. >>> first, how caldor fire is using artificial intelligence to help them spot fires before they have a chance to spread. >>> the poor air quality we have had over the last several days is coming from wildfires burning near the oregon border. the upcoming rain will not only improve our air quality, but hopefully give firefighters a leg up on the fires. >> they are also getting a leg up on detecting fires before they spread with the help of thousands of cameras across caldor fire and local departments. they can spot local flames the moment they pop up and then computers run a software routine to detect changes in the video and spot even the faintest hit hint of something on the horizon. >> there is nothing on the horizon. then, something appears on the horizon . the camera will pick that up and say, that is not normal. >> we have had successive fires overnight that had gone undetected that we were able to suppress before a 911 phone call had even come into command centers. >> the pilot program works so well that california recently expanded it to all 21 of its dispatch centers, and the

this was south lake tahoe two years ago when the caldor fire was still burning. i was up there at the time, and it doesn't even tell the story how bad it was. air pollution was so bad it set records. in recent years south lake tahoe was stuck with hazard out air quality because of the smoke drifting into the basin. we have made it easy, go to nbcbayarea.com/airquality and just team your address into the map search box to see what it's like where you live. >>> the actions of a conservative advocacy group is triggering condemnation from the san jose city council, from some members. the group called informed parents of silicon valley has been out handing out flyers outside of schools and those flyers blast schools for teaching critical race theory. what they call a controversial curriculum. ian cull has more. >> reporter: today south bay political and community leaders say it's time to speak up denouncing a group called informed parents of silicon valley which has been handing out flyers like this one at south bay schools. >> we will not stand silent as they go afte

. >> we were hit with the caldor fire, had record snow in december and were shoveling 17 feet off jetskisoats. >> the fact they had this incredible inspiration to pick up all the trash from the lake, it was just a perfect match for the artistic process. >> reporter: artist joel dean stockdale and yostina samacova built the sculpture which takes on the form of a bald eagle and trout. >> we are so grateful the team trusted us. >> reporter: the base representing a ponderosa pine is made from anchor chains and rope. the fish is a mosaic of sunglasses and fishing gear and the eagle's feathers were formed using buoys and bumpers. >> all the material has a story. everything we use in our everyday lives. >> reporter: while this is a small representation of what was pulled from the blue waters of lake tahoe, the message couldn't be more clear. >> taking what used to be hunks of garbage and now it's a pristine, clean, beautiful reminder to protect lake tahoe moving forward in the future. >> hats off to them! let's keep it pristine and clean. >>> let's head over to paul heggen now in our state of th

also from here, she says she's helped track both the electra and caldor fires three and the miles. and then we look at the smoke that we're going to call in, standing at over 3000ft in elevation, giving a unique and extremely helpful perspective, this tradition of fire. watch dating back to 1928 being carried out every day to help ensure the safety of the many communities. northern californians call home. and again, that was erin heft reporting a driver of a pickup truck was rescued from the bottom of a ravine after driving over the edge of a cliff five days earlier. crews near bakersfield and kern county found the driver yesterday after receiving a report of a badly damaged truck that plunged over a cliff. authorities say crews placed the driver in a stretcher and then used a rope to lift that driver to safety. the person was then airlifted to the hospital. still no word on the driver's condition. all righty. taking a look at the long range model, i want you to see the trends this week. and this is basically tonight you see the showers out in nevada. those are showers that went ra

also from here, she says she's helped track both the electra and caldor fires three and the miles. and then we look at the smoke that we're going to call in standing at over 3000ft in elevation, giving a unique and extremely helpful perspective. this tradition of fire watch dating back to 1928 being carried out every day to help ensure the safety of the many communities. northern californians call home. a driver of a pickup truck was rescued from the bottom of a ravine after driving over the edge of cliff five days earlier. crews near bakersfield and kern county found the driver saturday after receiving a report of a badly damaged truck that plunged over cliff. authorities say crews placed the driver in a stretcher and then used a rope lift to rather use a rope to lift the driver to safety. the person was airlifted to the hospital. still no word this morning on the driver's condition. on 418. your morning your time this morning. steve paulson in the weather center today is going to be a lot warmer today, huh? i wouldn't say a lot warmer. it'll be more sunshine. how's that? that's a