the only bill in washington that lifts the debt limit and puts america back on the economic path. >> the democrats pass a debt ceiling package but with massive spending cuts. the white house response suggesting this is far from a done deal. a live look outside. a sure sign of summer before the start of may. meteorologist, kari hall, tracking just how hot it will get today in your neighborhood. this is "today in the bay."

here we go, thursday morning. 5:00. i am laura garcia. >> i am kris sanchez. marcus washington has the day off. meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking temperatures that will make me and mike cry today. >> yeah, we don't like the hot temperatures, especially this early. it's going to start to hit us today as the temperatures will be ramping up as we go into late morning and the afternoon. at least we have the cool start. as of right now we are in the upper 40s and low 50s, and san francisco at 49 degrees. it's 54 in dublin. martina starts out the day at 61. we have upper 40s in santa rosa. every couple hours it ramps up about another 10 to 15 degrees. at noon we are already 79 degrees and headed for 86 later today. 90 in concord. san josé reaching 91 degrees,

and upper 80s and low 90s for the south counties. we are already starting to see the hot weather hitting us early this year, but there will be changes ahead. now let's turn to "today in the bay" bob redell joining us live from livermore. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, kari. we expect that bank temperature sign at 55 to be 40 degrees higher. the air quality, it's the first spare the air day of the year because they are concerned about unhealthy air due to a combination of high temperatures, the smog. we should not see large wildfires this summer, we could see normal to below normal fires in june and july for the first time in many years, that according to the san josé state professor who specializes in

wildfire research. >> the good news is that because of the snowpack that we have, still, and we will have throughout early summer, that will keep things very moist in the central sierra and the mid elevations across the sierra nevada. with that we wont expect large fires in july like we have seen in the past drought years. >> he also says the recent analysis of the shrub fuel moisture in the santa cruz mountains indicates plants contain higher than average amounts of water, and while that could reduce fire risks, but it could increase the risk in the future as we experience hotter days like today. here's another example of how cal fire is preparing for the fire season in contra costa county. the agency is preparing 200

miles of fire roads to create access to firefighters in case they need to get to the hard-to-reach places during fire season. the bay area app is a great resource to have, and you can customize it to the neighborhood you want to see, whether it's where you work or live. investigators say ralph white was driving a stolen suv on march 23rd during a chase, and he lost control and slammed into another car on rodeo. white is facing murder charges. today may be a pivotal day in the case of an unhoused man accused of severely beating a

former san francisco commissioner. public defenders released two videos yesterday, one they say shows the former commissioner approaching the client with what looks like a can of bear spray. his attorney denies he's the man with the bear spray. public defenders call this a case of self defense, and they say he could be responsible for similar attacks against unhoused people. >> eight separate acts of violence. these eight separate acts of violence were perpetrated against people who are homeless. >> video was released they say shows the confrontation, and the unhoused man grabbed a object

from the trash can. republican house lawmakers passed a bill to raise the debt limit thanks to serious 11th hour tweaks. but the battle is just beginning. brie jackson is live this morning. this is a big win for house speaker, kevin mccarthy. >> this is a legislative victory for kevin mccarthy, the measure does face a grim fate in the senate. >> house speaker, kevin mccarthy, passing his first major test by a slim margin. >> the bill is passed. >> securing just enough votes to press ahead with a bill that

raises the debt limit by $1.5 trillion. >> nobody in america believes there's no one place you can find a place you can have savings in what the government spends. >> it would include rolling back unused covid-19 funds and stopping president biden's student loan cancelation plan. >> what we should have, we should pay our bills and ensure that we don't hit this crisis. >> the bill now heads to the senate where top republicans say they support speaker mccarthy's efforts. >> he has laid down a reason pbl proposal and it's time for the white house to negotiate. that's a way a two-party system works. >> democrats won't back any bill that includes conditions. >> a clean debt ceiling. that's how it's always done. it was done three times, twice under trump and once under biden, and to tie the two

together is reckless and will lead to default. >> it's not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended. >> the biden administration and republicans must reach a compromise soon or risk a default. the treasury department is taking what it calls extraordinary measures to pay the bills, but also warns that funding will run out this summer so the clock is ticking for members of congress and the white house to act. laura? >> always so much to follow. thanks for the latest, brie. while the a's move to las vegas is not quite a deal, no doubt oakland is down to its last strike to keep the team. this week's union -- they were there to sign construction --

meanwhile, next year, the a's lease expires with the oakland coliseum. the mayor last week blasted the a's for playing oakland to get a better deal in las vegas. tonight we will talk with the mayor and ask her about that move and why she believes the a's were not really level in their negotiations. it's 5:08 on your thursday morning. do you like cooler temperatures? >> yeah. >> then you better get up and out. >> i thought maybe you told laura something you didn't tell me. >> we will have cooler air eventually, just not today or this afternoon. for us early risers, we are already ahead of the curve. we see the perks there. 90 degrees there. yes, it's going to be hot. unfortunately we may have to

turn on the air-conditioner for a while. we have the cooler overnight hours and that helps the extreme peaks in the temperatures. 90 in livermore. we will see low 80s in oakland today. it's 70 at half moon bay, and reaching 86 in palo alto. san francisco will be in the upper 70s today. while you head to ukiah, they are hitting 90 degrees today. we will talk more about the weekend cooldown coming up in a few minutes. mike has numbers going up. >> 90 degrees, and the gas prices are lower than that. 4.05 at costco in sunnyvale. we are calling out the exxon in dublin at 4.19 a gallon, but that's the price point by a

number of stations. at the roadways, looking at a smooth flow of traffic. the 92 connecter getting over to the san mateo bridge, i will say it's off to the shoulder, if there at all anymore. no problem for the san mateo bridge. we have a weird angle, but the bridge is still there. traffic is at speed. coming up on "today in the bay," the mouse strikes back. didisney has h had enough o of desantitis. plus, the s stars comome o new yoyork to celebebrate time gala.. the localal s scientistss thattd on that list. on that list. stay

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good thursday morning. we're taking a live look outside in oakland. right now at 5:13, as you get ready to head out it's a cool morning and it will be like a usual day. as we go into the afternoon, really unusual heat starting to ramp up, especially for the interior valleys where we could be hitting low 90s today. there will be relief in the forecast. we will talk about that coming up in a few minutes. over here, dublin looking at your commute with the headlights westbound heading towards the dublin interchange. traffic is starting to build with the volume but just past

the dublin interchange, reports of a crash. we will check on the semi and the sedan and drivers as well. happy thursday to you. all kinds of companies reporting profits this morning. comcast, our parent company, southwest airlines, meta -- that company surprising investors with better earnings and lower costs than expected. disney, disney is fighting back after months of attacks by florida governor ron desantis. disney accusing desantis in court of using the power of state government to punish disney for its political positions. you may recall disney opposed the so-called don't say gay law which drew the aoeur of the governor. we will get the first read on

the first quarter of gdp this morning for the first three months of the year. the economy has been consistently resilient despite concerns of inflation and recession. the view on musk and senate majority leader, chuck schumer, have met to talk about artificial intelligence. musk wants limits on a.i., artificial intelligence. schumer has been talking about passing some sort of regulation, some kind of bill on a.i. as well. there's a lot to discuss. you remember brie was talking about the debt ceiling. >> right. >> wall street unimpressed. it's a major move for mccarthy, but that will not get through the senate, so the danger still exists. >> still there and looming. >> it is. >> thank you, scott.

tonight is the night football fans have been waiting for. it's the start of the nfl draft. the niners will not make any selections in tonight's first round, and there have been recent offers for tray lance, and the emergence of brock purdy. we did go through a lot of quarterbacks. i think we should keep him. >> we will see what happens. >> they almost put us in. >> you know they were getting desperate. and then one scientists being honored as one of the most influential in the world. >> she made "time's" 100 list. >> she designed a break through

experiment where lasers were used to create nuclear fusions in a small surplus of clean energy. others who made the list, michael b. jordan, and brittney griner. you don't often see scientists on that list, right? >> yeah, but it's important to honor them. >> absolutely. >> and a local gal. >> incredible work there. >> amazing. today will be the hottest of the week. some people might actually feel the 90s. >> yeah, we're talking about the 90s here, and so it's april and it's the hottest day of the year so far. it's the first spare the air day, and we try to limit the amount of pollution we are putting out there, so if you can work from home or carpool or catch public transit, that will help from putting additional

fumes in the air. we are looking at moderate amounts of particulate matter, and most unhealthy in the east bay where the air tends to get trapped between the hills and the mountains. concord hitting 90 degrees today. 92 in fairfield. for the south bay we are also in the low 90s for today but mostly upper 80s for the north bay. this will be the warmest day of the week. tomorrow it's still pretty hot, though, reaching the mid-80s in santa rosa and napa, and some low 90s for the tri-valley down to the south bay. saturday if you have outdoor plans for san francisco and the outer bay, it will be beautiful and comfortable but still warm in the interior valleys. even though we are going to have a taste of summer this week, next week a cold front comes through and brings in spotty showers and much cooler temperatures and even a chance

of rain. let's get a look at tuesday, wednesday, and possibly some widespread rain in the forecast next thursday. look at the change in colors there. that snow for parts of the southern sierra, that could be returning for those higher elevations for the end of next week. we will see a little bit of it all over the next few days. in walnut creek we are going from upper 80s to low 90s to slightly cooler temperatures for the weekend. saturday is looking pretty nice. outdoor hiking weather on sunday with the upper 60s, and then next week back to the jackets and possibly umbrellas as well, as temperatures in the upper 60s. big changes as we deal with the heat the next few days, the mornings will be in the 50s, and then next week showers back in the forecast. mike, you are tracking a crash. what is going on? >> we are hearing a big rig and

sudan involved in the crash. it's just past the dublin interchange. we will watch this. this is san ramon extending down to foothill -- oh, look, the stone ridge mall right there. it was right at the speed limit here, and we are looking at this one section of 880. nothing on the grid right now for caltrans, although there was a bit of overnight roadwork heading downtown, but we have seen this stick around. live cameras don't know anything in the area as far as any problems. south bay moving slowly, just the build into and out of sunol. back over to you. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> a family buys jewelry to represent their faith but quickly lose faith in the store that sold them that jewelry. i am consumer investigator,

chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds" next. we want to share this photo kari hall shared on instagram. she and some of the bay area weather team hosted a field trip for hundreds of third graders. they are so curious at that age. it was a special day of science at paypal park. 600 students across the bay area became junior meteorologists.

5:24 right now. the department that handles customer service had chris chmura step in. >> chad of menlo park bought five cross necklaces, one for each member of his family and he says the macy's website advertised the same $725 necklace for just $346. chad applied to get $1,900 back, and macy's told them it would refund the price difference, and ten days later no money back. chad called a couple times and

there was no refund. chad was ready to give up. >> i know, i thought about taking it back in person. >> but he did not, chad calls us. we contacted macy's about the $1,900, and then he was refunded more than what chad was due. macy's said we constantly strive to exceed our customers' expectations. >> wow. got even more. up next, we are following a show and tell to hammer home a urgent need for new safety measures. thousands in san francisco are in the dark this morning due to a major power outage.

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right now at 5:30, lights out in san francisco as thousands wake up in the dark. we are live with the details with the hours' long outage and how it could be a long morning for not only residents but for san francisco tourists. and then winning, but all the way down to the wire.

a look at last night's fan reaction outside chase center and what is at stake for tomorrow night's game six. tracking high temperatures. meteorologist, kari hall, tracking the high temperatures heading your way. this is "today in the bay." thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. marcus washington has the morning off. >> we're happy kris sanchez is here. i am laura garcia. let's check out with our favorite forecast. >> it's going to be hot later today. we have a few hours before we get there and it's a cool start. right now we have temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s, so not bad, right? we are starting out with 47 in san josé. the south county commute heading into the south bay and up the peninsula where we are going to see temperatures in the upper 40s for the next hour or so. 58 degrees at 8:00.

many more people out the door when we see the sun coming up and the temperatures will already start to ramp up in the upper 70s at noon. our temperatures for this afternoon not expected to set a record, but we will be very close, at least within five degrees for many spots around the bay area. this is the peak of the heat, so we will talk about the weekend coming up. mike, you are checking in on dublin? >> i am. looking at the commute towards the dublin interchange, and there's a bit of slowing as you approach the dublin interchange, and that's the arrow at the top. looks like the big rig is over on the shoulder. no injuries or problems for the sedan, except it got into a crash there. bottom of the screen of 680, the last of the crew cleared for this morning, the overnight road closures there where they work on the roadway. at the bottom of the screen where it says san josé, slowing

for northbound 101 is typical. developing right now, take a look at this, thousands in san francisco waking up to find their power is out as it has been for hours now. >> close to 7,000 customers are in a blackout that started last night. you can see on the outage map which neighborhoods are feeling it. that's a lot of customers. emma gosk is live. do we know what caused that outage? >> reporter: not yet. the cause of the power outage is still under investigation. we are in russian hill and can you see it's dark here, and the traffic lights are out in some areas. right behind me it's out and cars are just speeding on by in an unprotected intersection, we see traffic lights and streetlights are both out, but not on every single street. the outage started just after 9:00 last night, and at that point there were almost 10,000 pg&e customers without power. crews have been working

throughout the night to get power restored. as of now, around 7,000 people are still without power in the city. the outage areas cover knob hill, the tenderloin, and the financial district according to pg&e's outage map. look at this video shared on twitter from last night just before 10:00. can you see emergency crews were out in downtown san francisco shutting down at least two city blocks where power went out. pg&e told us that there is no estimated time yet for when power will be fully restored in san francisco. reporting live in san francisco, emma gosk for "today in the bay." >> so wild. i mean, 9,000 customers. that's a lot more people there. thank you, emma. law enforcement in two cities asking for help finding young girls considered at risk. take a look at these photos. this 12-year-old lives in san francisco and was last seen at her middle school yesterday

afternoon. she's about 4'7", 120 pounds and has prices. and jasmine white of union city was last seen on tuesday night. five feet tall and maybe 140 pounds and wearing black slippers. call police if you see them. the parents of the man that went on a workplace shooting rage at the bank. his parents tell the "today" show their son had mental health challenges but saw no immediate warning signs of trouble. >> if you had a chance to say something to the families, what would you want to say? >> we are so sorry. we are heartbroken. we wish we could undo it but we know we can't. >> that full interview airs on the "today" show following

"today in the bay" coming up at 7:00. frustrated residents in one south bay neighborhood are trying to shine the light on what they call a cloud of violence and vandalism. families in the winchester area last night held a walk with city leaders. they have been calling for better lighting and more police and looking for ways to invest in their community. >> we have a lot of violence in this area. when you walk, it's so dark at night. >> the vice mayor attended the walk and promised changes, adding some changes will take longer than others. she's pushing for greater collaboration for the neighborhood associations. score one -- or another one for dub nation. the warriors now have the upper happened after the exciting playoff game with the sacramento kings. >> that's right. we stayed up to watch it.

the warriors one win away from moving on to the playoffs. last night they held on for a huge game five win and it came down to the end. draymond green scored 21 points off the bench. he came up huge in the fourth quarter, and in the final minute steph curry drained the clock before draining a big bucket. shear ecstasy for hundreds of fans attending a watch party. >> it was unbelievable watching curry play, and it was amazing. >> game six back at the chase center tomorrow night. if the warriors win, they move on. if not, it's back to golden one for game seven on sunday. we know how great they do when they are at the chase center. >> that's right. the crowd really energized them. we will take credit for it, right? you can watch the pregame coverage and the game on our

sister station, nbc sports bay area. the warriors on fire, and it's going to feel like we are on fire today with the temperatures, that is. taking a live look at san francisco on this thursday morning. it's probably the coolest part of the day. kari is tracking that forecast for us. >> yes, we were just walking about game six at chase center. tomorrow at 5:00, we will be in the upper 60s. it will be windy out there, but really nice and still warm temperatures as we go into the start of the game and then later in the evening, of course, it will cool off. at the same time across the bay, the oakland a's will have a game and it will be at 6:40, the first pitch there, and 76 degrees so still pretty warm in oakland. going into the afternoon and evening, temperatures will be dropping into the mid-60s with a breeze there. looking for something to do this

weekend? cupertino's cherry blossom festival starting on saturday at 10:00. we will be heading for the low 80s as the sunshine continues and the warm temperatures. if you think you want to go to the beach, santa cruz will be a great destination for mid-60s on friday, and then it will start to cool off on sunday as the winds will be picking up. mike, even though it's thursday it seems like the commute is smooth. >> yeah, even though it's hot, the commute is fine right now as well. these folks are moving through the bay bridge toll plaza. the lights should be turned on in a matter of seconds or minutes, probably. slowing on the incline. nothing dramatic. same thing for the approach to carquinez bridge. highway 4 shows a gradual slowdown coming out of pittsburg and into concord.

682 moving smoothly into the walnut creek interchange. we talked about the giants game, 2:45. let's let these signs duty talking here. this afternoon there will be a giants game. there will be earlier crowds -- giants will get out of the game before the evening commute, so that could be a problem for folks trying to pass that area. southbound 680, we will have that lane closures overnight as they continue with that repair work. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. small incidents on the shoulders here. a mild build for the tri-valley. a build for san josé, as we see here. on the santa cruz mountains, they have been changing that project as they continue that roadwork between the summit and blossom hill. back to you.

>> nice to take 17 to the beach today. future plans of one east bay city suddenly in limbo, and not only that, dozens of cities facing similar fate. the court decision shaking up berkeley's housing rules. a debt ceiling bill, a huge win for kevin mccarthy. we will have the latest. a heated meeting over racism in the police department. an explosive new

good thursday morning. right now at 5:42, it's a clear start on what will be a hot day for the inland valleys. san josé starts out at 59 degrees at 8:00. at noon it's 80 degrees. you can see how fast it's heating up, reaching 88 at 4:00 today. we will see cooler air ahead. i will have more on that coming up in a few minutes. a bump up in the volume here through fremont. no major issues get into free mopped on the nimitz. 84 has an issue as you cut through sunol. we will bring you that, coming up. it's 5:43 right now.

this morning there's more pressure on president biden to negotiate over america's financial future. >> scott mcgrew is here, and the house passed a measure to raise the debt ceiling. >> yes, they did. the tax breaks for electric cars, and the talk of relieving student debt and cuts to all kinds of government programs. they will raise the debt ceiling under those conditions. the measure passed the house on wednesday showing kevin mccarthy can, indeed, rally his party. now the senate would have to pass the same bill for this to go to the president's desk, and the democratic-led senate is not likely to do that so the bill is dead on arrival. but its value is the optics. republicans can say they are doing something, the president is not. >> the sad part here is the democrats need to do their job. the president can no longer ignore by not negotiating.

>> the big cuts in mccarthy's plan often overlooked is freezing government spending to previous years levels. that will mean cuts in government programs. where? nobody knows. the bill doesn't name them. defense? housing? education? health care? to be determined. florida governor ron desantis is in israel looking very much like a presidential candidate. the governor will announce his candidacy in may is what insiders say. the trial between trump and carroll is under way. she's suing in civil court and also suing trump for defamation, for calling her a liar about the attack. donald trump chose not to atend the trial, but he's posting about it and the judge not happy

about that. the judge warning trump's lawyers he's close to causing himself more legal trouble, perhaps applying a charge of witness tampering, which it may not be tampering with a new source of potential liability. laura, that from the judge. >> thank you. new outrage in antioch after a heated community meeting. the meeting took place in the wake of the new investigation to address the potential legal fallout. one mother whose son died at the hands of antioch police in 2021 expressed new anger at their new revelation that police may have used excessive force. >> god kept it in my spirit to keep fighting for my child,

justice for him, and i did. what i was saying was the truth. >> you were asking me earlier, do you have 100% confidence in the chief, and i said that remains to be seen. there's a lot of runway where we are going, so i am not blindly trusting people anymore. >> 35 officers are being tied to the allegations made jointly by the fbi and contra costa prosecutors. and then voicing concerns about the future of some legislation. berkeley was one of the first cities anywhere to approve all electric restrictions for construction. ten days ago a federal appeals court struck down berkeley's building code siding with federal environmental rules overstate and federal regulations. the case is raising doubts about the future of similar requirements in cities across california and the u.s.

environmental advocates will join berkeley leaders for a news conference coming up at 8:00 this morning. and a florida couple is celebrating a big anniversary. >> they have been married for 80 years. they met each other on a new jersey beach. he remembered her phone number, and the rest is pretty much history. look at them. during world war ii they kept in contact by writing letters to each other. marge still calls vick the most happened some. >> be honest and take care of each other. >> vick was the only guy she dated. 80 years. >> we are going to be at 20 this year. >> one quarter of their wedding.

>> still has a ways to go. >> congratulations. >> they did something people don't do at all now, writing letters and remembering phone numbers. >> it was like, probably, four digits. >> yeah, doll. dollface. >> those are different times, too. it's a new day. >> you will be flashing your gams today. >> where are my cargo shorts. >> oh, my. >> okay. let's get a look at this gorgeous shot of the golden gate bridge. now this is beautiful, what we love to see for this time of year especially where the temperatures heat up. you can see the fog rolling over the golden gate bridge.

this is what will keep the city from warming up as much as we will see from the inland valleys today. if you are going out to the play ground and park, you will want to try and get there early. this is the kind of weather where it's clear and sunny and i am touching the slides before the kids go down. in danville, it's in the upper 80s throughout the afternoon, reaching 90 in concord. we will see low 90s today. 91 in san josé. santa rosa hitting 86 degrees. while that fog keeps san francisco and half moon bay much cooler, we will see 70s there. as we head into the day tomorrow, it comes down just a few degrees especially for the coastline. for the inland valleys, still hot. well above what is normal this time of year. and it's great for going to the beach and trying to escape the inland heat, but next week we all get a cooldown as the cold front comes in. look across the region where we start to see green. that's going to be showers especially for northern

california starting on monday. as it gets closer, we could see spotty showers. we have the possibility of widespread rain before the end of next week. you see the changing colors there, that's snow for central parts of the sierra for next week. we have all kinds of weather. if we thought summer was going to hit too soon, we will go back to winter for a few days. saturday is 85 degrees. look at the change on sunday. only 68 degrees for a high temperature. we will be mostly in the 60s throughout much of next week. it's going to be a few days where we have to deal with this really high heat, but at least we have the cool mornings. we go back to more seasonable and even cooler than normal weather for next week. a lot of changes ahead, so you might want to make sure you are checking in every day as our temperatures will be going up and then back down. mike, you were seeing a new crash in the tri-valley.

>> yeah, it's a typical spot because the volume builds up through this portion. first, i will tell you, the peninsula moving smoothly. the crash is north of the 92 interchange. pretty typical for those areas. 84 is where we do have a crash approaching the ge turnoff there. sounds like everything was able to get to the shoulder with a minor complaint of pain for the driver, and no major injuries but this is a distraction. the build for south 680 heading down towards the 84 split or merge, depending the direction you are driving, and the westbound build is continuing into concord. bay bridge metering lights were activated. it's not as bad as sometimes we see, but it's a smooth flow of traffic approaching 6:00. there's fog on the golden gate bridge. back to you. >> thank you, mike.

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welcome back. the time is 5:56. you are watching "today in the bay." the supreme court will now allow cities to sue oil companies to hold them accountable for climate change. the supreme court refused to bail out oil companies that want to have their cases heard in federal court and avoid trials in state courts where they have a better chance of losing. the cities of santa cruz and richmond and the counties of san mateo, marin, said in a statement, quote, communities across california experience the accelerating climate crisis every day. the defendants in our cases knew these catastrophic impacts were coming and predicted it with

precision, but they deceived and failed to warn consumers about it even as they carried on pocketing trillions of dollars in profits. they have exhausted their procedural delay tactics for this phase of the cases. it's time to prepare for trial. end quote. now communities may have the chance to speak in court about the climate emergencies they are facing as a result of the industry's actions. we will continue to follow those hearings as more lawsuits come forward against oil companies. can you find these stories on our climate in crisis page on nbcbayarea.com. >> thank you, kari. trending this morning, an all-white orca whale. frosty was swimming with a pod

of orcas. frosty has been on the move and seen all along the west coast from british columbia all the way down to mexico. >> look how close they got to that boat. >> looks unreal. just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, scientists discovered a new kind of jellyfish that has 24 eyes. >> the better to see you with. researchers in hong kong discovered the fox fish, the eyes equally divided into four groups and it's highly venomous. >> i think jellyfish are my favorite at the monterey bay aquarium. >> yeah, it's like a lava lamp. >> jellyfish stung my daughter once -- >> it really hurts and it keeps

hurting. >> yeah, they are better at monterey through the glass. through the glass. some neighborhoods might want to brace for the 90s. meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking that, and also the countdown to the cool down. ahead in a live report, the impact now expected from the string of winter storms on our fire season. this is "today in the bay." thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. marcus washington has the morning off. i am here. i am kris sanchez. >> i am glad kris is here, and i am laura garcia. we are starting off with cloudy conditions, but this is quickly going to change. meteorologist, kari hall, leading our team coverage talking about the hot temperatures we are going to have. how hot are we talking? >> we are going to have a range of high temperatures, and if you are seeing fog and clouds now most likely it will stay in the 70s f