News live at the showing from burlingame this morning. Robert, you just talked to the attorney that filed that lawsuit against vw. Tell us how we connect here in the bay area. Reporter well, ill tell you what, we did just talk with the attorney who filed the lawsuit just within the past hour or so. Again, it was on behalf of two stanford professors as well as other owners of volkswagen diesel vehicle owners. The two stanford professors and case being handled by well known local attorney who just did an exclusive interview with us just after filing the lawsuit. Now, as we reported after months of denials volkswagen admitted to the epa it installed socalled defeat devices into millions of its diesel run vehicles. The device allowed antipollution controls to operate at maximum efficiency only during an emissions test. So vehicles passed emissions test but released up to 35 times the amount of allowable pollution when on the road. Again, the bay area connection besides the impact on consumers, the lawsuit raises suspicions that the Volkswagen Electronics Research Laboratory in belmont played a big role in the companys study of emission problems years ago. So we right now have a very strong suspicion that data that holds the keys as to how far back volkswagen knew that these vehicles werent meeting epa standards may lie right in the heart of belmont. Reporter now, the lawsuit and others are expected to trigger a landslide of similar lawsuits and possibly criminal legal action as well as more investigations into whats happening inside the volkswagen Belmont Research facility. Now, again, volkswagen has apologized but it is not expected to slow down the consumer backlash or slow down the lawsuits. And we will also be updating the story on nbcbayarea. Com as well as on our 5 00 and 6 00 newscasts including a possibility that there are two other bay area firms involved in whats happening at the belmont facility. Live in burlingame, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Thanks. Its a morning chock full of news coast to coast. Developing news from capitol hill. The congress in turmoil as House Speaker john boehner heads for the door. He announced this morning hes resigning as speaker of the house at the end of october. This coming as some conservative republicans fight over boehners leadership. Nbc bay areas steve handlesman has been tracking this stunning news all morning. Steve, were just hearing from boehner for the First Time Since the news broke. And it seems like it was a rather tearful address. Reporter it was. Well, hes tearful a lot. He was tearful yesterday with the pope. He kind of implied that being with the pope kind of moved up the schedule of what he said already were his plans. Its looking back at the many struggles of boehner. This is a nobrainer. But for it to be actually happening and so soon said former speaker bay area democrat nancy pelosi feels like an earthquake. But to boehner today clearly feels like relief. A wonderful day. Reporter House Speaker john boehner confirmed to colleagues this morning that hes leaving. Quitting the top position in congress and resigning the house seat hes held in ohio for 13 terms. The House Speaker looked emotional yesterday with pope francis. Boehner is catholic. Getting the pope to the capitol was a kind of crowning achievement. But now its clear boehners tears came from a deeper place. In 2013 boehner agonized over the government shutdowns that embarrassed him and congress and turned voters against republicans. Next wednesday because of the fight over funding planned parenthood another shutdown looms. Shutting down government is drastic. Reporter now boehner since hes leaving can break with a poisonous partisan tradition and allow a vote to keep government going knowing that most in his party might vote against it. The odds of a shutdown are now much less likely. And why is that . Because the shutdown caucus as i call them has a small victory and they can move forward knowing that perhaps theres a bigger battle they can fight in the coming weeks. Reporter conservatives meetding today in washington cheered boehners departure. Just a few minutes ago Speaker Boehner announced that he will be resigning. [ cheers and applause ] reporter a plausible successor is Kevin Mccarthy of california. Are you going to be the next speaker . Reporter congress in turmoil today with john boehner headed for the door. A lot of republicans will be happy. 72 in todays nbc the wall street journal pole said theyre dissatisfied with boehner. Now hell be quickly all but forgotten and the fight now is over who will be the next speaker. The question is how will that effect all the gridlock up here . Live from capitol hill, steve ha handelsman, nbc bay area news. Thank you, steve. Happening today, u. S. Attorney general Loretta Lynch is in the bay area talking about trying to improve Community Policing. Ms. Lynch is going to hold a forum in richmond to discuss how to strengthen trust between the police and community. Its part of a National Tour designed to police around the country are under greater scrutiny because of shootings involving unarmed suspects. San jose police are not saying much about an officer involved shooting that sent one person to the hospital. And it all started with a call for police to do a welfare check. An officer approached the person on monterey road just north of south lake drive about 6 30 yesterday evening. That interaction ended with the officer firing his weapon and shooting the person at least one time. Police say they will release more details after the preliminary investigation is finished. Department policy calls for that officer to be on administrative leave for at least four days. This is the ninth time San Jose Police officers have shot someone this year. In five o of those incidents the shooting was deadly. School officially back in session for spark charter school, but still a lot of people are feeling concerned about how its handled a crisis. The Sunnyvale School has now been validated by the santa clara countys office of education after it was closed earlier this week following a Sexual Misconduct investigation that revealed a failure of background checks and fingerprinting. A teacher was arrested on suspicion of having child pornography and molesting an 8yearold student. The School Canceled classes in order to complete those proper background checks. The school had not done them before the semester started. We have reached out to the administration of spark charter school. We have not heard back in any form other than an email. Sam. Okay, kris. Pope francis continuing his visit to the United States today. Right now hes in the midst of a quick 40hour visit to new york from meeting with politicians to the poor. Todays a very important day for the pope. Nbc bay areas chris palone is live, that included a visit to the 9 11 memorial. Reporter yeah, thats right, sam. You know, this morning pope francis became the fourth pontiff ever to speak before the United NationsGeneral Assembly. And right now hes actually enjoying lunch on new yorks Upper East Side and perhaps getting some rest. Because even though this visit is short, he still has many events to go before he finishes up here. Everywhere he goes in new york city there are thousands of people lining the streets trying to catch a glimpse of the man that many people call the peoples pope. As his holiness makes his way reporter pope francis brought his message of protecting the poor and the environment to the United NationsGeneral Assembly friday morning. The pope urging delegates to Work Together to protect mother earth. Translator any harm done to the environment therefore is harm to humanity. Reporter francis also taking up the cause of the less fortunate exhorting World Leaders to find more ways to ensure more people are included in sharing the wealth created in their nations. Translator economic and social exclusion is a complete denial of human fraternity. Reporter at the september 11th memorial the pope joined by Cardinal Timothy dolan paused to pray at one of the reflecting pools before meeting with the family of victims who lost loved ones in the worst terror attack in u. S. History. Later francis attended a Service Inside the museum where leaders of several faiths prayed for peace. Translator among this pain also feels the capacity of heroic goodness that human being is also capable of. Reporter francis has been treated like a rock star. Wherever he goes people lining the streets just hoping for a glimpse of the pope, maybe a handshake or picture. A trip just under 40 hours but will leave a lasting impression on people in this city for years to come. And still on tap for the pope he will go to a school in harlem to speak with Catholic School children there. Then he proceeds over to central park where 80,000 people are hoping to be able to see him. He wraps up his public schedule here in new york with a mass at Madison Square garden tonight, one of the most famous religious leaders in the world at the worlds most famous arena. Live in new york, chris pollone, nbc bay area news. Loved seeing him on that stage with all the other religious leaders of different faiths. Up next at 11 00, we have heard it before. The new dangers of cell phones but what users are now being told to avoid. Im meteorologist kari hall. Temperatures are in the upper 60s to lower 70s. And heading into the 80s and 90s today. Ill let you know when this heat backs upcoming up in the microclimate forecast. Got a tip for nbc bay areas Investigative Unit . 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Its easy, with bath fitter. Dont wait call today, or learn more at bathfitternow. Com. Is an International Gem and theres a push tep new at 11 00, the Golden Gate Bridge is an International Gem. And theres a push to make sure that it continues to be a free experience. People who oversee the bridge voted last october to study the impact of a sidewalk toll for pedestrians and cyclists. But local lawmakers are working hard to make sure people never have to pay to ride or bike across the international icon. Nbc bay areas Stephanie Chuang is live at the Golden Gate Bridge. And it looks like a Beautiful Day out there. Stephanie, certainly a lot of people like to go out there and take pictures. Are they going to have to pay for it . Reporter thats right, kris. There are crowds here. The lawmakers here pushing this couldnt have picked a better time to get the message across. The fog was here but it has cleared and you can see the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge here crystal clear. There are now tolls right now for people who want to walk across or bike across the bridge. So these local lawmakers are urging Governor Brown to sign a bill and keep it that way. Supported by walking and cycling groups, Assembly Members authored ab40 that would ban sidewalk tolls until 2021 that goes for actually any stateowned bridge. It passed state legislature though it took more time in the senate where questions of fiscal impact came up. The golden gate highway and transportation Board Members voted almost a year ago voted to study the issue of imposing a sidewalk toll. It was a close vote that could have gone into effect in just a few years or could go into effect. Its part of a bigger plan to study Revenue Streams because the district is facing a fiveyear operating deficit of 33 million. But people we spoke with today urged it is very important to keep the experience at the golden gate free. I would think a coin donation maybe would be okay. Maybe it would make me think twice whether i should walk it or take a picture from afar. Right now with sb 350 passing and Climate Change we think its the wrong time for start charging people for doing the right thing which is to walk and bike. Reporter now, the Golden Gate Bridge spokesperson did say it is deferring to elected officials that the rough projected revenue estimate from the sidewalk toll really amounted to just 2 million so wasnt a Silver Bullet by any means. The district is looking into other options that would bring in more money, hybrid electric bus, time saving measure in payroll and more Parking Charges at ferry lots. But the Assembly Members say they really have to get this through. I asked how he felt the governor would sit on this he said he doesnt want to get ahead of himself but has great indications the governor will sign this. Live at the Golden Gate Bridge, Stephanie Chuang, nbc bay area news. Its such a thing were proud of here the Golden Gate Bridge. Speaking of apple right now that Company Along with samsung expanding in north san jose. It means two things, new jobs and also more traffic. Samsung opened the doors to its new facility, a building thats going to soon oust thousands of workers, apple and other companies are also planning to move into the same area of san jose. Keep in mind there are scores of new condo complexes as well in this part of town. Our business and tech reporter has more on the game plan to handle that congestion. Reporter with the dance on stage. Everybody says dance. Reporter and a selfie on campus, tech giant samsung opened its Silicon Valley headquarters bringing 2,000 new jobs to north san jose. Gamers go to san francisco, were happy to have the grownups here in san jose. Weve got a really diverse set of Tech Companies here. And we think that regardless of what happens in social media that rise or fall of it weve got a really sustainable set of companies. Reporter just down the street from where arch rival apple plans to build, samsung said it will compete for tech workers here offering a huge new building with a gym, putting green, even a place to power nap. Think about the tech center of the world, you think about Silicon Valley. Think about the innovation here, the Venture Capital thats here, the Education System thats here. Reporter but all those new jobs bring up an old problem, more traffic and a need for new solutions. The big thinking is weve got to do more transit. Were going to have to bite the bullet, spend the money and really make sure that we have transit options for everyone as time goes forward. I mean, we have selfdriving cars coming, this area is likely to be the center of a new automotive industry. Reporter which may take a while, and the workers are coming very soon. Scott budman, nbc bay area news. While many people argue whether or not there is a link between cell phones and cancer, a new study shows we should handle our devices carefully. A Consumer Reports article tells users to keep their phones away from their heads and their body and that would limit exposure to radio frequency waves admitted by phones. It also suggests using a speakerphone and texts whenever possible. A local Public Health expert says taking such precautions is beneficial for your health. Were risking a variety of cancers, other forms of other tumors, nonmalignant tumors, which we have evidence for in the head and neck. Although the article says evidence raises concerns over health impacts, it doesnt exactly make that cancer connection. Some folks not as concerned and say theyre going to wait for more studies to be conducted. Just a couple minutes ago we were talking to Stephanie Chuang, we saw the shot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Beautiful. Perfectly clear. A couple of hours ago, kari, you and i were looking at a shot of the bridge and you couldnt see any of it. Just a few minutes ago right before we started the newscast we had some fog rolling across the bridge. But i think for now it is gone. And well have mostly clear skies. And look at the temperature spread across the bay area. In sunol it is 84 degrees under all of that sunshine. And ive seen the temperature even at ocean beach starting to go up as the fog rolls away just slowly but still some low visibility there. As we get a live look now at emeryville we see bright sunshine, a gorgeous shot there. And well have all of this sun heating those temperatures up. So as we go to the east bay taking a closer look in pleasanton its 84 degrees. Walnut creek also 84. Orrin da at 87 and oakland at 77 degrees. And we do have the 80s out there now. While its 69 in san francisco, the north bay at 75 degrees and 74 in the south bay and peninsula. As we go into the next hour or so our winds very light coming in from the north and northwest. And well continue to pick up as we go through the day. Just slightly. And our temperatures as we go hour by hour in san jose well be at 1 00 at 83 degrees. And 87 degrees we will briefly hit that 90 degree mark in san jose and then feeling it coming back down once the wind kicks in and more clouds roll across san jose and dropping back into the mid60s through tonight. So look at all the microclimate, still very warm out there. So pretty toasty start to the weekend in foster city. 82 degrees. Mission district today will be at 80 degrees and 94 in napa. In pittsburgh 99 degrees in dublin topping out at 95 degrees with a lot of sunshine. But there will be some changes after having to deal with some high heat the past couple of days. Due to this High Pressure there will be a weakening cold front moving through. But that wont be the only one. There will be a couple of them rolling through as we head into the next couple of days. So some cooler weather is ahead. If youre heading to the fog fest in pacifica youll get to see the lombardi trophy too, it will be sunny. Not much fog for the fog fest, but maybe a little bit more early on sunday with highs topping out in the 60s. And also well be watching for the super moon Lunar Eclipse. That happens this sunday night. Youll want to try to pick a nice clear spot for that and most likely youll have to be inland in order to get a clear shot of the moon. Well get another look at the forecast coming up a little bit later. Back to you, sam and kris. Keep that fog away from our super moon. Thank you very much, well be right back. Excitement over new apple gear is boiling over right now. As the company rele excitement over the new apple gear is bubbling and boiling over right now. This as the Company Releases the new iphone 6s and 6s plus this morning. Was it all customers hoped for and maybe more . Nbc bay areas bob redell is live in palo alto this morning. Bob, that wasnt our imagination, that really was a robot waiting in line, wasnt it . Reporter it was. Robot and several other what you call human beings, homosapiens. Theres still a lot of people outside here in palo alto waiting to get their hands on the latest s versions of the iphone 6 and 6 plus that went on sale here at 8 00 this morning. The First Impressions from a couple people weve spoken with are positive. Too early to tell from these early adopters though if it will be worth it for the rest of us to upgrade our phones. [ cheers and applause ] reporter so it was about 300 people plus that robot you mentioned, more on that in a moment, lined up outside the Palo Alto Apple store here on university when the doors opened at 8 00. Some people have been waiting since yesterday morning even though they could have received the same phone today by mail if they just ordered it online. Many apple fans enjoy the experience of sleeping on the sidewalk the night before. And for what . Well, its the latest iteration of apples iphone. Shoots 4k video and 3d touch new technology can sense how much pressure you put on the phone whether its a quick tap or long thrust which will give us users more options when opening apps and such. I think 3d touch is the most exciting to me. As an interface designer its just going to completely transform the way we interact with mobile apps. So im really excited to start designing to that. Reporter one apple customer waited in line for 20 hours here in palo alto all from the comfort of her own home in san diego. She sent in her robot body double here which she was able to control remotely and used to teleconference face and audio. She caused quite a scene as she strolled in the store to carry out her transaction. She left with a brand new iphone 6s hooked to the side of her robot body. Ive been waiting since thursday at 10 00 in the morning. This is very, very exciting. This is the most fun ive ever had waiting in line. Why do it this way . It was something ive never tried before. I was wondering if it would work out. Im totally by myself, so i kind of counted on societal responsibility to help me get through it. Reporter that socalled societal responsibility along with the crush from media kept anyone from trying to steal her iphone as she strolled down University Avenue to beam, thats the Robot Company headquarters about a block and a half away. She remotely opened the door, met her robot friends, colleague, parked inside were other colleagues, one is an actual human in the flesh and blood will store her iphone until she flies up here. If you havent figured it out, brianna does work for that company. Back out here live outside at the apple store in palo alto we took a quick peek in the back and theres still plenty of those s phones available. Theres only maybe about 30 people in line. So it doesnt look like theyre going to be running out today. Reporting live here in palo alto, bob redell, nbc bay area news. We saw that gal behind you on your left hand side doing the happy dance. So clearly the phone is well received. Victory dance. Beam us back one. Thank you very much, bob. Well be right back. Last night i started thinking about this. And this morning i woke up and i said my prayers, as i always do. And i decided, you know, today im going to do this. As simple as that. Thats the theory ive always lived by, if you do the right things for the right reasons, the right things will happen. Stunning political news out of washington, d. C. This morning. If you havent heard already, congressman john boehner, speaker of the house, is resigning. Not only from his position as speaker, but from the congress altogether. Boehner says hes doing this for the people. But Many Political pundits say boehner has been under attack from conservative republicans in the house for a long time. Tea Party Members say boehner is not tough enough for the position. He said the prayer of st. Francis right after he did that so maybe he did take inspiration from the pope. He was moved to tears. Chinas president is in washington. And hes meeting oneonone with president obama. Will attend a formal state dinner tonight. But not everybody thinks the u. S. Should be rolling out the red carpet. Nbc bay areas tracie potts explains why. Reporter china, accused of human rights abuses and suspected of hacking government computers, gets another formal welcome at the white house this morning. We continue to be a cheap date when it comes to human rights, then we can expect these atrocities to continue on and on and on. We want to be greater business partners, but we have to do so in a Legal Environment where they stop stealing our stuff. Reporter the state department insists the u. S. Will not shy away from confronting those issues. Were going to continue to be just as forthright and candid about those as we have been. Reporter but china is a key trading partner and the worlds biggest polluter. Today, china and the u. S. Are expected to announce a new deal to curb emissions. Meantime, at the United Nations this week russian president Vladimir Putin has asked to meet with president obama. The white house says ukraine will top the agenda. I hope that russia sees whats happening in ukraine and will rethink it. Reporter theyre also expected to discuss russias support for syrias government. President obama will make it clear once again that russia doubling down on their support for the assad regime is a losing bet. Reporter but the Obama Administration insists that its economic sanctions against russia are working and crippling that countrys economy. Tracie potts, nbc news, washington. Indias Prime Minister makes a trip to the bay area this weekend. Prime minister will meet with Silicon ValleyTech Companies like facebook, google, tesla and adobe and also attend a Community Reception on sunday at the s. A. P. Center. More than 45,000 people applied for those free tickets to go to that event. Though the arena can only host 18,000. Our own raj mathai will emcee that event. Kris, you probably got one of these. Its billed as added protection for your identity. You might have received a new credit or debit card in the mail with the microchip on the back. Its part of the nationwide shift in the way we pay and protect credit information. As nbc bay areas mark barger explains, it could cost you. Reporter new credit and debit cards have some added bling. A microchip that uses emv technology. What that does is generate a new unique code every time the card is used. Reporter in the past thieves could make physical copies of the traditional magnetic strip cards, the new chips make that much more difficult. They cant create a counterfeit card, which is twothirds of the fraud we see in the system. Reporter if a thief tried to use the chips unique transaction code. It would be worthless like using an expired pass code. Reporter but these cards require a learning curve at the checkout line. Consumers will have to learn how to forget to swipe and dip. Reporter that means inserting the end of the card for several seconds. Takes up to ten seconds longer to process than the old swipe method. Its a major change for businesses too. On october 1st merchants not card issuers will be responsible for fraudulent transactions if they dont upgrade their payment terminals. These new instore terminals can be very expensive to handle these chip cards. Reporter up to 1,000 per devi device, which can add up quickly especially for small businesses. Some experts say the risk of increased liability combined with slower checkout lines could fuel more use of mobile payment methods. So if the chip and dip becomes too much hassle, your smartphone might save the day. Mark barger, nbc news. The fate of the Hayward School superintendent is unclear this morning after very heated altercation. Two members of the hayward board of trustees filed Police Reports after they say the superintendent lashed out during closed door meeting last week. Louis and William Mcgee say superintendent dobbs was shouting, cursing, even physically threatening during the meeting. The board discussed dobbss possible discipline or dismissal in a special meeting last night. But several people defended dobbs. What have i observed . Sarcasm, veiled threats and not so veiled threats. And just plain rudeness towards the superintendent. Hes here serving because of the children, the School District needed someone to challenge the status quo. It is not clear yet what the result of that private meeting was. Integration is exclusion, thats the message from special education advocates to School Administrators in oakland. Dozens of special ed students, parents and teachers held a News Conference ahead of last nights School Board Meeting in oakland. Theyre against the superintendents decision to move many students served by special programs into general education classes. They maintain that integration cuts off students from the extra help that they need. So we need to be building up the programs we have and make and strengthen them and making sure that the students really have a program that meets their needs available. Supporters say putting struggling students in general ed classes helps those students succeed by challenging them to reach their full potential. They also point out that only 7 of special ed students graduate ready for college in the current system. One of the biggest changes in schools in decades is already under way, but odds are you havent heard of it yet. Californias local control funding formula means more money and more decisions for local School Districts. But the question is, how is it working . Nbc bay areas Jessica Aguirre has this mornings class action. Reporter the classroom is outdoors of Fremont High School in oakland. Today were making salsa and were going to eat it with chips i guess. Reporter these young men are part of a latino men and boys program. Its like a small circle where everybody is like pretty much in trust. So its like a Family Circle pretty much. Reporter its a circle thats about to get bigger thanks to extra dollars flowing in from the city. We get targeted funding from the state in order to support our most needy students. Reporter for the first time oakland unified is investing newly available money 200,000 in the latino program. Thats the most important thing, that those young men that they graduate from high school. Reporter the money comes from a local control funding formula, a landmark law now being put into practice across california. This is an historic change, its the biggest change to our School Funding system in the last ho years. Reporter under lcff many funding decisions shift from sacramento to local School Districts. California is leading the country in terms of having a formula that provides more support for the students with the greatest need. Reporter this sticks with high needs kids get more money. The extra dollars are for english learners, foster youth and low income students. Equal treatment for children in unequal situations is not justice. Reporter at oakland unified where 80 of students are high needs, funding incrementally increases from 7,500 to almost 12,000 per student over the next five years. However, in more affluent San Ramon Valley unified where just 8 of kids are high needs, funding in 2021 tops out at a little more than 9,000. Our biggest concerns are more people dont know about it. Reporter hes right. Most voters have never heard of the funding law even though for the First Time Ever it requires Community Input on how that money is spent. In order to get this right because its more flexibility in how funds are spent at the local level, people have to get involved and hold districts accountable. Chopping up peppers. Reporter back at fremont high these students say theyre just happy to see their class expand. I think its good its finally getting the recognition that it needs because its a really good program. Like what my mom makes. Reporter Jessica Aguirre, nbc bay area news. Like mom makes, that is a compliment. If you want to see how much money is allocated for your particular School District, you can check out edsourcesonline calculator at edsource. Com. Up next at 11 00, fix your eyes on the skies this weekend. A lunar double feature happening on sunday. Plus this. I just love the way it all connects. And geographys really a fundamental aspect of our daytoday lives. Changing lives with geography. The local student becoming the teacher in this mornings bay area proud. And a live look now at the castro. Clear blue skies and temperatures warming up quickly. Ill show you how hot it gets and the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. Itll be here before you know it. Hello, halloween. Its the one night when everybody dresses up. And that includes dinner. Unleash the power of dough. Give it a pop. This moment is perfect in every way just like my kid gooey. Flaky. Happy. Toaster strudel. Now with more icing. A little art history for you on your friday morning at 11 40. So who is she . Of course thats the mona lisa. But were talking about the woman behind the smile in da vincis masterpiece. They said they found her remains in a florence church, but bone testing determined the remains are from early 16th century when the nun lived and the mona lisa was painted. The only problem is researchers never uncovered a skull. That would have helped determine exactly who the remains belong to. The woman in the painting has been a mystery for over 400 years. She will haunt you with her eyes. Yes. Well, you cant understand whats going on in the world if you dont understand the world, right . Seems pretty straightforward. Yes, it does. But theres a south bay teenager who thinks children just arent being taught the basics in school. Garvin thomas has what hes doing about it in this mornings bay area proud. He fell in love with geography in the second grade. There was just something about it that fascinated him. He says it wasnt until he got a bit older though he understood that geography meant a lot more than just maps and globes. Hed love for everyone else to understand that too. This is the category imperative is the highest natural law reporter at san joses Community PrepCommunity Service is a required part of curriculum. Everyone does it. But staff there say one student, arvin, has truly gone the extra mile. Gone around the world you could say. And hed love to tell you about it. The geography of it that is. Geographys really a fundamental aspect of our daytoday lives. Reporter from migrants flooding into europe, to the drought in california, from relations with cuba to business with china, you cant really understand any of them, he believes, without understanding the geography surrounding them. And arvin thinks not enough kids do these days. So in the Public SchoolEducation System theres very little geography involved. As we can see this has a big impact on the different proficiency levels kids have in geography, the specific time limits for each activity that we would like to do. Reporter so he made it his mission to change all that. He started geography for tomorrow to fulfill his Community Service requirement, but has since turned it into its own nonprofit. Now im going to have a little activity for you guys. Reporter he and a team of 20 volunteer tutors regularly visit schools. And on a recent weekend work with the sunday friends nonprofit to help low income children. Lets say we have someone in china right here. Reporter to do it arvin has developed his own curriculum, reached out and gotten support from National Groups and local politicians. What state are you in . Yeah, nice job. Reporter his plans ultimate are to grow this thing. Geographically of course. My goal is that we can eventually reach that level. We can work towards having geography solidifying a place for geography in curriculum. Hes well on his way to expanding his program. Theyve already held more than 200 tutoring sessions at five different locations with more being added all the time. Garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. If you know someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. Go to our website nbcbayarea. Com and search bay area proud. All right. Kris, youre a woman of the outdoors, right . The weekend right around the corner. Looking for something to do, tomorrow is your chance to explore National Parks for free. Tomorrow is National Public lands day. The nations largest single day volunteer effort for public lands. To celebrate the National Park service is offering free entry at all 408 National Parks across the u. S. Nuts included. Just tomorrow though nearly half of those parks usually charge some sort of entrance fee. Yosemite does not look like that right now. Thats for sure. Amateur astronomers, stargazers everywhere plan to have eyes fixed to the skies sunday night for a rare celestial show. Its being billed as a lunar double feature. An eclipse is going to take place at the same time as a socalled supermoon. A supermoon is when the moon is closest to earth in its monthly orbit making it larger than usual. The Lunar Eclipse begins a little after 7 00 sunday night, so you wont have to stay up late if you want to see it. The same kind of thing will not happen again until 2033. Were going to be camping out in a tent under the stars. Im hoping we will actually be able to see it. Thats perfect. Smores while youre watching. Smores, probably look down at the smores and miss the super moon. Our luck. Your attention on the sky. Little sweetness coming into your weekend. Heres kari hall. It depends on where you are whether or not youll actually be able to see that. We have a possibility of some clouds obstructing that view. Ill talk more about that. No clouds here as we take a live look from mt. Hamilton looking towards the south bay. And its 84 degrees now in livermore. 81 in concord. Napa its 72 degrees. Our temperatures are still all over the place from the 60s to the 80s, a light northwesterly wind will come in throughout the afternoon at about 10 to 15 miles an hour. So nice little breeze. Maybe not as windy as weve had in days passed. And going hour by hour in oakland at 1 00 its 80 degrees. Rising up into the mid80s for a couple of hours. Then as you head out for dinner its at 80 degrees and then a few clouds starting to mix back in. And this evening as the skies become partly to mostly cloudy we will have temperatures in the lower 60s later on tonight. So a look at all the microclimates, los gatos today 95 degrees. Still pretty hot palo alto 89 degrees. And financial district at 79 degrees. Santa rosa 93. And oakland 89 degrees. Pleasanton seeing a high of 97 degrees. There will be some changes after having to deal with these sizzling temperatures. Well have a series of cold fronts moving through. So the first one moves in on saturday. Unfortunately that front will be weakening as it passes. And were dropping temperatures just a few more degrees and heading into next week there will be another one. Both of them look pretty dry at this point. We dont have any chances of rain in the forecast even as that next one moves. It looks pretty robust at first and theb as it moves closer to the bay area that rain just dries up. So a dry weekend and turning a little bit cooler. If youre heading out to the san jose rock and roll marathon some of the events going on tomorrow we start with a few clouds during the morning and 75 degrees at noon. And also for the big event on sunday more of the same weather as our temperatures rising into the 70s. And weve been talking about the Lunar Eclipse, the super moon Lunar Eclipse. It wont happen again until 2033. So something ill be staying up late for just to see. If you blink it you wont miss. Youll see this any time from 7 11 to 8 23 as the sun passes by the moon very slowly. It will be a nice event to stay up late for, at least late for me and probably not for you. Well see those temperatures in the 70s and 80s heading into the weekend. So a nice weekend ahead. Sam and kris. All right. We are going to stay up past our regular bedtime. You got an hour and a half window there. Right. Up next at 11 00, a first at petco park and has nothing to do with baseball. And surprise of a lifetime for one woman during last nights giants game. Were going to explain. Coming up after nbc bay area news at 11 00 access Hollywood Live followed by days of our lives at 1 00 p. M. Mike inouye is here. Its the first friday of fall but its the last passaja of the year. Great eats, wine tasting cocktails, cooking demos and more. You can buy for 25 and gets you over 300 worth of eats and treats or head down and enjoy the music just because youre there. Maybe youre looking for something around the south bay though, how about a middle eastern and greek food festival. Starting tonight continuing through sunday night the st. James Orthodox Church in milpitas will be home to the cuisine. Theres music, some great live folk dancing, plus for the kids games, arts and crafts. Even face painting. Go to their website to print their free admission tickets. Now, thats a steal. Thats certainly a figure of speech. Dont actually steal because i want you on good terms with the Alameda CountySheriffs Office who rock the grill i hear. Tonight is their cop shop barbecue in castro valley. They have chicken, hot links, salad plus drink and reserve bar. Theres a small admission fee but goes towards keeping their Community Policing and problem solving unit at the Community Center where they also give classes and seminars. Now, however you choose to end your week, remember its the start of the weekend. Guys. Say no more. Well, a padres fan for life. A newborn baby and his mother are doing well this morning after she gave birthright in the middle of the giantspadres game last night at petco park. Mom, a die hard padres fan, did not want to miss the game. So when she went into labor she couldnt leave in time to make it to the hospital. So with the help of the ballparks medical staff she delivered little levi in the parks plaza. Padres did win but the biggest winners of the night, mom and dad of course. Start feeling contractions and think, you know, lets wing it. Im going to go to the game. This is going to be at least seven or eight hours. Something like maybe the hot dog or something. Doesnt work like that. Not so much. Congratulations to her. Well be right back with more news. Bigger in texas and this story well, you heard us saying everything is bigger in texas. This story does prove that. Okay. Youre talking about at t stadium in arlington, texas, where that was the site of the latest Guinness World record attempt for twister players. How do they make a mass that big . The attempt is the brain child Country Music star. Guinness officials are expected to announce if they broke the record within the next couple of days. The current world record for twister was set in 2011 at a college in the netherlands and measured 171 feet by 140 feet. Seems like a good way to make friends. Have a great weekend. See you next week. Are you still waiting to change your bath tub . Not any more. When i finally did it, it changed everything only bath fitter can give you the new tub youve been waiting for, in as little as one day. With their unique tub over tub process. Isnt that amazing bath fitter will measure and make you a new custom bathtub that they install right over your existing one, without tearing out your old tub. 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Allison sweeney is back with a newhall mark movie which you know im going to love. I cant wait. We have to talk about her kids. She goes big for ow