are learning about the wheels- down emergency landing. finally getting answers. more than 20 years after the father drowned in a lake. our climate crisis, how will it play a role in the closure? the news at 8:00 starts now. things for joining us for this special edition of nbc bay area news news. i'm gia vang >> i'm terry mcsweeney. we are on now because of nascar. our climate crisis and drought appeared to only be getting worse, but receding water levels may actually be getting want one, needed to finally give them closure. >> that's right. one man says, his father drowned in lake meade more than 20 years ago. in recent months, the water levels there have plummeted to unprecedented lows, which led to the discovery and identification of his father's body. we spoke with nbc bay area news's alyssa ward. >> my dad decided, you know what? why not? so, he took off his shirt,

jumped in the water. >> reporter: the south san francisco native was there, in 2011, when his dad took a group now for a boat ride on lake mead. >> he was a big jokester. he would always messed around with us. next thing we know, he was basically screaming for help. >> reporter: tom was 10 at the time. he says, despite experts to rescue then search for his dad, he never saw him again. >> what we figured is -- >> reporter: now 31, tom spent the last two decades holding out hope his dad is still alive. this year, declining lake water levels have led to the discovery of several bodies. tom says, the clark county coroner's office asked him and his sister to do dna tests. he says, this week, the county was finally able to confirm one of those bodies belonged to his dad, thomas ernst. >> nice to have the closure.

it's nice to know that he's at peace. but i don't think i'm ready for my closure yet. it's just been so hard to really think of it that way. >> reporter: as tom tried to wrap his head around this new information, he's remembering the hobbies he used to enjoy with his dad, hoping that the receding lake waters may bring answers for other families, too.alyssa gord, nbc bay area news. a store developing into our newsroom. investigators, trying to figure out what happened in san jose overnight, after 18 was stabbed to death. officers responded to the report on the east side of town, run 1:30 a.m. it happened near the keristen way road near lake cunningham. no word on a suspect or motive for the starting. deadly shooting around 9:30 this morning and oakland on sycamore street near martin luther king way. officers say, responding to a call, they found a man who had been shot. he later died at the scene.

officers are urging anyone with information on the shooting to give them a call a chaotic and deadly situation, also in oakland. three people died in a shooting and crash. happened near the intersection of martin luther king jr. way and 29th street. two people died from gunshots. the third, a bicyclist, who was hit by a car. crashed while it was speeding away from the scene. the person driving the car is among the dead. police say, they are still looking into how this all got started. no word yet on who the shooter is or the victims. a new video tonight from watsonville, where you can see, right there, a plane made an emergency landing on the beach. they say, it happened around 4:00 this afternoon, and at the time, three people were on board. no one was hurt. we spoke with a man who was walking on the beach when the plane touched down. >> we saw them coming our way. we thought it was landing. then, all of a sudden, elated, and then the cops came

around.>> no word yet on what force to the emergency landing there. the faa is investigating there you may have felt an earthquake rattled a south bay early this afternoon. the quake hit at 12:42 p.m. a few miles east of san jose. the usgs says, it was a magnitude 3.0. people as far away as modesto, concord and oakland reported feeling the shaking. no reports of injuries or damage. we send out an alert moments after the quake hit. if you haven't already, be sure to download our free nbc bay area news up. we'll send you breaking news and weather alerts right to your phone. taking you outside right now with a live look from our network of traffic cameras. it is definitely a cooler we can meteorologist rob mayeda, joining us to talk about that. rob? >> yeah, surprised with how cool it is outside. i know it's august, but going to need a jacket right now. we will show you the temperatures and the storms

over the ocean air, going back up towards san francisco. you've got font and misty skies. look at these temperatures. just 68 degrees right now in dublin. 65 in fremont. upper 50s and low-60s from san francisco to oakland. most areas, inland, but 5 to 10 degrees cooler than the same time yesterday, thanks to the strong taste of what we like to say, ocean air conditioning. winds, 25-miles-per-hour into solano county. round two comes tomorrow. we're gonna see a lot of clowns start in the morning there is a dryville. closer to labor day weekend, we will show some signs of heating up, and we will see the 90s making a comeback in our extended forecast coming up in about 10 minutes. back to you. >> all right, rob. thanks. flames destroyed at least one him in a remote area north of auburn. some call it, the still fire,

just before noon, burning across highway 49. cal fire says, at least one home has been. several others are threatened, and mandatory evacuations are in effect for people who live nearby. at last check, 44 acres have burned. the fire is 80% contained. remembering a dark time in our country's history. people came out for a ribbon- cutting ceremony in a memorial that honors americans of japanese ancestry who were unjustly imprisoned during world war ii. the site was once a horse track, became the assembly center, where thousands of people were held. nbc bay area news's christie smith explains. >> reporter: people came out today for an effort years in the making. >> we're here to do two things. one, obviously, to honor those 8000 japanese who were imprisoned here, at 10 for nan. the other thing is to show those people you never heard of this to remind them that something like this can never happen again. >> reporter: vice chairman of the assembly center memorial committee, leading the push for the memorial plaza with features that tell the story.

>> they only had weeks to get their things together, basically, and lost a lot of their businesses. they lost their homes. >> reporter: those who were there decades ago were reincarnations, but with a new mall in the san bernardino racetrack, and in 1932, serve as a temporary detention center for japanese-americans until they were transferred. he was just five weeks old. >> my mom, as i got older, said, steve, i don't remember too much about it, but one thing i will never forget, for the rest of my life, what i felt. >> reporter: mike eneway supported the leaders that speak today. >> it is important to speak out today when we see the mistakes beginning to be made again. >> reporter: the memorial honors those who were wrongly imprisoned during world war ii at tanforan. a statue was unveiled, deflecting two young girls with

a panel, representing what families are. >> isolate name, family's name. i know a lot of the people that were in camps. >> it's really cool to teach people what happened here. it wasn't that long ago. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. the fbi is responded to comments based on mark zuckerberg's comments from a recent podcast. zuckerberg told joe rogan that facebook restricted a polarizing story about hunter biden ahead of the 2020 election. it was based on an fbi warning. the fbi is clarifying that it does routinely alert identities of potential threats and information, but it does not require or ask those entities to take action. some have taken zuckerberg's comments to mean that facebook censored news to favor the biden campaign leading into the election. zuckerberg told robin, this fits the pattern of what the

fbi warned about. a damage assessment is underway for the classified documents recovered from former president trump's mar-a-lago estate. in a letter to lawmakers, the director of national intelligence says, our office will lead the assessment over 16 federal agencies, including the cia and the national security agencies he oversees. this will determine the potential risk to national security was a result of a disclosure of the documents. the assessments will not interfere with the doj's ongoing criminal investigation. a live look at downtown san jose right now. tonight, thousands of people are out to join the silicon valley pride celebration. tomorrow's big parade, nbc bay area news's marianne favro pro has a look at this year's event. >> reporter: you can see people are just starting to pour in. they're expecting thousands tonight for the 47th annual silicon valley pride event. after the pandemic, this year's event is back stronger than ever, reiterating that everyone is welcome. >> gives people the chance to express themselves. i'm very glad i got the chance

to, and have for a couple years now. >> reporter: was san francisco's pride event held in june often garners national attention, the ceo of silicon valley pride says, this event is just as important. >> we bring a uniqueness that we are family friendly. we have a nighttime festival. we bring a lot of local talent. our focus is really on diversity and inclusion. >> reporter: nicole alvarado says, silicon bounty pride is especially important for young people, who often don't receive acceptance at home. >> something that silicon valley pride -- pride throughout the world -- really wants to focus on, that everybody's the same. right? do you have some to be. >> reporter: tonight, that some were to be included dozens of vendors, concerts and community support. in san jose, marianne favro pro, nbc bay area news. coming up on this special edition of nbc bay area news, they just found the body of -- >> the people previous to look at. >> okay. coming up on this special edition of nbc bay area news, they found the body of the

teen, kyeli rodni. now, another california woman won search. once again, for the coast and peninsula, starting up tomorrow. i will finish the weekend off for us, with heat in the seven- day forecast. a closer look when we come right back. they make in their forever homes tonight. we'll tell you about our successful clear the shoulders event, and how you can still help adopt a pet in need.

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last sunday, they found the body of missing 16-year-old kylie rodni inside her car, submerged in a lake. she was reported missing a couple weeks earlier during a party at a camp ground nearby. the volunteer divers that owner have energy to following, with more than 2 million subscribers. now, they are taking over the search for a missing woman near fresno. 22-year-old julissa fort hays, last seen a few weeks ago. her family called for help when they saw the group's track record. >> we have been so compassionate. they have saved our family, trying to find her out there, but this will give us assurance, 100%. >> the volunteer divers have sold more than 20 cold cases. they were able to find the body of rodni last week after searching for 35 minutes. right now, looking for "today in the bay" near pine flats

lake, where her phone must send a signal. in and out burger, looking to expand to san jose. the restaurant chain was to buy two on the corner of stevens big boulevard and hampton boulevard, right near santana row and westfield valleyfair. san jose, reporting, the restaurant could accommodate as many as 124 people inside, and as many as 29 cars at its drive- through. right now, there's a close arby's restaurant with the side's bloody mary plan similar to the series. the company's mandate to return to the office, for google, some notifications regularly appear in employees' inboxes. many workers have been asked to keep working from home since the management in place in april. data gathered by the city of los angeles, according to them, google has the largest covid outbreak of any employer, with 145 cases in venice, and 135 cases in bonavista. google says, there has not been a significant increase of covid on the campuses.

the countdown is on. a live look at the artemis rocket on the launchpad. kennedy space center. the rocket, set to launch monday, more than a month-long journey around the moon. there won't be any astronauts on board, nor will the rocket have to land on the moon. but this is a critical step to getting astronauts back on the moon. today, nasa administrators held a briefing ahead of the launch, and tomorrow, meet the front desk administrator, bill nelson, sitting down exquisitely with chuck todd to talk about the importance of the artemis test flight. >> this artemis 1 has been a big project in the making. the usual delays that you have. if this doesn't work, what does that mean for them? >> well, it's gonna work. this first flight is a test. we test it, we stress it. we make this rocket, and the spacecraft will do things that we never do with the human crew

. the main purpose of the flight is to test the heat shield, because you can't test that at a lab. so, if the heatshield survives and does what it is expected to do, it's a successful test. so, then they're ready in two years. >> you can watch the full interview tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m., right after "today in the bay." a lot of examined around the mission, as we continue to countdown the days to lift off. our coverage continues online. you can see how the technology behind artemis compares to that of the apollo mission. just go to nbcbayarea.com and scroll down to the most red section . >> one for the defense of the year. nbc bay area news and telemundo 48 look to team up to help clear the shelters. >> that's right. all part of a larger nationwide campaign to help animals find their "today in the bay" home. nbc bay area news's thom

jensen spent the day with officials. >> reporter: this year, there were long lines starting early this morning. they're definitely able to clear the shelters here this year. even their partners, from neighboring shelters, able to bring their mobile adoption units here, and clear out dozens of animals from their shelters. >> when we open at 10:00, we basically had a line down the street. >> reporter: since 2015, nbc bay area news and telemundo 48 's clear the shelter campaigns have helped more than 23,000 animals in shelters find new forever homes in the bay area. nationally, more than 700 pets have been adopted in the program. berkeley human executive director jeffrey thorpe says, this year has been especially successful. >> we have had more animals available than the last couple of years. part of that has been the people are ready to come out and adopt. heart of it is these shelters are very full and so, we have over 100 animals, like this morning. >> reporter: able to smile when

he says that, because by early this afternoon, there were only two dogs left for adoption, compared to 98 when they opened. >> he's just playful, loving, just loves to be around people. >> reporter: 96 dogs, like this little guy named okamoo, with dozens of potential adopters. a home was specifically chosen from a shelter instead of a breeder for this family. >> we want these animals to have lovely homes, where they are cared for and loved. they deserve it. >> reporter: some named after nbc bay area news workers and reporters,'s working to spread the word about the clear the shelter event. >> i'm here to adopt marcus washington, the little kitten over there. i initially saw him at the open animal shelter, and i wanted him. >> reporter: victoria shaver, set on rescuing marcus.

they learned he would be here, and kimberly to adopt him before he was gone. >> i'm so excited. he's gonna have so much love. >> reporter: the production clear the shelter event in san jose's animal care center -- >> there are no fees today. >> reporter: also a great success, as dozens of animals down there new forever homes. nbc bay area and telemundo 48 want to thank everyone for making this possible. we don't have the final numbers, for all the shelters today, but it's safe to say, thousands of bay area pets are now enjoying new homes and families tonight, thanks to the annual effort. in berkeley, thom jensen, nbc bay area news . >> oh, my gosh. i love it. yes. so, if you have room in your home, there's still time to adopt. learn more about the the shelters by scanning the qr code right there, on your screen. right next to those cute little animals, right there. also go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. we have the qr code that we will show you again in just a minute. >> i love the dog and cat's name, maybe one is yours.

>> i hope so. i wanted to adopt in. >> great weather. yes, great weather for adopting a cat. >> yeah. a little sunshine, but with the keeping temperature is below average this time of year. mid to upper-80s for highs. instead, upper-70s, near 80 degrees inland. cool 60s, bayside. really don't have any areas -- maybe run the air conditioning this evening. san jose, 69 degrees. mostly clear right now. we'll eventually see low clouds spilling into santa clara valley. look at the temperature. only 60 right now in dublin. we can very easily be seen temperatures in the 80s at this hour. so, the case of ocean air, although to the tri valley. there's oakland, out there, and in the coliseum. 60 degrees. san francisco, misty skies returning. we await more drizzle overnight. 60 degrees right now. good news. the wind is great for air quality. you rarely see it this good this time of year.

low-30s with the heat index, good across the board. tomorrow, the morning may have a little bit of misty skies and drizzle again, especially the coast near san francisco. you can see, the pockets there. a few areas of light green showing up, indicating heavy, misty drizzle at times in the afternoon. clearing skies in the inland. five there, around the golden gate bridge. perhaps sticking around your santa cruz tomorrow, with another cloudy and drizzly day at the coast. 50s by lunchtime. 70s, midland. overall, temperatures are staying very mild for this time of year. mid-80s around livermore. 20s, san jose. look at san jose, mid-60s. 78, oakland. something to watch for monday, can be interesting up towards the sierra. shasta, upper-below is moving through this area of green, showing you on the north side of that. there's a chance we may see a few showers popping up, mainly to the north of lake tahoe and

around were thunderstorms will happen in the bay area with no impact of that. just watching the on-shore wind, locking the phone for tuesday. but the second half of the week, things could be changing. high pressure builds back. instead of having a marine weather influence, we're going to see it getting squished down, pushed off shore, and as we show you moving forward, what the 10-the outlook might look like, approaching next weekend, look at morgan hill. could be soaring to the mid to upper-90s, with another trend continuing with a bit of a mild start to the week around livermore. but the trend continues to trend order, perhaps the upper- 90s, near hundred-degree temperatures in another week or so. even san francisco may see the temptress climbing towards near the peak. stay tuned. if you are already making plans for labor day weekend, could be heating up later in that seven- day forecast. see the changes, mid-we can be on for san francisco, 70s into next weekend.

comfortably cool this weekend. may not be so much later next week. we'll be watching that closely, as we could see heat making a comeback towards the end of the seven-day forecast. >> firefighters, taking a break at least. >> yeah. >> thanks. there's a new weight watcher newscast. it's all about roku. watch us on roku. on your streaming device, select the live tv tile. your home screen, scroll down to channel 133. now, you can watch nbc bay area news anytime! anywhere! >> there you go pour coming up, a dramatic rescue caught on camera. how this father and son managed to stay afloat long enough for police to pull them out of the water. first-look at the qr code mentioned a moment ago. want to help us clear the shelters? scan this qr code straight to a page with details on how to adopt a pet or donate donate to some of our bay area shelters. some of our bay area shelters. we'll be right what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27?

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a great story for you right here. the dramatic rescue of a father and son off the coast of boston. authorities say, the 28-foot boat may have gotten tangled on lobster trap, perhaps, which stopped their engines. even the wind or the current cost the boat to take on water on the rocks, and to sink within minutes. the pair was able to call 911, but had to deal with a few very tense minutes. they had to cling to a buoy and a cooler to stay afloat. help arrived in 15 minutes. this is the result. the pair is not doing well. >> glad to hear that. yeah there new tonight, a sick puppy, thrown in the trash and left for dead. thanks to an alert the driver, the puppy was rescued and is being nursed back to health. you can see, in these photos from there, a very young french bulldog. they say, a man dumped the

puppy in a gas station trashcan earlier this month. another driver, who had just gotten gas, discovered the suffering animal. thanks to surveillance video, the person believed to be responsible is facing felony animal cruelty and other charges. in san francisco, they're celebrating the ottoman, the summertime. the 32nd annual autumn moon for stuff, to kicking off in today's chinatown. this common is the stories and mysteries of the moon. event-gorski filling the streets, enjoying live entertainment, and the festival is done for the day. going to pick back up tomorrow. celebrity chef, martin yan, going to be there, live, to do a demonstration. >> i like that. i grew up on him! hey, i will come see you, martin. still ahead on this special edition of nbc bay area news, the tiktok challenge and police sounding the alarm. >> this is the key, right here. is your car at risk? the next thing thieves are targeting, and how a viral deo is helping themvi

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now at 8:30, vaccine mandates, pushing a driver to the edge. on the second unit looks at new documents with threats made by the driver, and how the agency responded. good evening. thanks for joining us on this special edition of nbc bay area news . i'm gia vang. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. just joining us, we're on now, because of nascar. tonight, learning more about threats of gun violence allegedly made by abt bus driver against his coworkers early the summer. >> document obtained by are in there unit and give a clear picture of what led up to his arrest, and how the vta responded. the union is blaming the vaccine mandate for pushing him to the edge. >> but abt employee says, he has had direct run-ins with the driver come and, second unit says, he had a history of outbursts. the investigative reporter with

more, candice nguyen. >> reporter: throwing up the peace sign on his facebook page and holding a small child on a gofundme site, title, a family fighting for their livelihood, the transportation bus driver, now with a mug shot, facing misdemeanor charges of making criminal threats against other ppa employees. new details about those june 17th threats and another from as far back by 2018, now emerging, and newly released vta internal documents, obtained by the investigator units public records request. on june 17th, an employee wrote this email, saying, the operator came to the dispatch window and said, when i go to river oaks today, if i get fired, i'm going to be shooting something up. river oaks is the building headquarters, and it's unclear when he was initially headed there. according to the email, walks from said, he was hitting. a little while later, the person who reported him made a

similar almond, saying, if i get fired today, you're going to see me on the news. santa clara county deputy's arrested lastrup that day, july 12, nearly a month after the incident. he was sent this letter of proposed termination, which he then retired from. this was not his first disciplinary action for making comments about shootings, and this personal record should he try to get a ride on a workable that was full, and said, i should get a gun and shoot everybody. in that case, he up and apologize. vta issued a warning, and declined an interview with nbc bay area news, but released a statement in regards to the june incident, saying, the agency takes criminal threats seriously, and has implemented violence awareness training. he spent four days in jail, and did not return to bpa property. he's not permitted at any bpa facilities. but not every employee thinks that's enough to keep him safe, especially after bpa employs like sam cassidy walked onto

the light really hard last year and shot and killed nine coworkers before taking his own life. a current bpa worker who doesn't want to be identified out of fear of retaliation sent us this statement, saying, i am afraid he might flip and go back to the yard and shoot everybody. i am unarmed. vta and leadership lost oversight. they ignored the problem, thinking, they would disappear or go away . >> it's a legitimate concern. >> reporter: bpa union president, john courtney says, he understands these fears. he was in the room, he says, when kathy open fired. in regards to loss from, he felt that he felt pressure under the covid-19 mandate. >> fear, along with other members, expressing his feeling of his head in a vice being squeezed. to do something religiously, morally, felt it was an alternative solution that he

was testing. >> reporter: investigative unit redound to vta about how it handled the vaccine mandate in the case. the second statement, the agency says, there was no reason for anyone to make threats of this nature, no matter what the excuse. >> that was candice nguyen reporting. we reached out to him and his attorney, but he has pleaded not to the charges and is expected to appear in court monday. have a tip for candace or anyone in our investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996- tips. also, visit our website, nbcbayarea.com /investigations. developing news out of the east bay, where police on vista getting the shooting that happened around 3:00 a.m. on the border of hayward and union city new medallion drive. union city officers say, a 28- year-old man was shot outside a quick stop. he was taken to the hospital before first responders arrived. the victim does not have serious injuries. police are asking anyone with information to come forward.

families of the you all the shooting victims joined the activists at the texas state capitol today, rallying for stricter gun laws in the state, following the mass shooting at rob element tree school. 19 children, 2 teachers, were killed in the tragedy. parents of the victims want to send a strong and clear message to governor greg abbott. >> my message to governor abbott's call for a special session. i'm not asking you. i'm demanding you. i need the change to be the age from 18 to 20 one. parents need to realize that this can happen in their town, and this can happen to their child. >> speakers reinforced the idea that the legal age for purchasing an ar-15 should be raised to 21. organized in part by march for lives. a troubling trend. tonight, police in l.a. say, the popular app, tiktok, may be to blame for the department is seeing an increase in thefts of certain

hyundai cards. officers say, a viral video is exposing a weakness in the car's ignitions. that makes them easier to hotwire. from our mbc station in los angeles, the report. >> they sit with it. >> reporter: tonight, the warning comes west. so many americans have already loaned it. >> you have just got to stop. it's got to stop her >> reporter: the lapd commercial crimes division task force for auto theft prevention center, the ignitions in various makes and models of kias and hyundais, 2010 to 2021, those without a push- button start, can be compromised using a usb cable. >> this is the key, right here. this how they steal your car. >> reporter: the usb port and other household items to start a car? where did the idea come from? the lapd, joining police department across the country to blame a tiktok challenge. they're a tiktok challenge. that makes it worse. >> reporter: the lapd says, it's getting worse. in 2021, kia and hyundai made up almost 13% of all vehicle

thefts in the city of l.a. so far this year, they make up almost 20% of all vehicle thefts, a 7% jump. what to do to prevent this from happening to you? check out st. louis, where days ago, police handed out three steering wheel locks to stem the surge in the thefts there. and, in los angeles, the lapd, with a list to minimize thefts, including installing a steering wheel locking device. >> that was robert camacho reporting. big name for a catholic bishop from san diego, rapper roy, now a cardinal. he grew up in the bay area. the ceremony took place at the steps of the altar and the condition inside the vatican. mcelroy was born in san francisco. he was ordained as a priest in the archdiocese of san francisco back in 1980. among the 20 new cardinals, he was the only new one from north america. >> he thanked me for witnessing to the gospel, and then how it

asked me how things were doing after i had a heart operation in november. he asked me how i was going. i told him, fine. so, we talked a little bit about that. >> cardinal mcelroy plans to bring topics, including climate change and immigration, to the world stage. he also supports women as deacons, and invites lgbtq worshipers to church. they're called 1000-your plugs, because usually, they happen every thousand years or so. but as a climate crisis gets worse, major flooding is becoming more common. >> as the planet warms, as the atmosphere gets warmer, it's holding more moisture. so, we now have basically a larger amount of water floating around in the atmosphere, and sometimes, that water kind of comes down all at once. over the past 20 years, one section which is the most common disaster across the net estates, now happening three times more often than they were before the year 2000.

>> okay. alex kline, reporter, chase king, breaking down why in the full interview. catch it at lx.com. you can also watch lx on xfinity channel 185, or over the air, channel 11 dash 5. severe weather, flooding many parts of the south this week. over dallas, many are calling a bus driver and drop of a bus monitor a hero for rescuing a family before they got swept away by rainwater. workers took a different route than normal during the flood. that's when they spotted a father in the water, holding onto his two children while cleaning onto a tree. the workers they pulled over and quickly thought of a plan before the father lost his grip and decided to use a seatbelt on board to pull the family out of the water and into the bus. >> the seatbelts, they could be extremely helpful there. so, i took the seatbelts off and started putting them together, trying to throw them out and grab them. >> hero bus driver there. the bus driver had work in the

industry for 20 years. she has driven in snow, rain, but she has never seen a flood like this. anthony flores, here for sports. we will tie in the weather thing. it is interfering with sports, as the daytona race, pushed back till tomorrow. the giants were delayed for a while, too, too. >> it hurt their motor. the giants had a lead late in the innings against minnesota. then, the water works. the twins, after the 35-minute rain delay, we will find out what happened next.

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from daytona. >> that's disappointing. keep the cars in the garage. nascar's regular-season finale was washed out tonight and daytona. the race will be made up tomorrow morning. welcome back. anthony flores. raider nation is going good right now. the silver and black beat the page was last night to go undefeated in the preseason. hey, that's the first time they've done that in franchise history. i know, it's all in the preseason. the raiders beat new england 23- 60s. a lot of key starters didn't play. former cal bears, chase carvers, trying to make plenty of action under center. raiders finished the preseason 4-zero with plenty of momentum to build on into the regular season. >> the entire team showed up ready to go. you know, they have done that since we got here. obviously, the first day of otas. they were excited to work this week against the patriots in practice. certainly, excited for the opportunity to play last night. it's been kind of a hallmark of this group..great leadership,

guys that really want to go in there and do it right. now, to the pitch. the quakes come on the road in the nation's heartland, taking on sporting kansas city. casey's cords tenants into the match. that would be the only goal of the night. sporting kc linked san jose 1- 0. next, the quakes take on vancouver a week from tomorrow guys, it's my first day back from vacation. i thought i was just going to cruise on in. 8:00 show. no worries. nice dvd. the giants and the a's, going to extra innings. both teams are tied at 2-2. the a's are in the bottom of the 10th. the giants are headed to the top of the 10th. we will have complete highlights coming up on the news and 11:00. and it's cut down day on tuesday. the nfl will have 8253 players, keeping an eye on jimmy garoppolo and the 49ers my welcome back i hope you enjoy the relaxation lasted. >> yeah. great while it lasted. but this is what it's all about, sports >> all right. >> thanks. okay. up next, the trip to nevada

desert >> yeah, the third week of the burning man festival. >> this is happening! >> back for the first time in years. a small change to this year's event. and at the opposite end of the weather spectrum, the view here, in san francisco. fog, moving through. drizzle, at times. what it means for your sunday forecast when we come back.

this weekend, thousands of people from the bay area and beyond are entering burning man. the last two years, the event didn't take place because of the pandemic. >> turns out, another event, the death of george floyd, bringing more change to burning man. here's nbc bay area news's joe lozano jr. >> reporter: in a warehouse, the last sparks of creativity

before large-scale our projects head to nevada's black rock desert for the burning man arts festival. the annual festival is known for big art, colorful costumes, and a spirit of unbridled creativity and freedom. what it's not known for, diversity. >> my first time and burning man, where i was gifted a ticket, recognized the severe lack of diversity there. >> reporter: travel photographer, aaron douglas, took in her first burning man six years ago. she quickly saw statistics, the paces. burning man's on 2018 senses, only 10% of 80,000 participants considered themselves people of color. >> extremely noticeable. >> reporter: in the following years, douglas returned to burning man, armed with her camera, and began capturing images of other people, who looked like her. she called it the black burner project. >> they show the beauty of us, the diversity within us, so that it could potentially encourage those who have been

curious to go that place and know that we were out there. >> reporter: they became the spark for the notion that she can be doing something bigger. >> so, we have images that are cut out excellence. >> reporter: this year, douglas is bringing her photos back to burning man, except now, there will be 30-feet tall. >> can't miss them. >> reporter: a large-scale installation, massive pieces of color, attached with scaffolding, anchoring a gathering space. >> that was the main thing. to take this space, make a big, and encourage people to do that. >> reporter: for years, burning man has struggled to attract more people of color, following the death of george floyd in 2020, though, it out to make an even bigger push to bring more diversity to its event. 2019 marked child >>'s first burning man. that year, he and his wife,

douglas, took part in a group photo she organized, documenting the people of color at the event that. >> utilizing that to show the world external to burning man, hey, we exist. we're here. >> reporter: now, he's under the hood, helping to bring douglas' project, which she calls black artistry, to life. >> being able to walk through and see someone that looks like you in a place that typically we would never be is really kind of a wow kind of experience. >> reporter: the piece has yet to be installed, but already is creating a buzz. >> i get messages and dms and emails every day, since i started this, telling me how the project has impacted them. >> reporter: so, at this year's desert festival, people will only have to look around to find whatever city. for the first time, they can just look up. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. ♪ [ singing in non-english ] ♪ ♪ that was a taste of san

francisco bay area [ speaking non-english ] i don't know how i did on that. >> i believe it. >> i tried. in north beach, street festivals with italian drinks, food, culture, and fun, been on hold during the pandemic, but came back in person, and came back strong today. this, only the highlights, as well as the italian food, the wild pizza tossing performances, the party was set up on site and street between union and filbert. hundreds of people came out to enjoy it. >> lots of pizza. >> the pizza! the sun was shining there. >> yeah, it was. >> colorful out there. any weather is good for that. >> i agree on that. >> yeah. >> cool outside, sunshine, good air quality. right now, drizzles are starting to turn back into san francisco.

it's been a trend we've been seeing the last few nights. into the morning. right now, san jose, low clouds and a few partly-cloudy skies. partly-cloudy, 69 degrees. look how cool it is inland. dry valley, doublin, this time of year, the air conditioning is running through 11:00 or not the case tonight. 60 degrees there. this is a photogenic looking low blast of fong with spotlights there, downtown san francisco. 50 degrees. all the sea breeze is good news, in terms of the air quality again. tomorrow, good across the inland valleys to the coast. speaking of the coast, gonna have some drizzle at time. futurecast, picking up a few little pockets of heavy mists and drivel. look how low the clouds are, towards sacramento and stockton through the morning. mid-to-late morning, the clouds break up inland and break towards the coast, potentially all day long, down towards monterey bay. at times, on the coast, will be another mild to call finish for the weekend. mid to upper-50s for the morning temperatures with coastal unbeaten voters, by 4:00 in the afternoon, still

mid-60s, san francisco. 70 near oakland. upper-70s around san jose. towards morgan hill, look at the temperatures. 70s and mid-80s, inland towards the dry valley. but for monday, should be similar temperature-wise. one little change can mean this upper-the below moving through on the northeast side of that the rain you see flaring up, that can help our up a slight chance of scattered showers. mainly around lake tahoe and near mount shasta. watch that closely. again, that is happening towards monday afternoon and early tuesday. one thing we notice here, potentially, a little bit of drizzle. it could add up for a few areas, say, about tuesday morning. then, a better chance of showers, for now, staying off to the east, around reno. a reminder, this is the driest time of the year. anything, including drizzle, a welcome sign to september. next weekend, we finally start to seek the end of a typical dry season around the bay area. so, summer, coming up a little bit into september. a seven-day forecast, coming up with temperatures down in san francisco.

late next week, into the week and, likely to see temperatures in the mid-70s. stay tuned on those valley temperatures. inland, east bay, including the dry valley, towards the south, napa, northward, next weekend looks like mid to upper-90s. things have been relatively tame, in terms of the heat. that could be changing the second half of next week, heading towards labor day weekend around labor day weekend, already. >> yeah. >> thanks. there it is. a new way to watch our newscast. all you need is a roku. wants us, turn on your streaming device, select the live tv tile on your home screen. scroll down to channel 133. now, watch nbc bay area news anytime, anywhere. anytime, anywhere. we're back in a minute. what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27?

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