damian: i'm damian trujillo at the white house, and nbc bay area celebrates hispanic heritage month.well, i keep so many quotes of my grandfather very close to me because he, you know, was both a role model but also a hero, and ieel really fortunate to have had the opportunity to, you know, get to grow up with him and see him in action and, you know, ride alongside him and march alongside him on so many ways, and there's one in particular, for me, that really kind of sings true and that i oftentimes share, and it's his quote where he says, "when social change begins, it cannot be reversed. you cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. you cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. you cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore." and it's, just, to me, a really powerful reminder of why we continue to do this work and why we continue to, you know, serve the american people. damian: you didn't have a choice, growing up, right? you didn't have an option, social justice, the fight for social justice. it was in you. julie: exactly, you know, i--my parents tell a sto

that's why it's also hispanic heritage month.r individuals are looking to be a part of such an important month, you know, this is it and we'd love to hear from you guys and see how we can get you guys to participate because it's a community event and it takes community be there for community. and in this case we also know that there's a lot of changes happening in san jose, from, you know, a crisis, a lot of people are being kind of moved out because they can't afford this anymore because of the new technology buildings coming in. and so in a way it's just also a space where we're able to celebrate our heritage and just be together in unity. damian: i mean, we could have had this over at the fairgrounds where a lot of our events are taking place or at emma prusch park in east san jose; but you're going for downtown san jose, plaza de cesar chavez, which is pretty significant. flor: we want to have the loudest music and the--you know, i don't know if you've seen the--i'm sure you have. they're surrounded by buildings, right? but t

just in time for hispanic heritage month . >> when i was in high school i took a salsa class at a senior citizen facility. it was so cute. we would switch partners, i got to dance with all these old guys. >> need to get to work with an old guy every morning. >> just, any salsa moves? >> i don't. but i will say, all those people out there dancing were dealing with some record breaking numbers. but really, the focus of the forecast, it's not about the record-breaking heat, it's about the record breaking rainfall totals. current conditions, still morphing to the north and max sustained winds at around 30 miles an hour. as we wake up this morning, in l.a. county, they got close to seven inches in areas . as we take a look at some other cities locally, malibu at five inches, 4 1/2, in palm springs. this was a huge storm that was guided by two major areas of high and low pressure. this morning, it is still widespread anywhere from siskiyou county, toward los angeles county. and we will get some of that in the bay area. later this afternoon he could see some pop-up storms in areas like concord