. >>> military veterans in contra costa county call jill martin is an angel and superhero who fights on the front lines so they don't have to. >> we get calls, how can i take care of dad, he's 90 years old. >> reporter: jill martin is made history as the first nonveteran and first woman hired in 1986 as a veteran service representative. sta rve ficewhich serves more than 9000 veterans a year, today. >> my main thing is caring. i just love what i do. >> reporter: it's in her blood. her grandfather served in the army in world war i, her father in world war ii. her son, a retired navy commander in the persian gulf. >> this is going to fight on okinawa. >> reporter: for 25 years, jill helped many elderly veterans and their families through the often painstaking process of filing for federal and state benefits. once jill pushed through a 2 1/2 year claim for a 94-year- old women's army corps veteran from world war ii. >> got the retro check for $37,000, she died three days later. >> reporter: gail says the process has improved. >> my quickest pension claim was 11 days. haof evhing that ne

shop "today" with jill martin. >> you think trampolines are dangerous. congrats to you and a new comedy 1940s music's breaks out what they're great in it. legendary lorne michaels is a part of it a lot to talk about. >>> and the "3rd hour today," sheinelle sits down and opens about her daughter's rise as a daughter, mogul and now a mother. >> looks like tara crashed the party. >>> tomorrow back rockin' the plaza for our citi music series. >> cannot way to see the award-winning country duo. mr. roker, how's the weather going to be? >> not too bad a look at the weekend and what we're looking at for tomorrow. a flood threat in the northeast. fire danger out west and heavy rain moves in to the they need the rain sunday -- sunday -- near record highs in the northwest and the western sctered showers in the mid-atlantic states. lower mississippi river valley, and sunshine through the great >>> good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we look at the seven-day forecast for the inland areas, it will be actually cooler today compared to what we'll have this week

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. >>> and jill martin is getting morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia.r use. the city council just approved new rules asking people to reduce their water usage by 20%. they'll also limit how much water is trucked out of the city and limit the irrigation to two days a week. the move is to reduce the strain on napa's primary source of water. let's get a look at the forecast for this wednesday morning. midweek, how are we looking? >> it's still dry as we start out this morning, but at least temperatures have been cooler and it's all clear as we get a live look outside in dublin. our temperatures today, mostly in the upper 70s and low 80s, toward the inland valley, 79 for a high in san jose. as we go through this forecast, cooling off a couple more degrees before the end of the week and then we warm up into the upper 80s. but overall not too bad here as the fog lingers in san francisco, our highs here will be in the mid-60s. laura? >> looks pretty good. thank you so much. >>> thank you for joining us. i'll be back with another local news update for you in ab

-- >> did you say juvie >> i did i'm not carson daly, but back in the '90s -- >>> still ahead, jill martinthang up! >>> and good morning, it is 8:26, i'm marcus washington. tighter water restrictions now taking effect for some customers in the north bay. there are new rules limiting sprinkler use to once a week. and weekend sprinkler use no longer allowed. dripper indication is now limited to two days a week and only allowed today in mill valley. fines for violators start at $250. >>> let's get a look at that forecast for you. kari hall is taking a look at the temps for us. going to be a hot one for some of us. >> yes, we'll see some really hot temperatures over the next few days. inland areas, reaching into the triple digits in some of the hottest spots mainly in the eat bay and spots like fairfield, ukiah, as well as down in gilroy. so we are looking at some extreme temperatures leading into the weekend with our high temperatures peaking, hot temperatures peaking on saturday. we will see it gradually coming down and by early next week, we'll catch some relief especially on tuesday and we

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also in the 9:00 hour, jill martin is going to stop by with tips on refreshing your morning routine.a lot to look forward to next week on "today," including my conversation with 11 young stars of the u.s. olympic swim team who are ready to shine in tokyo. >>> and chip and joanna gaines will be here in person in studio 1a live as they launch their own magnolia tv network. >>> before all of that, how about one more check of the weather? janice, how are we looking >> we showed you flooding across the northeast earlier from elsa, and also across south texas. now there's the risk of flooding across the upper midwest and the northern plains. 12 million people at risk for severe weather in this area today. damaging winds, 75 miles per hour or higher hail the size of golf balls and a few tornadoes are possible as wewell these storms are being caused by an area of low pressure rolling along a cold front towards st. louis. they'll spark late in the day and continue overnight so flooding rains are a likelihood for parts of iowa and missouri and back through kansas also they're looking at a lot