when the waters rise given mendel goes for his camera. he takes photos of people in areas hit by flooding. the people seen in them haven't yet come through the disaster. and like them he himself stands in the midst of the flood waters. the 3rd look to photograph from a boat you know because i think if i'm standing in the water i can position myself in a way where i make the best photographs and obviously it's a dangerous difficult place to be but i've said this something of. being in the flood zone which i phone you want to create to be very compelling. you stand shoulder to shoulder with the disaster victims. the photographer has been traveling to flood zones for some 12 years now collecting material for his long term project drowning world. he was inspired by becoming a father. he wanted to give his children some idea of the challenges their world would be facing in the future. with climate change you know in the last 20 years there's been more flooding i think we're looking towards a future where flooding is going to become you know a

. >>> and howie mendell stopped by kelly clarkson's show today. known for being a germaphobe, how he says he is dealing with the judges. we'll talk about that. he will talk about that on "the kelly clarkson show" here on nbc bay area coming up for you at 3:00 this afternoon. ur part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. >>> in colorado today, new calls for justice for elijah mcclain. the 23-year-old who died shortly after an arrest nearly ten months ago. the governor now appointing the state's attorney general as a special prosecutor in that case. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest. >>> stop. i have a right to stop you -- >> reporter: this morning, calls for criminal charges are mounting after three police officers in aurora, colorado, stopped elijah mcclain last august. they had gotten a call about a suspicious man wearing a mask and waving his arms. his f

mendel sees himself as both an artist and an activist. these prince are part of a set of what are called drowning world shields which are actually there were produced for the protests around the cup $21.00 conference in paris we made just under a 100 of them as. part of climate change versus. demonstrators in paris made good use of the. climate protests have long since become a mass phenomenon echoing them mental says the apocalypse is already happening. in italy was working to. highlight the crisis which could destroy the lives of my children but as things are looking now this really could destroy my life you know i think we could be looking at huge comical and calamity within the next 10 to 15 years. artists are often among the 1st to see the signs of the times. in november 29000 swiss television was filming a new episode of the crime series touch or. screen it was about murder and mayhem but off camera there was a greater focus on the environment. the film industry needs to go green for example hollywood is one of the biggest polluters

supervisor rafael mendel meant will lead a virtual news conference to unveil this legislation.d ban natural gas appliances. all new houses and commercial buildings, this measure would affect construction projects that apply for permits beginning next year. restaurant projects would have an extra year to comply. the state appeals court ruled that a toll increase on seven state owned bridges that voters approved in 2018 is indeed legal. 55% of voters approved regional measures three. the taxpayers association challenged this in court saying the toll is a tax so it should require a two thirds vote under state law. but the first district court of appeals ruled that bridge tolls are a fee for entrance to or use of state property and is not a tax. tomorrow, the toll of the golden gate bridge will go up along with the golden gate ferry rates. the money will go to maintaining the bridge as well as the fairies. also help the district recoup revenue loss during this pandemic. traffic on the bridge is still down about 40% from pre- pandemic levels. most drivers will be paying an extra $.3