san mateo bridge good morning, . good sunday morning to you. it is 7:00. here is a live look outside as the sunshines over the san mateo bridge. not as hazy as we saw yesterday morning. that is a very good thing. thank you for joining us. i'm kira klapper with meteorologist rob mayeda he has a look at our micro climate forecast. we are in for other people. the fog is in for san francisco. >> it should lead to cooling around the coast and inner bay. right now there is a look at the fog over downtown. we are expecting temperatures in the mid 60s. out towards freemont, sunny start.

mid 60s right now. if you are heading out to the freemont festival of the arts you should see temperatures climbing, approaching the upper 80s again today. inland still some 80s and 90s. mid 90s in the warmest spots. as warm as that looks, seven-day forecast? it's trending even hotter. we will have a closer look that the and hurricane hector, closer to hawaii. we will look at that coming up in 15 minutes. >> that hesitation in your voice just -- >> not pleasant. >> doesn't sound good. we will stay tuned for the bad news, rob, thanks. we begin with developing news out of redding. the carr fire has claimed a seventh life. a pg&e worker died whil working to restore service to redding. the company says of course our thoughts and prayers are with our fallen team member his family and our extended team. we also heard that help is on

the way for fires in and around red. the white house has approved california's request for a jar disaster declaration in shasta county. yesterday morning governor brown called on president trump to help with the state's devastating fires. the carr fire is the state's most destructive fire right now. more than a dozen other serious fires are burning across the state. >> it's not just here in redding. it's in other parts of the state. we have got a lot of work to do. and we have a wonderful state. it is the sixth largest economy in the world. but we are vulnerable as much as any people are anywhere in the world. the disaster declaration will help fire victims obtain housing and unemployment assistance. the mendocino fire now continues to grow. it is now the sixth largest wildfire in california history. the river fire, and the ranch fire, the two fires that make up the mendocino complex fire scorched an area that is 357

square miles. the flames flared up again overnight. cal fire says total containment is currently at 22%. >> the crew also work on that for two or three days. we want to move sought a slow safe pace and control the fire if we can. >> ground crews have been seth backfireses to try to control the fire's direction. at least 55 homes have been destroyed. in the east bay today communities are blaning ahead of possible political confrontations. we have video of crews filling barricades with water. this is happening at berkeley's civic center park yesterday afternoon. the city is preparing for a potential clash between protesters because a right wing rally is planned and anti-fashist groups are planning a counter-protest. there has been a temporary ban on sticks, pipes, poles, and

anything else that can be used as to weapon. city leaders don't want a repeat of what happened last year. you may remember, berkeley was the scene of a number of violent protests when groups on the left and on the right clashed. yesterday in portlandland dueling protests turned violent. protesters threw rocks and bottles at police. they set up checkpoints to screen for weapons. the controversial patriot prayer group rallied downtown for the third time this summer. again they were met by self described anti-fascist proteste protesters. president trump again using twitter to go after athletes, not politicians. the president's comments about lebron james's intelligence a hot topic at last night's as game. we went to the oakland coliseum where we got reaction from fans. >> reporter: in stands oobd fans focused to an nail biter between

then surging as and the detroit tigers. many also thinking about friday night's verbal assault by the president aimed at nba super star lebron james. >> i think he goes after whoever calls him out. >> he says he believes mr. trump was calling out lebron james because of a comment he made in an interview with don lemon. >> he has used sport to kind of divide us. >> reporter: shoshtdly after that interview the president tweeted this, lebron james was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, don lemon. he made lebron look smart, which isn't easy to do. i like mike. >> something we are not used to as a president, to go off on social media. >> look at the president himself. i really don't think he's any smarter than who he is talking about. >> reporter: others say it's racial. the president questioning the intelligence of two american men in one tweet. >> it is not a debate at this point. >> he called for the prior president's birth certificate.

i want to his his iq test. >> reporter: the comment came just hours before air force one touched down in ohio where the president is trumping for gop candidates. >> we have get jim in. because senator brown is not going to vote for our judge. >> reporter: thom jensen, nbc bay area news. now to new information about a fire in pittsburgh. miss say an arsonist is responsible. we brought you the story last night at 6:00 p.m. we learned officers arrested a homeless man who admitted to burning trash in a field near third and east harbor. the fire spread to a yard and destroyed a forklift and burned power lines. look at this fire. it started at a mobile home park on south 34th street near 101 and 280. four people are out of their

home this morning but we are told no one was injured. the cause is being described as an accident. have you seen this man? bart police say he stabbed two people in oakland friday night. 27-year-old solomon he is inossa allegedly used a box cutter to cut one man's face and another man's arm on the train. the attack happened at the same bart station where mia wilson was stabbed to death two weeks ago. like that stabbing the motive in this one is a mystery. >> there is no known connection between the suspect and the victims. and the motive is unknown at this time. it's part of our ongoing investigation. >> on friday family and friends of 18-year-old mia wilson said good-bye in a funeral service hours before this stabbing. wilson was killed when a man attacked her and her cousin at the bart station last monday. police say two men got into

an argument in the parking lot of a safeway after 9:00 on friday night in palo alto. police say this man opened fire at a white lexus suv and the driver of the lexus sped off. officers chased the car but had to stop when the car got onto 101. police don't know if a bullet actually hit the victim in the lexus. investigators want to make sure that person is okay. it is 7:08 right now. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, a chase scene straight from a hollywood movie. but this jet ski police pursuit did not come with a script. there goes the neighborhood. some confusion in san francisco as google maps has renamed some communities. we'll explain next. maybe you could save energy by

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welcome back. it's 7:10 on our sunday morning. cloudy skies over the by bridge toll plaza heading into san francisco.

temperatures in the city today will be in the mid 60s. sunny later on. something to look forward to there. speaking of san francisco, one part of the city has been given a new name. the east cut. not everyone is okay with it. google is now getting involved. today in bay's roz plater explains. >> reporter: the signs and banners proclaim the neighborhood's new name. even workers are sporting the east cut branding. >> east cut? what does that stand for? >> reporter: the name refers back to the early days when a sec of the second street hill was cut out to help transport goods in this eastern part of the city. the new neighborhood is made up of parts of rincon hill, south beach, and south of market. the rebranding comes courtesy of the neighborhood's community benefit district a group tasked witht improving the area's quality of life. >> sounds nice. we actually just moved here two months ago. >> reporter: a lot of native san franciscans told us they are not on board. >> i'm born and raised in san francisco.

no such thing as the east cut. that's unheard up. rincon hill, soma, east cut? no way. doesn't exist. >> reporter: turns out there is a thing and google maps, which is widely iced and has already renamed it. >> i think they could have come up with something more original or traditional. >> we will see how long that lasts. hopefully it is a fad. sound kind of weird. >> reporter: i'm roz playeder, nbc bay area news. it's 7:12 right now. we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, the weekend weight. the dmv going to no lengths this weekend to help keep lines short. you won't have to wait long for temperatures to warm up quickly around saratoga. temperatures again climbing to the 90s. turning hotter in the seven-day forecast. a look at that when we come back.

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welcome back. it's 7:14 on your sunday morning. no sun here. taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge in san francisco. fog, completely covering it.

meteorologist rob mayeda assures us parts of the city will be seeing sun later today. he will be along with our micro climate forecast in just a bit. now to amazing video from london. an unusual police chase along the river. police chased fourette speeding jet skiers down the river. looks like something out of an action movie. police were not able to catch those jet skiers. they did successfully get them to turn around and head away from central london so the chase ended there. back here at home, the long lines don't seem to be get getting any shorter testimony dmv is trying to to do something about it. this was the scene outside the redwood city dmv. starting this weekend, of 0 offices across the state will be open every saturday from 8:a.m. to 5:p.m. all services will be available except for the behind the wheel

driving test. one man said he wait for an hour. >> the reservation i was trying to do, the earliest was september 10th. obvious had he that's too far away. >> for a list of all bay area dmv offices open on saturdays now, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. if you are looking for something to do today, you don't have to go very far. the 35th annual festival of the arts is happening in freemont. it's the largest arts and wine festival west of the mississippi. nearly 700 artisans have booths set up along a four mile stretch of road. our meteorologist rob mayeda and rob rainiery were there yesterday with the nbc bay area storm ranger. if you missed them. today you can stop by is say hello the our consumer investigators chris chmura. rob mayeda was here with me

yesterday morning. he went to the festival with storm ranger. was here last night and now he is back with me in the morning again. >> a lot of coffee. >> if you are heading out, get a little extra water. it's warm. we have got 80s out there. 86 degrees by around 3:00 in the afternoon. we will get more of a sea breeze which will make things more comfortable. plan on another warm day. storm ranger bay area booth. we have the clear the shelters pavilion out there too. check it out in freemont today. 65 degrees today in san francisco. should see mid to upper 80s around the airport and mid 90s south of downtown san jose. livermore, hazy skies. not as much smoke. the winds loft up and push some of that to the east. over my shoulder that's oakland. in san francisco a lot of fog

and mist across the golden gate bridge right now. 54 degrees. the wind brought in low clouds. different than yesterday. we had clear skies over from oakland to san francisco. as the sea breeze pushes in the low clouds we will see clearing skies around mid day. and then low clouds surging back in later on tonight. temperaturewise around the bay area, upper 80s around san jose. san francisco in the mid 60s. mid 70s for oakland as. as we move north, santa rosa, yew kya into the 90s. no red flag warnings for lake county or near the carr fire near redding. in the east bay and trivalley into the 90s. mid 90s still in the forecast around morgan hill. want to point out hurricane hector. a category 3 hurricane. if you have travel plans out towards hawaii by wednesday look at how close this storm approaches the hawaiian island. right now the forecast takes it just to the south of the big

island by wednesday night. stay tuned for any adjustments to that forecast. we could see an impact towards the middle of the week. the impact we will see here in the middle of the week is high pressure starting to build back towards california as we get towards tuesday and wednesday. if you are noticing the seven-day forecast right there at the bottom of the screen the temperatures are climbing on up. it's because of this. we will see 100 degrees across solano and contra costa counties mid week. sacramento, from to, redding do you know into southern california. above average temperatures. at least for the bay area there should be enough of a sea breeze to keep san francisco and oakland out of the heat. you see the difference really playing out here in the seven-day forecast. san francisco should warm up closer to 70 there is no sign of the heat. instead as the high pressure builds we will get patchy dense coastal fog setting up wednesday into thursday. valleys, watching the heat

tuesday through thursday. we could get issues with air quality. you will notice the temperatures starting to heat up. as we get towards wednesday and thursday and friday likely to be the hottest days of the week. we will have to stay tuned and see if these may also involve any spare the airs days. a lot of heat headed to the valleys by the middle of the week. >> seems to be getting worse and worse. the only good thing is we got it from you, rob, thanks. ities 7:20. still ahead on today in the bay, the silver screen right here in the bay area. meet the local filmmaker responsible for a highly anticipated movie that featured an all asian cast. the first in a quarter of a century. cinema and it has a baya

connection. the movie "crazy rich asians" it is ground breaking cinema. it has a bay area connection. the of moey crazy rich abe asians opens in theaters in less than two weeks. it's the first hollywood film in 25 years to feature an all-asian

cast. and the director is a bay area native. his father, though s mossbly more famous than he is. janelle wang sat down with the foreand son team in loss al toes. >> dating nick young. >> do you know him or something? >> they are the biggest developer in all of singapore. >> damn, rachel. like the asian bachelor. >> reporter: crazy rich asians centers around a crazy rich asian family. but the key is about family and love. it is the first hollywood film to feature an all asian cast since the joy luck club. >> a story that really centers an asian american couple's experience. and so -- or asian british as well. we also have asian australian, asian coast a rican.

>> reporter: the director also airbnban. palo alto's own john chu. >> the fact that we have a buzz about it and people are excited to see it is a dream come true. >> reporter: the american dream come true not only for john but for his famous father, lawrence chu, also known as chef chu. he owns one of the bay area's most popular restaurants, chef chu's in lass at owes. famous people have all eaten here since it opened in 1969. like him he has always encouraged his children to go after their dreams. >> you have to work hard. you don't hit there and it happens. you have to work very hard. and also he has to know, every movie you do, it has to have meaning. this particular movie from john is from his heart. >> reporter: john chu connected with this after reading the book crazy rich asians. he knew it would be risky but he

was passionate about the book and about the project. >> a movement of wondering why there aren't asian leads. i knew there was opportunity i could squeeze it in and get the studios to greenlight it. >> reporter: today his hollywood life and family life collided, the lead actors visiting his parent's restaurants. >> this is bizarre. coming to my parent's restaurant where i grew up and seeing people who work here my whole life, it's meaningful. >> his parents are a hoot. they are somehow proud. they brought all of his awards. >> reporter: what does his dad think about his son, possibly now more famous than him. >> i'm happy. finally i don't have to take all the burden. let him carry the burden. better be good. everybody is watching you now. >> i think the story makes you laugh and makes you cry. everything you want in a movie numbers a date fight, bringing your family. it's excited. >> if he chose me, then he chose

his family. and if he cosmos his family, he might spent the rest of his life resenting you. >> nast yer. >> reporter: john chu working on several other projects now, including a possible film about the cave rescue in thailand of that youth soccer team. by the way, crazy rich asians opens in theaters on august 15th janelle wang nbc bay area news. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up a drone packed with explosives. investigators are taking a close look at this video. what they are now saying about an assassination attempt on a world leader. plus, one squary safari where these vacationers got a close call with a territorial rhino. ss shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. at ross. yes for less.

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some hope on the horizon. thank you for joining us. i'm kira klapper in for vicky nguyen. meteorologist rob mayeda is in. he has a look at our micro climate forecast. we just got updated on the newest numbers from the mendocino complex fire. there is lot going on this morning. >> that fire complex growing how,000 to 60,000 every 24 cycle. the red flag conditions playing a big role in that. those have expired but hot temperatures are shaping up through the forecast. right now 50s and 60s outside. freemont, a mild start. already 65 and a good place to check out the nbc bay area booth. head out to the festival of the arts. storm ranger will be out there today. mid 80s by 2:00 or 3:00. it will feel warm. take extra water with you. a bit cooler bayside and san francisco. the fog has made a comeback. today is the coolest day of the week.

i say that because look at morgan hills. 95. 92 in livermore. could be closing in on 100 in the seven-day. we will have a look at that coming up in about 12 minutes. >> we will see you then rob thanks. we begin with developing news out of redding. the carr fire has claimed its seventh life. a pg&e worker died yesterday while working to restore service to parts of redding. his name hasn't been released. the utility company released a statement saying of course our thoughts and prayers are with our fallen team member his family and our he can tendsed team. we have learned that help is on the way for fire victims in and around redding. the white house approved california's request to ar major disaster declaration in shasta county. jerry brown called on president trump to help with the state's devastating fires. the carr fire is the state's most destructive fire right now. more than a dozen other serious

fires are burning across the state. >> it's not just here in redding. it's in other parts of the state. we have a lot of work to do. we have a wonderful state. it's the sixth largest economy in the world. but we are vulnerable as much as anybody any people are anywhere in the world. >> the disaster declaration will help fire victims obtain housing and unemployment assistance. now to what i was mentioning with rob mayeda. the mendocino complex fire is continuing to grow every day. an update in the last 30 minutes from cal fire tells us the complex fire is now the fifth largest wildfire in california history. it was considered the sixth largest. it's now the fifth. right now the river and the ranch fires, the two fires that make up the complex fire scorch a combined 254,000 acres and destroyed more than 60 homes. the flames flared up overnight. and cal fire just updated us, again, about 25 minutes ago. now the total ain containment

stand at 33%. that's better than the 23% estimate we had overnight. today in the bay's sergio can tannah has been covering this fire for a week now. he brings us this report. >> reporter: the air assault on the river fire continues with a fleet of helicopters. we watch as they protected a few homes on scotts valley road. but this fire continues to burn away from lake port and toward forests areas. winds have kicked up a bit but so far the winds are pushing the fire back onto areas that are already burned. the shifting winds are causing some issues for the ground crews and a lot aircraft that are in the aerial salt. but it's also blowing a lot of this smoke towards recently repopulated areas. after being away for nine days maria came back to check on her house. but won't be staying. >> i came over to see how it is. but there is still a lot of smoke and a lot of ashes. i can't be there. because i have problems on my

lung. that's why i'm going back with them. >> reporter: the ranch fire gained a lot of ground overnight again. it is in the mendocino national forest. it is threatening places like lucerne, pepperwood grove and clear lake oaks meaning they could remain evacuated for a while longer. >> the crews will work on that probably two or three days. we want to move at slow safe pace. we want to control the fire at that pace if we can. >> reporter: ground crews have been setting backfires near trails and dozer lines to try to control its direction n. lake port, sergio can tannah, nbc bay area news. >> as those fires continue to grow more help is on its way from the bay area. the san francisco fire department sent one of its mass casualty buss to clear lake. three medics are on board and plan to help people evacuate. the bus is described as a hospital on wheels. and it's filled with enough supplies to treat up to 24 people in the event of a major emergency. in the east bay today,

communities are planning ahead of possible political confrontations. we have video of crews filling barricades with water at berkeley's civic center park yesterday afternoon. the city is preparing for a potential clash between protesters. that's because a right wing rally is planned and so-called anti-fascist groups are organizing a counter-protest. signs are post there had at civic center park and alony park announcing a temporary ban on sticks, pipes, poles, and anything else that people can use as a weapon. city leaders don't want a repeat of what happened last year when you may recall berkeley was the scene of a number of violent protests when groups on the left and on the right clashed. we have new video now to show you this morning of an assassination attempt against venezuela's president nicholas maduro. he was speaking at a televised event in caracas yesterday when two drones loaded with explosives went off near his

podium. live video shows the president looking up and dozens of soldiers running away. seven sold prers hurt in the attack and several people have been arrested. maduro is blaming colombia for the attack although there is no evidence to support that claim. colombia has denied any involvement. you are fired! words not many veterans affairs employees have ever heard before according to president trump. our partners at fact check.org say that's not just not. nbc's aaron colman explains you. >> couldn't fire anybody in the va. they could be sadists. they could be late. they could be bad. they could have lots of problems. they could talk back to you, you couldn't do a thing. >> reporter: president trump makes that claim at a salute to service dinner in west virginia in early july. he repeats the same sentiment a week later at a vwf national convention at missouri saying an employee at the department of veterans affairs couldn't be fired before he sign the

veterans affairs accountability and whistle blower protection act of 2017. >> that would be news to the more than 2,000 va employees who are fired every year going back to 2006 for miss performance or disciplinary reasons. >> reporter: the president paints a disturbing picture saying employees who abused veterans stayed on the job before the law. >> we now look at the person that violates our great veterans, and we say, jim, get the hell out of here, you're fired. >> it's just not true that before the law employees who abused or neglected veterans couldn't be fired. >> reporter: fact check.org points to data on federal employment tracked by the office of development. this graph those how many employees were fired per year with a spike in 2017. >> it's true that in the second half of 2017 of a the bill

passed the number of va employees who were removed went up 25%. >> reporter: the law makes it easier for the va secretary to remove a problem employee. it also expedites the appeals process for senior executives. i'm erin colman for nbc news. oh, my gosh. look at that. new video from a safari park. a rhino caught on camera as you see repeatedly ramming an suv. this happened at a animal park in mexico. it looks like some park employees tried to distract the rhino but it clearly did not work. the rhina kept slamming the suv and even chased it as the driver tried to get away. yikes. now back here locally. there are many occupationings we never realize exist until we need them. one oakland artist has done one of those jobs for thousands of families. today we see what he does and

why most people will never know his name. >> reporter: there are some jobs that require a special level of care. >> they call me a perfectionist. >> reporter: every time manuel alvarez sits down to work, there is no such thing as mailing it in. >> you have to do it pretty much right every time. >> reporter: alvarez's work begins where life ends. for 34 years, he has engraved urns at oakland's chapel of the chimes snild say over 20,000. >> reporter: in a way his job is to bridge time. >> this one is 1916. >> he adds names to family urns. >> i engraved this one. >> sometimes more than a century after the passing of the first relative, having to match the engraving of an artist from long ago. >> '20s, '30s, the '40s. the craftsmanship is incredible.

>> reporter: after studying art in his native mexico alvarez came to his job through a newspaper ad. >> after five years of trying as an artist i was needed like we say a paycheck. >> reporter: but what started as a paycheck became a passion. he learned to hand engrave urns using a wooden hammer he made himself, the same hammer he uses today. >> i am going to frame it some day. this one has a fish. it's for the navy. >> reporter: alvarez's work may bear his writing but not his signature. >> no one who has their loved one placed in this building has had the opportunity to sit and watch him engrave. they have no idea what goes into it. they just see the final product. >> it's something so personal. i mean, there is not a product that you buy in the store and you don't like it you can change it. >> reporter: in recent years, computers made the job easier. still alvarez says technology can't truly replace something

done by hand. >> it loses that personality. >> reporter: but in an occupation of farewells, it is now alvarez who is departing. after 34 years, he is packing up his hammer this week and retiring. >> i just want to leave some kind of legacy. i don't know this to die. >> reporter: but here his work will live on, written in the names of others, done with care. joe rosati jr. >> it's been a long time. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >> wow. an extraordinary career, a well deserves retirement. congratulations to him. still ahead on today in the bay. state attorney general javier about sarah is set for a face-off with the trump administration. we will talk about california's battle over automobile mileage standards. also, the as look to keep the good times rolling. next, laura britt has highlights.

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xfinity sports desk. a day after winning a 13-inning thriller against the tigers the surging as hoping to keep in a moment up going at the coliseum. oakland going for their fifth straight win. third inning, no one on, no outs. chapman's 14th home run of the season. that ties the game up at 1-1. two batters later it's crush davis's turn. he goes yard. his 30th home run of the year. and the as beat the tigers 2-1 the final. they are now 20 games over .500. over at arizona it's the giants and the diamondbacks in what turned out to be a bad loss. the d backs up 3-0 in the first. marte launch as two run shot. arizona wins this one, 9-3 the final. that's two losses in a row for the giants. in the nfl it was hall of fame enshrinement day. terrell owens one of the players to be immortalized in the hamon

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the trump admnistration 38 times on is welcome back. california attorney general javier about says sarah has sued the trump administration 38 times on issues such as immigration, health care, public education, and lgbtq rights. but his greatest chall weng the trump administration may be this battle over automobile mileage standards. this all changed again within the last week. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us. what's the significance this new sfikt? >> it is a doozy. >> yeah. >> it's really a doozy kira. air pollution in the united states, and in california

particularly is the greatest environmental enemy. particularly in this state. transportation accounts for 41% of the state's air pollution. all of the state's air pollution. california has been pushing for stringent rules regarding tailpipe emissions for atmosphere the past 40 years. and it's really led the way to eliminating millions of tons of carbon from the environment and saved thousands of lives from respiratory diseases. the auto emissions program has been so successful here, get this, that the state's greenhouse gas pollution is now below 1990 levels. where else would you hear that kind of fact? >> right. >> it is an amazing achievement. an achievement that according to the california errey sources board is equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or a savings of 6 billion gallons gasoline a year. those are some numbers. >> yeah, it's actually sort of unbelievable considering more and more people move to our state each year, yet we have

reduced it that much. >> yeah. >> now is it that california emerged as this leader in automobile mileage requirements? >> it has not been easy. the 1977 federal clean air acts amendment allow for states to request waivers if their auto emissions requirements are higher, more strict, than the federal law. now california has asked for and received waivers 44 times, and its waivers have been adopted by 12 other states because collectively these states have about 40% of the nation's purchasing power, automobile manufacturers adopted higher standards. they don't want to have two different sets. so they go on with california and the 12 other stits. >> to keep it the same. >> impl. >> what does the trump administration want to do. >> they want to reduce future automobile mileage requirements. under a plan introduced by the obama administration new automobiles must average 37 miles per gallon by 2020. 47 miles per gallon by 2025.

now the trump administration proposes to eliminate the 7:47 mills per gallon target. and the new rule would end california's ability, this is really important, to gain waivers for stronger requirements. that's tough. >> so why is the trump administration so adamant to roll back these standards if they have been so successful and important to states like california? >> like so many issues it depends on who you ask. right? you have heard that before. >> yeah. >> the trump administration folks claim there are three benefits. one, they say that people who buy fuel efficient cars will drive more than now and therefore cause more fatalities. second, more fuel efficient cars, they say, will be lighter, will be the jeopardizing passenger safety. and third they argue that the new automobiles will be unnecessarily more expensive. that's the angle they have taken. >> okay. well, what about the other side? >> you are not buying it, huh? >> no. i mean i'm not getting involved.

>> here's the other side. not too surprising either. opponent counter that the epa's arguments are just without foundation. for starters they point to data provided by the department of transportation last april showing that more fatalities occur in older cars than newer cars. opponents also claim that any additional costs from newer cars will be more than offset by savings at the pump. and finally there is the health issue testimony obama administration estimated that the 47 mile per gallon requirement would save 40,000 lives. that's more than 5,000 in california alone. >> one president saying more people will die. another president saying lives will be saved. what's the likely outcome? >> gosh, we may not know for many, many years. you know what happens. that's because any change in mileage requirements like any other regulation will surely bring about lawsuits from kpafl and the 12 other states. so depending upon the outcome, really, the nation's health,

economic, environmental, and physical standing will hang in the balance. that's a lot that's been put at stake here as we try to figure out which way the environmental winds will blow. >> right. as i always end our segment, i say stay tuned. >> stay tuned. >> chks, that as always, larry. still ahead on today in the bay. why play fetch when you can hang loose? dogs and their humans catch some waves all for a good cause. tracking a little bit of smoke near mount diablo. north and east bay dealing with smoke with a smoke advisory. we will talk more about hot temperatures coming back into the forecast when we come back in just youa few minutes. you could save energy

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it's 7:54 on sunday modern. more sunshine to start the day around san jose. 65 degrees. we are likely to see a noticeable change in the weather in san francisco and oakland as you see the tops of the building disappearing into the low clouds and mist right now. san francisco at 54. inland to concord, you notice there is a little bit of smoke around mounted diablo. 61 degrees. it will be once again for north bay and east bay communities, they will have localized areas of smoke at times drifting in from the north. should we better air quality around san francisco and the coast and the bay through the afternoon. winds transporting some smoke. we have enough of a sea breeze to bring in low clouds this

morning from san francisco to oakland. winds picked up a little bit in fairfield. we are hopeful today even inland spots will see a bit of cooling. obviously the biggest cooling should be in the bayside locations. the low clouds have made a comeback this morning. we will see them moving locally inland later on this morning into tomorrow morning as well. higher temperatures today. 80s to mid 90s around morgan hill. concord and anti-oak highs into the 90s. oakland, 70s. 80s or upper 80s around san jose and mid 60s for san francisco. coming up we will talk about more heat. you are seeing it in the seven-day forecast. another topic in the weather world this week will be what happens with hurricane hector. right now it is a category 3 hurricane. it is on a westward track. if you have plans out towards hawaii on wednesday you can see how close that storm passes just to the south of the big island this. far out in this long range forecast, it's subject to change. we will likely be watching what hurricane hector does around the

hawaiian islands on wednesday. around that same time mid week high pressure strengthens in northern california. this will lead to hot temperatures inlarchd. we see we will see enough of a sea breeze to keep temperatures comfortable inland. the coast and san francisco could deal with patchy dense fog and mist and temperatures climb out of the lower 90s today to mid 90s on tuesday and trending hotter towards the milled part of the week. some of the changes in the seven-day forecast. san francisco may eventually get closer to the 70s by wednesday and thursday. so if there is anything good approximate the heat spell you don't have to go too far to get some cooling. as you see right there. but it's the valleys not just for hot temperatures we put dangerous heat on there because of the air quality aspect from smoke from all the wildfires ongoing. any subtle shift in the winds, or the winds backing off to lead to smoke pollution and ground level ozone which is more

car-based pollution that we typically get in summer. the two combining could lead to air quality problems mid week as they combine with the hot temperatures. before we go, the world dog surfing championships was taking over a beach in pacifica. it was the third year of the event which raises money for dog-related non-profit organizations. we caught up with the human whose dog won the competition last year. he says she was a natural. >> i got her on my stand up paddle board in the santa cruz harbor. she jumped on the board. i saw she had good balance. then i took her out on little waves and we started surfing. the rest is history. she just loves it. >> there are now copycat dog surfing events across the world including in australia and the united kingdom. that is so cute. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. we will have local news tonight at 4:30, 6:00, and 11:00. all day on nbcbayarea.com. we hope you stay safe in the

heat and have a great morning. rob will be back tonight. >> that's right. see you at 4:30. >> hopefully you can have a nap sometime between now and then. ♪ ♪ can world-renowned artist red hong yi use the chase mobile app® to pay practically anyone, at any bank? all while creating a masterpiece made of tea leaves? ♪ ♪ yes. but this isn't for just anyone. ♪ ♪ hong yi! it's for the strongest man in her life. ♪ ♪ life. lived red's way. chase. make more of what's yours.

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