good wednesday. thanks so much for joining us. i'm jenelle. we're on early because of the stanley cup finals. facebook, google and twitter, trump is suing the companies after they banned him in the wake of the violent capitol riots. ginger takes a look at what the president is demanding and what legal experts are saying about his claims. >> reporter: if you search for donald trump on facebook, twitter or youtube, you will get his history but nothing new since january. all three platforms have banned the former president. today he says that violates his constitutional rights. >> i'm filing as the lead class representative a major class action lawsuit against the big tech giants, including facebook, google and twitter. >> the former commander in chief not only wants to be reinstated, she wants the company to pay

millions in punitive damages. this law professor does not think the suit will get very far. >> this lawsuit filed today by president trump or former president trump is pretty much a frivolous lawsuit. and i think it's designed just to raise money for him and his organization. >> reporter: he says there is a long list of issues with the case, but most importantly he believes it has no legal basis. >> the first amendment only applies to the government. the first amendment says congress shall make no law, et cetera. so it doesn't apply to private companies and the supreme court has been clear about that. >> reporter: the former president is calling this a major class action suit, which professor little says is not accurate since the former president does not represent a large group of people. and instead of filing the case in florida, professor little says it should have been filed where the companies are based, here in the bay area. >> i'll be surprise first-degree the lawyers who file this aren't

subject to some kind of sanctions from the courts for filing a frivolous lawsuit. >> reporter: the electronic fron fear foundation based in san francisco also thinks this case wo clearly defined editorial rigisions made by platforms are actually partisan. >> reporter: facebook, google and twitter have not commented on the lawsuit. in the past, courts around the country have cited social network's right to ban at will. nbc bay area news. >> thank you, ginger. in other news, vta officials say they hope to resume service by the end of this month. it shut down six weeks ago today because of the shooting massacre in the main rail yard. it is welcome news to the thousands of people who rely on it to travel around the south bay. back on may 26th, a vta employee

killed nine of its agency has been short staffed as employees mourn and try to heal. a special meeting with the board is set for tomorrow where they could set an exact date on reopening light rail. if you have been on the roads lately, you have spotted it. garbage seems to be everywhere. it is a problem on roadways across california. but today governor newsom kicked off a billion dollar effort to clean things up. more on this plan. >> reporter: it's certainly not hard to find. garbage piled up near freeway entrances and exits. the governor will spend billions of dollars while things have gotten worse in some cities around the state. governor newsom spoke today in richmond. he says the $1.1 billion.

there is also concern about homeless encampments near freeways and worry that clean up doesn't address the camps. with more people experience homelessness into housing. temp. >> you come out, a lot of fanfare. you come out with the lights on, cameras, clean everything up. two weeks later, you drive by and you're like, looks like no unever -- you know, back to the way it originally was. we don't want to go back to the way things were. that's called accountable. >> reporter: he says this proposal would also create 11,000 jobs. and that could grow with local government and community partnerships. the governor is facing a recall in his criticism about the state's roads and public spaces. today, however, his proposal is more froth than substance.

christie smith, nbc bay area news. a tragic milestone for the city of oakland. nearly double homicide than what the city saw last year. something needs to change and the police chief is calling for a rally to take a stand against gun violence. melissa colorado spoke to a violence interrupter in east oakland about what's fuelling the rise in violent crimes. >> right now, i just got done checking in with some young folks. >> michael has a lot of titles, community healer, violence interrupter, a subcontractor. >> we get calls 5:00 at night with young folk, adults that are dressing, even after a homicide or after a shooting, you know. folks don't talk about the aftermath of a shooting. >> part of his job is to intervene before a retaliatory shooting happens. >> we do a lot. we mediate that.

>> the thing t violence is retaliatory violence. critical role in preventing more retaliation from occurring. >> reporter: after a violent july 4th holiday and this attack involving two young man who tried to steal a camera from our nbc bay area news crew at gunpoint -- >> we hope that someone can identify someone in the video and be able to share that information with us. >> reporter: -- the chief is planning something engrained in oakland's dna. he is holding a rally this saturday at lake mary. >> i don't want to solve all of the problems by myself. i want to hear from communities. i want them to be a part of the solution. >> i might stop by. i might not. there is a lot of work still happening here on the ground in my community. >> reporter: violence interrupters stand too much to lose if they help police make arrests. >> you have to have that community trust, love and respect. ifut the door.

>> reporter: so i asked him, what would he say to these two young men? >> what's the deep cause root? they're out there for a reason because they're probably hunger. we're in a pandemic right now within a pandemic. californians deserve to know. that's why the state attorney general promises transparency in a new state law that requires the attorney general's office to review all police-involved shooting. today outlining how it will work. >> we're formally launching two california police shooting investigation teams. these teams will initially be staffed by 27 special agents total based in both northern and southern california. >> the teams will deploy to a shooting scene and investigate with the local police or ment. when the investigation is complete, special prosecutors will review it and submit a

written report explaining why charges are not appropriate or file criminal charges. fonta helped write the law as an assemblyman before he was appointed to replace basera. now to our coronavirus coverage and lots of excitement today. the department of public health teamed up for a pop-up covid-19 vaccination event in san jose. it is for football fans attending tonight's match between mexico and atlas sc. in addition to the game, there are activities and live music. >> one of the barriers that i see from a lot of people is that there is not enough time. they can't get time off work. so there is no better way than today coming to a football game and getting your vaccines done at this event. the first 155 people vaccinated also got free tickets to tonight's game. the south bay continues to do well with the vaccine it shows the percentage of

people 12 and up partially vaccinated in each county. santa clara, san francisco, san mateo, all over 80%. bruce county even better. there people are 91% of the residents are partially vaccinated. contra costa and napa in the high 80s. solano county is lagging with 67% partially vaccinated. well, elsa has made land fall. it wasn't as bad as first projected. tonight more than 26,000 people are without power. the storm strong gusts are bringing down trees. in jacksonville, a tree fell landing on two cars and killing at least one person. officials have yet to release a tally of injuries and deaths due to this storm. well, new video tonight shows the scary conditions firefighters are already facing this fire season. the national weather service tweeted out this video of a fire tornado from this fire burning.

crews with the u.s. forest service shot this video last tuesday just one day after the ten innocent fire started. the national weather service says its radar also picked up this fire tornado. the ten innocent fire is one of three big ones burning right now in northern california. the s contained. the lava fire burning near the town of weed is 51% contained. and the tenant fire is 71% contained. i'm jeff ranieri. heat warnings here for parts of the bay area. we will go over that hot weather coming our way in just about eight minutes. plus, the bay area's reservoir in danger. but don't worry. a fix is now underway, but it will take years. how the south bay be get its water in the meantime. and making sure the olympics are safe. the drastic move japanese officials are now considering ahead of the games.

the launched a ten-year reconstruction project at anderson dam, shutting down the area else largest reservoir in the midst of a severe draught. a look at how they plan to replace all that lost water. >> reporter: well, this anderson dam project was years in the making but lots of potential obstacles. but finally the day to break ground arrived. >> anderson, the largest reservoir holds 90,000 acre feet of water, but it hasn't been at full capacity for years after an inspection showed a large risk of failure from an earthquake

which got others started on this construction project. >> whether it be a wall of water into morgan hill in under 14 minutes, i mean, it would be catastrophic for morgan hill but it would flood all the way up to pal low alto and into monterrey bay. >> reporter: the project was gratifying to morgan hill and neighboring communities. >> every time the earth shakes people look and go, okay, is there going to be some water coming my way? >> i remember the fear and i remember that concern as we saw in 2017 pouring over. >> reporter: draining anderson also meant various agencies rescuing wildlife. >> a few months ago the water district actually relocated some salmon and did some things to align with those efforts so that it would not slow this project down. >> reporter: but the biggest ongoing concern is replacing the lost water in the midst of another draught.

>> so we purchased water for this year and then a few years from now. that's been what we've tried to do. same time, you know, we have been looking at storage outside of the counties. >> the preparation to deal with the drought will be continuing even as the anderson project progresses. the big question is what will be the water situation 5 to 10 years from now. robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> here is a look at how the reservoir is right now. on the left you can see what it looked like before it was drained. on the right, anderson reservoir right now. even stricter water restrictions are coming to parts of the north bay. last night the water district board voted to limit the use of sprinklers to one day a work. drip irrigation is limited to two days a week. customers are assigned a day they are use their sprinklers according to what city they live in. mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays are on your screen.

thursdays and fridays, people in cities including mill valley can use their sprinklers. no one is allowed to use sprinklers on the weekends. anyone who violates can face fines of up to $250. marin county isn't the only one with restrictions. go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. click on the click that says restrictions and scroll down until you see the information on where you live. the oakland a's continue to make it clear when it comes to a new ballpark, it is howard terminal or bust. today the team outlined its proposal for city officials amid new reports they are scouting another trip to las vegas. members of the city's community and economic development community the waterfront location is the only one that makes sense. but it's a $450 million plan the

city doesn't seem ready to back. two key sticking points. first the team only wants to commit to staying in oakland 20 years. but the city wants a 45-year-old non-relocation agreement. second, the team also wants to be exempted from a city ordinance mandating that a new development project fund a certain amount of affordable housing, something at least one council man clearly opposes. >> i think it sets a bad precedent. it is a bad idea. and to me that's a shocking element of this that is -- i have difficulty swallowing. >> all this comes as the las vegas journal reports the owner will make a third trip to las vegas to tour potential ballpark sites this thursday and friday. athletes and coaches are arriving in town for the olympics and so is t japanese g

considering banning all au seating capped at 50%. two staff members working at an athlete's village have tested positive for covid after dining with staff. protesters are also turning up. the pressure of covid cases rise in japan. final safety steps will be decided to tomorrow. now, we will be sharing local athletes stories over the next two weeks. please join us for three olympic specials from the bay area to tokyo. it takes place on july 22nd and then on july 23rd at 1:00 p.m., which is also opening day of the olympics. exciting. >> it is exciting. >> let's talk about our weather. it is changing starting tomorrow. >> exactly right, yeah. you know, today has been pretty comfortable. but once we hit tomorrow you

will feel it as you get close to the door in those inland areas. that heat will be coming on through. your ac will be clicking on. you will have to find some way to stay cool the next couple of days. let's get a look at the source of the heat. it is all about this hot area of high pressure centered over the west. it will continue to move closer, not only in the bay area but california, nevada, even right up towards utah. it is not just a one day event. from thursday through sunday, we are looking at heat. that's why heat warnings have already been put into place, at least preemptively here to portions of the east bay and north bay. there are locations in red as temperatures range 95 to 106 degrees. yes, low humidity 10% to 20%. the closer that number gets to zero, the faster fires can spread because the air is so dry. so also that elevated fire danger and don't forget those pets and yourself. you have to plan some time to

bring lots of extra water. bring it with you and refill it a lot. while we're getting the heat, we will also find some fog in the coastline. so it is not going to be extremely hot at the coast. you can see for tomorrow morning, we're starting off with fog in san francisco. low clouds for the north bay, east bay, also the south bay. clears out pretty quickly here for most of us by 10:30 in the morning except if you are going to our beaches. that's where our cloud cover will continue to stay put. morning temperatures starting off on the cool side here. 62 for the south bay. peninsula 60. and a mix here of 50s and 60s through the north bay, san francisco and the east bay. let's get you to those temperatures. again, about a 10 to 15 degree solid warmup tomorrow. some spots going at 20 degrees. that will put us at 95 in morgan hill. right here for the east bay, some of the hottest weather tomorrow. back to antioch and concord. upper 90s, low 100s.

pretty comfortable in the 70s. the peninsula, 68. there is that cool ocean breeze continuing to keep a lot of san francisco in the 60s. head to downtown or the mission and you will be in the low 70so. get away from the bay, you are up to 101 there in clearlake. one spot that is really going to break away and get extremely hot because it's closest to the heat source is brentwood. 111 potential on saturday. drops off next week, but we hold on to low 90s there. my seven-day forecast, san francisco sees 70s through next week's forecast and through the inland valleys, it will be a hot one. temperatures in the triple digits thursday, friday, saturday and also on sunday. so hot, hot, hot. i need to restock the water at my house, too. i like the bottle of water. i like to refill it, too. a little mix going on.

it's four days and the main part will be over. coming up, a man stuck in the bay after his boat capsized. see how the coast guard pulled him to safety next.

the cheap rent deals we saw during the pandemic may be hard to find. prices are starting to creep back up. the price for a one bedroom have climbed in the past three months. in san francisco, the average price now just under $2,800. san jose under $2,200. and oakland is just $2,000. however, these prices are still lower than they were pre-pandemic. the coast guard rescued this boater in the bay overnight. this is near bluff point. around 3:00 a.m., the man's small boat overturned and he managed to call 911. a crew was able to locate him and lift him to safety. he is expected to be okay.

well, two men are going for the teeter tottering world record. it is happening right here in the bay area. we're not joking. we will show it to you next.

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oh c'mon man. oh. hang on a second. my triple bacon cheesy jack combo. only at jack in the box. a rainbow ahead of tonight's game. we will crown possibly is new stanley cup champion tonight. the tampa bay lightening up 3-2. a win tonight and they capture their second straight cup. puck drops in minutes right here on nbc bay area. in concord, the world teeter totter record is being challenged. but this is not your father's g. two seniors have set up kr custom design. equipped with comfy zebra print lawn chairs. the men are due to break the

record of 216 hours sunday. one of them trying to break his own record in effect in 50 years. his coworker is doing it with him. they can only take a break to go to the bathroom but they have to sleep and eat on the teeter totter. good luck. >> good luck. i could do that i think. >> stanley cup finals next. the greenest big city in america. but that's not all you'll find here. there are hundreds of good-paying jobs, with most new workers hired from bayview-hunter's point. we don't just work at recology, we own it, creating opportunity and a better planet. now, that's making a difference.

game five of the stanley cup finals takes us back to the city of champions, where the lightning look to hoist the stanley cup if front of their fans. it was montreal's josh anderson scoring two goals in game 2004 that helped avoid elimination. they'll lo to do it get tonight against a tampa bay team that is 6-0 this postseason following a loss. the greatest trophy in all of sports is in montreal tonight. >> when you're down three in a