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Temperatures, if you are going to head out or if you have to head out, make sure you grab something warm. Other than that, just stay in bed and stay warm. Look at these temperatures. In the valley, 44, snort bay 40, 46 in the east bay. It is going to be a very nice day. Pretty much like yesterday, just a few degrees warmer in a few spots. Trivalley, 71 in livermore and 69 in san jose. San francisco expect those highs in the lower 60s and if youre heading out, maybe going to some of the pumpkin farms today in half moon bay, starts out all nice and clear. Look at that temperature, it will only being 52 when they open, but 60 today. So i think you will wear the long sleeves, but the kids love to wear their costumes to the farm. A great day for that. So well talk about what is ahead in the forecast as we warm upcoming up a little bit later. Its a fitting forecast because it feels like fall. It does. All right. Thanks. We begin with breaking news, a major intersection in the south bay remains closed this morning after a person was shot at a traffic light. The shooting happened just before 2 00 a. M. At the intersection of scott boulevard and El Camino Real in santa clara. What we know is that a man was shot and taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. Police are still investigating the scene. No word on when that intersection will reopen. The allegations are heinous, the now former ceo of a San Francisco media startup remains in jail this morning after being charged with Sexual Assaulting a minor. The san mateo District Attorneys Office tells nbc bay area that zane jafer was immediately charged because Police Officers caught him in the act. The d. A. Says police were called to his home early last sunday morning. Police say his father answered the door in a panic and told the officers to go for the back yard. Thats where police say they encountered jafer and a 3yearold child. The police saw the naked defendant committing attempting to commit Sexual Assault of the victim. Police also say a 1yearold at that home had bruises. Is so jafer also is charged with assault on that baby. After his arrest, he was immediately removed as ceo of the company he founded. The new ceo released this statement that reads we are aware of the extremely serious allegations leveled against our former ceo. And we are shocked i dont understand beyond words. Investigators are looking into the possibility that he may have been using lsd at the time of his arrest. Hes being held in lieu of 300,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear in court november 1. New details this morning about a plane crash in san carlos. Officials now tell us that two people on board the small plane are okay. We had the crash as breaking news last night. Investigators say the pilot appears to have overshot the run way at the San Carlos Airport barreling through a small barrier fence. The city of santa rose has announced the controlled access reentry period for coffey park and Fountain Grove has been extended, that means only the people who live in those neighborhoods are allowed in. Its designed to allow them time to assess and grieve the loss of their homes. Just yesterday, residents of coffey park tried to dig out any memories they could. Two things i wanted to find and i found one of them, so its just hope moving forward. The controlled access period is in effect until at least tomorrow. We will survive, and were ready for whatever comes our way. That was the message as hundreds gathered in sand rta rosa last night to remember those who died in the wildfires. Today in the bay was at the vigil and the theme was were moving on. Reporter it may be hard to believe that in this crowd are people who have lost everything. And yet on this night, they have come together to encourage each other and to declare they will survive. I will survive, oh, as long were strong and we will get through this. Reporter mandy organized the gathering at the old courthouse square. Were not here to talk about all the sorrows, were looking at moving forward. Reporter kathy is one of those who has to rebuild. She lost her coffey park home to the fire and yet somehow she still has a smile. Its hard, it really is. But i got to be strong for everybody around me, you know . Reporter she is helped she said by her neighbors support. Its amazing how weve all come together. So close. Reporter a popular tshirt here read the love in the air is thicker than the smoke. And its the spirit of community that they hope will get them through the tufd tiough times t. Stand tall and walk forward. And thats what will make Sonoma County heal. All for one and one for all. Many residents are gathering at the fairgrounds at 8 00 this morning to say thank you and goodbye to the fire crews. Another sign of progress now, only a few thousand remain in the dark as of this morning. Those homes and businesses are in areas that are still restricted. More than 350,000 people lost power during the wildfires. Another 42,000 had their power turned off for safety concerns. The San Francisco Police Officer run down wednesday remains in critical condition. He was patrolling on his Police Bicycle in the tenderloin sgrik district when a man in a stolen suv hit him while trying to flee a crime scene. Yesterday that driver marquise johnson entered a not guilty plea. Officers showed their support outside of the court. We understand there is danger in our profession, but this is something that we did not expect, we did not see this coming. So we are rallying around. Johnson is due back in court next month. The city of oakland has a new fire chief, darin white, a 20 year veteran of the Fire Department was sworn in yesterday to a standing ovation. White had been serving as the citys interim fire chief for almost a year. The former chief went on leave and then retired in the wake of the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people. White begins immediately. Former white house adviser steve bannon delivering the key note speech at the California Republican partys fall convention. The convention is happening this weekend in anaheim and the opening speech was last night. We have a 400 billion trade deficit. Wed have 600 if we didnt ship over coal and oil and gas and timber and copper and soybeans and hogs and beef. Bannon left the white house in august after the press secretary said you and President Trump mutually agreed to end his service. About 50 protesters gathered outside the Anaheim Marriott to procetest his appearance. We have much more ahead. Coming up, its a case that caught the nations attention. The challenges facing both the prosecution and the defense as the kate steinle murder trial gets under way. And the flames spread so fast, we investigate a deadly disease that could have fueled those devastating north bay fires. Welcome back. Just shy of 7 11 on your saturday morning. It is a live look for you at the golden gate bridge. Clear skies. It will be a chilly morning, but a beautiful saturday. Meteorologist kari hall will be along in a bit with a warmup on the way. The jury has been seated and will now decide the fate of the man accused of killing kate steinle back in 2015. He allegedly shot the 32yearold steinle while she was with her father on sfwranan franciscos pier 14. And it became a political issue when conservatives used it as argument for tougher immigration policies. Here is a preview of the trial. Reporter emotions will be high in the murder trial of kate steinle. It is going to be the victims family that wants justice, that are still reeling on how did this happen. Reporter what happened is jose garcia who has been deported five times is accused of killing steinle on n. San francisco. It was used by then candidate donald trump as a symbol of the dangers of evil immigration. Were talking about crime. You saw what happened the other day with the young lady in San Francisco. Reporter she argues the shooting was an evidence and says that the bullet ricocheted before hitting steinle. Those fact als do not negate Second Degree murder. Reporter one big issue is the weapon, the gun used was stolen from the carve a federal agent which he says he found at a nearby bench. Defense lawyers will say the gun has a history of misfiring. But the prosecution could argue so what . Regardless of whether the gun was stolen, the gun was fired. Reporter as for the prosecution, because they likely cannot prove premeditation they will have to show that his conduct was reckless, it caused that harm. That will be somewhat difficult with the evidence that we have heard about so far. The kate steinle murder trial begins monday in San Francisco. We have much more ahead on today in the bay. Coming up, Security Guards are keeping watch over one particular spot in the fire zone. Could this be where the north bay wildfire started . That story is next. A beautiful sunrise over oakland this morning as we take a live look, improved air quality, and also some very comfortable temperatures. But that all changes next week. Well talk about what is ahead coming up next. Hi leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. A personalized Financial Strategy can give you confidence to take the next step. Hi guys aw yeah see how access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. Welcome back at 7 15. Taking a live look outside at the trans america pyramid. A few clouds, and a chilly start across the bay area. Good news, we will all warm up just a bit to the 60s and 70s today. Back to our continuing coverage of the north bay wildfires. Calfire announced that the tubbs fire is the most devastating fire in state history. 5300 structures destroyed. Now the search for what sparked that fire. And the other fires that have forever changed the north bay. As Jodi Hernandez reports, investigators are starting to zero in on the cause. This was pretty much what started, there was a big north wind and then sent everything over the santa rose. Reporter jim and pat say its scare are to think that the deadly tubbs fire may have started in their neighborhood. The calistoga couple says fire investigators have been on bennett lane pretty much since the fire started. Several areas are cordoned off and a Security Guard is watching the area around the clock. Fire started somewhere. If it starts here, like i say, its a scary situation. Reporter crime scene tape is up around a power pole and what look like a canister from a transformer. Calfire would only confirm the fire was reported near bennett lane and tubbs lane. Firefighters are still waging battles, focusing on hot spots across the north bay. Some residents remain evacuated hoping fire crews fully contain it. To just put it out and then we can move forward. Everyone wants to go home. Reporter tonight they feel very lucky. While the tubbs fire may have started on their street, their house is still standing. It burned right up to a statue of the virgin mary in their backyard. It was about 10 feet from the house, yeah. And burned all around her. We feel very fortunate, that is all i can say. Reporter Jodi Hernandez, nbc bay area news. A deadly disease that infects trees could have fueled the north bay fires according to a new study out of uc berkeley. Our Investigative Unit reviewed the study which shows dead trees are spreading. Investigators are still looking into the exact cause of the wildfires, but the new research out of berkeley found a high numberlocated in the zone were heavily infested with a disease called sudden oak death. It makes them burn more easily. And this map shows areas in the north bay with high levels of infected trees including santiasanta ro rose. The number of infected trees glue grew by more than 25 . The studys author says that the large groups of dying trees are like match sticks. This year the Group Reported the largest number of infected trees ever. Well, good news for the firefighters, we had some rain, a cooler weekend ahead. That rain really helped. We had in parts of the north bay over half an inch of rain. So it was good to see that, but unfortunately, we will head back to some dry weather and also hotter temperatures. I thought we were done. No, it will still be hot. Well have these little spells where we do have temperatures ramping up, but at least we do have a break now. In San Francisco, as we take a live look at amazing sunrise this morning as you get your saturday started, and its cool, too. Look at these temperatures, 52 right now in San Francisco. Oakland at 46 degrees. And 39 in fairfield and napa. In sonoma, weve seen the temperatures dipping into the upper 30s as well. And where we begin this morning is about 5 to 8 degrees cooler than it was yesterday at this time. As we go through the day, it will be very nice. Looking at a lot of sunshine, breezy winds coming in from the northwest at about 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour. And expect a high of 70 on. For the east bay, upper 60s and hayward and 72 in walnut creek. And for the peninsula, 67 degrees will be the high today in san mateo. Daly city expect a high of 63. And mid60s today in San Francisco, embarcadero at 63 there. And some lower 70s for the north bay. Santa rose and sonoma expect a high of 7 0. So as you get dressed for the day, its a good idea to have a nice warm jacket and long sleeves. As the day goes along, our temperatures will start to feel a lot more comfortable and probably will need some sunglasses, too, with all the sunshine. If youre going shopping today in the peninsula, we start off with temperatures once again chilly, but warming up nicely with sunshine, highs in the mid60s. And in oakland, its going to be a chilly start there, 47 degrees at 8 00. And then mid60s for later today. And as the sunsets, it cools off very quickly. And now the check out some of the vineyards, go shopping in napa valley, low 60s by 11 00. It will be a gorgeous day. And highs in the low 70s. And then going hiking for some of the trails in the south bay, a chilly morning, but it will slowly warm up by 11 00, were at 61 degrees and a very pleasant afternoon. Santa cruz will have nice weather, but after the cool start, we make it into the mid60s. But a heads up that there will be a beach hazard statement in effect meaning that there could be some very high waves. And also some long period swells at about 15 to 17 seconds. So the risk of some rip currents and sneaker waves will exist this afternoon. And i wanted to show you this live look at the sierra with a fresh coating of snow. It will be beautiful there this weekend. Here we have some nice weather and warming up over the next few days. As we look at the inland areas, upper 80s next week. Were back to summer. Oh, my gosh. Just when i thought it was fall. All right. Thanks. Still ahead, we introduce you to the family of the year. Well tell you how they went above and beyond in their Bay Area Community to win this award. Foundation of Silicon Valley recognizes one family as am welcome back. Every year the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley recognizes one family as family of the year. The family must exemplify hard work and community service. And this year, a family from redwood city exceeded the requirements. Damian take me owe introduces us. Reporter they gather every afternoon. Me owe introduces us. Reporter they gather every afternoon. Learning the martial arts. And he is a master. Everybody thinks that it is aggressive, but its discipline, its confidence. Reporter this is no ordinary studio. Its a place where people gather to tell stories, learn a craft, and celebrate culture. They do art, music and radio here. Theater and many of the simple yet cultural things that bring the community together. And in typical Silicon Valley fashion, they go started in a garage. They called the police and tell us that we cannot have classes in there. [ speaking spanish ] reporter and now its headquartered in a spacious Industrial Park where they bring bright lights and colors to life to a predominantly immigrant community. I like to see the kids doing a lot of stuff and see them confident. I think that when you are doing something that you know how to do it, you are very confident. Reporter shes by trade a schoolteacher. She had a classroom in mexico city, but the real life lessons were outside her window. In a place that was called the dump. The parents spent the day in the dump look for scraps to eat or sell. [ speaking spanish ] reporter she says in this country, people throw away food. But in the dump, they are picking it up. People without opportunities. How sad is it . Its unbelievable. Accepts youve never done it, you dont even see what they do. Reporter she later left her job and moved to the united states. Her Adult Children soon followed and she started cleaning houses and later went back to school to become a parallel. And paralegal. And now all she wants do is serve her community. Llel. And paralegal. And now all she wants do is serve her community. I think its something to feel like we are somebody. We are not just here to clean houses or do the garden. We are here do what we are. And we have a very rich culture. Reporter its a family affair. Her sons are handson. Fernando is a set designer. And octavia teaches family fitness helping fight obesity. And man weuel is copy editor. And when he isnt running his company, he helps build selfesteem one kick at a time. To stand out in the middle of everybody else and show whatever it is that they are learning. Its confidence. Reporter the center is now preparing for celebrations in redwood city and this year their talents will be on display at San Franciscos symphony hall. Our roots are we have a lot off things to offer. Reporter for their passion, their devotion, their Tireless Community service, the Hispanic Foundation honored the family as family of the year. The Hispanic Foundation ball is tonight at the fairmont hotel, but the event is complete pli so ly sold out. We have much more ahead weve known about this. Weve decided to turn the other way. Turn the other way while nearly a million californians live with con him take natured Drinking Water. Im Stephen Stock. Tonight we investigate how the state has failed in its promise to provide clean fresh affordable Drinking Water to every single resident. Out, travel to a safe distance until you cant smell the gas anymore and then call 911. The First Responders will come out and theyll make it safe for you and your community. If youdont touch it,downed keep everyone back. Call 911 immediately. The Fire Department will respond with Law Enforcement and pg e to figure out what the issue is to keep you safe and there are no hazards to the public. Good saturday morning. It is 7 31. Thanks so much for joining us. Here is a look at San Francisco as the sunrises. It looks really nice out there this morning, doesnt it . But chilly. Hopefully you are warm at home watching us. Im kira klapper. And kari hall is in with a look at our microclimate forecast. And gosh, we have entered fall, but yewere going back to summe . Trying to to make everybody happy here. And you are i think. If you want warmth, you have that and it changes in the next several days. Here is such a beautiful look from woodside. Right now 50 degrees there. We do have upper 30s now in the north bay. Napa, 39 degrees. And its 50 in palo alto, san jose 48. And a quick look at the highs today, absolutely perfect for the inland areas, in the mid70s. And lower 60s for the coast. We with will be heating up more beach type weather for early next week, so ill have a look at that in the full forecast in a few minutes. Doesnt it get tiring making everyone happy . Well check in with you in a little bit. Thanks. We begin right now with major breaking news, a major intersection in the south bay is now open after a man was shot at a traffic light. The intersection of scott boulevard and El Camino Real reopened just five minutes ago. Police had been investigating a shooting there for the last five hours. The shooting happened just before 2 00 this morning. Police located a stolen car and tried to pull it over. The driver pulled over and when officers got out, police say the driver rammed their patrol car and started driving towards the officers. One of the officers fired his gun and that man in the stolen car was shot. He is in stable condition at the hospital. The officers were not hurt. The allegations are heinous, the now former ceo of the San Francisco media startup remains in jail this morning after he was charged with Sexual Assaulting a minor. The District Attorney hes office tells us that zain jaffer was immediately charged because Police Officers caught him in the act. The d. A. Says police were called to jaffers home early last sunday morning, his father answered the door in a panic and told the officers to go into the backyard. That is where they say they encountered jaffer and a 3yearold child. And the police saw the naked defendant committing attempting to commit Sexual Assault of the victim. Police also say a 1yearold at that home had bruises. After his arrest, he was immediately removed as the ceo of the company he founded. The new ceo released this statement that reads in part, quote, we are aware of the extremely serious allegations leveled against our former ceo and we are shocked beyond words. Investigators are looking into the possibility that jaffer may have been using lsd at the time of his arrest. Jaffer is being held in lieu of 300,000 bhal a3 o00 ba 3,0 3,0 3,000,000 bail. And new details about a plane crash. Federal aviation officials tell us the two people on board the small plane are okay. We had the crash as breaking news last night at 6 on 06 00. The pilot appears to have overshot the runway, barreling through a small barrier fence. The city of santa rose has announced that the controlled access reentry period for coffey park and Fountain Grove has been extended. That means only the people who live in those neighborhoods are allowed back in. Its designed to allow them time to assess and grieve the loss of their homes in the north bay wildfires. Yesterday the residents of coffey park tried to dig out any memories that they could find. Two thin things i wanted to rktsz and i found one. So its hope. The controlled access period is in effect until at least tomorrow. A little girl is in the hospital after she was hit by a hit and run driver. It happened near the corner of east 15th street and 8th avenue in oakland. Police say the driver left the scene but then crashed her car a second time just a few blocks away. David gonzalez from telemundo 48 has more. Reporter authorities have yet to confirm the victims identity, whether shes actually here at the childrens hospital. But they do say she is okay and is expected to survive. The driver on the other hand, she is now behind bars. It happened on the 800 block of east 15th street. Police say the little girl was struck by a car driven by a woman who then left her laying on the pavement before crashing just a few blocks away. To leave a child, something has to be wrong with you. Either mentally or physically, something has to be wrong with you to leave a child in the middle of the street like that. No one in their right mind would do it. My heart goes out to the family. Reporter the young girl was taken to the hospital, initially believed to be in critical condition. However upon arrival and after xk bei being examined, her condition was upgraded. Police are not ruling out drugs or alcohol. And still ahead on today in the bay, both the warriors and the sharks were in action. He left the sidelines and now he will have to pay. Find out the punishment the nfl handed down to raiders star marshawn lynch. That one. This. That one. That s the punishment the nfl handed down to raiders running back marshawn lynch. The nfl said that beastmode suspended for one day without pay, that is the punishment for marshawn lynch. They say he showed unsportsmanlike conduct, after being ejected from the game. A shoving match broke out between the two teams and lynch sprinted off the sidelines and shoved a referee. If lynch doesnt successfully appeal, he will miss the next game next sunday against the rie opener on tuesday and last night the dubs were determined for a win. And the return of draymond green, cleared to play after a left knee sprain. But the star of the show was klay thompson. He had 31 pointsi cant remember woarriors to the win. Sharks in action as well taking on the devils in new jersey. San jose had a big night on offense. They led 30 through the Second Period and the sharks got it done on defense as well. Martin jones pitched a shutout. The sharks blanked the devils 30. Now to a Young Oakland as fan who got a surprise of a lifetime following a devastating nightmare. The 9yearold is a huge as fan. His family lost everything they own including all of his as memorabilia in the north bay wildfires last week. He then wrote a letter to the team who surprised him and his friends yesterday in santa rose. The as are letting him throw the ceremonial first pitch at a home game next year. Im going to be happy because i never had an experience to get on the field. The team gave his family season tickets, new as gear and autographed items. There is much more ahead on today in the bay. Coming up, millions of your tax dollars were spent to build a Water Purification plant in the central valley, but its never been used. We investigate how the state let this happen. As we take a live look outside in downtown san jose, a clear and chilly start. In willow glen, temperatures will make it almost to 70 degrees. A bigger warmup in the forecast. You could save energy by living off the grid. Completely. Or. Set the washing machine to cold. Do your thing. Energy upgrade california. Good saturday morning. Right now its 7 44. And take a look at this sunrise this morning. Looking live at ocean beach, its chilly though, 52 degrees. And just a heads up if you will be going to some of the beaches today, we will have the risk of some rip currents, very dangerous conditions and high waves. A live look outside in sunol, its 44 and a lot of colors in the sky. So on gorgeous around the bay area this morning. Taking a live look outside in san jose, where the temperature is now at 48, but look at how chilly it is in the north bay. We drop down into the upper 30s. It will be warming up quickly throughout the day. But still seeing the temperatures pretty much on par with where we were yesterday. Just a few degrees warmer in a few spots. And our winds coming in from the northwest at about 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour with high temperatures in the upper 60s for san jose. Concord 74, oakland expect a high of 66. And 63 in daly city. Pal lo alto, 69. San francisco low to mid60s there. And in the north bay, some low 70s for this afternoon. And if you are planning to head out jogging within the next hour or so in san jose, its still going to be really cool, but then it does warm up as we go through the day reaching into the upper 60s by this afternoon. Going to sonoma wine country, it will be where you need long sleeves to start, but then later today really comfortable with all the sunshine. And hitting the links in the try value i will today at 11 00 on, well be in the upper 50s, high temperatures there just barely making it up and if you are at the jdrf one walk, it will be low to mid60s as the day goes along.  and for fremont, tomorrow this is the run for education, a 5k happening at quarry lakes regional park. At 9 00, temperatures in the mid50s. And then in the mid70s throughout the afternoon. So some beautiful weather there as well. The overall trend is that we will have warmer temperatures moving in, so in San Francisco today, 63. 74 by monday. And the warmest day will be on tuesday up to 80 degrees before it quickly comes back down. The cooldown will be much more gradual for the inland areas. After we reach 70 today, upper 80s by tuesday. And well stay there throughout most of the week. So were about to return back to some summerlike weather after a nice little break from this very warm weather. Still ahead on today in the bay, why millions of are living with contaminated Drinking Water. We investigate the broken promise to provide clean Drinking Water to every single resident. Drink. But no money to clean it up. That s the reality for hundreds of California Water too contaminated to drink, but no money to clean it up. That is the reality for hundreds of california communities. Senior investigator Stephen Stock and his team have been digging into this issue for more than a year. Here is what they found. Five years ago, state lawmakers agreed that every citizen in california had a right to clean affordable Drinking Water. Since then, millions of your tax dollars have gone to build Treatment Systems around the state to clean the contaminated water. But we found that even if the state pays for these facilitief, many poor communities simply cant afford to maintain and run them. Every month the delivery man brings bottled water paid for by taxpayers to the 600 or so residents living in this rural unincorporated town located in east fresno county. Its water since 2002 has contained some of the highest levels of arsenic in the state. We are forgotten. Reporter you can see an example of that right here, a 1. 3 million Water Treatment plant that can clean impurity out of Drinking Water. Translator initially it looked like a good idea and a good plan. Reporter but within six months of going online, that was moth balled while the grant covered the cost of building the plant, there was no money to maintain and run the plant. Translator even if the community wanted to, we cant afford to treat the water. Reporter 12 years after completion, this plant still sits idle while bottled water continues to be delivered to residents instead. Tr translator the brace of the blast led the community to significant debt that we are still paying off today. They cant drink the water. Reporter the codirector of the leadership for justice. And its a reminder of what could be and it isnt because so many people have failed. Reporter the group represents poor communities. Communities that she says remain forgotten by the rest of california. This issue, weve known about this and weve turned the other way. Reporter our investigation found more than 300 communities serving about 1 Million People in situations similar. It includes 129 systems with high levels of arsenic in them. More than 100 other Water Systems tainted with high levels of nitrates or uranium. Many could not afford to runt plant even if the states gave them the funds to build one. How is this possible . I think its because water has always been seen as a very local thing. Reporter felicia is chair of the control board and says that the communities which cant afford to run their systems is the biggest challenge. But i think the real missing ingredient is just financial. And i think if the legislature can come up with a way to deal with that, then well be off to the races. Why hasnt that happened before now . Well, i think sometimes you get to on it when you get to it. Reporter so we went to a state senator. His solution . Senate bill 623, which would provide state funding to run Water Systems in small rural poor communities like lanare. A bill paid for by a dollar a month fee added to every California Water customers bill. And i think it underscores a shared recognition that the problem is unsustainable. Its a human rights issue. And by coming together, we have a solution. As the legislature failed in its promise to deliver that . Because we still have these communities who cant drink. In retrospect five years, one could say that we failed bauer we didnt achieve it yet. I tend to look forward and were in a position now to do that. Reporter the senators proposed bill has broad support from activists to thing a gri kill chur community. But right now, the bill remains stuck in the Assembly Rules committee. Meantime work has begun in lan me lanare on a new well. And nearly 1 million residents here in california still live with contaminated Drinking Water in their communities. Im Stephen Stock, nbc bay area news. Much more ahead on today in the bay. Coming up, our clear the shelters segment featuring our friends from pets in need. Guests from pets in need. Welcome back at 7 56. Some special guests from pets in need, arguably the best part of the news. Every week echbd end my mom asku have the pets today . So mom, the pets are here. We have the executive director here. And amanda is the new Foster Coordinator for pets in need. And you have some kittens with you who were fostered and are now available for adoption. And they are two of seven and i love this idea you had, you named them after the seven dwarfs. And this is sleepy. And this one is happy. And are they sleepy and happy . They are not. They are certainly happy, but not sleepy. Okay. So if someone is looking to adopt them, someone who has a lot of time and energy maybe . Right, a lot of time and energy especially in the beginning. Ideally both of these guys would go together. Because they sort of help to play and get that energy out when they are in a home together. Right. They kind of take care of each other. They keep each other occupied. But if someone does want to adopt one, they dont necessarily have to, but just more desirable toed adopt both. Thats correct. And they came from your Foster Program and you need people to help out with that . Yes. We love to send animals out into foster care. It helps us save more animals and socialize them a little bit about that. So people will take these two kittens home for example for a couple weeks . Could be two, three weeks or longer depending on how old they are. And so that takes the animals out of your shelter and then you can rescue more animals and get them into your shelter because it frees up space. Right. And it also teaches knows pets how to be part of a home and family and test drives them. Last month, amanda today was able to get about 36 into foster homes. So in a increased the capacity of our shelter by 36 animals. Wonderful. Well, hopefully people either adopt the kittens or become part of your program. Thanks so much. And thank you to making us a part of your morning. Due to college football, no 5 00 or 6 00 news tonight. There will be news after football. Our collaboration with pg e is centered around public safety. Without pg es assistance, without their training we could not do our mission to keep our Community Safe. Anytime we are responding to a structure fire, one of the first calls you make is for pg e for gas and electric safety. Its my job to make sure that they have the training that they need to make the scene safe for themselves and for the public. Its handson training actually turning valves, turning systems off, looking at different wire systems all that training is crucial to keeping our Community Safe and our firefighters safe. Together, were building a better california. Watching television thatsis educational and informational. The more you know on nbc. Josh today on the voyager, i visit a unique nursery and get schooled in the cycle of life. Look at all the little fishes in there katie oh, yeah josh hi, guys . Head out on the water to experience the thrill of the catch. Whoa hes huge i mean, thats huge, right . Zack yeah, thats a good one. Its a keeper. Josh . And venture deep inside a true natural wonder. Wow what on earth is this . My name is josh garcia. Ever since i was a kid, ive dreamt about traveling the world by ship, immersing myself in new cultures, and exploring natures wonders. Now im making that dream a reality