it is - - - - - here is a live look outside -- good sunday morning. it is 7:00 on the dot here. gorgeous look outside, amidst the twinkling lights of the bay bridge on a beautiful morning. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has your microclimate forecast. >> it's not very foggy, you notice. >> that's very rare. >> it is rare. we might see a couple clouds lingering into the afternoon. right now temperatures are mild. 56 degrees in san jose and 56 degrees in the city. now, the afternoon temperatures, you're going to notice significant temperature cooling because compared to yesterday, some spots will be running about ten degrees cooler this afternoon. now, san jose will be topping out into the low 70s for today.

nice little combination once again of sun and clouds but overall a very beautiful sunday ahead. i am still tracking and monitoring a couple of changes that we're expecting headed into the work week that may involve some elevated fire danger and i'll, of course, talk about your halloween plans coming up in about 15 minutes. >> all right, we'll see you in 15, thanks. >> it is a difficult and emotional morning across the country and in pittsburgh today. just one day after a gunman opened fire inside a jewish temple during saturday morning services. he killed 11 and injured six. nbc's jay gray joins us live from the tree of life synagogue with more on the horrific attack and the man police say is responsible. good morning to you, jay. >> reporter: hey, good morning, kira. this synagogue is really in the heart of what's considered pittsburgh's very tight-knit and large jewish community. that heart broken right now. you can see the makeshift meme of memorial that's been building since at tack in this synagogue yesterday.

♪ overnight, hundreds gather outside the tree of life synagogue, just hours -- >> multiple gunshots are heard from the lobby. >> reporter: -- after evil is unleashed inside the house of worship. >> they are being attacked. >> reporter: around 100 members attending a saturday prayer service and baby naming ceremony, when police say 46-year-old robert bowers burst in and opened fire. [ sirens ] 11 people killed, six injured, including four police officers, as the gunman apparently tried to shoot his way out of the synagogue. >> we are pinned down by gunfire. he's firing out of the front of the building with an automatic weapon. >> reporter: bowers surrendering about an hour after the first shots were fired. the carnage he left behind rattling even law enforcement veterans. >> this is the most horrific crime scene i've seen in 22 years of federal bureau of investigation. >> reporter: agents now searching for evidence and answers, pouring through his social media footprint, filled

with anti-semitic hate speech and this cryptic post before the shooting, "screw your optics. i'm going in." a social media footprint for investigators is the treasure trove. as this community now looks for some way to cope. >> it's too much. >> reporter: -- with the hearttahear heartache from what's happened here. bowers reportedly armed with an assault rifle and three pistols, investigators believe he did act alone here. the fbi has categorized this as a hate crime. their investigation right now, kira, continuing. >> jay gray for us this morning in pittsburgh, jay, thank you for that. an emotional day across the country, turned into a night of action last night. hundreds of people gathered in san francisco's south of market neighborhood for a candlelight vigil memorializing the 11 lives

lost. it was one of similar events organized across the country. candles were light and songs of hope were played, as people paid tribute to the victims of the synagogue massacre. we spoke with one woman originally from pittsburgh who told us she's horrified this happened in her hometown. >> my family grew up in pittsburgh. we're simple, working class people. this is just not something this city deserves. >> there will be another multidenominational memorial for the victims held today at noon at congregation emmanuel in san francisco. we will of course follow the latest developments on the pittsburgh synagogue massacre on our home page nbcbayarea.com. follow us on all of our digital platforms to get the very latest. later this morning, this synagogue shooting will be a major topic of discussion on "meet the press" with chuck today. tune in at 8:00, right after this newscast. in other news, we're learning new details about the investigation into the pipe bombs sent to democratic

leaders. senior law enforcement officials say they believe the explosive devices were constructed inside cesar sayoc's van. the florida man lived in that van, which was covered with pro-trump images. the former employer says sayoc was always on time and did his job, but would also shock co-workers with extreme intolerance. >> more than once, i went into the bathroom to cry, because the vile garbage that he was spewing about the lesbian and gay community, the transgender community, african-american, the hispanic community, was horrific. >> it is believed the 56-year-old acted alone. sayoc is accused of sending 14 bombs through the mail, including one that ended up in the bay area in burlingame. it was intended for democratic supporter tom steyer. a deadly shooting in the east bay stopped train service for several hours yesterday afternoon. around 4:00 p.m., someone shot two men in richmond near the capital corridor station.

paramedics rushed the men to the hospital where one of them died. police say the shooting didn't happen on a train but officers did have to shut down the tracks, which impacted service on four lines. trains started running again just after 8:30 last night. and police need your help finding a man wanted for attempted murder. investigators in the east bay say this man, 23-year-old luis cuevas went into a concord business friday night looking for his former girl friend and attempted to shoot someone. the richmond man reportedly drove off in a gray 2014 ford fusion. police say cuevas should be considered armed and dangerous. now to a dangerous accident early yesterday morning in san francisco. build inspectors are now investigating how and why a third floor balcony collapsed, critically injuring two women. it happened just after midnight on lawton street near 26th avenue in the outer sunset district. paramedics took the two victims to the hospital with serious

injuries. it's just shy of 7:07. bernie sanders in the bay area, as voters begin casting their ballots for the midterm election. and the biggest party in the world is playing out here right now, we'll take to you twitch con next. take a live look outsi

welcome back, at 7:09 on your sunday morning. here a live look at sfo, some cloud cover there, nothing new but beautiful as we look to the north. we have some lovely weather on the way. vianey arana will be along in just a bit, as we look ahead to halloween week. now to decision 2018. bernie sanders made a quick stop in the east bay. yesterday he joined forces with democratic congresswoman barbara lee to rally voters in berkeley. the pair is encouraging people to get to the polls on election day. "today in the bay's" christie smith was there. >> tell your friends and your

family. >> reporter: vermont senator bernie sanders spoke to a friendly crowd in berkeley, the lasted of a nine-state tour for midterm candidates. >> we must end one party reactionary rule in washington. >> reporter: he reminded them what's at stake, urging them to spread the word and vote. >> we had the lowest voter turnout in modern history, in 20 2018, we must have the higher voter turnout. >> reporter: on stage, supporters carried signs to reelect democratic congresswoman barbara lee. >> we're going to knock on doors. we're going to call voters. >> reporter: sanders said this wrapped up a nine-state tour for midterm candidates. he hit hard on president trump and his policies. >> i know that donald trump is not terribly popular in the state of california. thank you, california. >> reporter: he touched on themes from his own 2016 campaign, as supporters sounded hopeful for another run.

>> bernie 2020! >> reporter: he talked health care, income inequality and affordable housing. he spoke of ending the hatred and bigotry sweeping the country, on a day 11 people were killed in a pittsburgh synagogue. many said his words were inspiring. >> at some point, i think we have to do something significant, make a significant change. >> i'm over 60. i've seen a lot of elections. this is important, get out and vote. >> reporter: christie smith, "nbc bay area news." south bay voters looking to drop off their ballots early now have a few more options. seven early voting centers opened this weekend across santa clara county. not only can people cast their ballots now, but those who missed voter registration can register to vote conditionally. >> all this fraud going on and not counting the votes and they keep saying over and over, vote early, so your vote will count. >> the early voting centers will be open through election day, november 6th.

nbc bay area is your home for all you need to know about the upcoming midterm election. just go to our home page nbcbayarea.com, where you'll find an entire section devoted to decision 2018. we'll help you find your voting location as well as a preview of the key races and state propositions. at 7:12, there is much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, even more lottery mania. it's not another $1.6 billion mega millions prize but it is hundreds of millions of powerball money. so where were the winning tickets sold? that's next. vianey, we didn't get one this time around. >> we didn't get one, but hey, we have a job and you, too, if you have a job back home, be grateful you have a job. great morning so far. it's a little foggy in san francisco, but i've got a good look at how your halloween is looking, coming up. the reason w and board trustee head back to court. plus: sky high complaints. our consumer team reveals the maneuver you can make to get your airline )s attention. join us monday morning from join us monday morning from i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message.

"look what she's accomplished... she authored the ban on assault weapons... pushed the desert protection act through congress, and steered billions of federal dollars to california projects

such as subway construction and wildfire restoration." "she... played an important role in fighting off ...trump's efforts to kill the affordable care act." california news papers endorse dianne feinstein for us senate. california values senator dianne feinstein welcome back, on your sunday morning, a gorgeous look in san francisco this morning.

temperatures will be in the 60s today, and a bit of a cooldown for the rest of the areas that have been seeing 80s this past week. we'll be seeing more like 70s today. a state lawmaker is organizing a different kind of rally today, opposed to a contentious ballot measure. scott weiner plans to ride his bike around the city this afternoon in high heels and a wig. it's all poking fun at a comment by orange county republican candidate diane harkey. at a yes on six rally she said biking and riding public tranlsity doesn't work for her hair and heels. if approved, prop six would repeal a 12 cent gas tax hike that lawmakers aproved last year. there is a new memorial in the works at the national aids memorial growth at golden gate park in san francisco. the artist portal site was unveiled this weekend. it will be the first permanent memorial honors singers, musicians, dancers and artists

lost to aids around the country and the world. yesterday's unveiling was part of the 40th anniversary for san francisco's gay men's chorus. nearly 300 chorus members are included in the memorial. >> there are so many reasons this is important, but what i believe is most important is that we remember our history, we remember how our way was paved for us, especially as lgbtq people. >> when complete, the portal will include a giant chime. it's set to open to the public december 1st, with cis world ais day. long lines made organizers rethink a part of a big event in the south bay. today is day three for twitch con in san jose. some say it's like the super bowl for gamers. more than 100,000 people are expected to attend the event on site, and millions more watching online. it was so packed on friday that organizers had to make changes yesterday to help people get through the entrance line

faster. people there are there to see some of the most elite video game players in had action. >> yes, it's like streaming, life streaming video games, and so i'm kind of fairly new to it. >> gaming sessions start at 10:00 this morning. at nearly $688 million, it's one of the largest jackpots in u.s. lotto history and there are two winners. unfortunately for any of us, probably not us. tickets sold in new york and iowa match all six numbers and the powerball drawing. two tickets sold in southern california matched five out of six numbers. the next drawing is wednesday night with an estimated jackpot of $41 million. i guess we should all get together and get another ticket. we did last week, and it didn't work out for us. >> we didn't even win $1. >> literally, but i like to think if we won, we would still be here because we love our jobs. >> we do. it's a fun morning when you join us early saturday and sunday

morning. we couldn't thank you more, which is why i'm going to bring you great weather, a nice return. but first, we have to get through some of this fog. that's okay because folks in san francisco are certainly used to it. if you're visiting us from another place and headed to san francisco and thinking oh, no, this fog is going to ruin our shots of the golden gate bridge, don't worry. the fog is expected to clear out quite nicely, and check out this gorgeous sunrise. this is our life look over san francisco. we've got beautiful sun coming up. we've had some nice hues of orange and yellow and just nice pink. i saw a lot of people posting it on their instagram last night. great shots. don't forget to share them with me. right now it's 56 degrees in san jose, and we're seeing mild temperatures to start off our morning all across the bay area, through oakland 59, warmer through hayward at 60 degrees but believe it or not, today we're starting our cooling trend, as we head in towards the start of our work week. we'll end our sunday off with some comfortable 70s. san jose 73 degrees.

morgan hill 76, and check out the east bay right now, 69 degrees for oakland, and then all the way in through concord, down through dublin, these temperatures were still in the 80s yesterday. yesterday we were at about 82, 83. today we're dropping down by nearly ten degrees through the interior valleys. along the peninsula, a couple of clouds lingering through san mateo. outer sunset 63 and up through the north bay if you head out wine tasting out through santa rosa 75. what exactly is happening within the next couple days? i mentioned that system that's cooling us down, that's what's cooling us down is a trough up north. that system is bringing showers, but mainly to far north, which means seattle, portland, and look at the little tiny corner of california. some light showers to far sonoma county. heavier rain is going to stick off to the north, but i want to jump ahead, looking ahead toward tuesday and wednesday, because we know it is halloween week, and we are tracking another

ridge of high pressure that is going to warm us right back up, and it's going to dry us out, so we're expecting dry and breezy conditions with some northerly winds to start kicking up tuesday night into thursday, so your halloween night might be a little breezy to windy but at least it's nice and dry. of course that brings up the concerns for elevated fire danger. let's talk about your halloween forecast. we're tracking mild temperatures right around 5:00 when the kiddos set out to do trick-or-treating. daytime highs in the 70s, and then it will clear out nicely. we'll get some ghostly clear skies, down through about 9:00, 11:00, this is for the bigger kids, the grownups, 64 degrees and about 60 degrees at 11:00 p.m. so halloween forecast looking absolutely fantastic, over the next seven days. let's check out what's going on with the weather. we'll remain in the 60s before that ridge of high pressure really warms us up, but it's going to dry us out, and especially for the hilltop areas, we can expect elevated

fire danger through wednesday, thursday, and even into friday, and as of right now, just long range models are keeping that drying trend at least for the next several weeks or days, rather, into next week. kira, back to you. >> kz llooks like a beautiful forecast, vianey, thanks. still ahead on "today in the bay," they are a bay area sports dynasty. auto i'll not talking about the warriors. we'll introduce you to a group of aging swimmers that will make you bay area proud. do you hear that?

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and there i welcome back. staying active as we get older is something many of us strive for and there's a group of folks in the north bay who have taken that goal to the extreme. the people in this group are not only active, they are actively dominating their sport. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas has their incredible success story in this morning's "bay area proud." >> michael phelps aside, the career of an olympic swimmer isn't always that long.

ten years can seem like an eternity. i recently visited some swimmers for whom the ten-year milestone is far back in the rear view mirror but the trophy case, that keeps getting larger. in the bay area, we know a little something about sports dynasties. be it the warriors and giants in this century, or the 49ers in the last. >> we're going to warm up with a thousand -- >> reporter: but one of the longest success streaks you'll find in all bay area sports belongs to a group of athletes who, frankly, have been around the longest. >> i started when i was 30 years old. i'm 76. >> reporter: nancy is a charter member of the tamalpias aquatic masters. while she's had plenty of success in the pool, in her career -- >> i've got 22 world record certificates on my wall. >> reporter: even that puts her well behind some of her teammates. 66-year-old laura val hold, by one estimate, some 400 records

in a variety of races and age groups. she is, undoubtedly, one of its best master swimmers there has ever been. >> i guess because i really, really like it a lot. it's my passion. >> reporter: this summer, laura collected four new individual world records at the panamerican games. even then, her teammate, 75-year-old rich burns, came away with more. >> i had five world records at that meet. i had five individual first places, and i think we had two relay first places. >> reporter: so what's their secret? of course, it's no one thing. they say the camaraderie on the team helps keep practice fun, but when it comes to race time -- >> go! >> i found out that i'm a competition junkie, and so i really like the competitive aspects of it. >> oh, yeah.

ridiculously competitive, yeah. i mean, it's like, what's your strength? you're competitive. what's your weakness? i'm competitive, you know? >> reporter: the tamalpias aquatic masters aren't the biggest team around so they usually don't score enough to win their meets but the records, take for example the relays, mixed relays, two men and two women, in every length, in every stroke, they hold the record. garvin thomas, be inning bay ar "nbc bay area news." 7:26. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." as the nation mourns the victims of the synagogue shooting, a silicon valley company is taking action because of the gunman's social media posts.

good sunday morning to you. it is 7:28 right now. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge. if you were with us 28 minutes ago, it looked completely different. beautiful twinkling lights, the sun was rising and now the fog has arrived. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. that is a microclimate there. >> that right there, the fog rolling in. the marine layer is starting to deepen and here is another shot of san francisco. you can see the buildings on the left-hand side, or right-hand side on the screen. the sun, look at that, beautiful sunrise in san jose, gorgeous skies, and the temperature trend today definitely showcases how we're going to be a little bit cooler. we'll be in the 70s. upper 60s by about 12:00. 66 degrees by 2:00, we'll be at 71. even in the interior valleys expect to see some mid-70s as our daytime highs versus the mid

80s that we saw yesterday. so despite the bit of cloud cover that we're going to see, it's going to be a very comfortable day. we're definitely going to keep these cooler temperatures around through monday and into tuesday, but by halloween day, we do have a change in the forecast. now, will that affect your halloween plans? you're going to have to stick around for another 15 minutes and find out because i'll break it down for you. >> see you around 7:45, vianey, thanks. people this morning are waking up to an emotional morning in pittsburgh and across the country. it was this time yesterday morning a gunman opened fire inside a jewish temple during saturday morning services killing 11 people and injuring six including four police officers. in the last hour authorities updated us on the victims saying they range in age from 54 to 97 and include two brothers and a husband and wife. nbc's jay gray is in pittsburgh with more on the horrific attack and the man police say is responsible. ♪

>> reporter: overnight, hundreds gather outside the tree of life synagogue, just hours -- >> multiple gunshots are heard from the lobby. >> reporter: -- after evil is unleashed inside the house of worship. >> they are being attacked. >> reporter: around 100 members attending a saturday prayer service and baby naming ceremony, when police say 46-year-old robert bowers burst in and opened fire. [ sirens ] 11 people killed, six injured, including four police officers, as the gunman apparently tried to shoot his way out of the synagogue. >> we are pinned down by gunfire. he's firing out of the front of the building with an automatic weapon. >> reporter: bowers surrendering about an hour after the first shots were fired. the carnage he left behind rattling even law enforcement veterans. >> this is the most horrific crime scene i've seen in 22 years of federal bureau of

investigation. >> reporter: agents now searching for evidence and answers, pouring through his social media footprint, filled with anti-semitic hate speech and this cryptic post before the shooting, "screw your optics. i'm going in." a social media footprint for investigators is the treasure trove. as this community now looks for some way to cope. >> it's too much. >> reporter: -- with the heartache from what's happened here. jay gray, nbc news, pittsburgh. that emotional day across the country turned into a night of action locally. hundreds of people gathered in san francisco's south of market neighborhood for a candlelight vigil memorializing the 11 lives lost and all those impacted in pittsburgh. last night's vigil was in the courtyard of the jewish contemporary museum on mission street. it was one of similar events organized across the country. people paid tribute to the victims of the synagogue massacre by lighting candles and singing songs of hope. we spoke with one woman originally from pittsburgh who told us she's horrified this happened in her hometown. >> my family grew up in pittsburgh. we're simple, working class people.

this is just not something this city deserves. >> there will be another multi-denominational memorial for the victims held today at noon at congregation emmanuel in san francisco. the mass shoot something having a ripple effect here in silicon valley. kpal ended its relationship with gab.com. the suspected shooter had an account on gab, and had posted many anti-semitic threats, including one right before yesterday morning's attack. gab builds itself as a network for creators who believe in free speech, individual liberty and the free flow of information. gab responded by saying it has a zero tolerance policy for terrorism and violence. we of course will be following the latest developm t developments in the pittsburgh synagogue massacre on our home page nbcbayarea.com. follow us on all of our digital platforms to get the very latest. in just about a half hour from this morning, the synagogue shooting will be a major topic of discussion on

"meet the press" with chuck todd. tune in at 8:00, right after this newscast. we are learning new details about the investigation into the pipe bombs sent to democratic leaders. senior law enforcement officials say they believe the explosive devices were constructed inside cesar sayoc's van. the florida man lived in that van, which was covered with pro-trump images. the former employer says sayoc was always on time and did his job, but would also shock co-workers with extreme intolerance. >> more than once, i went into the bathroom to cry, because the vile garbage that he was spewing about the lesbian and gay community, the transgender community, african-american, the hispanic community, was horrific. >> it is believed the 56-year-old acted alone. sayoc is accused of sending 14 bombs through the mail, he faces five federal charges.

one of the bombs ended up in the bay area in burlingame. it was intended for democratic supporter tom steyer. in other news, take a look at this out of southern california, where firefighters tried to get the upper hand on a commercial fire last night. it was burning in the city of industry, that's about 20 miles east of los angeles. the fire sparked just after 8:00 at a pallet yard and spread to two nearby warehouses. the fire did cause power lines to go down across nearby railroad tracks. one firefighter was injured, but we're told is expected to be okay. back here locally, a man is wanted for attempted murder in the east bay, and police need your help finding him. investigators say 23-year-old luis cuevas went into a business in concord on friday night, looking for his former girlfriend and tried to shoot someone. the richmond man reportedly drove off in a gray 2014 ford fusion. police say cuevas should be considered armed and dangerous. now to a scary situation

early yesterday morning in san francisco. building inspectors are investigating how and why a third floor balcony collapsed, critically injuring two women. it happened just after midnight on lawton street near 26th avenue in the outer sunset district. paramedics took the two victims to the hospital with serious injuries. the transit director for muni is stepping down. the move comes amid allegations that john hayley sexually harassed and discriminated against his assistant. statement on the website lists several accomplishments under hayley's leadership, they include replacing and expanding the muni bus and train fleet, increasing muni service by more than 10% and growing muni ridership. now to a story of a man whose goal and dream is to play for the warriors, but his journey into pro basketball goes through the prison yard of san quentin. "today in the bay's" joe rosato,

jr., shows us his unlikely journey back to the court. >> when i was in college, my main thing was always to play professionally. >> reporter: the intersection of dreams and reality, that's where harry smith found himself seven years ago. >> where i was in an unhealthy relationship, but at the time, i was playing ball, i was in my junior year at san francisco state. >> reporter: through a series of bad choices, the aspiring student went from a college basketball court to a court of law. >> but i was convicted of domestic violence, and sent me to prison for eight years. >> reporter: this is where smith landed, viewing the bay, his dreams, the missed opportunities from the confines of san quentin prison. >> the transition was hard, because i'm going from a college campus to being dropped off into a level three war zone. >> reporter: amid the clamor of prison life, smith began to trace a new path. he started ministering to young

people. he found religion and found solace in the familiar game of basketball. >> i didn't want the place to change me, change who i was, so basketball was my main avenue. >> reporter: every year members of the golden state warriors visited the prison to mentor inmates and play a game against the prison team, the san quentin warriors. >> this is one of the, if not the biggest events on the yard, i think that day was a day that a dream that was lost started to open up. >> reporter: smith's playing caught the warriors' attention. when he was released a few weeks ago, after seven years behind bars, the warriors offered him the chance to try out for its santa cruz farm team, trading prison blues for blue and gold. >> my hope is that he gets to achieve his dream, and the only thing that i've ever seen him want to do is to make amends and help other people. >> reporter: while smith said making the warriors roster would

be a dream, it's no longer his only dream. he spent his first few weeks of freedom mentoring young people about the power of choices. >> it's even bigger than making a team. it's really getting out here, surviving, living, being a law-abiding citizen. >> reporter: so now, as smith waits his next tryout, his life is on the rebound. new journey on the court of second chances. joe rosato, jr. -- >> second chance at a first class life. >> reporter: -- "nbc bay area news." >> best of luck to him. still ahead on "today in the bay," with the midterm elections just nine days away, candidates are making a final push to get their messages out, but something appears to be missing. political analyst larry gerston joins us live in a few minutes to discuss exactly what that is. and another wild finish at the world series. dave feldman of nbc sports bay area will show us the explosive late inning drama and why you should never turn off a world series game early. mailers, thos

cards that present hi, everybody. i'm dave feldman and nbc sports newsroom. less than 17 hours after the dodgers won, the longest post season game in baseball history a 7 hour, 20-minute 18-inning marathon in game four red sox had a chance to take a 3-1 series lead. in the sixth inning, dodgers up 1-0, and then yasiel puig, uh-oh, i mean, everyone knew that right away, including eduardo rodriguez, the pitcher threw his glove. three-run blast, dodgers up 4-0. tied at four in the ninth, rafael devers single up the middle, red sox win 9-6 and take a 3-1 series lead. college football, stanford hosting washington state. cardinals still in control of their pac-12 destiny. tied late in the fourth. gardner minchu hits jamir

calvin, 35 yards. field goal range, wasu beats stanford 41-38. cal hosting 15th-ranked washington. cal down four in the third. jake hainer will get picked off by evan weaver. the linebacker will rumble 37 yards for the score, and that would be the winner. stanford doesn't win but cal does. they upset washington 12-10. that's going to do it for sports. more news after the break. i'm dave feldman.

mailers, those oversized post have you had enough campaign mailers, those oversized postcards that present candidates and ballot propositions in clever or sometimes toxic phrases? wouldn't it be nice to see the candidates discuss issues in their own words? there have been countless debates for local races but a couple of biggies have gone missing. we have nbc bay area political

analyst larry gerston here to explain, okay, this is interesting. no televised debates for u.s. senate nor for governor this year. how could that be? >> it's fascinating, isn't it? >> it is. >> but it's very serious. here we are, kira, the most populated state in the nation with the fifth largest economy in the world, and somehow no organized televised debates for either the u.s. senate or governor. the newsom and feinstein team bear the largest responsibility for this absence, in as much as front-runners, they potentially had the most to lose, but on a larger level, voters really have lost the most. >> what is it about televised debates that make them so important. we've covered them, sponsored them, aired them. what is it about them? >> we start with the fact that california is really much too big for statewide candidates to

stump house to house in what we call retail campaigning. the best we can do is show, as you said, televised debates, where the two major candidates discuss the issues. now we watch their body language, observe their temperament, look for signs of how they would respond to our biggest problems. televised debates get us about as close to the candidates as possible, even though it's perhaps watching them through our living rooms or maybe even online at some point. they are the key to our ability to make election choices, and grow in importance with the offices that are up for election. >> so do you know why we didn't have televised debates for the two most important offices in our state, the senate and the governor? >> i got a pretty good idea. two reasons come to bear here, kira. first, these debates are hard to put on. we know they're tough to put on. nbc area spent months covering a gouber toial debate that had to overcome countless obstacles to

pull it off. here is the most important reason -- the two leading candidates, in this case u.s. senator dianne feinstein and gubernatorial front-runner gavin newsom didn't want a debate. each side agreed to one debate on public radio, the bare minimum, and why? being well ahead in the polls they saw no reason to put themselves in harm's way through a gaffe or misstatement. they played it safe for themselves, but turned their backs on the voters. as a result, we haven't had the benefit of seeing how candidates would manage questions, whether they would duck them or take them on head-on. we haven't been able to see how the candidates would treat their opposition, and most of all, we haven't been able to watch the candidates in an unscripted environment. >> there's so much that's scripted these days. so how can this be remedied? a lot of people see these as the two most important elected offices in california. >> they are, they are, and the answer is incredibly simple. it is really is. the state legislature needs to create a california debate

commission, a non-partisan body with the sole responsibility of scheduling three statewide televised debates between the two top candidates for important statewide offices during the closing months of an election. that's simple. the commission would determine debate lengths, formats, topics, moderators, panelists, and anything else related to the debates, all these things would be done independent of candidate demands, in order to protect the commission's independence, and if a candidate doesn't show up, the california debate commission should simply have an empty seat with his or her name on it. >> clever idea. do you think that's doable? >> absolutely. absolutely. this is more a matter of political will than technical difficulty. look, several states already have debate commissions. they've worked well. the state already, the state, california, already regulates candidate activities in lots of ways with rules for political parties, campaign contributions, financial reporting, and on and on, but the california debate

commission would work on behalf of us, the voters, not the candidates, and give us much more of a seat at the election table. something we need to really think about. >> yes, probably nothing that could be changed in the next nine days, but hopefully someone is listening for the next election. >> downstream, let's hope. >> larry, as always, thanks for that. still ahead on "today in the bay," the warriors aren't just one of the most fun teams on the court, but off the court as well. did you see this? their locker room video that has spread across social media. >> i did see it. we have a beautiful sunrise over san jose. i just tweeted out this photo. what does that mean in terms of our temperatures? well, we're actually tracking a cooldown, so what are our daytime highs? i'll have all the details coming up.

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finally this morning. it is 7:53, and it's sunday morning, and look at how awesome this shot of san francisco airport looks. we've got that nice fog layer right through the san francisco airport, but a lot of this fog will clear out, but we've also got a couple of clouds overhead. now our temperatures are actually expected to be a little bit cooler than what we saw yesterday. current temperatures in san francisco 57 degrees. wind speeds very nice and light,

but look at san jose. i mean, this shot is just beautiful right now in san jose. it's 56 degrees. so the daytime temperatures are the ones that are going to be noticeable and you're definitely going to feel much cooler weather, especially for the interior valley. san jose 73 degrees, predicted high for today. morgan hill 76 and in through the east bay, a high of about 69 degrees for oakland. 72 for hayward, and then all the way in through the interior valleys, we drop down by as much as ten degrees for some spots, including concord, a high of about 74. livermore 76. now along the peninsula, we're going to keep some of that cloud cover into the afternoon, for san mateo 68. if you're out in the city, 66 degrees, your he probably already seeing some of that fog rolling through san francisco right now. the north bay high of 73. ukiah through novato and sonoma. napa stays in the low to mid-70s. what are the changes we can expect up ahead? we've been tracking this trough,

this is cooling us down but it's off to the north, so we're not getting rain from this. definitely just off the corner, you can see california, but there will be some showers far off in that area. heavier rain is going to stick off to the north but look at the time line just up ahead. so the long range outlook right now into tuesday and wednesday, you see this big "h" coming through. we have a ridge of high pressure and what that's going to do is dry us out and it's going to kick up those winds, which could make for elevated fire danger, especially in the hilltop and the mountain areas. we could be seeing fire watches and red flag warnings. this is something we're going to monitor as the winds begin to pick up into tuesday and wednesday, and as you know, of course, wednesday is halloween, and a lot of you are wondering how the temperatures are going to be looking. by about 5:00, the bay will be at about 68 degrees. inland temperatures 76. mild temperatures, the winds will be kicking up 10 to 20 degrees, and then by 7:00 p.m., we're going to have some ghostly clear skies, 5 to

15-mile-per-hour winds. by 9:00 p.m., the temperatures will start to decrease. upper 50s for the bay, low 60s for the inland areas. we're going to cool rather quickly and the winds again will kick up overnight into wednesday, and into thursday. over the next seven days, here is a look at what you can expect, as we begin this cooldown, we'll keep the 70s in the forecast for san francisco, in the 60s, but inland areas will remain in the 70s at least through tuesday, just before halloween, that warmup will come in on wednesday, as that high pressure drives us out and up ahead, you notice i wrote "breezy" and the elevated fire danger kicks in on thursday, but great halloween weather expected. >> oh, good. great, thanks, vianey. before we go, we want to show you -- ♪ you may remember back in february, social media was abuzz after draymond green and steph curry were caught laughing furg fergie's singing of the national

anthem. her ex-husband said draymond owed fergie an apology and the team decided to respond friday. take a look. >> let's play some basketball! ♪ >> there you witnessed it, the fergie remix challenge was born. the warriors say it's all in good fun, good-natured fun and no disrespect is meant to the singer. by the way, fergie posted the dance on her instagram yesterday with the caption "i knew i wanted it to be special." josh duhamel responded on twitter saying, note to self, think twice before you call out the champs. well played. i love a happy ending. >> i was jamming to that remix. pretty good. i'm glad they took that lightly. i'm glad they saw it was all in fun, and -- >> and eight months later, it's a happy ending.

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