here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. >> thank you so much for joining us. for the next 30 minutes, you'll meet some amazing people who go above and beyond to make the bay area a better place to live and as you'll see in our first story, that includes under the bay, in this case monterrey bay. bill shepherd fell in love with scuba diving after his first dive a few years ago. and the san jose man will go to great lengths to protect that world he loves. to the people of pacific grove, so used to so many beautiful sight, it had to be one of the stranger ones they've seen in quite some time. as strange to see bill shepherd says as it was to be a part of. >> this has got to look ridiculous. it's so uncomfortable. i'm dying of heat. i'll say it. you'll edit it out, but there was some serious chafing going on. >> reporter: the day was august 24th, a sunday. bill, along with his son aaron, and a dozen other members of the scuba squad dive club, were spending the day diving the waters of monterrey bay off of lover's point. it was after his last dive of the day, thoug

. >> christina making us aware of the weather and garvin thomas making us bay area proud. >> he's an absolutely amazing individual. every single person he comes into contact with, he touches. >> we will show you an unlikely friendship between a hollywood actor and a special olympian and the movie that they are making together. insurance companies are spending millions of dollars trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. save money and save lives. yes on 46. >>> well, here's a heart warming story. a remarkable journey from mentorship, friendship, to a partnership. >> now the story of these two men is not done yet. next stop, hollywood. nbc bay area's garvin thomas has the story about special needs and special friends. >> i recently spent the day on the golf course with john vogel a

garvin thomas is giving out bay area proud pins for people who give him ideas. please e-mail garvin if you have an idea for a bay area proud. >>> let's check your weather with rob mayeda. >> well, we are seeing those temperatures rise quickly around the bay area. here's the culprit, a summer-sized ridge of high pressure giving us offshore winds today, likely the hottest days for areas around the coast and inner bay. through saturday, at least one more hot day inland before a pattern change, which will eventually bring up a stronger sea breeze by sunday. but in the meantime, heat advisory for today, may see it extend into saturday, this for all areas around the bay area, even the coastline, temperatures in the 90s, hottest into the evening from noon to 7:00 and air quality also an issue with relatively light winds around the valley. spare the air day, as well, from friday. the temperatures through the day around the south bay, from lunchtime to 3:00, the numbers really starting to soar. mid to upper 90s possible, especially south of downtown. without a strong sea

we'll talk more about that rain coming up in our next report. >> as garvin thomas says, for now.ou. >>> across the bay area last night people paused at 5:04 in the evening to remember the exact moment when the loma prieta earthquake struck 25 years ago. 63 people died in that 6.9 quake. it is a disaster that left indelible changes to our cities and a call for getting ready for the next big one became louder. there were solemn remembrances yesterday, but an uplifting story involves the marriott marquis. it was swinging last night. it was a celebration of the opening day that happened exactly 25 years ago on the same day as the devastating 1989 quake. 5:04, hundreds of hotel employees bowed their heads in prayer and marked the moment the quake struck. more than 200 were there on the day and still work at the hotel 25 years later. >> it was extremely loud. sounded like a train. it just shook like crazy. >> the noise, i remember, hearing through that kitchen. it felt like the building was coming down on top of the second floor. >> although there was devastation all around, the hotel

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, this isn't your average treadmill. how this walk is teaching us about mountain lions. plus -- >> when i left it was pretty bad. >> they fought in wars and now fighting here at home. fighting the va system for years just to get dentures or other serious dental work. we investigate. >>> good saturday morning at 7:29, taking a live look outside san francisco from our emeryville camera. the sun shining on what should be a hot day. a few degrees cooler than we've seen the last few days though. good morning and thank you for joining us. i'm kira klapper. >> you see the clear skies. no fog right now. gorgeous start to the morning. not too windy outside. 50s and 60s from around emeryville and oakland to san francisco. san francisco is the warm spot this morning. you don't often see that. notice not as hot for san francisco today. about 85. san jose 93, 95, still up in the north bay. those temperatures again, looking at heat advisory from oakland to hayward to san francisco into pal

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay."coming up, we investigate ride share drivers caught breaking the law. why the punishment may not be enough to deter them. >>> plus, thousands of photos leaked. the major breach from a messaging app and why the company says it's not to blame. >>> at 7:30 on this saturday morning, taking a live look outside on the san francisco bay with the bay bridge just behind, the "uss america." this is the navy's newest amphibious assault ship in the bay for fleet week this weekend. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm kira klapper with anthony slaughter fresh back from hawaii, with a look at your micro climate forecast. you brought the heat back. it was cooling down. >> and the waves, too. looking at some of these wave heights, 20 feet? that's remarkable. >> you brought them. >> thank me later. let's talk about your weekend forecast. if you are headed down to fleet week, it's going to be summerlike. san francisco will reach into the low 70s today and for tomorrow. our inland valleys are with

here is garvin thomas with today's "bay area proud." >> the history in san jose's high school comes not but the people who walked its halls. it's something they want their students to remember. just how they are choosing to do it in this bay area proud. it takes a special teacher to get this many teenagers out of bed and into a pool at this hour of the morning. even more special when you consider it is a math teacher that has these girls swimming lap after lap. a math teacher, by the way, none of them ever had or likely even knew. that is because claire died of breast cancer almost a decade ago. yet even fall at san jose's presentation high school, the lanes are full of students and adults swimming to remember claire and raise money to fight breast cancer and fund a scholarship in her name. >> she was a quiet force here. for sure. >> amy did have claire as a teacher and later when a teacher herself, as a colleague. >> she was quiet, kind, the grandmother next door and made everybody feel good about themselves. >> as good a teacher as claire was though, it was her bravery while battling

garvin thomas is here with our bay area proud series. >> that technology developed at lawrence berkley national labs makes a digital map of the surface of old recordings, then turns them into sound. it's been used on some very historic recordings and as you'll see in this bay area proud, very personal ones, as well. there is a place in endover, massachusetts, where they are experts at preserving histories, like a hospital for old books, documents, and photographs, a place they go to get their lives extended, or in the case of this 70-year-old 78 rpm broken record, be brought back to life. 21st century technology recovering 20th century sound that matt has waited decades to hear. >> i think i'm going to have to hold my breath, because it's going to be emotional. >> reporter: the sound on that record, you see, is the voice of matt's grandfather, ray. lieutenant ray skryia flew 50 missions over southern europe during the second world war. he returned to the states, started a family, became a pharmacist, and eventually moved to the bay area. he passed away when his grandson matt was just 8

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> great story that only garvin has a knack for finding. what a gift that he's ginn to those kids. >> yes, and i bet the kids take better care of their equipment because they know their teacher has done it himself. >> yep. put a personal investment. really great story there. >>> let's move along, 11:47 right now on your wednesday. big stakes here on our weather front. >> no pressure, rob. >> i think we're going to deliver. in 13 minutes, we can leave the newscast and enjoy beautiful weather outside right now. closing in on 70 degrees in san francisco, 67 right now, 63 in san jose. and you notice instead of the fog we're seeing high clouds filling on in. this is the view after and around sunrise from sunol there in the east bay hills. you can see the high clouds looking to the west, moving from west to east, coming at you right there in the camera lens. thin high clouds, outer fringe of a storm system, but in the meantime, we're seeing a ridge of high pressure keeping things dry and warming up our temperatures. alameda, 72 degrees. 72 in wal

nbc bay area's garvin thomas has today's bay area proud. >> christian prep school founded in the early '90s, they talk a lot there about honor, and as you'll see in this bay area proud, they back it up, as well. at the kings academy in sunnyvale, reservations are just about complete on their brand new quad. new concrete, new awnings, new landscaping, all making it much more attractive. but it's the new screws holding up the old plaque that are the most meaningful. >> we wanted to make sure those plaques were displayed in a more honorable way. >> reporter: director of operations for the kings academy. >> anything that needs scheduling or building or renovating probably it is something that falls into my category. >> reporter: which is why it was matt's job to figure out what to do with the 23 bronze plaques that had been displaced by the renovation, one for each graduating class from 1958 to 1980, but not graduates of this school. kings academy, you see, occupies the campus that was once home to sunnyvale high school. the district closed that school in the early '80s, but left their pla

garvin thomas has the story. >> this family is a little different. first off, we normally profile people who live in the bay area. this family does not. they did, however, make the bay area a little bit nicer with their special brand of service. >> little different than at home. >> reporter: it takes a special kind of adventure to make a family of eight traveling in an rv work for them. >> real fancy on breakfast here. >> reporter: but then again, this family of phoenix, arizona, is special in a number of ways. >> all right. here we go. >> reporter: first of all, tammie and greg didn't drive with their six kids ages 17 to 7 all the way to north california just to see the sights. >> look, you guys, there's the ocean. >> reporter: they came here to do chores. in a place they don't live for a family they've never met. >> if you can get a teenager to think about somebody other than themselves, you know, that's a big deal. >> reporter: the family's unique journey started with a very common problem, how to get their kids to do chores around their house. >>

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> great story, garvin. >> it really is. >>> let's check in with anthonys one big word to let everybody know about. it's rain. >> it happens tomorrow for the rush hour commute. we have it pointed toward the coastline, watching that fog roll. in report news from pacifica and half moon bay drizzle, and even in daly city that will continue as we head towards the morning hours. and then tomorrow morning for the rush hour, right when the sun is about to come up, that's when we're going to see the showers arriving. light to moderate rain activity. skies will eventually clear and head towards the south and the east bay, ending for most of us by about 3:00, 4:00. it will be chilly tomorrow. look at the numbers. only 65 degrees in the san francisco. in the north bay, low 70s expected there. and even in the south bay, same deal. now the thing about this rain again as i mentioned, it's going to start in the north bay and work toward the south bay. if you live in san jose, chances are you won't see the rain until about lunch time tomorrow. here is the storm system you

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> pretty incredible in showing just what one terrific teach kerr doviously a problem, but a solution too. >> absolutely. we'll be right back. >>> well, it was a hot day. a good day for a cold beer. and the beer was certainly flowing on the peninsula for the festival inspired by the end of oktoberfest. a 7,000-square-foot tent helped the beer drinkers stay school during the second annual mountain view oktoberfest. they took over the parking lot behind steinz. >> it had bratwurst, spetsle. it helped raise money for scholarships and a nonprofit group that serves low-income families and the elderly. and she will drink to that. >> that's right. and those were not small beer glasses. >> steins, baby. thanks for joining us. have a great night. >>> 50 years after berkeley students sáarted a revolution, the stories behind the pictures. the people behind the movement. sit in for an nbc bay area special, the free speech movement. >> hello. i'm diane dwyer. in all social movements from the revolution to civil rights and beyond, history shows us that it takes a co

garvin thomas is here with our bay area proud series. >> reporter: that technology makes a digital mapordings, and then turns them into sound. it has been used on some very historic recordings, and very personal ones as well. there is a place in andover, massachusetts, where they are experts at preserving history. the northeast document conservation center is like a hospital for old books, documents, and photographs. a place they go to get their lives extended. or in the case of this 70-year-old 78 rpm broken record, be brought back to life. and matt has waited decades to hear it. >> i think i'm going to have to hold my breath, because it's going to be emotional. >> reporter: the sound on that record, you see, is the voice of matt's grandfather, ray. lieutenant ray flew 50 missions over southern europe in the second world war. matt says as a child, he used to pore over pictures of his grandfather at war, imagining the adventures. and that was good enough, for a kid. >> when i got older, my curiosity kind of went beyond that. i actually wanted to know some of the facts beyond just the p

garvin thomas is here with tonight's "bay area proud." >> it's hard, this is a story of the evolution of an attorney. johnny go go says when he started law school he was thinking about making money. but soon became passionate about just advertise and clearly compassion as well. in a culture captivated by the latest smartphones, there aren't many who are genuinely excited about getting their hands on a not so smart twice. but donna noel ton . >> reporter: she's development director for next door solutions to domestic violence for for years they've been asking people to donate all cell phones, which next door then turns into cash to help fund their work. they appreciate all donations. still, one recent gift stood out. not only the size, but the source. >> so when particularly a man walks in and he has a creative way to raise funds, raise awareness, i'm going to do something, it's very exciting for us. >> good morning, your honor -- >> reporter: the man in this case is johnny gogo, long-time santa clara county deputy district attorney. johnny says he joined the d.a.'s office in 1999 prep

here's garvin thomas with our "bay area proud" series. >> dexter harris is the young man's name. he played football at american high school in fremont, until six months shy of graduation, a run-in with the law landed hyme in juvenile court. for many this would have been the first step down a bad path. thanks to committed adults, one in particular, it wasn't for dexter. breaking the school to prison pipeline was the topic of a recent summit at oakland's lany college. 350 educators, community leaders, and young people brainstorming ways to stop trouble in school from becoming a lifetime of trouble with the law. talking about doing basically what dexter harris has done. >> aside from going to school, playing football, it's like i had -- my household was kind of rough. >> reporter: six months shy of graduating high school, dexter made a bad decision. committed a crime. one he's still not comfortable talking about openly. >> i mean, you know, i don't want to get too much into details, but was running with the wrong crowd of guys. >> reporter: instead of jail a judge sent dexter to cam

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> we can all learn a bit from that story. >>> much more ahead, facebook wants to unfriend the dea. what the federal agency is going that has the social network calling foul. >>> the search called off for hannah graham. the discovery that search crews made this weekend. mmmmm. ring ring! ring ring! progresso. you soup people have my kids loving vegetables. well, vegetables... shhhhh! ...taste better in our savory broth. vegetables!? no, soup! oh, soup! loaded with vegetables. packed with taste. and now try new progresso chili. slow-simmered, homemade taste. >>> a wonderful sunday morning to you. take a live look outside. what you can see of the port of oakland on a foggy day. we'll show you sunrise over in palo alto. more of a crisp unblocked view on your sunday. good morning. thank you very much for joining us. i'm sam brock alongside anthony slaughter. fog and rain. >> that's what we're tracking over the next 24 hours. if you have plans and want to get outside and thinking about doing anything outside, it's going to be nice. this vantage point right now

garvin thomas shows us why we should be proud. >> and she is using those talents to benefit others. in this case, the independent police auditor's teen leadership council. she says her office is the only one in the country with a similar group of teenaged advisers. it is apparently not the only thing unique about the way she runs her office. >> on november 21st, 2013, the -- >> reporter: for someone who doesn't take herself seriously, she seems drawn to some very serious jobs. >> next question was, is the plan available to the public. >> reporter: for the past four years, she has been san jose's independent police auditor, representing the public in cases of alleged police misconduct. this following a 20-year career as a judge, presiding over the most serious of cases. >> we have to make a lot of very heavy decisions. i've sentenced people to life in prison, which really means death. they are never going to get out. >> reporter: she admits such jobs can take an emotional toll on those who haven't found a way to release the stress that comes with them. as for her, she found her way o

here's garvin thomas with today's bay area proud. >> it takes a special teacher to get this many teenagersut of bed and into a pool at this hour of the morning. even more special when you consider it is a math teacher that has these girls swimming lap after lap. a math teacher, by the way, none of them ever had or likely even knew. that is because claire bookser died of breast cancer almost a decade ago. yet each fall at san jose presentation high school, the lanes are full of students and adults swimming to remember claire and raise money to fight breast cancer and fund a scholarship in her name. >> she was a quiet force here, for sure. >> reporter: amy did have claire as a teacher and later a teacher herself, as a colleague. >> she was quiet, she was kind, she was the grandmother next door, and she made everybody feel good about themselves. >> reporter: as good a teacher as claire was, though, it was her bravery while battling cancer that most at presentation remember and admire. >> from claire i learned to, you know, have grace and dignity when you're battling an illness and to just kee

here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas.