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good sunday morning. it is 7:00 a.m. and here is a live look outside at san jose, and this beautiful new shark mural along the almeida. nice vibrant colors there. good morning to you, thank you for joining us. i'm marianne favro in for kira klapper. vianey arana is here with a look at your, how hot it will get today. >> it will get hot again but we are already believe it or not going to experience a bit of a cooldown compared to where we were at yesterday so that's one of those things where we were really hot yesterday, in the mid to upper 90s and the concern for fire danger is still there, because we're still dealing with some 90s into the tri-valley. the south bay 65 degrees right now, partly cloudy, the
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peninsula 53, tri-valley 60 degrees. it's pretty mild. look at how foggy it is in san francisco, we've got a deepening marine layer and all that fog so much so that we are even seeing some droplets on our camera, some drizzle in our live camera in san francisco, the north bay also experiencing some of that fog, and that could mean of course limited visibility. i saw reports down to two and a half miles in santa cruz, two and a half miles in half moon bay. as you know, don't turn on your high beams, that reflects off the light. keep the regular headlights or low beams if you have them. into the afternoon, your san jose temperature trend will climb into the upper 80s once again. but we're not going to quite reach into the 90s. it's still going to be hot, though. notice how the clouds clear out by 10:00 a.m. and the icons sunshine from that point forward. in concord, this is one of our hotter spots. this is what we're still expecting to see the 90s, so please, please, please, if you have any pets that you normally keep outside, bring them inside. you know, treat them as you would anything that you care about pretty much. check on your elderly neighbors
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as well and keep hydrated. a lot of people will be headed outside. it is sunday funday after all and check on each other. make sure you have everything all set, ready to go. the 90s good news though they'll be cooling down as we head into the work week and a close look at how the rest of your forecast is doing throughout the bay area in the next seven days coming up shortly. >> thank you, vianey. we begin with breaking news. another mass shooting overnight, nine people were killed and at least 26 were injured when a gunman opened fire in a popular bar district in dayton, ohio. dayton police say it happened just before 10:30 pacific time near ned pepper's bar in the heart of dayton's oregon district. the gunman used an assault weapon and was carrying additional ammunition. he was also wearing body armor. witnesses recall the moment shots rang out. >> people just started running. they started pushing us out the back door into the alley out the back because they didn't want us coming out the front because
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they didn't know where the shooter was or how many there was. >> dayton is a very safe area, the downtown dayton is a very safe area. this is extremely unusual obviously for any community, let alone dayton, in our oregon district. this is unheard of and very sad, it's very tragic. >> police say the gunman was killed within a minute of opening fire. they're still not sure of the shooter's motives. this is the third mass shooting in the u.s. in the past six days. just several hours before the violence in dayton, another mass shooting in el paso, texas. the gunman is in custody, and at this point, police believe he acted alone. as for why he did it? investigators are looking at a document they believe he posted online just 30 minutes before the shooting rampage that left 20 people dead. we want to warn you, some of the video you're about to see you may find disturbing. here's janelle wang. >> run, run!
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hurry up, run that way. hurry up! >> reporter: shoppers inside this el paso mall run for safety after a gunman opened fire at walmart packed to back-to-school shoppers. [ gunfire ] those who couldn't escape took cover. >> do, do, do, and it was gunshots, i said yes, people were running saying there was a shooter. we took off towards the back of the store where the stock room was, we were pushing people out of the way and telling them to go. >> reporter: police say the gunman walked into walmart with a high-powered rifle at around 10:30 in the morning. police arrived six minutes later but many already shot. >> 20 innocent people from el paso have lost their lives and more than two dozen more are injured. >> reporter: a short time later, the 21-year-old man surrendered to police. law enforcement sources tell nbc news he's from patrick crusius, a dallas suburb texas more than
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600 miles away. investigators are examining a document posted online shortly before the massacre they're confident crusius wrote, anti-immigration, anti-government and anti-corporation. he criticized republicans and democrats and said he had these feelings prior to the trump administration. president trump tweeting "today's shooting in el paso, texas, was not only tragic, it was an act of cowardice. there are no reasons or excuses that will ever justify killing innocent people." democratic presidential candidate beto o'rourke is a native of el paso and represented the city in congress for six years. >> a lot of injury, a lot of suffering in el paso right now. i'm incredibly saddened and it's very hard to think about this. >> reporter: janelle wang, "nbc
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bay area news." >> california senator kamala harris is condemning recent gun violence. the presidential candidate says new reasonable gun laws are needed in the u.s. now. >> our kids are terrorized, and it is within our control to act and act in a way that recognizes we don't have to tolerate this and we can do something about it. other nations have. >> and an impassioned tweet from governor gavin newsom. it reads "again, on sunday, it was gilroy. today it's el paso. our malls, our festivals, our concerts, our churches, our synagogues, our movie theaters, our classrooms, our homes. this is an epidemic. this is a crisis. treat it like one. we need the senate to act now." let's take a live look at san francisco, where police are on heightened alert because of these recent mass shootings. in a tweet, the department said it wants the public to know
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there are no known threats to san francisco at this time. but officers are beefing up their presence at high traffic places throughout the city and if anyone sees something suspicious, whether it be in person or even online, please report it. we've been following the tragedy in el paso since it happened. we're going to continue to bring you more information throughout the day and beyond and we'll also have new developments on the dayton, ohio, mass shooting last night. our twitter handle, @nbcbayarea. the tragedies in texas and now dayton come less than a week after the mass shooting at the gilroy garlic festival. the south bay community is just beginning to try to heal. here's "today in the bay's" roz plater. >> lit your candles and close your eyes and think of keyla. >> reporter: family and friends honor keylhasa laczar in san jose. >> for the 20 people that died earlier today in el paso, texas.
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>> reporter: mourners took the time to remember also the latest mass shooting victims in el paso, even as their hearts are already heavy and they haven't even had time to heal. >> it's almost like hitting us all over again without even finishing the process. >> reporter: the news hit hard in gilroy, too, as folks are trying to regain some sense of normalcy. >> it's very shocking, especially because it's so soon and i think my heart goes out for the people. >> my heart hurts for them because nobody should have to go through this. ♪ >> reporter: at the vigil, many spoke about the need to do something, including keyla's aunt. >> how many mass shootings have to happen for congress to really act and think that there's a problem or something that needs to be fixed. >> reporter: but for now, she has this message for the el paso victims and their families. >> we're feeling your pain. we share the same anger and
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frustration and i really feel like us victims we need to come together and heal each other, because this pain is something undescribable. >> reporter: roz plater, "nbc bay area news." more officers and more sur violence. fremont added extra security for this weekend's festival of the arts. the free event draws nearly 400,000 people every year and police are bringing in undercover officers, steel barricades, a surveillance tower and more. >> you don't have to worry about your back because there's somebody looking out for you. they even have a tower lookout so i'm sure on a moment's notice they can take care of any emergency. >> event organizers will be collecting donations for the victims of the gilroy shooting which include the honey ladies. the husband/wife team were shot and injured. they were supposed to be working the fremont festival this
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weekend. in watsonville, a ceremony to remember the victims of the garlic festival. it happened at the watsonlle strawberry festival, which is very similar, a little bit smaller than the garlic festival. organizers paused to honor the three people killed and they said love and support to everyone affected by the tragedy. and again, this morning, many are also honoring the nine people killed in a mass shooting just last night in dayton, ohio. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, not one but two pilots grounded before they could even fly. that flight headed to the u.s. the reason the pilots had their wings clipped. plus apple getting rid of grading. the move being made by the company because of privacy concerns. ...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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near san diego, part of a popular beach remains off limits after a deadly cliff collapse. three people were killed and two were hurt in friday's bluff collapse in encinitas. people are being warned to stay away from the area and not to set up right under the bluffs in general. >> this is a natural environment and the beach is dynamic. it's changing every minute of every day. when we have a tragedy like this, it reminds people that you need to stay away from the bluffs. >> the victims have all been identified as three women, they're all from the same family. flights in orange county are back to normal this morning. john wayne airport went dark friday night after a massive power outage, it happened around 7:00 friday night. police say parts of orange county lost power, affecting more than 28,000 customers. airport officials grounded all flights until 7:00 yesterday morning. police say the cause of the outage was a substation fire.
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and new this morning, two pilots at scotland's glasgow airport were arrested because authorities suspected them of drinking alcohol. a 61-year-old and 45-year-old pilots are not being identified, but they were due to fly a united airlines flight from glasgow to newark. it's the second incident this week involving pilots at major airlines. on tuesday a delta pilot suspected of drinking was removed from a plane at minneapolis-st. paul airport and arrested. apple is getting rid of grading. the tech giant says it's doing away with a controversial practice. grade something when a snippet of audio is taken from your device and sent to internal personnel. nearly a week ago it was discovered that apple had access to personal siri recordings. apple still says that only a fraction of siri voice recordings were actually heard by workers for quality control.
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the company says it will roll out a software update in the future that will let siri users choose whether they participate in the grading process or not. a new option for people out and about this weekend, ferry service between richmond and san francisco is now available on the weekends. >> last call richmond. >> here is video of a ferry departing san francisco. the trial service kicked off yesterday and will last through the first weekend of november. the service includes five trips both ways on saturday and sunday. until now, ferry service between richmond and san francisco was only available on the weekdays, but the ferry owner says that it's becoming very popular. and a cold treat on a hot california day, nbc's treat truck stopped by the festival in fremont. it was the first day of the 36th annual celebration. nbc bay area's own kari hall was on hand to greet festival goers
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and spread a little bit of cheer and some ice cream to cool people off. what's better than ice cream? i was craving ice cream yesterday, it was so hot. >> we switched it up for this festival, marianne, she was handing out reusable water bottles. >> oh! >> a little bit environmental friendly, keep people hydrated and rob mayeda and i will be there today with our own storm ranger mobile doppler radar, which is super cool, we'll geek out about it, ask us questions about what it does, it's the only one in the bay area and we have it. you can also enter for a chance to win your very own storm ranger replica and it's kind of like a mini version of the storm ranger which personally i kind of want one. so i might enter myself into that drawing with the pseu pseupseud pseudo name. i'm just kidding. please join us. we'll take all the self-is in the world and you can use our hashtag and share them with us. san francisco, what says august more than marine layer and some drizzle at the golden gate bridge, and that's a live look
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right now, it's certainly one of those days where it looks like it's a little cloudy, but where is the sun? well, don't worry. eventually that sun will be coming out and once it does, it's going to warm us up again. as it warms us up, one thing that's also going to happen is the clouds are going to help start us out on a cooling trend so let's check out some of those temperatures right now, in the south bay 65 degrees. partly cloudy. for the peninsula 53 degrees, also partly cloudy in the tri-valley, 60s out there. san francisco into the east bay we've got that marine layer deepening at 1,000 feet, so much so it spread some of the cloud cover further inland and there's' going to keep some temperatures just a couple of degrees cooler. so limited visibility right now being reported in santa cruz, half moon bay and also parts of santa rosa, down to about two miles so just remember to slow it down and drive through the areas safely. now your microclimate highs for today, once again expect to hit the 90s in through morgan hill, 92 degrees milpitas 84.
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san jose 85. los gatos 90 degrees. yesterday we managed to hit 99 in through some tri-valley spots so we inch near the triple-digit but didn't quite hit it through concord, 91 degrees today. dublin 87. martinez 87. oakland 74, hayward 76 and the peninsula will keep cloud cover through the afternoon. once it starts burning up a little bit we'll get a mix of sun and clouds. san mateo 74. half moon bay 64. if you're headed in to san francisco into the city it will be a gorgeous day 67 degrees. just remember it is a foggy day in san francisco, so it might be a little bit chillier. keep a nice light sweater on and don't get caught off guard. if you're out of town, welcome to the bay area. santa rosa 87. novato 84. up through napa 83 degrees. we have a couple of changes up ahead so we saw this warm weekend yesterday, yesterday we were in the upper 90s. today we've got some 90s but we've got cooling clouds and
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increasing high level tropical clouds, as we head into towards monday and tuesday, so the start of your work week notice a little bit more cloud cover and maybe you're headed out to the santa clara county fair for today, the temperatures will be in the upper 80s. it's going to run through 10:00. just remember again, eat a lot of ice cream, take frequent breaks and join us at the fremont festival of the arts, like i said, storm ranger will be there, rob mayeda and i will be there and we'll be geeking out over our mobile doppler radar telling you everything that you need to know and the club will be accepting donations for families in gilroy. hopefully you can stop by and say hello. don't forget to wear sunscreen as you head out to the festivals and enjoy 67 degrees for tomorrow in san francisco and we'll cool off a little bit into the work week. marianne? >> thanks so much. there's much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, if you are in yosemite, expect to see more frogs like this guy. you can thank the san francisco zoo. we'll show you the delicate operation.
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yosemite park will sound different. you'll hear the distinct call of a particular frog that's been on the brink of extinction. steve patterson tells us about the bold project to bring the frogs back. >> reporter: call it a comeback for the ages. >> oh, hi. >> this is like hey, let me go. >> reporter: if you listen closely you can actually hear san francisco zoo making history in these tanks. i like the little noises. >> he makes fun noises. >> reporter: they're bringing back california's iconic red legged frog, the state amphibian, by first breeding a new generation in captivity at the san francisco zoo. immortalized in literature thanks to mark twain they were wiped out at yosemite park
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thanks to natural and manmade enemies. >> amphibians are the ka nair yea canary in the coal mine. >> reporter: after being gone for decades the red-logged frog is ready to go back to yosemite. zoo biologists embed tracking chips in the frog's skin to track their new life here. finally after a life in captivity, they're ready for their first leap into the wild. some swim deep, others seem to just take it all in. this winter's massive snow melt providing a perfect storm. >> we couldn't pick a better time to be reintroducing frogs right now how much water we have and so many places for them to go. >> reporter: and now new evidence this experiment is working. biologists are finding the frog eggs, a sign they're breeding in the foothills of the sierra once again. this experiment a unique partnership between the park, the zoo and the yosemite
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conservancy. biologists hope it's a model for other threatened species. >> you want to have kids interacting with nature and to me, frogs, turtles, fish are the best way to do that. >> reporter: a missing piece to the ecology puzzle threatening species around the world. steve patterson, nbc news, san francisco. >> what a beautiful place to be relocated to. still ahead on "today in the bay" we'll have an update on the fire in clayton that we first brought you as breaking news yesterday morning. also his son remains locked up in an italian jail accused of killing a police officer. a bay area father returns home to tell his side of the story. can my side be firm?
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shark but also the inside, so you can kind of nerd out, you know? >> thank you so much for joining us. i'm marianne favro in for kira klapper. vianey arana is here with a look at whether we need to head to the coast to get cooler. >> you might need to if you don't have ac and live in inland areas. it's going to be another hot day but we're starting to cool off a tad bit. that will set us up for a cooling trend into the work week ahead. in the south bay 65 degrees. 60 degrees in the tri-valley. check out san francisco, we've got that marine layer and it's certainly one of the drizzly, cloudy mornings in san francisco. we've got the fog in the north bay as well as down to about 56 degrees, and this is probably going to be the best time of day if you had any plans to go out on a morning run or any sort of heavy outdoor activity, because once the temperatures kind of start to warm up, it's going to be too hot. your 24-hour temperature change, no big changes there but i want you to notice that the cloud cover and the fog is also creeping on inland.
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into the afternoon, down for the south bay, we're talking about upper 80s by about 2:00 we'll be at 86 degrees, but that's not going to be your hottest spot. our hottest spot is areas through the tri-valley and the east bay as well in through concord. another day of 90s. how much longer are these 90s going to last? i'll have that answer for you coming up in about 15 minutes. >> 90s are better than 100s, i think. >> true. ten-degree difference makes a huge difference. >> it does, thank you, vianey. we begin with breaking news. another mass shooting overnight, nine people were killed and at least 26 were injured when a gunman opened fire in a popular bar district in dayton, ohio. dayton police say it happened just before 10:30 pacific time near ned pepper's bar in the heart of dayton's oregon district. the gunman used an assault weapon and was carrying additional ammunition. he was also wearing body armor. witnesses recall the moment shots rang out. >> people just started running. they started pushing us out the back door into the alley out the
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back because they didn't want us coming out the front because they didn't know where the shooter was or how many there was. >> dayton is a very safe area, the downtown dayton is a very safe area. this is extremely unusual obviously for any community, let alone dayton, in our oregon district. this is unheard of and very sad, it's very tragic. >> police say the gunman was killed within a minute of opening fire. they're still not sure of the shooter's motives. this is the third mass shooting in the u.s. in the past six days. just several hours before the violence in dayton, another mass shooting in el paso, texas. 20 dead, another 26 wounded. it happened at a walmart packed with saturday morning shoppers and it might not have been a random attack. the gunman posting a document before the shooting about what he was planning to do, and why. more this morning from nbc's jay gray, who is in el paso.
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>> run that way. hurry up, run out that way. hurry up, hurry up. >> reporter: panic, chaos and the sound of unrelenting gunfire. the attack up leashed mid morning inside an el paso walmart with hundreds of shoppers inside. >> everybody was trying to get out at once. >> reporter: as police and other first responders rushed in. >> i've never been so skashd in my life. >> reporter: 20 dead, close to two dozen wounded. >> ages and genders of all these people injured and killed are numerous in the age groups, the -- situation needless to say is a horrific one. >> reporter: horror carried out investigators say by patrick crusius, a 21-year-old from suburban dallas, armed with a semiautomatic rifle and a cache of ammunition. he was taken into custody without incident outside of the
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store. >> you ask how do you prepare for this? you don't. our hearts are going out to those that have been victimized by a murderer. >> reporter: officers continue to search for evidence of a motive at the scene, the suspect's home and on the internet. >> right now we have a manifesto that degrees a nexus to a potential hate crime. >> reporter: federal agents uncovered the hate-filled rant online posted less than an hour before at tack been >> el paso was too strong to be broken by a cowardly act like this one. >> reporter: a strength tested like no other. emotions running high for democratic presidential candidate beto o'rourke. el paso is his hometown and while on the campaign trail he got emotional as he spoke to reporters about the shooting. >> i'm incredibly saddened and it's very hard to think about this.
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but i'll tell you, el paso is the strongest place in the wo d world. this community is going to come together. >> o'rourke left the campaign trail to head back to his hometown. california senator kamala harris is condemning recent gun violence throughout our nation. the presidential candidate says new reasonable gun laws are needed in the u.s. now. >> our kids are terrorized, and it is within our control to act and act in a way that recognizes we don't have to tolerate this and we can do something about it. other nations have. >> and an impassioned tweet from governor gavin newsom. it reads "again, on sunday, it was gilroy. today it's el paso. our malls, our festivals, our
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concerts, our churches, our synagogues, our movie theaters, our classrooms, our homes. this is an epidemic. this is a crisis. treat it like one. we need the senate to act now." let's take a live look at san francisco, where police are on heightened alert because of these recent mass shootings. in a tweet, the department said it wants the public to know there are no known threats to san francisco at this time. but officers are beefing up their presence at high traffic places throughout the city and if anyone sees something suspicious, whether it be in person or even online, please report it. we've been following the tragedy in el paso since it happened. we're going to continue to bring you more information throughout the day and beyond and we'll also have new developments on the dayton, ohio, mass shooting last night. our twitter handle, @nbcbayarea. the tragedy in texas and now dayton come less than a week after the mass shooting at the gilroy garlic festival.
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the south bay community is just beginning to try to heal. here's "today in the bay's" roz plater. >> lift your candles and close your eyes and think of keyla. >> reporter: family and friends honor keyla salazar in san jose. >> for the 20 people that died earlier today in el paso, texas. >> reporter: mourners took the time to remember also the latest mass shooting victims in el paso, even as their hearts are already heavy and they haven't even had time to heal. >> it's almost like hitting us all over again without even finishing the process. >> reporter: the news hit hard in gilroy, too, as folks are trying to regain some sense of normalcy. >> it's very shocking, especially because it's so soon and i think my heart goes out for the san antonio people, because i have family out there. >> my heart hurts for them because nobody should have to go through this. ♪ >> reporter: at the vigil, many
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spoke about the need to do something, including keyla's aunt. >> how many mass shootings have to happen for congress to really act and think that there's a problem or something that needs to be fixed. >> reporter: but for now, she vis this message for the el paso ims and their families. >> we're feeling your pain. we share the same anger and frustration and i really feel like us victims we need to come together and heal each other, because this pain is something undescribable. >> reporter: roz plater, "nbc bay area news." more officers and more surveillance. fremont added extra security for this weekend's free outdoor festival. the festival of the arts draws nearly 400,000 people every year and police are bringing in undercover officers, steel barricades, a surveillance tower and more. >> you don't have to worry about your back because there's somebody looking out for you. they even have a tower lookout
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so i'm sure on a moment's notice they can take care of any emergency. >> event organizers will be collecting donations for the victims of the gilroy shooting which include the honey ladies. the husband/wife team were shot and injured. they were supposed to be working the fremont festival this weekend. in watsonville, a ceremony to remember the victims of the garlic festival. it happened at the watsonville strawberry festival, which is very similar, a little bit smaller than the garlic festival. organizers paused to honor the three people killed and they said love and support to everyone affected by the tragedy. and again, this morning, many are also honoring the nine people killed in a mass shooting just last night in dayton, ohio. much more ahead on "today in the bay."
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the they briefly saw their 19-year-old son finnegan elder. sergio quintana was at the brief news conference in san francisco and shares the details. >> reporter: fresh off their flight from rome, ethan elder and attorney craig peters walked past at acceptabled news media outside the family's richmond district home. they returned a few minutes later and peters read from a prepared statement. >> we saw our son finnegan. he was okay, tired, remorseful and scared. he has our full support and we stand by his side. >> reporter: according to italian prosecutors, 19-year-old finnegan elder stabbed undercover italian police officer narrow rega 11 times with a knife, killing him. investigators say rega was responding to a cocaine deal gone wrong between finnegan, his friend gabriel hjorth anden italian dealer. the elders offer their condolences to officer rega's family. >> it's a tragedy. we continue to hold his family in our thoughts and pray for
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them during this difficult time. >> reporter: ethan elder and craig peters flew to rome earlier this week, they met with finnegan in jail and his italian defense attorneys. attorney peters say the bay area teens are being unfairly charged and the public is not being told the full story about what happened in rome. >> we look forward to the truth coming out and to our son coming home. >> reporter: sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." the shelter in place in eastern contra costa county now lifted as firefighters have the upper hand on multiple brush fires that led to panic saturday. fires are burning between clayton and brentwood. hundreds of firefighters stayed on scene overnight working on full containment and monitoring hot spots. some people ran from their homes early yesterday morning as flames got closer. >> my husband's yelling, "fire, fire!" people are waking up oh my god, thank you for waking us up and
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it was like gridlock parking lot here. >> we saw it in the distance, the glowing and it started getting big and bigger and we're all oh, no. >> nearly 700 acres burned but no homes were damaged. one firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat-related injuries. a fire threatened homes in san jose yesterday. we captured this from one ever our live cameras. the fire started 2:30 in the afternoon near los lagos. a third mass shooting in less than a week has people all around the nation on edge. political analyst, larry gerst joins us in a few minutes to dig into the numbers and break down what seems like an all too common occurrence. but first, the warriors with a major announcement about draymond green. joe castellano of nbc sports bay area is up next. choosing my car insurance was the easiest decision ever.
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i'm joe castellano. warriors fans who thought draymond green might take the k.d. route and leave after free agency after the upcoming season with breathe a sigh of relief. draymond and the warriors agreed on a four-year extension reportedly worth $100 million on a max teal that will keep him in the dubs uniform until 2024 when he will turn 34 years old. now green and klay thompson are both signed through 2024. steph curry's deal runs through 2022, so three all-stars still in place to try to keep the dynasty going in san francisco. giants taking on the rockies in denver. first inning, already 2-0, giants and the new guy scooter jannest hits this deep to right and gone off rockies starter john gray, a two-run shot 4-0
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giants. the rockies battling back and lead 5-4 in the fifth. ian desmond sending one to the wall in straightaway center. steven duggar leaping and makes a great catch, just recalled from aaa this week, making his presence felt. same score eighth inning. buster posey pinch hitting rips one in the gap, a double. kevin pillar scores. the joints come back and win it 6-5. the a naes knocked off the cardinals 8-3 in oakland and sad news to report, raiders legendary receiver cliff branch passing away at the age of 71. that's all for sports. more news after the break. the f
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shooting as an incident where four or more people are intentionally the fbi defines a mass shooting as an incident where four or more people are intentionally killed and/or wounded. last sunday's mass shooting at the gilroy garlic festival killed three people and wounded 15 others. yesterday, 20 people were killed
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and 26 injured in an el paso mass shooting, followed by the dayton, ohio, massacre that took nine lives and wounded 26 others. three other mass shootings took place during the past week in virginia, ohio, and wisconsin. that comes to six mass shootings in seven days. nbc bay area's political analyst larry gerston joins us. larry, what are these numbers telling us? this sounds like such a disturbing trend. >> i think it is really. mass shootings, marianne, have become so commonplace in the united states and only the most egregious actually make the national headlines. most receive local attention and little more. consider these two compelling statistics. today is the 216th day of the year. during these 216 days, 250 mass shootings have occurred in the united states. according to the nonpartisan violence archive, that's more than one per day, and if this
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rate continues, there will be approximately 375 shootings in 2019 alone, well beyond the 330 events that occurred in 2018 although not quite as much as 2017. >> as you know, regarding the shooting in el paso, texas, investigators do believe that this gunman may have been linked to white supremacists, but may have been a white supremacist, but it seems like we're hearing this more and more. what are we learning about this possible link with domestic terrorism? >> apparently quite a bit. according to research done by the nonpart sisan investigative fund between 2011 and 2017, the last year available white supremacist attacks outnumbered islamic plots by a ratio of 2:1. in his testimony last week fbi director christopher ray stated these days the majority of
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domestic terrorism cases are motivated by white supremacist violence. some of the 2019 examples include mailed pipe bombs to national leaders. you might remember two attacks on synagogues in pittsburgh and southern california, most likely the gilroy garlic festival and most likely yesterday's horrific violence in el paso. white nationalism according to the fbi is now the largest component of domestic terrorism. >> so is there any theory about why we're seeing this spike in white nationalism here in our country? >> there doesn't seem to be any single theory about this thing, but there are some causes of growth of white nationalism as the inspiration for domestic terrorism, but here are some facts just to consider. we know that per capita, the united states has more guns than any other industrialized society, by far. we also know that in recent years, the federal government has done little, precious little to determine who owns guns and whether owners are even trained
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or mentally equipped to possess firearms. another factor is public reaction to the changing demme og demography of this country. 37% of americans want to see less immigration and 27% want to see more immigration. that 30% figure, the 37% figure opposing more immigration is the highest since 2014. another thing, it's also been clearly documented that president trump has systematically offered harsh words about muslims, mexican-americans, haitians, other minority groups, it goes on and on. how much his words have stimulated anti-immigrant behavior is unknown to ask about these things but some experts view trump's rhetoric as an invitation for white nationalists to act out their grievances. you put them all together, guns, a change in demography, public opinion, the president's words, and there may be the beginnings of an explanation for the spike in white nationalism.
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>> one thing all the lawmakers are agreeing on is that something needs to be done. we heard from gavin newsom, also kamala harris. everyone says something needs to be done but what can be done to reduce this gun violence? >> well, okay, there are some interesting pieces of this puzzle that may be taking shape. first, public opinion has become nearly universal on some gun control issues. for example, a pew research poll in november found last november 2017 found that 96% of americans americans and 93% of gun owners by the way, support universal background checks. 89% of americans including gun owners favor denying gun ownership to the mentally ill. those are one-sided statistics. earlier this year the democratic controlled house of representatives passed bills extending purchase related background checks to as many as 20 days from the three that
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existed because it's not enough time. gun control advocates long argued the three-day period doesn't afford enough time for a thorough check, but this bill appears doomed in as much as the republican controlled senate seems to have no interest. still, while a modest change in gun sale rules may stop some questionable purchases, they may not have -- they may have an uncertain impact on the growth of domestic terrorism and white nationalism. at a minimum, more federal resources and different leadership will be needed to stop the emerging trends in american society. whether such changes take place it's another story that remains to be seen and they play a part in the 2020 elections. you know, we spent today, yesterday of course talking about all the numbers and all these places, the horrific events that occurred but at the root of it all, the root of it all are the hundreds of people who have been wounded and dozens who have been killed this year
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alone, all because of domestic terrorism. look, thousands of families, friends are all affected by these tragedies, not just these people alone. that's the emotional piece of america that leaves people everywhere worried about their safety in places where they have felt secure until now. >> you're exactly right, larry. in fact, i've just heard about the ripple effect yesterday. i was at a play, and some people said i was even afraid to come to this kids play because i was worried there might be a gunman. there is such a ripple effect from all of this. people are afraid to even go to events with more than 100 people. >> you might remember the situation in san francisco at "hamilton." >> i was there. >> at the point he was going to be shot, there was a noise, someone got ill and the people thought there was shooting going on in the auditorium. everybody flooded, left and what have you. these things can cause harm even if nothing happened to people who leave in haste. >> larry, thank you so much for your insight.
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thanks again. we'll be right back with a last look at our weather forecast for you.
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there are moments in life that leave a lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, or a view that defies all expectations. these are the memories that stay with you, long after the moments have passed.
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it's 7:55. if you're having a delicious cup of coffee on this sunday morning, good morning. buenos dias. i hope you're having a lovely start to your day. at peninsula 53 degrees. partly cloudy through the tri-valley, 62 and the south bay, we have the cloud cover. the marine layer was deepening at 1,000 feet bringing nor cloud cover further inland. check out san francisco.
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this is normal for august. we've got the drizzle and the fog hanging out, blocking the golden gate bridge sites but if you're going to be in san francisco we'll be warming up into the upper 60s. right to your daytime highs, san jose 85 degrees. still pretty warm through morgan hill at 92 and then some of our hotter spots pretty typical concord 91. livermore 92. pleasanton 90 degrees. walnut creek 89. oakland 74, hayward 76, a good range of temperatures from 60s in half moon bay, this is your cooler spots in through daly city and yes we're going to keep a lot of that cloud cover through the majority of your day in through the san francisco area, 67 degrees for mission. if you're up through the north bay, santa rosa 87. meanwhile further up north all the way through ukiah talking upper 90s. yesterday we managed to hit some upper 90s. the santa clara county fair if you're head the out there today, keep in mind the temperatures will be in the upper 80s. this runs until about 10:00 p.m., a beautiful day, plenty of sunhein to go around. join us at the fremont festival.
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rob mayeda and i will be there with our very own mobile doppler radar storm ranger, we'll be geeking out about everything that our cool storm ranger does. it's the only one in the bay area and we'll take photos with you and hopefully you'll share them with us using our hashtag at nbc area as well. it will feel more muggy and humid as we head in toward the start of the work week because of nearby tropical stormical moisture and there's' going to lower our temperatures down thanks to the cloud cover, 86 degrees by tuesday and notice we just kind of stick to the 80s all week long and by next weekend, 87 degrees. yesterday i finally washed my car. >> good for you, thank you, vianey, so much. 85 in san jose, perfect. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news for you tonight at 4:30, 6:00 and 11:00, and all day on nbcbayarea.com. have a terrific morning. >> yes. los espero at the fremont festival. i'll see you guy there is.
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this sunday domestic tropical storm in el paso, and another mass shooting overnight. in texas a 21-year-old man with violent hatred of hispanic immigrants opens fire with an assault rifle at a walmart in el paso on the mexican border. 20 dead in the act of domestic tomorrow. th -- tropicerrorism. >> i'm shocked. i'm scared. >> all i want to do is find my

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