didn't know her just from her washington over a new laptops. and the winds of change, days in the senate. coronavirus stimulus bill. but knows her way back, as well, scott mcgrew, polls show that triple digit tempera we're from her relationship with his son. americans blame both sides. and i think that becomes more fanning ourselves a little bi important than almost any other variable. >> yeah. >> you talk about the good morning to you, kris. relationship here but a lot of the senators, the members of the people question that. i want to play a clip from the house are in their offices, in good wednesday morning to first debate which got a lot of the chamber but they're not you. i'm kris sanchez. there apparently to negotiate. >> i'm marcus washington. more there to talk to the tv want to get you caught up on attention. >> agree today, do you agree cameras and point fingers at breaking news. the 3.9 magnitude quake striking each other as to why this today that you were wrong to stimulus is not moving forward. in cobb just south of clearlake. opposing bussing in america republicans say the democrats' then. you can see the glitch there or >> no. >> do you agree? >> i did not oppose bussing in the jolt on there on the america but bussing ordered by seismograph happened about 4:45 the department of education. plan is too expensive. this morning. the democrats say the of course we will have more of that's what i opposed. that coming up. kari hall is monitoring that republicans' plan does not do do >> okay. kind of givering us the shake so at lot of people talking enough. cnbc poll says americans in six about that exchange they had but intensity of that, key battleground states split seems like biden saying i pretty evenly on who's to blami. there were people who felt it forgive for that. let's move on and work together. al these blue dots show 39% say republicans. do you think a lot of people buy 18% say both. the reports this area and very that? >> look at this two ways. president trump is reacting to one hand, you know, this is a joe biden's pick for vice guy that turning the other president. it's going to be interesting how seismic region. we know that. he handles this.

typically very small that you cheek, respects her for taking harris was such an obvious pick don't feel them but the fact to on the position and making a see that all across the north in retrospect. deal of it and nonetheless it is more surprising the bay, something to note here as we continue to monitor for republicans are not ready with a appreciates the qualities. others would say, oh my gosh, unified mess message. anymore reports of anymore shaking. the guy got beat up. as we head down to the south ba. why is he doing it? i think more people than not donald trump donated to harris' will look to the way, first way campaign running for california we are going to have a nice day before our temperatures heath up attorney general. that they believe that this guy and will head into the low to is capable of taking a hit, so did evivanka trump. mid-80s by this afternoon. looking the other way and moving talk about this and high heat on and seemed to me a cheat coming up. here's the president. mike, how does it look for the sheet for an interview that the morning drive? >> but as far as kamala is >> looks like i have a new crash concerned, she is a big tax press found the camera on. over my shoulder on the map. raiser. just popped up in concord. a character pect to plus she was very, very nasty to one -- one of the reasons that surprised me. probably nastier than pocahontas i'll check out that. issue here and i think people to joe biden. she is very disrespectful to joe there's slowing for northbound more think that's good thing biden. and it's hard to pick something that's that disrespectful. 880 up toward 23rd. than not larry gerston, after that construction zone still in >> talking about what marcus and place. a few lanes blocked there. larry were talking about, june that announcement people seeing online a big surge in support 2019 democratic debate rodeo to richmond west 80 the financially for the party so where senator harris challenged biden on the past voting record. upper east shore freeway, we'll we'll see how that works. biden was a clear front runner at the time and most candidates thank you so much, larry, for going after him. check them. recovery here. joining us this morning. it is really not that uncommon the crash cleared the shoulder >> good to be with you. for former rivals to join up in but 84 just before the merge take a live look at capitol the end.

with that slower drive on 680 hill where president trump no doubt will be watching very closely as biden and harris hold itself. remember, barack obama chose back to you. now to decision 2020. a first campaign event together. they will speak to voters in hillary clinton as his secretary joe biden's vp pick dominating delaware and their campaign of state. headlines this morning. website said today they'll in the most famous example is here's "the washington post." george herbert walker bush in hisser toik move, biden calling ronald reagan's selects harris for vp. economics plan voodoo economics they will make a first joint and then feeling appearance today as running matds. pretty sheepish when then reagan "today in the bay's" scott picked him as the next vice president. macfarlane is covering it. >> but i call a voodoo economic policy. >> voodoo economics, how a lot of buzz this morning. candidate george bush described >> marcus, the first joint candidate ronald reagan's policy appearance happens mid afternoon in the presumed nominee's during the 1980 presidential primaries. hometown of wilmington, delaware mr. reagan is now vice president and then a virtual fund-raiser bush's boss and the phrase is something of an embarrassment. soon thereafter as senator harris becomes the first woman bush said this week he never said it but the record rather of color to be a major party vividly proves otherwise. ticket member as a vice president. the in-person appearance today, a big contrast to yesterday's >> that is politics for you and virtual announcement. we'll watch biden and harris today and tweeting about it no doubt. you can find us all on twitter. joe biden and kamala harris speak. after joe biden sent out a series of tweets and texts a >> all right. thank you, scott. tweet said the senator is a

fearless fighter for the little students and teachers in south bay's largest school guy and one of the country's district returned to class today finest public servants. fellow democrats say senator but not to the classroom. harris' record and experience in not even the teachers. the democratic presidential it is an interesting twist that primary debates will boost a happened overnight. biden cam pane that's already having a consistent lead in the polls. is live at san jose high school with why teachers >> beating donald trump gets us will be allowed to teach from out of a valley. home instead of headed to the duds not get us to the classroom. mountaintop but biden/harris can good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, kris. help us get to the mountaintop. san jose unified told "the >> reporter: about an hour after mercury news" that they were the announcement, president trump criticized the selection. able to get a union that represent it is teachers to provide the same quality >> she is a big tax raiser. instruction from home as they she is a big slasher of funds would in the classrooms. for our military. plus she was very, very nasty. this district notified teachers of the abrupt reversal late yesterday morning and just under >> kamala harris ran for president by rushing to the 24 hours ago. the surprise comes two weeks after the teachers association radical left. and district agreed teachers >> reporter: as you see there, the trump campaign pinned a would be teaching on campus in video criticizing the choice to empty classrooms not from home. the trump campaign twitter page. the teachers however did not senator harris and her four vote on the matter and many years as senator known also for her high profile questioning of didn't like it.

now supreme court justice brett teachers have a choice to teach kavanaugh and will have a chance from the empty classrooms or to debate in utah against mike from home and the mercury pence. live in washington, scott reports once they decide to work macfarlane, back to you. from home they can't change their mind and go back to the >> scott, thank you. classroom. so if harris becomes vp in a teacher said they feel the decision is awfully late in the november, who replaces her in game and could have been easier the senate? it will be up to governor for everyone if not so last newsom. minute. reporting live here outside san california political insiders jose high school, bob redell, "today in the bay." speculate he could bick barbara lee, karen bass, london breed or >> thank you, bob. normally we talk about walking to school and riding the libby schaaf. bus. this is political guesses as of getting jackets and all of that right now. no matter who that is, the stuff but now it is all about candidates will not be able to just getting outdoors, the avoid the response to the backyard in the little bracks in coronavirus pandemic. a live look at capitol hill now the virtual sessions on this first day of school in the south where the senate is trying to bay really excited about the kids and we are going to make it hash out another relief bill a great school year. we are starting out with clouds still. republicans and democrats blame each other for the stalemate this morning starting to clear out going into the middle of the that's leaving americans in dire straits. as covid cases and deaths morning. if you get a little break around continue to rise, and more people lose their jobs, worrying 10:30, 11:00, low 70s and then

about mortgage or rent, senate after school is done get out leaders went head to head yesterday in their opening 23in the backyard, be happy that first day is over and done. statements. fourth largest school here's a look at the high temperatures for today. district in the bay area returned class today but not to concord to reach up to 89 the classrooms. degrees. sn normal temperatures this time of not even the teachers return to the classrooms but teaching from year. 84 in napa. home if that's what they want. san francisco in the mid-60s and still foggy there. as we look at when's happening bob redell is at san jose high out in the pacific, we have school where classes resume in a hurricane elida and expected to few hours and we are talking about a big about-face, bob. >> reporter: correct. weaken even further into the san jose unified said it got a next 24 hours and what will commitment from the union happen is we have a large area representing the teachers that they would be able to provide of high pressure over the desert southwest and with the clockwise the same quality instruction wind flow to draw in the from home as the classroom and tropical moisture from the last-minute abrupt reversal came weakening hurricane into the bay area so as we go towards friday just under 24 hours ago, it was and saturday the humidity's yesterday morning that teachers learned about this change. going to increase, see high it comes two weeks after the clouds move in and all because teacher's union and of the weakening storm system that will be coming in. unified districtd to teach when you combine that with hot temperatures, it is going to

make it feel oppressive out on campus ian exemption.id not there. this is for friday into saturday. and this heat advisory will also continue into sunday for all of these areas shaded in red, all and many did not like it arguing of the inland valleys as we see that working from home allows the really hot temperatures. them to be safer and cut down the chances of catching covid-19. take a look at the seven-day teachers do now have the option forecast. before you make plans this to teach from the empty weekend we are going into the triple digits from friday into classrooms or from home and once teachers decide to work from saturday. home, they cannot change their mind and go back into the still pretty hot on sunday and classroom. in san francisco warming up one teacher told the paper they slightly with more sunshine and feel the decision is late in the game and could have been easier highs in the 70s. mike, how's it looking for the morning drive? if it wasn't so last minute. >> kari, looking different than reporting live from outside san jose high school, bob redell, we might expect. "today in the bay." the bay bridge toll plaza, >> all right. backup there. metering lights turned on and thank you. backup since but looking at the hopefully the teachers and maps a smooth flow on the students have a good first day approach and that live shot is of school. thinner traffic for many of doctors from ucf children's hospital will hold a virtual those lanes. recovery through richmond for west 80. slowing over in concord. earlier crash cleared. resume to resume school from home. they will discuss the pros and

but once you're south of walnut cons of in-prn and distance learning. creek you are just fine through the rest of the area. what parents and teachers need to do to ensure safety when the classrooms reopen. unusually light. good recovery after an earlier that meeting starts at 9:00 this crash in sunol. morning. breaking news for you just in. south 680. sumner redstone that built a south bay is great. just a little build once again for 101. back to you. media empire built to viacom and >> thank you. happening now, new zealand's largest city of auckland is back cbs died at 97. under lockdown. it was aggressive acquisitions and many headlines with his name authorities found four cases of coronavirus from an unknown source in one house. focused on the serving ties with the four are the first reported cases of local transmission in the country in 102 days. actors and multiple interviews he said he quote never would coming up for you, did you feel it? die. an earthquake rocking parts of redstone vowed never to give up the reins of the conglomerate the bay area earlier this morning, but four years ago he stepped away from managing it. and for his daughter who he actually had a contentious relationship with. now to something good for

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wide. >> experts predict that the champion oak tree is between 800 and 1,000 years old. >> wow. >> wow. yeah. >> that -- >> special thanks there to those fire crews that saved it, as well. >> special sight. >> we know those fires can be very destructive out there but it was just good do see that they were able to save it, too. so much history in that one little tree but not so little. >> very cool to see this morning. as we take a look at the cool shot this morning, well, i know you can't tell what this is. looks like a blank screen but it is san francisco. the fog and drizzle there this morning, if you drive in from brentwood, most of the drive you have a clear view and the low 60s early this morning as we go through the day if you're going to be outer and about running errands, expect the temperatures to start to warm up in the mid-80s early afternoon and then the low 90s here but most of us

feeling very normal weather for this time in august. but it's about to get hot and we'll talk more about thas it lw for the morning commute? >> better, kari. because as we look at the map slowing in san jose. typical for 5:40 and cleared up the bottom of the screen. 6:56. sunol in toward fremont, welcome back. here are the top stories this recovery. speeds almost at the limit. morning. >> later today presidential and then the merge. over here south 242. nominee joe biden and california senator kamala harris will hold this crash still there heading the first campaign event down around willow pass road and together. it is going to happen in look at the bay bridge toll delaware. yesterday biden made the announcement taking the godling state lawmaker and former san plaza. backup beginning and count on francisco district attorney. that. if elected harris will be the back to you. first female vice president, all right. so how about a sleepover unlike first black vice president and first asian-american vice any you had before? president. pop the popcorn. "today" show picks up on the new overnight how you can make coverage on the biden pick in a your dreams come true and stay few minutes. the night inside the last an outbreak of coronavirus

continues to hit san quentin blockbuster on earth. prison. we'll get an update. 25 inmates died in the outbreak plus -- >> you've heard of apples and and 1:00 is p.m. the stop san oranges but how about apples and quentin outbreak coalition will pears? the fruit dispute. have a press conference take you out to the futures this morning where it looks like virtually. officials ignored they say another good, strong day on the stock market. advice from a top health all that plus this. minister as the outbreak mama needs a gif. started. and now to an issue we don't hear about too often coming to making it in the bay. >> up next for you, what maya today a san jose state sorority plans the protest what it says rudolph is saying about kamala are unfair housing conditions in harris becoming biden's vp pick. you are watching "today in the bay." the pandemic. members of the alpha omicron pi said the international chapter is not allowing members to opt out of the housing contract and pay $2,500 in fees for the housing facility despite the fact they can't take advantage of any services there during the pandemic. they plan to gather outside the school's mlk library at noon. follow up, sonoma county leaders will take time to decide

how to spend $150 million got from pg&e for deadly 2017 wildfires. supervisors began talking about that money for the first time yesterday. they decided to get public inputt over a few weeks and revisit that issue next month. the pending options include continued funding wildfire recovery efforts or use that money to cope with the coronavirus crisis. all new this morning, some shaking in the north bay unrelated to the alarm outside my house, 4:45 this morning. a 3.9 quake that hit near clearlake, hearing that some people as far as marin felt the quake. we are checking for reports up there and no word of damage or injury and it was centered in a seismically active region between the geysers. we had one viewer on facebook say that her ducks and chickens up set and clearly felt it this morning. >> yeah. the animals always feel it

before the rest of us. all right. going to have to try to keep them cool with this heat that's going to be coming in as we head toward the end of the week. take a look at the numbers. triple digits this weekend. mike, how does it look for the morning commute? >> not bad. in fact, the bay bridge moves well despite the metering lights. over here packing in the traffic more. richmond over towards san rafael and gentle build for most of the commute. i want to let you know that capital corridor talked detour but i don't know how you track so i'll tweet out the delays on an update. >> all right. that will do it for us this morning. glad to have been be you for the last couple of days. >> live look for you right now in oakland. coliseum's old home of our beloved warriors. thank you for making us a part

of your morning. orning. the running mate. joe biden good morning right now at 6:13, another the running mate joe biden reveals his vice nice day ahead for the bay area presidential pick, california but by the end of the week a senator kamala harris. the first black woman on a major party ticket in americany will heat watch in effect seeing the areas shaded in red, temperatures over 100 degrees. not take black people for we'll talk about what may lead granted. history. >> this says once and for all to that heat and what will make that the democratic party will not take black people for it feel more uncomfortable coming up in a few minutes. and republicans wasting no time going on the attack. granted. this is the bay bridge where >> just ahead, behind the scenes of biden's choice including the offer of his job online. what she brings to the campaign, the crowd starts to build. and republicans wasting no time metering lights were turned on just about ten minutes ago. we'll track your build coming up. good morning. very happy wednesday to you, as well. facebook says it is taken down millions of posts that were

misleading about coronavirus. either, you know, what it was, how you get it or how you treat it. people posting nonsense to facebook either innocently or sometimes not so innocently. apple has asked a court to stop this website called prepare from using a pear as a logo because it feels that pear is too close to its own fruit logo. take a closer look for yourself. apple uses a fruit logo with a leaf. prepare uses a fruit logo with a leaf and apple lawyers say that's too similar. what apple is doing is technically a motion of spirit and the law says you have to defend the trademarks from encroachment or you can't keep it. more trouble for tiktok this morning. "the wall street journal" says tiktok was collecting more information about you than it should have been on the android version of its app.

the sort of behavior banned by google for the android store. a lot of apps gather too much information about you. the concern is tiktok shares that information with chinese government officials, mething tiktok denies. wall street with a great start tuesday with that somewhat dubious news of a vaccine for covid-19. ended the day lower after mitch mcconnell said negotiations over a new stimulus were going nowhere. look at that number there of tesla, $1,300, tesla's the latest company to split its stock. it is splitting shares into five worth one fifth what they are now and making that stock easier to buy. apple did this last month, as well. airbnb in san francisco has begun to file the paper work to start its ipo selling shares to the public. it is a world weird world we live in. we're in a recession but the stock market is near an all-time high. airbnb is thinking of ipo'g in a time of which airbnb is hit

incredibly hard by the pandemic. not something i could have ever predicted. >> yeah. >> add that to the list of things we never could have the world's last blockbuster. the store listed on airbnb for three one-night stays in september and an end of summer sleepover. each stay at the bend, oregon, store will include access to an unlimited movie marathon. marcus reminds us, be kind, rebind. back to politics now. kamala harris becoming the vice presidential pick means we'll see more of maya rudolph on "saturday night live," right. >> we got a preview this spring. >> oh, this is a debate? honestly, i had no idea. i was just in the neighborhood. while i'm here -- i just want to show you how good you could have had it, america.

you withheld your donations and i got tired of waiting so i walked my fine -- out the door. you could have had a bad -- >> rudolph responded to harris vp announcement saying she is ready to take on that role again. she was nominated for an emmy for playing harris on "saturday night live." so i'm sure we'll see a lot more of that. >> wow. >> definitely an interesting time to watch "snl" for sure. star power. kari, we are watching your forecast because you're telling us it will heat up and we want to make sure we are ready. >> we have lots of changes ahead. let's get a look out the window right now. san jose, big day as kids head back to school and start with a morning temperatu going to be mostly in the 60s.

and some clouds overhead but we'll see a clearing out by 8:00 to 9:00 and then sunshine for the rest of the day. in between those home schooling sessions take a break. let the kids just run out in the backyard. get some energy out and come back inside to focus. we see the temperatures in the low 80s for the rest of the day heading into the afternoon. let's get a look at the micro climates as we home school or work from home and see our temperatures feel very nice, very seasonable. we're used to temperatures in the 90s in antioch and oakland in the low 70s, up to 79 degrees today in santa rosa. foggy conditions along the coastline. looking at the pacific we have hurricane elida. this storm is just going to weaken out over the pacific so why am i showing it to you? impact on our weather of the we. notice the hot temperatures for the tri-valley at the bottom of

the screen. when you combine this with the humidity, that tropical surge of humidity from the weakening storm coming into the bay area, it's going to make it feel everyoeven hotter than the temperatures. clouds and higher humidity starting friday, continuing saturday and then some drier air coming in by the end of the weekend. so our inland temperatures will reach into the low 90s today. some of our hottest temperatures will reach into the triple digits for the interior valleys and then next week it's still going to be hot and at least that humidity will be out of here. mike, you're watching the morning commute. what is happening right now? >> right now we are looking at a few changes. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. a live look with the lanes filled surprise. a look at the maps. we have upper east shore

freeway. sunol improving after speeds slowing i don't know why. the circle shows you the crash south 242 through concord. clear joining up with folks on 680 to the walnut creek interchange. sunol south 680 the crash has been over on the shoulder. activity a little distraction, a little slowing. nothing major out of the tri-valley and the south bay san jose, a nice drive throughout. back the you. >> all right. thank you. 6:21 for you this morning. next, nbc bay area responds. >> donated backpacks arrive into the hands of children. i'm chris chmura in san jose. we are supporting our schools with an opportunity for you to pitch in. that's next. but first you know you can find us on social media giving you a little behind the scenes at the fabulous and glamorous

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backpacks for students in need. the principal here at washington elementary school tells me the need this year because of the pandemic and the economic downturn is stronger than ever. >> over 90% of our families are struggling with everything from basic supplies for school to basic items at hand. >> the need for everything is rt our kids the education they deserve. >> reporter: there is still a chance for you to participate in supporting our schools. you can head to our website nbc bay area.com. when you are there, build a backpack virtually or you can just make a contribution. in san jose, chris chmura, nbc bay area news. a dmv blunder getting attention online. take a look at that driver's license of a tennessee woman that received this. you don't see the woman. just an empty chair. jane dodd said she thought it was funny to lighten the mood in

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by including someone who's the first black woman and the first south asian woman on the ticket he's walking the talk. >> right now at 6:30, senator kamala harris as joe biden's running mate is getting praise from the left as the pair hits the campaign trail in just hours. a live report next on support of bay area mayors and concern of voters. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thank you so much for starting right here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for

to do climate control in the house. i busted out the fan. kari, you said it will be warm and i guess i will be ready. >> yeah. you have to get ready. it is going to be hot going into the weekend, at least today we're starting out with mild temperatures. this is the view in the tri-valley. you can see the low clouds and the fog there in the distance and what you will have to drive through if you continue on 580. led over to pleasanton. clouds, upper 50s, clearing out and warm weather for this afternoon. we'll talk about when it heats up in the forecast coming up. mike, how's it looking for the morning commute? >> kari, over my shoulder folks see a lot of green sensors. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. backup been there typical just after 6:00. we'll look at the map moving getting there but the east shore freeway and the maze just as we

sawpunol. maybe slowing for the upper east shore. a nice drive through the tri-valley, south bay and the peninsula. back to you. >> all right. thank you, mike. now decision 2020 and just a few hours kamala harris joins joe biden in person to kick off their campaign. this comes one day after biden announced harris as his vice presidential pick. this morning the front page of "the chronicle" reads harris makes history. however many are asking if senator harris transforms the ticket and gives biden the boost to beat donald trump. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson has more reaction coming in overnight. we are in a unique position because kamala harris is oneown from san francishat we have to matters. >> reporter: exactly. good morning. there's nothing like seeing one of your own rise through the ranks and that's what we're

having a chance to witness with kamala harris being selected as the vice president nominee. the folks here, she got the start in san francisco. and the folks here in the area are showing her support. harris started here in san francisco and this morning folks here are showing their support for her. harris started as district attorney in san francisco before moving on to become the state attorney general and then senator representing california. now this hometown girl born in oakland, grew up in berkeley where a mural in her honor now stands near her childhood home. in the minutes after the announcement was made, local leaders and those from her hometown shared their excitement on this historic selection. >> it is important to make sure that there are people who have similar experiences and backgrounds and understands what people are dealing with on a regular basis, and it is time for us to make some real changes. >> i'm happy. i was hoping it was her. she is from the community. >> reporter: after this announcement was made, joe biden

took to social media sharing in a tweet that senator harris is a fearless fighter and the country's finest public servant. president trump asked about this selection. he shared his thoughts on the pick saying that he is following her career for a while and felt she was nasty. "today in the bay." all right. thank you. we'll talk with about how this changes the biden ticket. we'll get to that in ten. >> all right. waiti waiting for that one. now to the pandemic. california is starting to add the 300,000 testing records that were reported during that glitch we told you about late last month. yesterday more than 12,000 confirmed cases were added but not clear what dates they were confirmed. the good news is that hospitalizations continue to decline. more is being down in contra costa county to address that delay in getting covid-19 testing results.

health officials say two county lab facilities will get additional equipment to allow processing of hundreds of covid-19 samples a day with a one to two-day turnaround time. they say labs are overwhelmed with the volume of tests. the county opening up two new testing centers this week, both in richmond. new details this morning about the fight to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. outdoor dining in palo alto seems it's here to stay. in june the city council closed down parts of university and california avenues to allow that room for that outdoor dining. palo alto online reports that the council approved extension until the end of the year. the council is considering a surcharge to plan for a rise in vacancies because of that

pandemic. happening today, you don't have to push a button to get across the street at several locations in santa clara county. the roads department is installing touch free devices at crosswalks at 25 different in r intersections to stem the spread of covid-19. one place is right in front of the valley medical center and a key spot i would say and activates by waving a hand instead of pushing that but on the. mayor of palo alto is expected to address the protesters that say that foothills park is racially segregated. this is the third protest at the park challenging the residents only restriction. that starts at 4:00 p.m. and this comes after the city council approved last night to expand access to the park for those nonresidents. palo alto online reports that the new program would allow the city to sell passes to nonresidents who want to visit the park. the council says on the 2022 ballot voters will decide if the new program should be permanent.

more housing is coming to san francisco for folks who are trying to make it in the bay. this has been a discussion decades in the making and now city supervisors just approved construction of more than 1,000 new units along the reservoir site. a proposal to transform the 17-acre property off ocean avenue in the work since the 1960s. the property is a parking lot for the city college of san francisco and more than half of those units will be sanctioned for affordable housing. new video to show you of a remarkable encounter in southern california. see right here? just a beautiful sight. very calming, too. nearly 300 dolphins caught on that camera sunday stampeding across the ocean near dana point. >> so that video was taken by captain dave's whale watching safari and the dolphins leaping into the air several feet above the glistening waters wowing the people on board. you buy a ticket for something

like that and you hope for the best. sometimes you don't get to see anything. in fact, a couple years ago we did a whale watching, we got lucky and doesn't always work out. >> you can hear one guy on there going wow. definitely a wow moment there. >> what else do you say? >> beautiful. next here, back to school for the south bay's largest school district comes after a last-minute deal of teachers and the district. we'll explain the new twist in a live report coming up. plus, it's a lot of buzz this morning about the biden/harris 2020 ticket. next we'll dive deeper into how harris could change the race for the white house. we have live analysis with our nbc bay area political analyst coming up. and -- >> plus to the capitol where there is nothing new on negotiations to help americans with a new stimulus.

the virus is still spreading. california's economic challenges are deepening. frontline workers stretched too thin. our nurses and medical professionals in a battle to save lives. our schools, in a struggle to safely reopen,

needing money for masks and ppe, and to ensure social distancing. and the costs to our economy, to our state budget? mounting every day. we need to provide revenues now, to solve the problems we know are coming. right now at 6:41, let's head outside in walnut creek with our live view this morning. a clear start here and we'll have a lot of sunshine throughout today as our temperatures heat up. we'll reach into the mid-80s by early in the afternoon. we'll talk about the extreme heat in the forecast that's coming up in a few minutes.

not extreme but there's a build the bridge. fast track lanes for the time being. at this poin patterns coming up. this morning, a lot of people are still tagging about issue that historic running mate pick, kamala harris chosen to be the vice president running matd. this is the headline from across the country. this is "the new york times" right here. california senator harris becomes the first woman of color named a major presidential ticket, on that ticket. jonning us to break it down and what it means for then 2020 nbc bay area political analyst larry ger ston joining us. good to see you. >> good morning, marcus. >> people long speculating this might be the pair to see for the democratic party ticket. not really a surprise here

made? >> harris on everybody's short list from day one. we know a lot of things about her that go along with biden believes. biden talking about finding the soul of america again, recapturing that. she talks about morm clarity and decency. there's not a lot of space between the themes and similar pat coright off the bat and harris and bo biden, joe biden's son, of course, very close partners as attorneys general, fighting for the sam thing, going after banks, promoting climate change. the kind of themes that joe biden really campaign.