m., after the u.s. championships when a text came into vincent letting him know he made the team, the other person in the room was just his mom. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> i just got chills. beautiful. you can catch all of the action on nbc bay area starting on february 8th. garvin thomas will be in pyeongchang to bring us live coverage of the bay area athletes who are hoping to bring

home a medal. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, las vegas casino mogul steve wynn resigning his position, the latest on smkt allegations against him and how they're impacting the gop. plus -- >> he loved history, he loved outdoors and most of all he loved his family. >> two teenagers being remembered. how family members of the young victims in the kentucky high school shooting want their loved ones to be remembered. you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california.

golden gate bridge/alcatraz f good sunday morning to you. it is 7:29 on this gorgeous last weekend of january, a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. wow. it is just a good day to be alive, huh? thanks so much for joining us, i'm kira klapper, vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. i'm tongue-tied because that view was to beautiful. usually there is some sort of cloud or fog cover over the

bridge. >> today is fun. i like forecasting active weather, but it's also nice when i can tell you it's going to be a good day to relax and not worry. >> now your forecast is over. >> that's it. >> that's all you had to say. >> sunny, warm, no clouds. >> yeah. >> no, but, yeah, we are seeing some slightly warmer temperatures because of that high ridge of pressure sitting over the area keeping those skies nice and clear. the temperatures right now still a little nippy in the north bay, santa rosa 37 degrees, napa 38, but warmer in san jose, 44 degrees right now, san francisco 49 and in hayward 46, oakland 48. the temperature trend is trending above seasonable which means we're above average in terms of our daytime highs. look at the santa clara temperature trend, a lot of sunshine and, yes, upper 60s are in the forecast for today. we are going to be a couple of degrees warmer this afternoon than we were yesterday and our days are only expected to get better as we head in towards the week week.

if you have any birthday parties planned for outdoors, activity or big events today, beautiful day. i will let you know what we can expect as we head into towards monday and how long we are going to be this dry coming up in just a bit. >> we will stay tuned for that. vianey, thanks. new this morning firefighters are still cleaning up after a fire that killed one person in the south bay. it happened just before 2:00 this morning at a town home complex on clyde avenue near montague expressway in santa clara. fire officials tell us one man who was pulled from the fire died on the way to the hospital. the fire spread quickly from one of the homes to another home through the attic. crews, our, were able to contain the fire to two of the four units. >> about 2:00 to 4:00 in the morning is when most of our fires that cause injuries occur. you know, the people are at home and they're sleeping and sometimes fire gets a head start. >> the cause of that fire remains under investigation. now to raw uncovered meat being delivered in a shopping

cart to another bay area grocery store. it's the second incident we've uncovered over the past three days and it's a practice that might be more widespread than originally thought. the photos might be disturbing to some people. friday we were first to report this, two men dumping slabs of raw pork into shopping carts and hauling the feet meet into the 99 ranch market in san jose. our story has sparked an investigation with the santa clara county health department. now a similar allegation at another bay area store. this is an image we received yesterday. "today in the bay's" thom jensen has the latest. >> that's so disgusting. like that's unsanitary. >> reporter: it's the only picture christine cabral has from the video she shot in march 2016. >> i rolled down the window, i was like, hey, that's disgusting. >> reporter: she remembers it vividly, though, she says. two men rolling whole butchered hogs in shopping carts into this

store in the back of the marina grocery in south san jose. >> they grabbed and put on -- they already took one and came back and got another. >> reporter: after we saw the picture on her facebook page we went right back to that door where she told us she saw men hauling that raw meat in carts. >> one of your customers shot this. >> a man who one employee identified as a meat counter manager agreed to take a look. >> have you ever seen them do that? >> no. i don't know. >> he said we would need to talk to a store manager. i was able to talk to a supervisor here who called her manager and she told me the manager said that nobody would be available for comment. >> reporter: then we learned about someone else who said they saw it, too, not just once but several times during the past two years. >> it's actually really dangerous. >> reporter: he works in the meat cutting and packing industry and asked that we conceal his identity. >> in i believe that works or is in that industry should know that that's a red flag. the process to be really clean and it's -- they are not doing

it right. >> reporter: he said the last time he saw it happening was in the heat of the summer in august or september. christine cabral says she hasn't been able to return to the store since seeing this unsanitary delivery. >> look at that. can you imagine our kids touching that. >> people go get something done there, because i'm pretty sure they're still doing it to this day. >> reporter: thom jensen, nbc bay area news. new information on the first incident that happened at the 99 ranch market in san jose. nbc bay area was the first to report that story on friday. the meat vendor, jim's farm meat out of winton, california, says the two workers in that picture have since been fired. 99 ranch market told us that they only learned about the incident after our viewer, loretta seto, took these photos and posted them to facebook friday. the store says they have since removed all of that meat from their store. >> we posted these reports to our nbc bay area facebook page and there are hundreds of comments. if you have something to say about it, we invite you to join

the conversation. a follow-up now to the tragic story of two young sisters killed in a car crash in antioch. the community is coming together to support the family as they prepare for the heart wrenching double funeral. people lined up at a fundraiser yesterday in union city for the cardoza family. four-year-old lenexy and two-year-old camila cardoza were in the car with their mother when police say a man driving a stolen truck hit them. the crash happened earlier this month in antioch. four-year-old lenexy died at the scene, her sister was in the hospital for weeks. on sunday she was declared brain dead. >> it really hit our -- you know, our community here. we have grandkids, we have cousins and nieces, you know, nephews and it's hard. >> the suspect in the case was arrested. 23-year-old noe saucedo is in jail facing two murder charges.

a go fund me page has raised more than $28,000. family members grieving after losing their loved ones in another school shooting. relatives of the two teens killed in kentucky are opening up about their loss. both 15 year olds, daley holt and preston cope died when a classmate opened fire tuesday morning in benton, kentucky. family members talked about how the two had been schoolmates together since kindergarten. preston loved history, the outdoors, baseball and his family. bailey is being remembered for her loving and kind spirit. her family has started a hashtag to inspire others to cherish every moment. >> #belikebailey would be to just be kind. simply be kind. to love your family more. so, again, hug tighter, put down your cell phones at dinner and have real conversations and be friends with everyone. >> #belikebailey.

18 other people were wounded in tuesday's shooting, the 15-year-old suspect is being charged as an e west coast." the crowd then marched down market street to the embarcadero. it was a rally... steeped in optimism. earlier in the week... president trump addressed the walk for life in washington by satellite. organizers say they )re hopeful roe v. wade can be overturned under his watch. a group of pro-choice demonstrators were on hand as well... demonstrators were there as well. >> we certainly have -- very pleased with the justices and laws and what he's trying to do in the pro life movement. we're sitting back, hopeful, crossing our fingers, praying for him. >> we think that people coming out to the streets to raise their voices is going to help push back their offenses and we can defend our right to abortion and access to healthcare.

>> the walk for life comes just 45th anniversary of rowe versus wade, that of wh course, is the supreme court ih decision thatis legalized abortion. we are now getting our firsr look at what president trump will focusth on in his state of the unionn address on tuesday. the president has the challenge of speaking to a country is: divided. in a a preview one senior administration official says the theme of the address is building a safe,im strong andism. proud america. president trump will aim for a u tone ofde, tax cu unity and opt. key points include jobs, the economy, tax cuts and immigration reform. a chance to make a case for his administration's achievements, particularly on tax reform, lay out a roadmap for the year ahead without a having to talk about russia. >> the escalating russia probe is of course casting a shadow over tuesday's address. cnn is reporting that president trump has privately been venting about how he wants to remove rod

rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who oversees robert mueller who is leading the russia special counsel e fina investigation. so another sexual misconducc aandal, this time republican leader stepping down.ort in t steve wynn has resigned as the finance chair of the republican national committee.miscondu this comes after a report until "wall street journal" alleging widespread sexual l misconduct by wynn.n. dozens of employees accused him of abusing his power to pressure women into sex. wynn is denying the accusations. beyond serving as finance chair for the rnc wynn has donated millions to the republican in t party. president trump has called wynn a, quote, great friend. at 7:39.joins still ahead on "today in the bay,"nutes t california versus president trump. political analyst larryident. g joins us live to discuss the manyny lawsuits california has againstcu the president. and fans at oracle arena recall treated to tweet a show. steph curry and the warriors

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i'm fallen smith. forget about another warriors/cavs nba finals, i think basketball fans would not find seeing the dubs clash with the celtics, right, especially after their two meetings this season. let's take you to oracle arena. steph curry and kyrie irving put on a show. they were going back and forth all night long through three-quarters of play, the two combined for 59 points, 22 of 31 from the field and 11 of 15 from three. warriors up 80 to 73 entering the fourth quarter. so late fourth quarter, game tied at 95, steph pulls up, money, put the dubs up three. he wasn't done. next possession, steph, nice

finish at the rim. steph finished with a season high 49 points. he was 16 of 24 from the field, 8 of 13 from downtown. kyrie finished with 37. warriors win, though, 109-105. here is steph on facing kyrie. >> we try to bring the best out of each other. tonight was kind of one of those nights. just a fun way to play. obviously we want to try to slow him down a little bit next time, but it was fun. >> get this, with the victory the warriors pick up their 40th win of the season, they are the first team in the nba to reach 40 wins this season. that's it for sports. more news after the break. calie

number one state for taking republican president welcome back. blue california has become the number one state for taking republican president donald trump to court. shouldn't be that surprising, though, since democrat hillary clinton received 4 million more votes from californians than trump did in the 2016 presidential election. that's the largest numerical

difference in the nation. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here to break down the issues and theaeir importance to our state. i was surprised to read about all of this, how active the state has been in suing the trump administration, right? >> yeah, remarkably active when you consider everything else that the state has been that vibrant and it's all about attorney general xavier becerra who has initiated 24 lawsuits in 17 subject areas. if you think about it these lawsuits to stop or reverse current policies all stem from a state with collective political values far different from those of the current president. no kidding. it's important to remember that california with nearly 11 million immigrants, more than one quarter of the nations immigrants legal legal and undocumented has been the most successful state in implementing a series of laws helpful to undocumented immigrants. beyond that the state has

embraced the affordable care act like no other and has become the nation's role model for environmental change policies on everything from auto emission toss frack flag. it's basra, though, bacerra who has used the system to stop or slow down trump policies that he views as harmful to california much like the republican texas attorney general plagued president obama during his years. there is a lot going on. what cases stand out to you? >> most of the cases, kira, are fairly new. remember, it's only a year that the administration has been in office and are in their earliest stages of judicial findings by the district court but they have powerful implications. a couple leading stories to date, daca, the deferred action on childhood arrivals program initiated by president obama in 2012. california won the first round in district court allowing daca residents to renew temporary status applications on the grounds that the march 5th end

date violates their due process. the trump administration of course has appealed to the court of appeals, but it's going to be a while. how about sanctuary cities. california won a case in district court preventing the federal government from eliminating funds to cities and counties that do not proactively engage in federal immigration enforcement. >> okay. so daca and sanctuary cities those are both obviously immigration-related issues. certainly important to many californians like you mentioned, a million immigrants undocumented and otherwise here in our state, but what other issues seem important to you in terms of being important to california? >> they're a panoply, we could go forever. here is a few cases other than immigration important to californians. contraception. california won a case in district court that prevented the trump administration from allowing corporations to suspend birth control benefits on the grounds of a religious or moral

objections. how about transgender military ban? california sued, the trump administration to prevent a ban on transgender people from joining the military. several federal judges have ruled against the trump administration along with california and the plan is dead. methane emissions. that's the gas. the u.s. district court in california stopped the trump administration from dismantling an obama rule that had tightened the conditions of releasing harmful methane gas into the environment. we could go on and on, but these are just a few areas where california suits have either prevented trump administration changes or halted them all together pending appeals to higher courts. >> wow. so that's quite the collection of diverse cases as you said. i would imagine it hasn't endeared california political leaders to the trump administration that they've been able to stop some of his progre progress. >> true that. >> true that. >> true that. do you know what, although the trump administration, you have

to give them their due here, they were quick to bring in fema to help after the terrible tires in northern california and there's something else to remember, the fact remains that in our three tiered federal court system some of these early rulings may be reversed higher up on the judicial ladder. look, if nothing else the state has shown its willingness to aggressively hold the trump administration accountable for rule and policy changes viewed by most elected officials here and public opinion as well as bad for california. you know, to that end with the 2018 congressional elections now clearly in view, the trump administration and local republican elected leaders are going to have to tread carefully with these attempts to implement controversial new policies down the road. ki kira, controversial policies just like elections have consequences and so to that end it's going to be very interesting to see how these

things impact these congressional elections right here in california where we have the largest number of vulnerable republican incumbents. >> absolutely. and across the country we've seen a lot of them already saying they are not going to run again. interesting to see and as always i wish we had more time. larry gerston, as always, thanks. still ahead on "today in the bay," at 7:51, a rare weather scene caught on camera. the natural phenomenon sweeping across california. we're not expecting any of that. no rain in sight. we're tracking sunshine. i will have a look at your temperatures for today, plus a look ahead at your workweek coming up in just a bit.

good morning. it is 7:54. it's off to a lovely start on this sunday across the bay area. our temperatures on the cool side, but not very cold compared to what we've seen. now, south bay right now 44 degrees, the peninsula at 51, tri-valley 46 degrees and look at the north bay, still trying to warm up at 37 degrees. san francisco 47. plenty of sunshine, though, to go around and that's exactly what we are tracking for today. comfortable weather. look at that 24 hour temperature change. half-moon bay about 18 degrees warmer at this hour than we were yesterday. santa cruz 7 degrees warmer. sunnyvale 11 degrees warmer and we are expecting above seasonal highs. look at your hour by hour forecast, we've got a little bit of a chilly start in the north bay, we are expecting to see

increasing high clouds but that's not going to arrive until later. monday at about 2:30 in the morning, so tomorrow morning you might catch a couple clouds in the forecast. it is going to be a combination of sun and clouds as we head into monday, but we are not expecting any range from this. we're expecting that rain to stick off to the north, the only thing that we are going to see in the bay area is going to be some more clouds out there. your microclimate highs for today, this is what i was talking about when i mentioned above seasonal temperatures. oakland a high of 62, san francisco also at about 62 degrees, san jose 64, santa cruz 70 degrees. i'm heading out there today to santa cruz, my first time going to we will see how it goes. napa 65 degrees, santa rosa 64. if you look at your outlook, a little haze is expected through the afternoon but that will eventually burn off. look at gorgeous squaw creek lake tahoe, 18 degrees right now. it is very cold and this is a great weekend to head up there, especially today because we are not expecting any snowfall for

today which means the road reasons are probably a lot better if you're planning to head out there. snow pack, northern is at about 27%, statewide only 30% so we have had a bit of a warmer season this year and this last winter storm did bring a good amount of snowfall but now with this high pressure building in you may want to head out there now because this is probably going to melt off some of that snow that fell recently. we have that ridge of high pressure as we head into thursday. there is a storm system sitting off near the portland area, but that is going to stay off to the north, not expecting any rain from that, which means we will be missing out on a couple of inches of possible rain from that. over the next seven days look at how gorgeous this week is going to be. monday into tuesday we see cloud cover, tuesday looks like it's going to be the warmest day of the week for san francisco. inland spots 65 degrees on tuesday and then as we head into wednesday and thursday the only thing that's going to be flip-flopping a little bit is going to be periods of sunshine, then we will get some cloud

cover but at least the temperatures will remain consistent with the 60s through the weekend ahead and then just long range and i mean long range models, it looks like we've got another possible chance of rain, but that's not until february. so we'll see. >> not until next month. >> yeah, not until like next week. >> not until three days from now. >> that's the long range. >> it's nice to see all that sunshine. i know we need the rain, but it's nice to get a break. while you're here, a rare weather event for california, you are looking at a water spout over land. it forms in eureka at the woodley island arena in humboldt county. this is video from the national weather service. they say because the water spout moved on to land that technically made it a tornado in california. >> that's what makes it rare, that it moved over land. water spouts are common, but over land. pretty neat video. >> pretty neat, huh? thanks for making us a part of your morning.

more local news tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00, all day on nbcbayarea.com. we will see you back here next weekend. hope you have a great sunday.

this sunday, the president, the special counsel and the russia investigation. president trump tries to fire bob mueller, but his white house counsel refuses. democrats react. >> we've seen these persistent attacks to try to undermine the credibility and that, to me, is unacceptable. >> what it does do is show intent, and it's not surprising. >> this is how republicans sounded last year. >> that would be a major mistake. >> but this week. >> i'm here for a hearing and i don't have anything to comment on. >> and president trump denies all of it. >> fake news, folks. fake news. >> at issue now, will republicans move to protect mueller or the president? plus, immigration