. ♪ robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america."our host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. today we have a special program that we really believe is an important issue for every community. it's called clear the shelters, a nationwide pet adoption campaign to match animals with new homes. nbc and telemundo stations are launching their fifth annual pet adoption drive. we have helped more than 5,000 animals find new homes locally, more than 250,000 nationwide since 2015. today we will give you an overview of the clear the shelters organizations. we'll show you about fostering an animal, the foster home process, and then going from fostering to adopting, and what families need to know.

♪ robert handa: hello and welcome to "asian pacific america."'m robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. today we are featuring some fun entertaining events that celebrate the diversity of our bay area community. we start with a unique global event happening here in the bay area. check out this combination: the world buddhist women's convention, partnering with the yerba buena gardens festival present american bon dancing. those of you who have been to a bon festival know what kind of dancing that we're talking about. the event also celebrates the introduction of bon dancing in the us 88 years ago by reverend yoshi iwanaga and today his daughter-in-law, bay area obon dancing legend, reiko iwanaga, will join us. and then we go on to the big upcoming silicon valley pride parade and festival, a celebration of the lgbtq+ community in the south bay. this started as a gay rights rally in the '70s. wait until you hear what you can experience there now. next, it's time to discover one of the bay area special events, if you

i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv.featuring some fun entertaining events that celebrate the diversity of our bay area community. we start with a unique global event happening here in the bay area. check out this combination: the world buddhist women's convention, partnering with the yerba buena gardens festival present american bon dancing. those of you who have been to a bon festival know what kind of dancing that we're talking about. the event also celebrates the introduction of bon dancing in the us 88 years ago by reverend yoshi iwanaga and today his daughter-in-law, bay area obon dancing legend, reiko iwanaga, will join us. and then we go on to the big upcoming silicon valley pride

nbc bay area's robert handa joins us near half moon bay with the exclusive story. robert? >> reporter: well, there is always some drama surrounding this event and right now some local officials are publicly worried. now, again, the contest window opens on november 1st. but there is also another window to do the other things in order for the super bowl of suffering -- super bowl of surfing could happen including containing crucial permits and that window is just about shut. the mavericks contest window starts in november. that is when everyone watches the forecast. if and when waves get big enough, then top surfers from around the world will have 48 hours to gather at pillar point. the world surf league took over after the previous organizer went bankrupt and made history by announcing offering equal pay for women competitors during the next contest but for various reasons maverick hasn't been held for three seasons and now officials realize while wsl holds the contest permit, they have not applied for the otherh >> to start the permit process now is late in the game. shoul

robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america."ers. mitali and anaya khanzode do some mind-boggling events in the ocean. in fact, the big alcatraz swim here in the bay area, no problem. then we feature two more outstanding young people making their mark, the winners of the crystal bowl award given to people who do an outstanding job volunteering for the community, but these two winners are teenagers. and we wrap up with the return by one of our favorite artists. bay area singer/songwriter rosendale will talk about his

robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. we dive right in with two world-class swimming sisters. mitali and anaya khanzode do some mind-boggling events in the ocean. in fact, the big alcatraz swim here in the bay area, no problem. then we feature two more outstanding young people making their mark, the winners of the crystal bowl award given to people who do an outstanding job volunteering for the community, but these two winners are teenagers. and we wrap up with the return by one of our favorite artists. bay area singer/songwriter rosendale will talk about his career as a performer and champion for asian american talent as well as lgbtq plus rights, and he will perform live in our studio all on our show today. well, swimming offers a lot of unique challenges, and some swimmers take it even further such as being part of the youngest team ever to swim across the bonifacio channel, a 15-kilometer stretch of the mediterranean from france to italy. oh, d

. ♪ robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america."'m robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. today we have a special program that we really believe is an important issue for every community. it's called clear the shelters, a nationwide pet adoption campaign to match animals with new homes. nbc and telemundo stations are launching their fifth annual pet adoption drive. we have helped more than 5,000 animals find new homes locally, more than 250,000 nationwide since 2015. today we will give you an overview of the clear the shelters organizations. we'll show you about fostering an animal, the foster home process, and then going from fostering to adopting, and what families need to know. all that on our show today. robert: well, to start us off on our clear the shelters mission is the founder of a group called love and second chances. joining me now is melody chen, who decided to start this rescue, love and second chances, because she loves animals and met many, as she put it, "amazing people along the way."

live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thank you x robert. a lot of people rattled by what's happened and safety for their children. >> school starts for so many kids beginning next week. >>> jeff ranieri is here. we're talking about contra costa county and the fire. >> biggest conditions. the smoke is going to be the wind. smoke sizry in effect through this evening. the good news from jodi hernandez, our reporter out there, it's at least 80% contained. right now, they're holding the fire at least 50 acres. a little bit of good news. with the higher containment number, the air quality is at good levels accordingoent monit. if we see any flare-ups that could get worse again. just monitor it. if you're outside, the smoke is irritating your eyes at all, limit your outdoor exposure. we're looking at wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. they will be continuing to monitor for any hotspots. we'll have coverage on twitter and facebook. back here through the east bay, you can see mostly sunny skies as we look right now along the creek and nearby concor

robert handa broke the story a co to take place at pl mavericks beat. it was too expensive and they couldn't afford a sponsor. >> the last time we saw mavericks was 2016. >> years ago. >> 2016 was the last time. >> that's sad. hopefully someone comes in and resurrects. >> it's so complicated because the surf wasn't high. >> for three straight years we didn't have it. >>> let's bring into the microclimate forecast on this friday. you've had a long week, take a look at this picture. it's beautiful right back towards the golden gate br. fog right out there near the bridge. a closer view of the fog for tomorrow morning does not show but expect the cloud cover down here near berkeley. mostly sunny skies and we'll keep that sunshine as we head right into tomorrow afternoon. temperatures are going to warm up but i don't have 100s right now. 93 morgan hill and here is the classic trend as you head closer to the bay. we start to scale it off. 79 in oakland. 74 san francisco and 68 in half-moon bay. having any traveling plans, hurricane dorian might be on the for

nbc bay area's robert handa tracked john down and a story only on nbc bay area. >> robert? >> reporter: well, that's right. like many heroes from that day, john says he's no hero. but the people he rescued disagree and they're grateful even if they didn't know exactly who he was. >> and so i wanted to thank john, hopefully that's his name. >> it was a chaotic terrifying scene on sunday, a gunman shooting into the crude. she was hit in the shoulder and this woman was shot in the back. they were rescued and driven to the hospital by a mystery man named john. >> he took us to the hospital. we were fortunate enough not to get there by ambulance, which was huge for us. >> i just stayed and did what i hope anyone would do for my loved ones. >> john, known as a local hero, as an educator and a man who helps veterans with issues. the festival heroics were different. >> immediately, i saw them bleeding and they told me they were shot. i thought, he must be nearby. i mean, i'm going to start shaking. it scared the heck out of me. >> still, you took them. >> i felt like when they said

live in half-moon bay, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> that's been a mess for the last several years. we hope they can turn things around. it's a big tedeal for so many people around here. >> listening to your forecast about the waves too. >> no hope for the big waves in the next couple of weeks, but we are looking at major changes that rolled on in today. i know a lot of you were really happy about this after lots of upper 90s and low 100s the past couple of days. you can see in san francisco, the fog is rolling in, and it is thick right now. currently in san francisco, 64 degrees, and as we continue through tonight, we'll keep 60s and also that fog in the forecast. with it this strong right now, the big change i want you to be ready for as you move into tomorrow morning is the widespread cloud cover. look at this, it's going to be probably the most widespread coverage we have seen in a couple of weeks. cloud cover here through marrin, napa, sonoma county, also for the peninsula, and most of contra costa, alameda counties, patchy fog down towards san jose and isolated drizzle near t

nbc bay area's robert handa is in san jose with the exclusive interview with sheriff lori smith. orter: well, it's all about concealed weapons permits. and this is not the first time of accusations of political favoritism have surrounded these highly-sought-after permits. now sources say the sheriff's office may once again be dealing with allegations that the permits are given out to repay favors and contributions. filling out a concealed weapons application is difficult and harder to get one usually. the

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live in gilroy robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> well as the fbi continues its investigation in gilroy agents are still urging anyone with photos or videos from sunday to please send them in. shortly after the gunman opened fire video like this one started showing up on social media. the fbi has set up a website that allows people to easily upload them. that site is fbi.gov/giet. ome belongings. shuttle buses taking people to get their cars. you could see them loading on the buses here. there are vendors who left things behind. nbc bay area marianne favro is in gilroy following what has been a difficult process three days later. >> reporter: raj, the shuttle buses are still running right now. in fact you could see one here waiting to take people to retrieve their cars. i just checked the numbers and so far more than 50 people have been able to get their cars back today. but still there are dozens of vendors who say they can't access their equipment or t thed garlic festival volunteer angela leon is limping becse from a gunma >> i had to jump over fences to get away. >> reporter: she sa

live in gilroy robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thank goodness he was there. thank you, robert. >>> just into the newsroom, nbc bay area has obtained some of the 911 calls from the shooting. the one you're about to hear was made about a nurse caring for someone shot in the leg. >> we need ambulance -- >> we understand. we understand. we have somebody going to that specific location where you are. >> there are people down. [ bleep ]. >> listen. >> we need ambulances. >> listen -- >> could you could hear her. we'll have more tonight at 6:00. as for reunit reunited festival police are escorting people to the cars and trucks left north of miller avenue. you could see it here in red. it is on the ranch side of christmas tree park. fair-goers have the opportunity to pick up their cars from this lot tomorrow. >>> because of gilroy the san jose police officers association is canceling a ravel for a high power rifle promoted in a add in local law enforcement magazine. the ravel tickets cost $20 with the proceeds supporting the police department chaplain program. >> i un

robert handa is at the park.oes and an update on thenv milions of dollars to crackdown on car break ins. how they plan to spend that money to stop smash and grab thieves. >>> and we are taking our show on the road. >> we are going to give away free ice cream! these are your options. we'll have a taste test coming up after the break. >>> is it enough? several bay area cities are getting millions to help solve one of their biggest problems, car break ins. the money is goingan jose, milpitas and pfremont. scott budman joins us live. you're going to tell us about the plan to keep burglars out of your car. >> reporter: this is milpitas square, one of the hotspots for car break ins. you can expect to see more of these signs throughout the bay area. it was once considered a san francisco problem, but those days, car break ins are on the rise in the south bay, too. 14% in san jose, 27% in fremont. more than doubling in santa clara since last year, where joseph chen got hit. >> i left my guitar in the car, like a very vis

live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> we're also under a spare the air alert. you're looking at skies over the south bay from nbc bay area sky called for tomorrow. let's bring in chief ranieri. >> we did have the records today. want to show you where we stand at this point. santa rosa hitting 100, a brand-new record. concord, 103, another record. and san jose at 98. there were temperatures hotter than this as we get a look at the top heat this afternoon. 105 in pittsburg. 105 in pleasant ton. 105, danville. stanford coming in at 102. the good news right now is the heat warning is expected to expire by 8:00 p.m. tonight. it's all in part due to some cooler changes moving in. we'll talk more about this system off to the north and how much it drops our temperatures. i'll have details in about 18 minutes. >> we'll see you in a bit, jeff. >>> the heat is making the first week of school pretty uncomfortable for some oakland students. a teacher at oakland skyland high says his classroom and many classrooms throughout the campus are excessively hot. the air conditionin

robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> well tense moments for firefighters in vacaville. a brush fire started around 11:00 this morning near ridge view park. it quickly grew from two aches to 40 but crews stopped it there. two firefighters were overcome by the heat. but they are okay tonight. >>> follow jeff ranieri on our twitter feed for up to date temperatures and he's a great resource for all things weather and his twitter handle is @ jeff ranieri. >> hundreds of passengers at sfo this morning were welcomed by a computer outage. shn sua is live at sfo with the computer problem behind the frustrating back-up. >> reporter: that is right, garvin. fortunately the sfo spokesperson said it looks like the computers are back up. but -- it did cause a delay for customers going through customs so they are trying to catch up. video taken by passengers after they landed at dulles and o'hare. thousands have to go through customs and at a slower pace since computer were down and some were produced by back-up computer systems or manually and worried passengers about connecting fligh

♪ robert handa: hello and welcome to, "asian pacific america." day, we continue the campaign to clearhe shelters. we are part of the nationwide campaign, led locally by nbc bay area and telemundo 48 for the big pet adoption day on august 17. this is an issue for all communities and this campaign has helped to find homes for more than 250,000 pets since 2015, and about 5,200 locally. this week, we bring you more on the clear the shelters efforts going on at humane society silicon valley and valley humane society, as well as details on spay and neuter programs, as well as international adoption, all on our show today. i've had a chance to do many stories at humane society silicone valley, and our family has adopted many pets over the years there. it has been a driving force on this front for a long time, a model program nationally, and a crucial member of clear the shelters. joining us once again is a good friend of the show, dr. cristie kamiya. as we pointed out before, dr. kamiya is one of the very few residency-trained veterinarians in the specialized field of shelter medicine. she p

nbc bay area's robert handa is in san jose with the exclusive interview with sheriff lori smith. robert? >> reporter: well, it's all about concealed weapons permits. and this is not the first time of accusations of political favoritism have surrounded these highly-sought-after permits. now sources say the sheriff's office may once again be dealing with allegations that the permits are given out to repay favors and contributions. filling out a concealed weapons application is difficult and harder to get one usually. the d.a.'s officer off served a search warrant. the office is fully cooperating but not providing any additional information. >> i think that's best discussed with the district attorney's office. the investigation's continuing and i'd rather not speculate where the investigation is at this time. >> reporter: the da's office is tight-lipped, only saying it received certain items pertaining to a search warrant. smith points out the courts have made the criter for a permit more flexible since the 2011 case when someone needed to show just cause, a good reason to ge stricte

. >>> and first check out this video, robert handa is sharing this on twitter.id this man is getting ready to take part in an event this weekend. it is 5:23 for you right now you're watching "today in the bay." >>> new details for you. jeffrey epstein's body is being claimed by an unidentified associate. the 66-year-old was found dead by apparent suicide monday morning in his cell in manhattan. investigators are looking on whether two guards tasked with checking on epstein the night of his death may have been sleeping on the job. epstein's death comes as he was arrested last month on sex trafficking of minorminors. >>> jay z is teaming up with the nfl, and says he is supporting protesting and colin kaepernick, but is also willing to work with the nfl to make changes. kaepernick tweeted i continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation despite those who are trying to erase the movement. the movement has always lived with the people. this morning we're hearing from jay z as he talks about what his social activism with the nfl will look like.