amazing how he does that. have you seen that left hand is moving? it is like he has x-ray vision. >> john: incredible, pierre. bodies out in front. now coyle goes deep. 1:50 left. zajac has it. boston down by 1 in the late stages of game 4. pastrnak out to center. broken up by pageau. when a job by him. >> joe: he's been a thorn in the side. he still has it. pastrnak. rask has the same. the islanders are hoping to tie the series. mcavoy. bergeron. and there goes rask.

67 seconds left. clutterbuck. cizikas. >> pierre: hard work is infectious! and they worked a tremendous game 4. they double teamed it. look at the unselfish play by clutterbuck. the work by cizikas. bingo! it all starts with jg pageau. look at that effort. he keeps it alive. not once but twice. bingo for casey cizikas. >> joe: they are relentless, they don't change their style.

they have a one-goal lead and they keep pressing. they don't slow down. hard hit by clutterbuck. causes the puck to go free and what a night. >> john: so the owner of the islanders, barry trotz, right back where they've been ever since he became the host. they made the eastern conference final a season ago. losing to tampa bay. it's monday night. it will be their turn. the islanders looking to assure a game 6 which will be wednesda. 53 seconds left. rask is out. now he's back on the bench. 3-1 islanders. it deflects off the stick and that goes out of play.

>> joe: now a change at center. pageau was not out there to take the face-off against bergeron. bergeron would have been it cleanly and that's when tuukka rask went to the bench. pageau comes on the ice now to take his face-off. >> pierre: this is just smart utilization by barry trotz. >> john: the empty net goal. pageau has won 11 of 18 tonight. 45 seconds left. 3-1 islanders. up tol for mcavoy. off cizikas. available to clutterbuck. all the way back down and icing

is called. >> pierre: joe, you said it best. he's learned a lot. >> joe: yeah. another level. and the head coach helped him along to help him to get to that next level. being a good player in the playoff. he's left. three games, he's been perfect. >> john: krejci. and boston with their final push. up ice. 12 seconds left. all the way back. eight seconds left in the coliseum. pageau will get to it. another one.

>> joe: well, if anyone deserves to score a goal in this game, it was pageau. whatever he's done throughout, playing against that top line, the perfection line, killing penalties, playing the power play. he deserves one. >> john: pageau from komarov. 19:57. one more face-off. more games.th islanders with the

4-1 win in the best-of-seven series. it is tied at two games apiece with game 5, monday night in boston. mat barzal with the game winning goal. they will salute the coliseum crowd. time now for the three stars of the game. >> joe: mat barzal assisted on the first goal, scored the game winner and was all over the ice fighting for every inch of ice that he could. kyle palmieri. and we talked about jg pageau. est >> john: the series continues

with game 5 from boston. monday night at 6:30 eastern on nbcsn. right now, let's go back to the studio and liam mccue. >> thanks so much. the series just keep delivering. it is all tied up. you mentioned game five coming up. we noticed there will be one more game at least at the nassau coliseum. and mat barzal had his coliseum moment. >> he did. you can see it coming over the last couple performances. you thought that might have some carryover and he performed at an exceptional level. and the way they cheered to their team. the islanders battle. they took some cross checks, gave some cross checks. the best player on the field for either team. >> the way he use that's lower

body strength, picking up speed. they're exchanging cross checks. a little, he goes down. look at this play right here. amazing patience along the half wall. he gets back to him. tuukka rask doesn't even move in that play. this was a tight checking game that both teams performed well defensively. took a bounce there to land on the stick of barzal. that was the difference maker. a couple empty net goals. >> how exhausting are these games? >> very tiring. i'm sure the islanders were feeding off that crowd. a lot more extra room. no brandon carlo. but playing at home certainly

helped them get fired up. >> our final score, 4-1, the isles over the bruins. monday, 6:30 eastern on nbcsn. tomorrow, don't miss game three, winnipeg and montreal on nbcsn. followed by game 4 of colorado and vegas at 8:30. thank you for joining us. have a great night.

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people are smiling at the first major fair to open in the bay area since the pandemic. while you can get all your favorite treats, you can also get vaccinated. does it feel anything like normal? >> reporter: i'm hearing live music and i have not heard that for months, terry, so that's exciting. so far today more than 250 people have come here to the san mateo county fair and received a covid vaccine. and the county is offering a lot of incentives to get the shot, including free admission to the county fair, $20 worth of free food, and tickets for four carnival rides. 13-year-old anthony latman of medical button came to the fair with his mom to get the shot . >> i like that they're giving out incentives for getting the vaccine because the more people who get vaccinated, the faster we'll be out of this pandemic and in general sooner life will

go back to normal. >> reporter: of course hundreds of people are here to enjoy the the first big fair in the bay area since the pandemic began. a chance to slide back into some traditional outdoor family fun, including riding the ferris wheel, hopping on a carousel, or riding a train. and there will be concerts too, including performances by cnc music factory, remember them? ♪ everybody dance now ♪ but it's not crowded because per state guidelines, the fairgrounds can only remain at 35% capacity. by the way, the free vaccinations are going to continue to be offered here every single day of the fair. but for now, i'm going to toss it back to you, terry, and i'll be in search of some awesome funnel cake. >> maryanne, enjoy the evening. thank you so much for that. on a more serious note, a slight rise in covid-19 cases over the past week.

take a look at this. on monday 421 cases were reported. yesterday, 1,151 cases confirmed. while cases have risen slightly, it's still down from the height of the pandemic. over the winter california reported more than 40,000 new cases per day. meantime the positivity rate flattening out. on new year's day the positivity rate was 17%. now it is down to 0.8%. an all-time record low. but over the past two weeks, that positivity rate has flattened out. we're continuing to track changes in california's covid restrictions, this includes the changes in mask guidelines. for more information, visit our website, nbcbayarea.com. click on california mask rules in our top trending bar. it's been 40 years since the start of the aids epidemic and san francisco has been a part of the fight to end it. today the community remembered the victims and encouraged others to get involved in the

fight. here's thom jensen. >> reporter: a moving tribute to the people killed by aids over the past 40 years. ♪♪ unveiling 1,000 panels from the 50,000 panel aids memorial quilt with voices of hope -- ♪♪ -- and memories of loss. >> my friend, scott douglas, and his partner, michael. >> reporter: reading nails out loud in golden gate park. >> dan turner. bobby campbell. >> reporter: and more expression in the quilt, a 54-ton tapestry that was the brainchild of those touching touched by the virus before it had a name. >> out of that beginning, we got a great movement that changed not just the fight against aids,

but the way the world looked at gay people. >> reporter: a fight that continues. >> it's not over yet. >> reporter: there are still merely 700,000 aids-related deaths worldwide annually, more than 13,000 in the u.s. the u.s. is among a number of countries that have signed on with the united nations to meet a goal of zero aids infections and zero deaths by 2030. >> we haven't gotten there, but we will. >> reporter: the mayor promising the city will meet the goal. >> zero new infections, zero new deaths, zero stigma attached to those who have hiv or aids. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee also vowing she'll continue her fight to end the heavy toll on urban areas where the cdc says people of color are infected at extremely high rates. >> we have seen up close how this disease has impacted our communities, our neighbors, and our friends and families. >> reporter: long-term survivors

also encouraging others to get tested and trust the current medicines that they say save lives. >> i'm a 35-year survivor of aids. i'm now witnessing what it is like to be a senior citizen. >> reporter: thom jensen, nbc bay area news. west hollywood marking the anniversary by breaking ground on a new aids monument to help educate future generations. >> thank you for the primal understanding that love, care, humanity, perseverance, dignity, integrity, and humanity is bigger than bigotry, fear, hatred, confusion. >> it's schedule to open to the public in late 2022. highway 17 is back open

tonight after a deadly accident shut it down for hours today. this is what 17 looked like near bear creek road in los gatos earlier today. you see cars turning around and going back down the wrong way on that highway. they had no choice, they felt. the driver of the septic truck say his brakes gave out at 10:00 this morning, sending him crashing through that concrete barrier into a pickup and a car. the driver of the pickup was killed. the other two drivers have only minor injuries. that south san jose shooting is now a homicide investigation. gunfire broke out about 8:00 at the woods apartment complex near east capitol expressway and monterey road. police said a man died at the scene. this is san jose's 19th homicide of the year. to another story we heard reported as breaking news last night at 11:00. reaction after a judge in san diego reversed california's 32-year-long ban on assault weapons. judge roger benitez said that california's definition of illegal military-style rifles

strips californians of their right to open weapons commonly allowed in other states and violates the constitutional right to bear arms and wrote, quote, like a acquits army life, the popular ar15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. begin reform advocates are outraged. >> we were successful in making the case that you do have the right to keep and bear arms, that these firearms are not exotic or dangerous and that they're just like any other firearm and, therefore, shouldn't be banned. >> a lot of california democrats are blasting the move, including governor newsom and the state attorney general who plans to appeal the ruling. house speaker nancy pelosi spoke with us about the assault weapons ruling calling the timing and the consequences heartbreaking. >> this announcement to come when people are so sad about --

about gun violence, for a judge to say, to equate an ak-15 to a swiss army knife, how do we face the families that have lost loved ones to gun violence? a judge saying an automatic weapon is equivalent of a swiss army knife, something is wrong with that decision, that thinking, and it must be overturned. >> we mentioned earlier pelosi was in san francisco today to attend an aids memorial. this past week marked two years since miles hall was shot and killed by walnut creek police. today people gathered for a public memorial at lancaster park. there's a new brick installation at the park paying tribute to hall, shot after his family reported he was having a mental health breakdown. the memorial comes after state lawmakers recently passed the miles hall lifeline and suicide

prevention act that establishes an alternative to 911 for people in a mental health crisis. >> you have a trained mental health team on the other line to help with the call so they can help. and then there's the nonpolice response we're working on in contra costa county. that's due to my son's death. it's because we pushed our elected officials and asked them and told them we can't accept status quo. we have to make changes. >> the family has created the myles hall foundation with the $4 million settlement they received from walnut creek last year. its mission to raise awareness. christmas for kids in gilroy. one heartwarming day for families. hope you get to enjoy the outdoors. we see cooler weather, but we've got a greater dip in those temps and windy conditions ahead. i'll have the full forecast coming up.

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christmas in june? that's what it was today for hundreds of children in gilroy. the farm worker cavern came to town today with meals for more than 550 farm worker families. as you see right there, a lot of toys for the children. kids were able to select among books, dolls, art supplies, and scooters. the toys and food were put to get by catholic charities hunger at home and mission food hub. the phase 2 of tamyen park in san jose opened today. the grand opening claudette ribbon-cutting ceremony with city leaders outside of willow glen on the east of 87. the park began 25 years ago. the second and final phase includes a multiuse field a jogging path, an outdoor stage, fitness area, and a picnic area. phase 1 opened back in 2017.

b.a.r.t. riders in lafayette should expect delays for the next several weekends. b.a.r.t. is making repairs in the area. service will be reduced to one track, causing delays of up to 20 minutes. the maintenance will continue on the weekends through june and july. good news in the city. san francisco city hall reopens on monday. the city shuttered the building back in march of 2020 for all but essential government services. you know why, it was covid. on monday in-person services and general public access resumes. that includes applying for marriage licenses, getting birth and death certificates, registering businesses, and paying property and business taxes. you can view a new covid-19 exhibit showcasing what the city has done to beat the public, it's open monday through friday 8:00 to 5:00.

that will open on monday. between now and then we'll have really nice early summer weather, envoy? >> seasonal, definitely a lot better than the triple digits we saw earlier in the week. if you're heading to the city, please remember to wear layers because once the wind starts to kick up, it can definitely feel a little chilly out there. live look over san francisco. we did have, of course, those morning clouds, that marine layer. i want to show you how different our temperatures are. this is what we talk about when we say microclimates, because currently we're in the 50s in half moon bay. low 60s through san francisco. when you look down to the south bay, we're in the upper 60s. a couple 70s, and then we got 80s on the map for the interior valley. like a nice spread of temperatures. as far as our forecast for tomorrow, well, we're going to continue to cool off, but right now santa rosa is a few degrees warmer compared to the past 24 hours. we have a nearby system that will continue to drop the

temperatures. right now it's not as gusty, but within the next couple of hours into the evening, we're expecting an increase in that onshore flow. the coast already seeing gusty conditions at the alt mont pass. take a look at the temperature trend. overnight lows will be mild in the 50s through livermore. 78 degrees. and then dipping down into the 60s. notice not a lot of cloud cover for inland areas, but if you wake up tomorrow in san francisco, you're definitely going to see the return of that. mike climate highs for tomorrow, running cooler compared to today. oakland, 62. concord, 83. san jose topping out only in those upper 70s. through san francisco in the mid-60s. now, we are going to see a bit of a change, but if you're going to be out and about, taking your allergy medicine because we're seeing a pretty high pollen count when it comes to grass and moderate when it comes to weeds and trees. what can we expect? we've been warm and comfortable into the weekend.

but that cooling is going to continue, especially heading into monday as well as tuesday. because of a nearby system that's going to continue to increase, the wind speeds keeping us cool and windy tomorrow heading into monday. thankfully the temperatures will remain pretty comfortable. when it comes to the increase in fire danger, there's still plenty of dry brush out there. 60s by monday. notice how we dip down to the low 60s in san francisco by tuesday and wednesday. but it'll definitely be noticeably cooler in inland areas because we'll be topping out only in the 70s. a couple low 70s by tuesday and wednesday. unfortunately, no rain in sight. that system is going to stay to our north. not bringing enough moisture to us just yet. terry, back to you. >> vianey, thank you. big plans after a high school graduation this month. the san jose 18-year-old is going to the olympics. the one thing he says he'll miss the most when he competes in tokyo.

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we're only weeks away from the opening of the tokyo olympics. many sports teams are just now finalizing their squads. one san jose athlete has known for more than a year he'll be representing team usa. the table tennis star is getting ready for his first time at the olympic games. >> reporter: for most of the valley christian high school class, this graduation will be the biggest event of the year for them. most, that is, but not all. and certainly not for him. >> i don't think so. i think olympics is a little bit bigger for me. >> after a walk across the graduation stage, he's headed across the pacific ocean to play table tennis for team usa at the tokyo olympics. [ applause ] the 18-year-old from san jose actuallyponed.

which means he's had plenty of time to practice for and think about his first olympic experience. >> i think i will definitely feel a lot of emotion just starting from the opening ceremony itself. but i think just being able to see all these other players and knowing i've been able to compete at the same stage as many of them, you know, it'll mean a lot to me. >> reporter: he first picked up a paddle when he was five. his coach told his parents there was potential, but with neither of them having played themselves, it took convincing by the coach to go all in on table tennis. but go all in they did. he began competing internationally at the age of 12. he badly academics and athletics through middle and high school, often having to miss months of school. every step of the way, for every major competition, his family was there.

>> they have been all in since the beginning, financially or physically, whatever support they gave to me. without that, built where i am today. >> reporter: but they won't be there in tokyo. fans from outside japan are being kept away due to covid concerns. he says not having them at the venue watching from just a few feet away will be strange, but it won't hold him back at all. the kind of support they have provided him is the kind you can still feel from thousands of miles away. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. coming up, one man turned his addiction recovery into a booming business. just how he's helping others overcome their struggles.

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the blood of infected patients. i spoke with bob ward, their ceo, and the chair of the scientific advisory board about this extraordinary therapy. >> first of all, let's start out with this -- this treatment, this technology was developed before covid-19. then covid-19 came along and it was useful. tell us briefly, keeping in mind many of the people watching are not scientists, tell us how this works. >> well, we developed the device to treat bloodstream infections that are resistant. so we knew it would be used. >> how many people has this technology saved?

>> it's basically a very fancy coffee filter. in this case, the thing we're trying to filter out are bacteria and virus. it happens to filter out covid-19. so it filters out lots of different pathogens, bacteria and viruses that can hurt you. when you get really sick, we can remove them by hooking you up to a machine and this filter. and about 300 people, probably now closer to 400 have been treated. there's probably over 700, 800 treatments that have been done. and in the best study that's been done thus far, we show roughly a 40% survival improvement. so patients from 70% survival compared to around 30%. >> let me ask you this. we're talking about treating hundreds of cases. what is preventing this from treating thousands or tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people who had or

have covid? >> well, it's really a regulatory hurdle to get full approval by fda. we have to do a randomized crinkle trial, which we'll be starting very soon in several military and civilian hospitals in the u.s. so it's the regulatory process that we have to go through. we are fully approved in europe for a variety of pathogens, covid included, and we just signed agreements to distribute in a range of european countries. so we expect the number of patients we treat to increase pretty dramatically in the future. >> this is obviously a critical tool going forward for this pandemic and i would certainly like to think for the next one as well. >> yeah. this is a device that is built as a medical countermeasure, which means that it is there and

waiting for anything that shows up because most bugs, pathogens that attack us, you need a very specific absent or antiviral to deal with it. sometimes that hasn't been discovered yet. think about ebola. it shows up, we're not ready for it, it takes us time to do the research and develop assets. this works for every type of pathogen that exists. >> absolutely. i want to thank you for taking the time to explain this exciting technology to us. thanks a lot. >> thank you. apple employees are reportedly pushing back against the policy that would require them to be back in the office in september. ceo tim cook sent a note to apple workers this week telling them most people would need to return to the office in person mondays, tuesdays, and thursdays in the fall. according to "the verge" some don't want to return to the office at all. in comparison, both twitter and

facebook told employees they can choose to work from home permanently. the first cruise ship arrived in venice since the pandemic began, and protesters were there to greet it. travel this summer might get a little tricky. nbc reports from venice. >> reporter: it was a bit of a david versus goliath. protesters on tiny boats say venice was built for on one side, a cruise liner on the other. the protesters say that when the cruise liner sails past this canal in the middle of venice, it moves a lot of water and erodes slowly the canal floor and crashing against the underwater foundation this city was built upon. but not everybody in venice is against the return of the cruise liners. we've been told by the port authority that the cruise business accounts for 3% of

venice' gdp, and there are about 4,000 jobs that depend on it. now, in march, the government has passed a law that appeared to have satisfied the acquiesces they will not sail past venice anymore, but here they are again because the alternative route and a docking port will be found for the cruise liners. what are thea.? there is an industrial port on the mainland, but it's not built for cruise lines. or a new port can be built, but that will take many years and, of course, a lot of money to be built. so for now it's a catch 22 situation. for nbc news in venice. for the second year in a row, the tourists are being kept away from normandy. tomorrow would draw thousands of tourists. d-day, june 6th, 1944, the day

in world war ii where allied forces invaded northern france at normandy. omaha beach was empty a few days ago. hotels along the coast not expecting a lot of american tourists. tour guides say they've had to adapt. >> i can't wait to get my first americans back on tour because it's a different conversation. i'm canadian myself, and so there's topics i can talk to with americans that i can't speak with the local french around here. >> restaurants remain closed. tourist shops have had to get used to french clientele and the french clientele less inclined to buy d-day merchandise. president biden sat down with former president obama to talk about health care. the two talked about president obama's sitting affordable care act which 31 million americans have now used to gain access to care.

>> mr. president. >> hey, mr. president, how are you doing, pal? >> i'm doing good, man. how are you doing? joe biden, we did this together. we talked about how if we could get the principle of universal coverage established, we could then build on it. and i want to say how proud i am of what you've done now with the american rescue plan. >> when we reopened up the enrollment period again and reduced the cost, 1.2 million people signed up on top of the 30 million. look how many times they tried to defeat your legislation. >> they encouraged people who need health coverage to consider enrolling and to consider it by august 15th. president biden also dropped an op-ed in "the washington post." he previews his first foreign trip abroad writing this trip is about realizing america's renewed commitment to our allies and partners to neat challenges

and deter the threats of this new age. the president is due to meet with nato allies as well russian president vladimir putin. about that meeting he writes i have imposed meaningful consequences for behaviors that violate u.s. sovereignty, including interference in our democratic elections. president putin knows that i will not hesitate to respond to future harmful activities. president biden heads for europe on wednesday. a heart wrenching day as family and friends say goodbye to a 6-year-old boy in southern california. police say he was shot and killed in a road rage incident. the funeral held today in orange, california. the 6-year-old died last month as he rode in the backseat of his mother's car on his way to school on the costa mesa freeway. the mother remembered her son as a kind, loving boy. so far there have been no arrests in that shooting. the reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction has now increased to $400,000.

we're hearing about ransomware more and more. experts say criminals are getting more sophisticated, leaving it up to businesses and consumers to go on the offensive. nbc's liz mclaughlin explains how it's leading for an increased demand for a new insurance policy. >> reporter: a recent wave of cyberattacks are taking over targets from ferry systems to hospitals. >> ransomware is absolutely at an epidemic phase at this point in time. >> reporter: the world's largest meat processing company resumed production thursday after disruption from a weekend cyberattack. but experts say the vulnerabilities exposed by that hack and others are far from resolved. >> ultimately, ransomware operators are opportunistic. they're looking for those who can pay them. >> reporter: colonial pipeline coughed up $5 million to hackers after the largest attack squeezed the gas supply.

>> a lot of these ransom payments are made by bitcoin, and these are hard to trace. >> reporter: anonymity that makes them harder to catch, a trend that's driving the industry of cyber insurance. >> we've been in the market about a year, and we've seen tremendous growth. >> reporter: some offer personal policies as well. >> insurance is not a prevention and detection. it is part of the response and recovery. >> reporter: analysts stress insurance isn't a replacement for cybersecurity and fear policies that pay out cyber extortion are just adding fuel to the ransomware fire. >> every security expert in the field has told me the most effective way to combat ransomware is not to pay the ransom. >> reporter: but exhaust other ways to rescue their tech held hostage. liz mclaughlin, nbc news.

coming up, harry potter taking over new york. we're going to show you the mob scene and explain it. i have yet to check out the one at universal studios. i might have to do that this summer. walnut creek, clear, beautiful skies. we'll have comfortable weather but how long will it stick around? stay with us. beautiful shot off the golden gate bridge, vianey. you called it. spectacular. this is one of those times when it looks like a golden gate bridge, even though "golden gate" is really the gate, not about the bridge, but still it looks beautiful on this evening. you see the flag flying, but no fog, not yet. maybe later. great weather coming up as vianey just talked about. we'll be right back.

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as the first flagship store opened, there were plenty of people in line. nbc news adam harding has more. >> reporter: so ins the broom, but this 6-year-old still zips around on his scooter. he was hoping to get inside the new harry potter store, hello, the costume? but he'll need a spell to get through these long lines. >> i wanted to get a wand. >> reporter: you got a wand. >> well, i'd like to get a realistic one. >> reporter: yes, potter mania on full display. >> the whole thing the awesome. >> reporter: for the grand opening of the first official flagship store. what did did you get here today? >> 8:30. >> reporter: and the line? >> yeah, we were, like, wrapped around the corner. like, we were, like, towards the end of the line. >> reporter: britney spent most of her day sitting on the sidewalk, waiting, and waiting. >> i expected there to be a line. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. it's new york. >> reporter: i know, but a lot

of stores, post-covid, not a lot of people are going in. >> it's harry potter. >> reporter: imagine that. in a post-covid world, there were so many customers, the store started turning some away. >> i'm not surprised, not at all, knowing the fan base. >> very bummed, especially because my son wanted to buy some stuff. but we'll be back tomorrow. >> i love harry potter. >> reporter: but for dedicated fans like kaitlan lazarus -- and we do mean dedicated, how could you not love this? >> i have 2,100 something items. >> reporter: stop it. >> yes. >> it's great book series. it really connected us during the pandemic. so when we found out the new york store was opening, we said let's come in >> if they tell you the store is at capacity, just use the cloak of invisibility and go in? that's what i would do.

that was adam harding reporting. check out this new video. this is a great story. a herd of 15 wild elephants has invaded a capital city in southwest china, and they seem to like what they're doing. this may be going on for a while. the elephants have been hanging out around the city since wednesday. they migrated from a national reserve 300 miles away. the herd started off with 16 members. two went back home. one new calf was born along the way. so how many elephants are there? sounds like one of those math questions from grade school. no one knows why they're migrating. some think the elephants' leader just got lost. is that possible? they have lost their habitat or they're changing their herd.

people are stopping traffic to look at the elephants. the animals are in good condition. so far, there hasn't been any conflicts between the elephants and the humans. >> that is so interesting. >> vianey, what are these elephants doing? which explanation made sense to you? >> man, i wish my science expanded to that level and i could tell you what they were thinking. so interesting to see. maybe their leader got lost. >> the leader got lost. >> i'll have to check it out. did you see the baby one that tripped over? my heart. i don't know what i would do if i saw a pack of elephants roaming around here. but it is going to be so stunning today. and also into the evening. even tomorrow too.

san jose, great shot of downtown right here. you can see we've enjoyed sunny skies. i want to show you the current temperatures right now. depending on where you're going, you may want to grab some layers if you're going to late-night dinner around the coastline because the winds are expected to pick up later this evening into tomorrow as well. currently a few degrees warmer up through the north bay. but things are expected to cool off. wind speeds right now pretty calm. i want to show you that picture because i'm going to show you the future cast and you're going to see the change there. we got 60s for tomorrow in san francisco. 70s down through the south bay. it's still going to be in 80s through the interior valleys. but look at the wind gusts. this is your time stamp. notice we see some of the gustier conditions around san francisco, 50 plus-mile-per-hour gust possible. redwood city, 30 plus. san jose, 25 plus. anytime we see winds, there's

always a concern for fire danger, but it's helpful to see the temperatures have cooled off and the return of that onshore flow mixes with the temperatures. we haven't seen rain and these get released every month week with the latest information. notice we're still seeing this darker red color. 26% of the state of california remains under the d 4 category, which is the exceptional drought conditions. that's the worst of the category numbers. the rest remains under extreme and at this point 100% of california is abnormally dry. so you think what does this mean for me? well, usually we talk about the approaching fire season. if there is no rain and there's a lack of rain and no snow pack helping fill up the reservoirs, instead of an actual season, we could just see fires year round, something nobody wants to see. in addition, we're talking water shortages. the fields, lack of vegetation, which means the