and good sunday morning to you. 7:00 for you right now. and a live look -- this is what spring should look like. beautiful shot here at the rose garden in san jose. and good morning and thanks so much for joining us. i'm marcus washington in for kira klapper. if today looks anything like that rose garden shot, i'm in. >> you're going to get a little sunshine on the coast. we have a mix of both. that's microclimates for you. woodsideshow casing that marine layer. if you're driving anywhere through santa cruz, you expect to see some of the fog. also up to santa rosa. visibility down to five miles.

even all the way through the tri-valley. your temperatures as you head out the door, the cloud cover will help keep the coastline a little bit cooler. we're at 53 degrees. however, further inland, it will shape up to be a beautiful day. today will be the last day of the low affecting us. a little bit of cloud cover to start. just off southern california. it will make its exist. we will expect a lot of sunshine. by 2:00, 78 degrees. a beautiful day ahead. and we have high pressure that is going to start building into monday. and that's actually going to warm us up and dry us out even more. if you haven't been able to wash your car or do any of the outdoor spring cleanup activiti activities, this is will be the day to do so. >> looking forward to that vianey. thanks. we're learning about an explosion in the santa clara area that sent people running.

even though the fire crews were sure it was out, at least one crew remained at the scene overnight. it happened on norman avenue near the expressway. while a tanker truck was fueling up with hydrogen, employees discovered a leak. the explosion happened after the emergency shutdown. people nearby say the explosion rattled buildings. some thought it was an earthquake or even worse. >> it was like a bomb went phew. >> two seconds after the boom, you felt like someone might just push you. >> this is what's left of that tanker truck that exploded. businesses and homes within two blocks of where that fire happened say the silicon valley animal shelter sheltered in place. several trucks burned but no one was hurt. well, we were the first to

report this explosion before we even told you this story on air last night at 5:00. we were putting out that information online. follow us on twitter for more breaking news updates. our handle is nbc bay area. turning to decision 2020. an eventful day for top contenders for the white house. most were here. to add to the political drama, one event was interrupted when a demonstrator made his way on stage. we have a look at the moment that caught everyone by surprise. >> hey! hello! >> hopefuls take center stage for the state democratic convention, selling their ideas to california voters. >> i hadn't made up my mind, and i still haven't. >> some came looking for inspiration. >> we need help, and it has to come from strong leaders with big ideas. >> and those big ideas vary from immigration. >> we will never again put

another child in another cage. >> to fighting corruption. >> we need the biggest anti-corruption plan since watergate. >> we've reached out to the harris campaign. >> but this man was not satisfied with what he heard during a moveon.org event at the theater. he stormed the stage and grabbed the mic, interrupting senator kamala harris. >> thank you so much, sir, for your big idea. >> aidan cook of oakland was part of an animal rights protest. he wanted the senator to pay more attention to climate and animal rights issues. >> we have reached out. we have done everything we could through ordinary channels to get people to talk about this. and it's being categorically ignored. >> he was escorted off stage and senator harris came back out and gave a thumbs up. earlier at the convention hall, house speaker nancy pelosi listened to the crowd shout,

impeachment. >> he obstructed justice and then hired an attorney general to clean up the crime scene. we need to begin impeachment proceedings, and we need a new commander in chief. >> in the end, this couple from los angeles liked what they heard from all the top candidates. >> they were all actually very impressive in their own right. >> that was ali wolf reporting there. we are learning more about the person who interrupted senator harris. this is the first time that aidan cook has interfered with a political event. back in may of 2016, he and four other animal rights activists rushed bernie sanders in oakland. cook is not facing any charges for that interruption. after an appearance at moveon.org, senator bernie sanders headed to the south bay. he spoke to thousands at arena green park covering health care to immigration, corporate greed and climate crisis. he pledged to end what he calls

president trump's racist, sexist and bigoted policies. >> our campaign is about bringing people together, not dividing them up. >> the crowd of 2500 was smaller than the crowd of 16,000 who came to see him in san francisco in march. the democratic front-runner is not in san francisco this weekend. not even close. we are talking about joe biden, who is in ohio, where he headlined a gay rights celebration. he sent aides to represent him. he said that he planneds to campaign here in the summer. he is leading in nearly every poll in the early going. now, this was san francisco's first democratic state convention in more than 30 years. a lot of people excited about it. this never ending line full of people waiting to vote for the next party chair. some people waited as long as

two hours. the winner rusty hicks. you can see more video by going to nbcbayarea.com. police are searching for the reason why a stay worker went on a shooting rampage. 12 people died on friday when dewayne craddock walked in after 4:00 and started shooting. several more were wounded. four remain in the hospital, three in critical condition. the shooter's relatives posted a note offering condolences to the victims. no clues as to why he did it. for some the enormity of what happened is just starting to sink in. >>. >> i just saw several co-workers killed. yesterday they were laughing, talking with each other. and at the end of the they

couldn't get home forever. that's the saddest day of my life. >> the fbi continues to collect evidence at the municipal complex. the next story, a firehouse mystery. san francisco firefighters are looking for two missing uniforms and badges. the first uniform disappeared more than a week ago from station 19 near lake merced. then another firefighter said he is missing a uniform and badge. they spotted a homeless man near the station. after the dublin city council dublin voted to not fly the pride flag, many showed up

at city hall. >> the city won't do it officially. we're going to raise our own flags because that's what we believe needs to be happening at dublin city hall. >> this was absolutely in no way any type of suppression of the lgbtq community. >> on tuesday the city council will consider a new outdoor flag display policy. after that, discussion the city council will hold a special meeting to address the request to fly the rain tpwoe flag at ci rainbow flag at city hall we go live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with chuck todd. plus, a navy request revealed. it had to do with the uss john mccain. the big question, was anyone told to take the ship it of sight? we'll talk about it coming up next.

7:11 for you right now.

we welcome you back. it's time for our weekly chat with chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press", and our own nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us now. if good to see you. >> good to see you, marcus. >> good to see you, chuck. president trump threatened to impose tariffs on mexico if they didn't help the united states with the immigration issue on the southern border. so what's the strategy here? >> well, the political strategy is pretty office to me. it is this is the president reminding his base, especially on a week where mueller is out there talking, remember why you elected me, why you nominated me. i care about this issue. i'm always fighting for this issue. politically he is sending a message. and i will do whatever it takes even in things like this. as a policy prescriptions, it doesn't make a lot of sense. it isn't quite clear how it is supposed to work.

i had the white house chief of staff on this morning. they really can't articulate exactly what they want mexico to do other than seal your southern border better. there is no carrot offerings here, if you will. it is being universally panned among even immigration hawks, if you will. they think the president has gone too far in the treatment of mexico. politically, he has invited a huge problem for republicans in texas and arizona. it is important to his economy. he doesn't care about offending california. >> harris ranks third according to the latest polls. given her presence and speech at the state party convention, is this the opportunity to move up, for is the field just too cluttered? >> i don't know if the field is -- i suspect the field is too

cluttered right now. i don't think that these are moments that she can use, or any candidate is going to be able to use right now to distinguish themselves. i think it is quite difficult to maneuver right now. but she will have a couple of debates. i think the debates are a better place to sort of carve out a space in this campaign a little bit. look, i do think she is still looking to carve out a place that you sort of know exactly what she's trying to do. i think she is trying to be the bridge between the progressive wing and establishment wing. but she has not been able to find a voice that articulates that very well. in california, it was a reminder of her political strength out there. but i still think she needs more time on the table outside california to distinguish herself >> the san francisco-based speaker of the house pelosi continues to hold the line by house democrats.

in light of mueller's near directive for congress last wednesday, do you think maybe this new information will force pelosi to change her strategy? >> larry, she's going to do this by the vote count, pure and simple. and right now the vote count says no impeachment. it's very possible when they come back from memorial recess, they're on the second week. they will be back a week from monday. if it is suddenly 150 democrats instead of 50 calling for impeachment, i think you will hear her voice change. the biggest problem is this debate looks purely political. either they are not going to do it to focus 2020 or waiting until they have a political consensus from the public to start the process. either way i think they have gone trapped in the viewing impeachment through a political prism. >> always wonderful insight. love hearing your point of view on all of this. we will see you a bit later. thanks, chuck. >> all right. >> be sure to join chuck for

this morning's "meet the press" with mullaney right after "today in the bay" this morning at 8:00. larry, thank you for joining us. all be back in 40 minutes with a lot more insight. we will look deeper into the numbers regarding the mass shooting, what viewers may be talking about there. they may be surprised at what's going on. we'll look at all of that. much more looking into your insight as always. >> thank you. >> thanks, larry. >> turning to other news, the u.s. navy is admitting that it was asked to hide the uss john mccain during president trump's recent visit to japan. now, the admiral told nbc the request was made to minimize the visibility of the ship. he said all ships remain in their normal configuration during the president's stay.

the acting secretary said the chief of staff is looking into the request made by the white house. the president denies any involvement. mr. trump was highly critical of late senator mccain in recent years. well, a new breast cancer treatment is offering new hope for younger women with advanced form of the disease. adding a targeted drug to standard hormone therapy could significantly improve survival rates according to ucla. the drug is designed to slow the growth of cancer cells. clinical trials show 70% of women who received the combination treatment were still alive after three and a half years compared to 46% of patients who only received hormone therapy. >> 7:17. take a look at this new video. talk about a third wheel here. this is an interesting story. a gator in florida crashes a romantic picnic date.

the woman says she was at the lake with her fiancee when the animal popped out of the late and started chowing down on the chinese food. are they trying to scare it off? >> because he hate their chinese food. >> but it's a gator! you walk away. >> people treat those things like pets. it's florida. >> the gator became agitated and charged at the two people. they eventually got the gator to go back into the water, but not before their entire lunch, in true fashion, was gone. >> can you imagine that in california? that would not be the same reaction here. i would freak out. i'm gone. i'm not asking what it's going there. i'm not even confronting it about my chinese food. i'm out. but only in florida. all right. and not only in the bay area but only in san francisco is the iconic golden gate bridge be surrounded by such beautiful fog. it is beautiful around here.

inland, san jose, temperatures at 57 degrees. the wind speeds at 10 miles per hour. it's very light and breezy. it's going to remain breezy through the afternoon. and i want to show you satellite radar. we are definitely noticing the marine layer hugging the coastline. again, if you're traveling near santa rosa, through the interior valleys, concord, we are definitely noticing some of the early morning low clouds. a cloudy june gloom to start out the day. 57 degrees right now in san jose. 53 in san francisco. take a look at your microclimate highs for today. we will be slow to clear for the coastline. that means it will remain a little gloomy, a little dark. that will feel a little chillier because it's going to be breezy along the coastline. if you want to get away from the cloud cover, travel further inland, in the south bay. temperatures will be comfortable. mid-70s. upper 70s in the tri-valley. concord, 80. a couple upper 80s in the north

bay. the reason i have p.m. storms is because the diablo range is still seeing activity from the upper low that has been keeping breezy conditions. we could have a chance of seeing the thunderstorms spark up for the mountain area. the rest of the bay area, you don't have to worry too much about the rain. if you're traveling to socal, check the travel conditions as you head out the door. we are still doing pretty well. trees, weeds, mold low. grass is fairly moderate. aside from that, i think your allergies have been calm for the most part. at least they should be considering we have showers that cleared out some of the pollen. long range outlook, as we head towards early next week, that low that's been kind of keeping us a little breezy and sparking up showers and mountain tops will make its exit. what happens is we get this high pressure that rolls in, bringing us a couple of days of warming. the valleys will be in the 80s. and we'll even see near 90s as the high pressure begins to

dominate. the coast and the bay will get a chance to warm up. now, as we head towards thursday and friday, the high pressure makes its exist. we could get a system that will kick in the chance of seeing showers possibly, which is going to bring down our temperatures. i will kick up the winds into friday. we will monitor closely. still far out. for now, keeping the rain chances out. notice how i dropped down into thursday and friday for san francisco and also the inland areas. we get warming into tomorrow and tuesday. again, nearing 90s. we keep the high pressure through wednesday. again, we have that approaching system into thursday and friday. that will drop down our temperatures. it will bring the possibility of seeing showers. for now, we have a dry start to the workweek tomorrow. marcus. thanks, vianey. there is much more ahead here on "today in the bay". coming up -- >> i want to fix this issue somehow in some way, shape or form.

>> building character by building teddy bears. how this south bay teen is teaching others to care for others by sewing. it is part of our bay area proud series. each morning,

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concept for even adults to understand. 7:24 for you right now. empathy can be a tough concept for adults to understand. how in the world do you teach it to children? a teacher has an idea. "today in the bay" garvin thomas shows us the teen's unique idea in's "bay area proud." >> samantha lee says her grandmother taught her how to sew. she used the skill to make dresses for herself in the past. she is us ago it now for children to help others. >> okay. go ahead and grab a bear from right there. >> stop by san jose cesar chavez elementary on a wednesday

afternoon, and you will swear you have stumbled across an after-school sewing class, which indeed you have. but samantha lee, the young woman in charge, will tell you these kids are learning much more than how to handle a needle and thread. >> i'm not only teaching them to be advocates of kindness in their own community, but that they are able to help heal somebody else. . >> samantha is a 17-year-old high school senior. it was back when she used to volunteer for a reading buddy program years ago she began to hear stories of kids just being plain mean to other kids. a lack of empathy is how samantha diagnosed the problem. >> i said, okay, i want to fix this issue in some how, shape way or form. . >> a form she cuts it out in her kitchen. they are pieces needed to pull together a teddy bear. it is what the kids in the school are working on.

but there is a catch. once the teddy bears are done, the children don't get to keep them. they donate them to a hospital, shelter or anywhere else a child needs a lift. >> with them being a to individually sew a bear and give it to a child, they are not only to impact somebody else's life but impact their own life. >> great job. you did it. >> samantha wants them to understand just how good it feels to be kind. it is not always an easy sell. >> usually the conversation comes up and we are like we worked hard on it, we have come a couple times, they get attached to them. i have had kids almost start crying to give them up. >> in the end, though, they all do. the nonprofit stitch together has donated 500 teddy bears. each crafted with needle and thread, stuffed with kindness.

samantha, as a mentioned is a high school senior. so she is graduating and heading off to college in the fall. she hopes maybe to open a chapter of her nonprofit stitch together on the east coast when she heads to school there. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. thanks, garvin. much more ahead here on "today in the bay". 7:27 right now. coming up, caught on camera. a wild scene outside a local business that led up to this dangerous situation. safe and sound. we previously reported about the puppy stolen from an adoption event in the east bay. now we will tell you where iris turned up. - - - -

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and good sunday morning to you. quickly approaching 7:30. i want you to take a look at this. a live look at the bay bridge, the embarcadero. a beautiful shot to start the

day. it doesn't look like spring, but it is beautiful. thank you so much for joining us this morning. i'm marcus washington in for kira klapper. vianey is looking at the microclimate forecast. it gives you a lot of things. >> it's a give and take with the bay area. we have our microclimates, which means that the fog seems to be very high. that's a shot of the golden gate bridge but where is the bridge? you can see moisture on the camera. it looks like rain. it is just the moisture from the marine layer. it will be slow to burn off from the coastline. take a little bit further inland. you'll get a lot of sunshine. it will be breezy today. the upper low has been bringing mountain showers and thunderstorm activity to the diablo range. we are tracking activity near

southern california. the sierra, today will be a much better morning to start. what you can expect for your workweek in 15 minutes. 7:31. we are learning more about an explosion in santa clara neighborhood that sent people running. this happened at air products and chemicals near montague expressway. employees discovered a leak. it happened after the emergency shutdown. it rattled buildings. some thought it was an earthquake. some thought it was even worse. >> it sounded like a bomb that went phew. >> after the boom, two seconds after the boom you felt

something push you. >> that is what is left of the tanker you see right there. the animal shelter sheltered in place until firefighters cleared this area. we were the first to report the explosion last night at 5:00. we were putting out information online. you can follow us for more breaking news as well as updates. "today in the bay" ali wolf has a look at the moment that caught everyone by surprise. >> hello! >> reporter: presidential hopefuls take center stage in san francisco this weekend for the state democratic convention, selling their ideas to california voters.

>> i hadn't made up my mind, and i still haven't. >> reporter: some came looking for inspiration. >> we need help. and it has to come from strong leaders with big ideas >> reporter: and those vary from immigration. >> that we will never again put another child in another cage. >> reporter: to fighting corruption. >> we need the biggest anti-corruption plan since watergate. >> we reached out to the harris campaign. >> reporter: but this man was not satisfied with what he heard at a moveon.org event at the theat theater. he stormed the stage and grabbed the mic from kamala harris. >> thank you so much, sir, for your big ideas. >> reporter: he was part of an animal rights protest on market street. he wanted to demand his senator pay more attention to climate and animal rights issues. >> we have reached out and done everything we could through ordinary channels to get people

to talk about this. it's being categorically ignored >> reporter: he was escorted off stage and the senator came back out and gave the thumbs up. house speaker nancy pelosi listened to the crowd chant, impeachment. some candidates like senator harris jumped right in. >> he object instructed justice and then hired an attorney general to clean up the crime scene. we need impeachment proceedings and we need a new commander in chief. >> they were all impressive in their own right. >> that was ali wolf reporting. we are learning more about the protester who interrupted senator harris. this isn't the first time aidan cook interfered with a political event. he and four other animal rights activists were at a rally for

senator bernie sanders. after an appearance at moveon.org's big idea conference in san francisco, senator sanders headed to the south bay and spoke to thousands a lot arena green park covering everything from health care and immigration to corporate greed and climate crisis. he pledged to end what he called president trump's racist, sexist and bigoted policies. >> our campaign is about bringing people together not dividing them up. >> that crowd of about 2,500 was smaller than the crowd of 16,000 who came to see him in san francisco in march. well, the democratic front-runner is not in san francisco this weekend, not even close. i'm talking about joe biden, who is in ohio where he headlined a gay rights celebration. biden sent aides to california for the democratic convention to represent him. and he said that he plans to campaign in the bay area this summer. biden is leading nearly every poll in the early going.

and this was san francisco's first democratic state convention in more than 30 years. a lot of people excited about this. this never-ending line you see here full of people waiting to vote for the next party chair. some people waited as long as two hours. the winner, rusty hicks. you can go to our website nbcbayarea.com. we continue to follow a developing story. this out of virginia beach. a community still in shock after a workplace shooting that left 12 people dead. police still trying to figure out why a 15-year city employee opened fire inside the city office building on friday. that shooter also dead, killed after a lengthy gun battle with police. nbc's craig boswell has the latest. ♪ >> reporter: virginia beach is a community reeling from a mass shooting claiming a dozen lives, coping with their new reality. we learned the names and saw the faces of the men and women, the

12 victims of a co-worker with two handguns. >> 16 hours ago the lives of 12 people were cut short by a senseless, in comprehensible act of violence. >> reporter: community members vowing never to forget those lost. >> we need to be strong and we need to provide our friends and our families and work together to move virginia forward from here. and we will. >> reporter: investigators continuing their search for clues reveal the shooter, 15-year city employee, dewayne craddock, was armed for battle. >> this was not what is traditionally a police-involved shooting. this was a long-term large gun fight. >> reporter: as more families add to a makeshift memorial outside the crime scene, a sign

of the efforts to heal. craig boswell, nbc news, virginia beach. another tragedy involving someone going out of their way to take a picture. this one cost a woman her life at lake tahoe. we just learned she was from the bay area. it happened on the western shore of the lake. investigators believe the woman, 35-year-old dina espinosa lost her footing and fell into fast-moving waters. crews have recovered her body. back here in the bay area, a store clerk in pacifica is seriously injured, and it was all caught on camera. this happened friday afternoon in the eureka square shopping center. the three women stole liquor and hopped into a car and tried to make a getaway. that's when a store worker tried to stop 24ethem. the clerk was seriously hurt. the women are still on the loose. a scary situation in san

francisco. police say this suv hit two other cars before smashing into a building. it happened yesterday afternoon around 2:00 at 17th and mission streets. fortunately, that building was empty. paramedics took the driver to the hospital with li life-threatening injuries. no more on a cause of the crash. 7:39 for you right now. after the dublin city council voted to not fly the rainbow flag during pride month, the community took action. dozens met at the city hall flagpole to question why the rainbow flag was not flying. they said dublin needs to be more in clues itch. >> there the city won't do it officially. we're going to raise our own flags because that's what we believe needs to be happening at dublin city hall. >> this was absolutely in in way any suppression of the lgbtq community. >> they will discuss the city

council to hold a special meeting to address the request of flying the pride flag at city hall. a puppy stolen at an adoption event in lafayette has beenfound. on top of that, the person who found her wants to give iris a forever home. this is surveillance from the pet food express in lafayette where a rescue group was holding an event last week. a woman slipped out of the back door with iris. the pet store tells us a police officer's wife found the dog in san francisco. that officer and his wife would like to adopt the dog. 7:40 for you right now. still ahead on "today in the bay", the warriors get ready for game 2 of the nba finals. clay t klay thompson is not worried about being down one game to none. for game two of the nba fis

today... down one game to 7:42 for you right now. the warriors are in toronto for game 2 of the nba finals today. down one game to nothing to the

raptors. now, klay thompson said he's still confident because his team just has what it takes. >> and it starts with the leader in steph curry. you can just see it in his game, his ability to pull up from 35 feet anywhere on the floor. draymond as well, who plays with great passion and confidence. >> kevin durant didn't practice yesterday with the rest of the team. he's ruled out for today's game because of his injury. the nba finals will be at oracle for game 3 on wednesday. and to baseball now. the a's hosting first place houston astros at the coliseum. for the second night in a row, the a's jumped out to an early lead. second inning, steven miss cotty with an opposite field home runner. the astros would take over from there, scoring five unanswered runs to beat the a's. the green and gold have dropped four in a row. game three is today at 1:00.

and the giants in baltimore taking on the orioles. third inning. giants up 2-0. buster posey adds another run, hitting the ball just over the right field wall. there is some confusion if that cleared the wall. the ump ruled it a home run. the giants go on to score five more. they beat the orioles 8-2. they go for the series later this morning. and much more ahead for you right here on "today in the bay". 7:44. coming up, political analyst larry gerston rejoins us live here in the studio. he takes us behind the latest mass shooting in virginia. ♪ i've slain your dreaded dragon. for saving the kingdom what doth thou desire?

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7:46 for you right now. and mass shootings are defined as an event where four or more people are killed or wounded. the gun attack in virginia beach last friday was the 1351st in

2019. according to the gun violence archives. in simple math, americans have experienced one mass shooting per day during this year. nbc bay area's political analyst larry gerston is joining us here again to explain this. you know, we hear this time and time again, and it brings up the same emotions. >> there is no easy answer, marcus. no easy answer. we do know they are unique to the united states. no other industrialized society comes close to the gun violence we experience here. we also know that unlike other industrialized societies, guns are commonplace in america. an estimated 288 million of them in 43% of american households, according to a gallup poll, finally we know that in recent years, the federal government has done very little to determine who owns guns and whether gun owners are trained or even mentally equipped to possess firearms. the last meaningful gun

legislation on the united states in these issues occurred in 1968, which created bare bones licensing. but they scrubbed those changes. >> we see it time and time again. it's heartfelt. we get upset. wife are we not seeing the federal government act on gun control? >> a couple reasons might explain it. gun abuse has little staying power. people become upset about a tragedy one day, go about their business the next. the mourning you see today in virginia, the grieving in all likelihood will be repeated elsewhere in a day or two. second, the national rifle negotiation has spent on congressional campaigns. almost all republicans are the ones who get the money. the nra spent $60 million on donald trump's 2016 presidential election. in 2018, the nra dumped $20 million into selective

congressional races. that money goes a long way. and until recently, gun control proposed haven't had the funds to compete. so you put it altogether and there is a reason the guys are so strong in protecting the right to own guns. >> we always hear about the constitutional argument commonly used against gun control. >> they argue if government gets involved with any form of gun control, the right to own guns will go away. and people will be helpless to defend against abusive government or any other threat. this is viewed as a bogus argument. the bans have been upheld by the u.s. supreme court. >> you know, obviously contentious issue. do we see gun control happening any time in the future? >> you know, there seems to be a

hint of some change here. particularly in public opinion. a poll taken by the pew research center in 2017 found 96% of the public and 93% of gun owners favor universal background checks. the poll found that nearly 90% of the public and gun owners favor legislation banning mentally ill from owning guns. so these are areas of possible consensus. second, the power of the national rifle association may be waning. the nra found itself in disarray over gun control policies. third, some news. 17 new pro gun control candidates, all democrats. 24 nra backed candidates, many incumbents lost. that take us to the final point. it appears gun control will emerge as a major campaign issue

in 2020 for both sides. cory booker called for a new program and eric swalwell a mandatory buyback for military-style weapons. of course on the other side, president trump is likely to continue his close alliance with gun owners. but clearly, marcus, clearly candidates on both sides are prepared to speak in 2020. the public will be better off for the debate. what policies emerge from all of this cacophany remain to be seen. >> we will be watching and waiting for it. >> thank you. >> thank you. still ahead on nbc bay area, san francisco fire saving more than people's lives. they took part in a very dramatic animal rescue. we'll show you how it all played out, coming up. >> and it's a little gloomy around the coastline. we do have the gray skies to start out our sunday. i'm tracking a little bit of a

warmup as we head towards the workweek. what you can expect for today and the next seven days coming up. stay with us.

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it is 7:54 on this sunday morning. if you're making breakfast, good morning. save me a plate, gourmet cup of coffee. make sure it is not ice. it is cool outside. you can't even make out the golden gate bridge because of how foggy it is. the marine layer really hugging the coastline. you can see we have a

combination of sun and clouds through san jose. 57 degrees. as we head towards the afternoon, a lot of cloud cover will linger along the coastline. it will be gloomy, slower to clear. if you're driving further inland, expect a pleasant day ahead. will be breezy. temperatures remain in those low 70s through the south bay. upper 70s in through san jose. a couple low 80s through concord. 80 degrees. along the coastline, that's where we will keep our cooler spots. still tracking the low that will be bringing up the possibility of seeing more thunderstorms for the mt. diablo range area. where that makes its exit, it will kick up winds. that will be bad for your allergies. grass is moderate. trees, weeds and mold are low. it won't be too crazy with the wind blowing around the pollen. i want to help you plan ahead for this week. we have a couple of changes we're monitoring. again, once the low system makes

its exit completely, we get this high pressure that's going to warm us up for at least two, three days. notice how it kind of lingers. into friday, with he get a system just north of us. it could bring the possibility of showers mainly for the north bay, though. but with that passing storm that's also going to mean cooler temperatures for us. again, breezy to windy conditions in towards the end of the workweek. so we're not going to put rain chances in the forecast for friday because it looks like right now that system is going to stay to the north. the biggest impact will be a drop in temperatures. notice tuesday and wednesday as the high pressure rolls on in, san francisco is certainly going to warm up. the skies will clear out. take a look at inland temperatures. tuesday, 89 degrees. nearly 90. don't be surprised if we get a couple of 90-degree readings in the tri-valley. get the acs up and running. by wednesday, we will stay in the 80s. again, the passing storm into

thursday and friday will lower a temperatures down. if you live in the north bay, you could see a chance of a shower or two. overall, we will stay fairly dry and warm up ahead. i think those will be great, considering it's the first week of june. a little sneak peek of summer. >> loving it already. vianey, how about this. i know you heard of firefighters rescuing cats when they're stuck somewhere, but how about this. troubled raccoons. a raccoon got himself tangled in wires. they were able to safely catch him in a net. he had quite the audience there throughout the rescue. later tweeted out the firefighters it doesn't matter who or what you are, sf firefighters are here to help. . >> usually raccoons are not afraid of humans. i have had a couple chosen counters. but he was scared. poor little guy. >> always good to see firefighters.

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