garvin thomas is here with tonight's "bay area proud" showing how all that work and a lot of it, garvinfinally paying off. >> jess, to understand just this one part of dr. dick post's work you have to understand flywheel technology. i'll explain the way he did to me. think of a potter's wheel. it's wound up and charged with energy by kicking or pushing it. then that energy is stored and slowly released by the spinning wheel. it's an old concept that dr. post always believed had a place in the modern world, and his vision is tonight's "bay area proud." it may not feel like it at times, but the wind doesn't always blow atop the altamont pass. it's in those rare calm moments that one of the challenges of relying on renewable energy to power our world is laid bare. just how do you store all this energy so the lights say on when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine? it is a thoroughly modern problem for which dr. dick post had an answer nearly 40 years ago. >> well, the idea is the rotating wheel will store energy. >> in 1973, to be exact, is when dr. post, a livermore national la

i'm garvin thomas in for kris sanchez. i heard you say cookie cutter day. >> carbon copy. temperature will be a degree or two cooler in some locations but we'll starting off pretty mild this morning. clouds move in overnight acted as insulation at the surface. a very mild start to 60 already in san francisco. oakland, livermore as well. sanyo say at 62 to start the day. same for santa rosa. we had clouds that made their way through overnight. those clouds are hanging on. we are expecting to get rid of these clouds. really just a few low stratus

nbc bay area's garvin thomas is here now with his story. >> reporter: janelle, taking things that areroken and fixing them. in the world of business, they call someone who does that with a company a turn-around specialist. but what do you call someone who does that with the broken relationships of former inmates and their families? on the peninsula, they call him pastor andre harris. his work is tonight's "bay area proud." >> reporter: it's sunday morning at the corner of wheats and clark in east palo alto. pastor andre harris, spreading the gospel. he is here every week with his voice, pastor harris aims to change his worshippers' lives. >> has it been bad for somebody in this church? i'm talking about, has it been real bad? >> reporter: although it must be said, it was not a voice, rather a need, that changed his. >> my senior year, i had a bad knee injury. >> reporter: in the mid 7 '70s, andre harris was a gifted high school athlete, a star with a bright future, until his knee went bad and life eventually followed suit. >> pretty much just starting immersing myself in a negative li

. >> garvin thomas introduces us to a former 49er now offering a foreclosure alternative to people atosing their home. >>> plus -- >> it was like standing really close to a campfire. and i'm going, this is not the heat of the day. this is the heat of the fire getting closer to us. >> incredible home video and an incredible story to go along with it. a family in the path of colorado's fire shares their evacuation experience. >>> welcome back. firefighters in colorado say they are finally gaining ground on that large wildfire burning near colorado springs. and tonight it's about 45% contained. the fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes and killed two people since it started eight days ago. tonight authorities lifted some evacuation orders. nbc's bill folsom talked to one family who had just minutes to flee their home. >> reporter: 60-mile-an-hour winds pushing smoke and flames. >> forget it. let's go. >> reporter: home video shows what the marler family saw. >> we were leaving, and i was panicked because i couldn't find my cat. >> reporter: also what they experienced evacuating their home

i'm garvin thomas in for kris sanchez. i heard you say cookie cutter day. >> carbon copy. temperature will be a degree or two cooler in some locations but we'll starting off pretty mild this morning. clouds move in overnight acted as insulation at the surface. a very mild start to 60 already in san francisco. oakland, livermore as well. sanyo say at 62 to start the day. same for santa rosa. we had clouds that made their way through overnight. those clouds are hanging on. we are expecting to get rid of these clouds. really just a few low stratus clouds moving through the bay area. wind shifting to more offshore so that means things will warm up up. as you look at that vantage point from space, not much cloud cover in open water. we're expecting to see plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. 78 in san jose today. 77 in los gatos. cooler in ail ma er ier in alam. giants game, temperature will be nice and comfortable and wind won't be too gusty so not much hope carrying that ball out. >> sounds like a day to get outside and enjoy

specialist garvin had a nickname "tater" given to him by his father cliff. that's because when he was born on july 4, 1989, he weighed a little more than five pounds. wow said cliff to his wife, nate's mother melanie. he's not much bigger than a sack of taters. the nickname stuck. nate may have been on the small side but he did not shy away from risk. he was the daredevil of the family, melanie remembers. as soon as he was old enough to walk, he had no fears. as he grew, he would climb trees to the tiptop to get on top of roofs, scaring his mother, of course. one story goes to show just how tough nate was. when he was still just in grade school, nate's shoulder blade got dislocated and the school nurse called his parents to come pick nate up and take him to the doctor. they did, but somehow in the short time between picking nate up from school and driving to the doctor's office, nate managed to pop his own shoulder back into place. he did it showing no pain at all, says melanie. the doctor was shocked, along with his dad and i. nate's toughness, including st

steve garvin stepped down but remained a board member until last night. an internal investigation found that garvin was brief twiced about sandusky but did not share what he knew with the entire board. he's the first board member to resign from the wake of this scandal. >>> a wake county man accused of exposing himself to several women has been arrested outside of the manufacturing company where he works. he's suspected in half a dozen flashing incidents. these involve women either walking or jogging along. the deputies say several picked him out of a lineup. >>> 19-year-old nathanial schmidt is charged with four ontario counts of wild land arson and five misdemeanor charges of making a false emergency report. the fires occurred between july of to you 11 and june of this year. >>> 7:19. police in utah say -- police utah say a couple suspected of a crime spry escaped -- police in utah saw a couple of suspected of a -- say a mum suspected of crime -- say a couple suspected of crime sprees have been caught. >>> there are reports that wesley shermantine conte

. >> thanks so much, garvin. >>> a bit of a cooldown now. it was 78 degrees where i was hiking today. >> i was going to say, you are very happy. that's the number that you like, janelle, 78. a lot of 70s across the bay area. the marine layer and fog has been with us for the past two days, keeping numbers down. in fact, we're finding some of the coolest air at this hour in the north bay. 64 in santa rosa. 73 in novato. let's take you out live to the hd sky camera network outside. in san francisco, well, we're fogged in. there's the low cloud cover. we're not going to see the break too soon here for tonight. that's going to stay with us for tomorrow morning. one spot that's used to the fog that hasn't had too much, that is london. we've been hearing throughout the entire show, the opening ceremony just one day. $42 million spent on that opening ceremony. it is going to be spectacular. your coverage right here on nbc. we're going to have some changes on that forecast coming up. but let's get you back to the weather boards. what we're noticing i

garvin: but the rates that are being charged for water are insufficient to replace existing systems and to expand existing systems. narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance and eventual upgrades has resulted in a considerable repair and replacement backlog. allbee: on a national scale, if you looked at what we're spending now, and you looked at the additional investment requirements over the next 20 years, there's a $540 billion difference. man: so one of the greatest challenges is to reflect true value pricing. so that the citizens and businesses that rely on water and wastewater infrastructure systems are actually paying for it.

trustee steve garvin submitted his resignation last night. he was chairman of the board of trustees with the sandusky scandal unfolded. he was the target of criticism for his handling of joe paterno's ouster. many board members say they were not informed enough about the charges against sandusky. some have called for the entire board to resign. so far there's no indication that's going to happen. >>> a bill aimed at blocking controversial costco gas station in montgomery county may be unconstitutional. the bill prohibits large gas stations being built within 1,000 feet of schools and rec centers. they dafted it after residents raised concerns a station at costco next to the ewheaton mal was too close to a school. supporters of the bill say that opinion ignores the bill's purpose which is to protect public health. >>> 4:38 is our time right now. ahead on "news4 today," a recall of thousands of suvs. we'll tell you why owners should stop driving immediately. >>> also ahead, fallout from george zimmerman's first television interview. how that is

it happened at 15th and garvin streets. investigators say the two men fired as many as 20 shots. they rushed the victim to the hospital. they are still not clear what led up to that shooting. >>> berkeley's pro poeted ban, they may not be able to file a lawsuit and head to court. here is more about a wild city council meeting that went into the night, christian? >> reporter: what a difference a few hours makes, berkeley city hall is quiet but that was not the case last night. at this point it's still unclear if they will have their say on the issue. it ended at about midnight amidst singing and confusion. >> this motion is out-of-order. take your seats. >> reporter: after a lengthy debate, the council voted to put the sit lay on the ballot but the overwhelming people attending oppose the measure staying would violate the rights of those who have nowhere else to go. and city leaders say it will encourage economic growth. >> this measure is the final piece of the puzzle that is needed to make our commercial districts welcoming. >> it doesn't stop people from being on the streets it

i'm garvin thomas in for kris sanchez. let's check your forecast with rob. >> it's tough to top that picture. >> have a good morning. >> we have sunshine inland, kind of a warm start. if you can start the morning, look at that, 63 in livermore. some orange in the hills. the hill tops in the east bay, 70 degrees or warmer this morning. we're seeing a bit of a battle. the marine air trying to push into fairfield, southwest winds at 16 but still some hot air inland across the hill tops. between the two, the coast will start to see cooling, hour by hour. the inland temperatures by livermore, upper 90s well inland. more cooling around the bay, more cooling on the coast. the real cooling arrives as we get through the start of the work week. a full look at today's hot temperature and rest of the seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you very much. >>> now to the shooting in colorado. this morning it is a nation in mourning. prayers being said for the vimgsz of one of our nation's worse mass shootings. we're learning more about t

. >> reporter: garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> and it is time to check in with meteorologist robst, which includes quite a heat wave. >> it has been nice for the weekend, we're talking about a heat wave coming our way, the short term forecast, low clouds, back for the afternoon, temperatures mostly low 80s, 90s, starting tuesday the temperatures will start to go up. close to 100 degrees. so you can see the story on the satellite view, with all the low clouds during the day, and the sea breeze keeping the temperatures down. but we'll start to see the marine layer getting squished down to the coast, the peninsula, the inner bay. and that will allow the temperatures to climb. as high pressure builds inland, you will see the numbers climbing, going up more so by tuesday, wednesday, the areas you see there in the red, north bay, south of san jose, have a good chance of climbing above, to perhaps near 100 degree territory. monday, 80s, low 90s in the forecast. around the south bay if you notice around the valley, numbers creeping up a little bit for monday afternoon. that should still

i'm garvin thomas.her hot day. >> inland i think we'll see mid up toer 90s again but we're seeing more low clouds across the bay today. san francisco and the coast you'll see a little cooldown. look at the numbers inland. 60s to start the day in livermore and near san jose. wind is picking up, a hint of the sea breeze or onshore wind starting to pick up as we look at satellite/radar view. for the bay area we'll warm quickly, east bay inland valleys. 1:00, like yesterday, likely around lunchtime, mid-90s inland. upper 90s. by :00 the sea breeze will pick up, cooling down a little more rapidly this evening than yesterday where it was toasty all the way through 8:00. today, not much change inland. probably not near 100 degrees like yesterday, but upper 90s. kind of semantics. both are pretty hot. then we'll cool off significantly toward the middle part of the week, 70s and 80s inland. >>> two heavy hitters are swinging through the bay area, president obama and mitt romney will both be here today. president

. >> a letter that was revealed by freeh says that steve garvin was questioning senior leadership abouthat was going on campus and it clearly showed he knew of something. >> i think that as ken tried to go through the timeline of what we knew when, i think that the first mistake as was already mentioned was not paying enough attention the articles that came out back in march of 2011. so it started from there. >> [ inaudible ] >> the report is new. we're just seeing it. we saw it for the first time today. you can be sure we'll be digesting further below the four people who were already named who knew what. >> another question. should joe paterno still be honored. >> that was penn state responding to the worst scandal in sports history that goes beyond sports into legality, masculinity, the abuse of power and left many lives destroyed. tissue of joe paterno's legacy being destroyed is minimal by comparison. steve this is personal four as a long time penn state fan, now ex-penn state fan, now hearing them respond after judge freeh's report how do you feel now >> a lot of people that admire

i'm garvin thomas. anthony will tell us, is that blue sky going to make it through today?good news. >> we're looking at a carbon copy of yesterday. if you enjoyed yesterday's temperatures, you'll enjoy today. starting off with a little fog in san francisco, but mostly cloudy skies. mild, 60 already in the peninsula. nu 672 in san jose. we're starting off in some locations about 10 degrees warmer than we would on any given day, especially in san francisco. now, highs today will top out in the mid up toer 70s. in fact, we're looking at a few 60s. san francisco, topping out at 6 today. 78 in san jose. 80 fairfield. as we head towards this upcoming work week, things really start to warm up. by fourth of july, some of us will be flirting with 90s, even at the coast temperatures close to 70 degrees. not a bad week at all. we could use a little rain, but we won't see much, maybe a little f in the morning hours. >> great, anthony. >>> a san francisco 49ers recovering from an off the field injury he suffered while hosting a house party. the sheriff's department responded to gunshot

. >>> richmond police are out there searching for two men blamed for an overnight shooting on garvin street. investigators say the two men on the bikes fired about 20 shots at the man walking down the street. now, an emergency helicopter rushed that man to the hospital. he's in serious but stable condition. it's still not clear what led up to the shooting. >>> there's new developments after a very noisy meeting. the city of berkeley decided to put the sitting ban on the ballot. however, christien kafton, who is in berkeley right now, says there's still some doubt as to whether this will go to a public vote. what's going ton, christian? >> reporter: just about four minutes ago, i got off the phone with one of the members. you can see a person sitting on the sidewalk here in berkeley. the proposed ballot measure would outlaw sitting and lying in the city of berkeley on the sidewalks here. even though the council did vote last night on the issue and did vote to put the issue on the november ballot, it's still unclear when and if voters will have their say on the vote on the issue. we sh