live in san jose tonight, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> monte, thank you. >>> and still aheadt 11:00, an alaskan grizzly bear mauls a man from southern california. tonight how his camera could provide clues as to why the bear attacked him. >>> plus, rattled nerves. dozen of earthquakes shake southern california strong enough to knock mobile homes from their foundations. >>> also, the america's cup world series is now over, but not before a thrilling finish on the bay. >>> an earthquake magnitude 7.4 hit off the coast of el salvador triggering a tsunami warning for parts of central america. the warning's in effect for several areas including costa rica, nicaragua, el salvador, panama, and mexico. there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries, but we will continue to follow this breaking news and bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> hundreds of small to moderate earthquakes rattled southern california today, and tonight we're learning a hospital is being evacuated and the first day of school is postponed near the epicenter. the usgs says the str

it wasn't enough to win the game, nbc's bay area monte francis those us the hometown fans are awfully proud. >> a soldout crowd cheered on petaluma national at the boulevard cinema in downtown petaluma where hundreds of fans watched the u.s. championship game on the big screen. among them, the uncle of number 15 who scored a home run. >> it's awesome. it's cool. i mean, i couldn't be any more proud of him. >> the crowd had just about given up hope in the sixth inning, but then in one inning petaluma made up for a ten-run deficit tying tennessee. the game went into a seventh inning and ended with a win for tennessee 24-16. but petaluma fans did not go home hanging their heads. >> to see these kids come back like that, i've never seen anything like it. i'm sorry that they lost but i'm just so proud. >> it was crazy. they played really hard and the whole theater was going crazy. my throat hurts from screaming so loud. they played really good. i'm proud of them for going back and even though they lost, it feels like they won. >> seeing them come back, an amazing game really. would be grea

monte francis joins us from san jose this evening. monte, two extra words here. is there any leeway? >> reporter: that's right, two words. the water district is accused of making not one, but two mistakes. they may seem like small errors but could ending up costing the district in a very big way. $548 million. that's what the santa clara valley water district has to gain with a parcel tax renewal on the november ballot. now it's also what it stands to lose. >> i think it would be pretty good for taxpayers if they could save $548 million over the two words. that's $270 million per word. that's a pretty good deal for taxpayers. >> reporter: the silicon valley taxpayers association is threatening to sue over a ballot measure summary that was two words too long. under state law those summaries can only have 75 words and the district submitted it with 77. >> of course the big question is how could something like this happen to begin with? we have professionals working at these organizations. >> reporter: nbc bay area's political analyst, larry gerston, says the distri

. >> in san jose, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> back to school with a twist. there's a new grade level in california schools called transitional kindergarten and it fills the gap between preschool and kindergarten. the first day for the new class at the school district. it became a necessity after the new kindergarten cutoff age after the 2014 school year they'll have to be 50 years o--s old by september 2nd. many parents say it's a great jump start. >> we've been able to put him in this program and at no cost to us, it's another opportunity for him to get an early start on education. >> any type of jump start that you're able to give your kids is a good thing. it can't be bad. they can never learn too much. >> parents also say the new grade will help save them money on child care. >> a whale in vallejo, the biggest star was carried by flat bed truck and cargo planes at seaworld, san diego. a popular star, they reached o to sea world and tonight park administrators say she's adjusting well to the new pool. sea world says she'll join the park shows once she's r

in petaluma, monty monte francis, bay area news. >> one of the players said, everyone keeps asking usor our autograph. i don't even have an autograph yet. >> he's got to make it up, you know. >>> let's take a look at those temperatures right now. plenty of sunny skies and warm air inland. close to 90 in livermore. also 89 in livermore. we'll take you out live and you can see brilliant blue skies this afternoon. fog is building on the coastline but it's having a tough time move in at the moment. in the next 48 hours we're going to track a rather unusual system developing out in the system of alaska. that's going to drop down and we're not looking at too much major cold air with this. nothing in the way of rainfall. but this will help to increase winds up against the coastline. so that will get our fog machine going as we go throughout tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. that will keep 50s and 60s at the coastline and back for the interior valleys, not any kind of major heat. we'll see the numbers go up into tuesday and wednesday. tropical update, tropical storm isaac, you're traveling th

live in san francisco, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. it is day two of the 37th annual san jose pride weekend in san jose. today started with a prayer service in quad lup pay park led by guest reverend jay baker of the revolution church of new york. he shared with us what his message was for those in attendance. >> i think the message is love. you know, how can we love each other and not -- you know we're all going to have differences, sexuality, race, background but how can we find common ground to love one another. >> baker is the son of jim and tammy faye bakker. pride festivities continue till 7:00 tonight in san jose. >>> a fast-moving wildfire in northern california has forced thousands out of their homes. the fire is burning east of reading near the town of man then and heading toward the communities of somethingaltown and viola. the blaze already destroyed four homes and threatening nearly 4,000 other ones. the fires burn about 11 square miles and still not contained. investigators say it may have been sparked by lightning. >>> a

live in pedaluma, monte francis. >> the seat community welcomed a high profile guest today. u.s. she told the folks gathered in the temple that when she first started her job, president obama and attorney genric holder tasked all u.s. attorneys to reaching out to diverse communities. she wanted to reassure the community. >> this community unfortunately witnessed the worst of human behavior and the worst of human hatred. i hope that you have also seen the out pouring of support from americans around the country who are all truly heartbroken by what happened to this community. >> hague added that the seat community has the backing of the department of justice and state and local law enforcemented in working to prevent more has crimes in the future. a member of the f.b.i. was also enhanced. six people were killed, four others were injured when a gunman opened fire in oakcreek, wisconsin. >>> there have been four homicides in less than a week in san jose. the most recent, this morning when a man was shot to death on a 3000 block of vansil avenue. the question a lot of folks are askin

in petaluma, monte francis. >>> and still ahead, a soldier returning home from afghanistan.a rock star. we'll show you what kid rock did for this couple which will change their lives. at bank of america, we're continuing to lend and invest in the people, businesses, and organizations that call the bay area home. whether it's helping a nonprofit provide safe, affordable housing within the city, supporting an organization that's helping kids find jobs and stay in school, or financing the expansion of a local company that's creating healthier workplaces, what's important to the people of the bay area is important to us. and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >>> a soldier who lost his leg while serving on the front lines of afghanistan gets a major surprise today from one of detroit's celebrities, kid rock, the sergeant thought they were being interviewed for a chance to win a new home for operation finally home. but when they showed up, the rock star told them the organization had already planned to help them build a home, it was all ma