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Not the smartest, definitely not the cutest, just the most unattractive. We reveal the ugliest dog competition today, saturday, june 21st, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Im erica hill. Im Peter Alexander filling in for lester holt. Big shoes to fill in, i know, because im using his office. Nice to have you with us, though. Always nice to have you here. It is the First Official day of summer. No one more excited about that than dylan dreyer. Soak it all in. It feels really good, i have to say. Just in nine minutes. Enjoy every second. One way to enjoy them, spend them with us as we talk exclusively to this lady, lucy li who has taken the world by storm. She competed in the u. S. Womens open tournament. We are excited to talk to her. Shes known not just for her fun outfits and stellar golf, but eating ice cream. Shes 11. Go for it. I fully endorse and encourage it. We are going catch up with a 12yearold on the rold to recover three months after a life saving surgery for a rare disease. Right now, we begin with the top stories developing situation in iraq. Secretary of state john kerry traveling to the middle east to be facetoface with other World Leaders about solutions to the crisis in iraq. We are seeing new video alleged to be from isis militants where English Speaking men are seen encouraging others to join the igt. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, peter. Overnight, militants captured a crossing point between syria and iraq that many fear will be used to bring more weapons into the battlefield. This comes as the United States sets up an engagement in iraq to help the Iraqi Government sending john kerry to the region. Will it be enough . A global call to join the fight in iraq, made by English Speaking isis fighters, many with european passports. Its part of a video as they make a steady and deadly push into baghdad. Iraqs military is getting fresh recruits, thousands of shia men entering the calls to join the fight. The army is also getting outside help in the form of american soldiers. 300 American Special forces advisers are being ployed to work with the army sharing intelligence, advising brigades and calling air strikes. All to help give the Iraqi Military the upper hand after it lost parts of iraq to isis fighters. Even with american help, defeating them might not be enough. Calls are growing on Nuri Al Maliki to resign, even from the top shiite cleric. If you had a chance to speak to the prime minister, what would you say . It will not be stopped through military, the only solution is political solution. Reporter isis take over of the cities has created a fear over the country. Lines to gas stations are long. Hundreds of refugees are away from home, too afraid to return because of a fight that looks to be intensifying. Now, kurdish officials tell nbc news they have been warning the u. S. About the presence of isis for months. They are, along with other iraqis too little too late for the u. S. To send futures and not send out more robust activity. Thank you. General good morning. Nice to see you again. Morning, good to be on the air with you. We know that 300 u. S. Military advisers, as they are described are on their way to the region, through iraq where they are going to train, consult and share intelligence with Iraqi Security forces with the officers there right now. They are also facing a growing insurgency. Is 300 advisers enough to have a tangible impact or do we need to send more to do that . They can certainly have an impact. What they are going to do is establish themselves in the operational centers. Reinforce the chain of command. Two things have to happen to make this work. One, there has to be a political solution coming out of parliament about who is in charge in iraqs government. That person has to be acceptable to the sunni side. That is the only way that we are going to have any hope of stopping this, not just the movement, but the pressure of the tectonic plate. The u. S. , they are not combat troops, but the advisers will be working on the brigade level, breaking up in groups of 12 working alongside iraqis in the country. If they are not combat troops, what real dangers do they face . First of all, the special forces trained to the mission. This is in their primary play book and the type of thing they have to be ready to do in a moments notice. The people there are extremely qualified. To have this work, the headquarters they are going to has to be responsible for their safety. They have to have built into their plan and their operation ways of extracting themselves when necessary. I want to get a sense from you since you have overseen combat there in iraq during the golf war, desert storm, bosnia and vietnam war. Give us a sense as you analyze this situation taking place in iraq, how does this compare . This is more dangerous because of its international implication. This is more dangerous . Its more dangerous because you are sending people into a situation where everything is sort of out of control. In desert storm and vietnam, we had much more control over the environment where we were for conventional forces. They have sufficiently robust in their locations. They were attacked, but rarely were they overrun. This is more dangerous because the whole situation is changing so dynamically on a daytoday basis. General montgomery joining us this morning. General, good to see you. We appreciate your time. Good to be on the air with you. We are learning more about the anthrax scare at the center for Disease Control in atlanta. More people may have been exposed to the deadly strain than thought. The president briefed on it on friday. Government investigators are trying to determine what went wrong. Tom costello is covering it for us. Good morning. Hi, erica, good morning. The cdc says more employees than first believed may have been exposed to the anthrax bacteria. The cdc is seeding control of the investigation to the usda to avoid conflict of interest. At the cdc, an all out investigation under way in a major break down in safety protocols after 80 employees were exposed to deadly anthrax. We talked to the cdc deputy director. This is the cdc, the most respected body we have that deals with these type of pathogens. How could this happen . We wish we knew that. We are in the process of finding out how the decisions were made. Reporter it happened earlier this month, the Rapid Response unit was preparing a dangerous strain of anthrax for other cdc labs. They thought they killed the bacteria. Rather than waiting 48 hours to be sure, they transferred the samples after 24 hours. The workers in the other labs werent wearing protective clothing. None of the workers show symptoms of anthrax, they have been offered antibiotics. Experts are not overly concerned. The risk is really low to the exposed people and essentially nil to the surrounding community. Reporter multiple investigations raised concerns about how well the cdc safeguards deadly substances like anthrax. The cdc has been investigated for years because of safety protocols with the labs, whats happening here . Any lab has incidents, people cut corners, things malfunction. We have been very diligent and aggressive in identifying what caused those problems. Reporter now, with a serious breach involving deadly anthrax, the cdc says disciplinary action is a possibility. No one outside the cdc is at risk, not even family members of those who have been exposed and some of the employees exposed are electing not to take antibiotics at all. Tom, thank you. Dr. January si snyderman is here. Good morning. Good morning, erica. Just to clarify, the threat and concern here is because this is the most dangerous type of anthrax. That is the inhaled kind, correct . Right. I think we also remember back to 2001 when five people died because they inhaled anthrax mailed in letters throughout the United States. We have a recent history of how bad this can be. There are three ways to get it, inject, through your skin or inhale it. The idea the Laboratory Workers could have inhaled it is a real concern. Once you get the bacteria in your body, it can take two weeks for it to release spores. The spores can have toxins. Its the toxins that cause the problems. In this case, it looks like flu with aches and pains and can be deadly. One covered. We are hearing friends and families around the people are not at risk. When you talk about the spores and how long it takes to develop, we know some of them are already on antibiotics. Is it enough to stop it and what about the people who are not . The cdc know what is strain it is, how toxic it is and how much it was killed of nullified. They know exactly what they are dealing with. Whether they take antibiotics for a week, the fkt that its not considered a threat to the lab workers and not necessarily to the people beyond them is a big thing. Anthrax is everywhere, its in the soil, around livestock, little cases pop up here and there. Its the bioterrorism part that scares everyone. When you have a lab as dignified or smart as the cdc and have an error like this, you have to go back to the sloppiness, find out what wednesday wrong, who made the mistake and fix it so mistakes like this dont happen in the future. Theres a real concern, Health Concern for the workers and families . No. Its a wake up call for labs everywhere. When you deal with substances like this, you cant be too careful. A lot of people waiting for answers. Dr. Nancy, always nice to have ewe here. Thanks. Unprecedented rain caused a hill to give way on the mississippi river. Anne thompson is here with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, jenna. They are forecasting a warm, sunny saturday for minneapolis. Boy do the people here need it. Behind me, you can see the visual evidence the damage drenching rains can do. On thursday, more than six inches of rain fell within an eighthour period in the twin cities area. By thursday night, that caused a piece of this block, about a football field long to give way and come crashing down, piling six to eight feet of debris on a road that is popular with joggers and bikers in minneapolis. The two buildings that sit on top of the bluff belong to the university of minnesota medical center. Both buildings are said not to be endangered. Engineers inspected them and they are said to be structurally sound and not endangered by the mudslide. The mudslide was the most recent of a series of events caused by an extraordinarily rainy june here in minnesota. Farmlands, homes and floods or parks have all flooded. In fact, minnesota is within an inch of having the rainiest june on record. Minnesotas governor has declared a state of emergency because of those rains in nearly half of the counties here. Jenna . Anne thompson, thank you very much. A small plane crashed. Police say two people aboard the single engine plane were killed. One person was inside the home at the time but was able to escape through a window. One person is dead and at least seven others are recovering from minor injuries after a tractor trailer hauling cars slammed into a restaurant. It caused it to collapse forcing authorities to evacuate the entire block. Comedian tracy morgan has been moved from the hospital to a rehab facility. His publicist released a statement saying hes showing signs of improvement and faces a long road to recovery. He was critically injured when a truck slammed into the limo bus he was riding in. The federal government is pushing to expand warning labels on testosterone products. Fda says they need to include a general label about the increased risk of blood clots. Patients with abnormal increase in red blood cells. They received reports clots are occurring in patients who dont have this complication. This morning, it is that time of year again. It is time to crown the worlds ugliest dog because dogs understand what thats all about. The dog, a 2yearold mutt named peanut won it at the annual contest. Who wouldnt think this dog is hideously adorable . The bulging eyes, protruding teeth. It has everything it takes to win an award like this. Wondering what the other dogs look like . Peanuts competition . Well have more on that later in the show. We have ugly dog breeders right now. I should school that dog in ug mug. They are trying to breed with that dog. Thats a hashtag in the making, ug mug. A forecast is ugly in some places. In some places, but we are going to see a good amount of sunshine. Iowa, you cant catch a break. More showers and storms expected. The showers and storms across nebraska are weakening now. They will redevelop later on this afternoon. Further north, we have flood watches. All the yellow spots is where we have the flood warnings. We are looking at the rivers in major flooding states across northern parts of iowa. We are going to see more severe storms develop later today. A couple areas in the southeast good morning to you, bay wa area. We have an absolutely Beautiful Day ahead, and, yeah, welcome to the official start of summer, 80 degrees in the south bay, and 65 degrees in San Fransisco with the cool Summer Breeze coming in out of the west. As we head through the next couple days, we dont have any major changes coming your way, hitting the sweet summer stride and sticking with it through the midsection of next week and warming up at the end of the week. Forecast. Peter . Thank you. It was an incredible site at the start of the world cup, a paralyzed man using bionic legs to make the First Official kick of the tournament. In the u. S. , researchers are working on helping people with partial paralysis to standup and move their lel legs again. Tom costello visited the institute to see how its changing lives. Reporter you might call 26yearold Ryan Flanigan a 21st century bionic man. The motorized wind you hear is the sound of hope that one day hell be able to take his first steps on his own. I dont have a lot of sensation back there, but i can feel my hips moving. His back, his entire posture, really, is held together with rods and screws. Two years ago, an atv accident left him with a severed spinal cord. He was told he would never walk again. I spent a lot of time, at first, denying it and hoping it would all go away. Paralysis rarely goes away. An avid outdoorsman, he wanted his life back. He was soon driving again using special hand controls for the gas and break. Exactly the kind of determination that made him a candidate to strap into new technology. And youre up. Its called the rewalk. A Battery Powered walker at the university of maryland he habilitation institute that holds him up straight pushing his hips and legs forward. This is the first chance to start walking again. Absolutely. Whats it like . Its great. Im 64, so im used to looking down on people, staring over the crowd. Being in a wheelchair is a lot different looking up to everybody. Reporter there are no electrical impulses, nothing connected to his nerves or muscles. The suit is being tested for use by u. S. Disabled war veterans. Keeping the body upright is critical to maintaining the health of or gans, gi tract and something else. Psychologically, to get up again is a big deal. Reporter theres no cure for a spinal cord injury, but there is hope. Trying to keep my torso, my head straight up and looking forward. Reporter hope that one day, if there is a cure for spinal cord injuries, brian and others like him will be ready to take those first steps on their own. Good to see him walking. Still to come, honoring a d day hero. First, this is today on nbc. This morning, we are remembering a u. S. War hero, a remarkable man you introduced us to earlier this month. You were in france celebrating the anniversary of dday. He was a highly decorated member of the 82nd airborne, a paratrooper. 70 years ago, he was the last man out of the c47 transport plane before it crashed into flames. He escaped being picked up by the nazis three times. He took me back to a street named in his honor. All my comrades have died and some in action. They are not here to get the same type of honor. It is very honoring for me on behalf of these people. They appreciate what the americans did. We appreciate you. Thank you. We learned this week that jack saved his last energy to make that trip. He died back home in up state new york. He was 90 years old. His daughter tells us, as much as it hurts to lose him, this last dday celebration in france fulfilled his life and he was at peace. Even in the small town, he is a big hero. What an amazing man. What an honor to spend time with him. So happy you could bring that story to us. It good saturday morning to you. Time now is 5 26. Youre looking at the sun coming up over the bay bridge there. Hello, we have a look at the weekend forecast, lets check in with her. Hi, vicki, its a special day we are spending together, the longest day of the year. Welcome to the official start of summer time in the bay area, and we, my friends, are going to be the envy of the entire nation. Wait until i flip this over to show you where we are headed today. Temperatures in the 50s across the bay area, upper 50s at that, brisk, comfortable out there now, and we have a great day shaping up for you. The peninsula, for example, at 75 degrees today, 65 meanwhile in San Fransisco, 86 in the north bay, and south bay is 80 degrees straight up. In oakland, clear conditions, high clouds streaming into San Fransisco with low cloud cover, enough there to keep the temperatures really comfortable for today, as we head throughout your saturday, onshore flow strengthens, and what that means is temperatures are going to drop off by about five to ten degrees from yesterdays highs, and you know what . We hit that sweet summer stride, and were actually going to keep it going all the way through wednesday of next week. Some changes come in. Well talk about those coming up. Right now, back to you and the rest of the top stories of the day. Thank you. A twostory triplex destroyed after a fast moving fire this morning. Now ten people are out of a home. It took firefighters an hour to bring the fire under control. They dont know what sparked the flames, but no one was hurt, and it cost 300,000 in damage, and the American Red Cross is providing help to the ten people who lost their homes. More on this story at 7 00. Meanwhile, hot spots and keeping the calm. Crews worked overnight to ensure a fast moving fire in fairfield does not reignite. It destroyed two homes and several outdoor sheds and barns. The fire started just before 4 00 yesterday afternoon. Our nbc bay area chopper caught a video of one home engulfed in flames. This is where it happened near the 680 80 interchange, not far from rodriguez high school. It burned five acres before it was contained hours later. The cause is under investigation, and state fire officials said we saw a 200 increase in wild land fires. If you have out of town friends to entertain this weekend, dont take them to San Fransiscos world famous crooked street. Its temporarily off limits to cars starting this weekend. Lombard street will be closed weekends from noon to 6 00 p. M. Until july 13th and also on july 4th, part of a Pilot Program in place after homeowners complained about traffic in the area. After the temporary closures, officials will decide if the tourist attraction should be shut down on a more regular basis. Coming up this morning on today in the bay, the bay area filled with gold medals this weekend, best olympic swimmers in the world make a visit to the south bay. Well let you know where and how to get a peek at the competition. That and plus all your top stories at 7 00. We are back this saturday morning, june 21st, summer officially arriving early this morning. We are off to a beautiful start in the big apple. No humidity, its gorgeous outside. Perfect. I want to say thank you. Youre welcome. Hand delivered, appreciate it. Coming up in this half hour, we are going update you on a young girl we have been following for months. She had surgery to combat a rare disease that caused her to gain weight. We are going to update you on her progress. A digital trend of guilt tipping. Its how often you leave a tip for the barista or waiter. Things you think about because they are staring at you. Should you feel forced to tip . We are going to have a tip for tippers. I love this story, i have been struggling with it. Theres an app now on the starbucks app. It will say would you like to leave a tip. Its like, crazy. I heard small, medium and large. Small, medium, large. She did that on purpose. Also ahead, the heart warming story of one womans rather unique way to honor her late father. We begin with an important story for parents. Believe it or not, almost 400 children have died in the last year because they were left unattended in hot cars. Its an unbelievable statistic prompting serious public campaigns to try to change it. Here is gabe gutierrez. Reporter for sydneys mother, the pain is still raw. It was unbearable. I cant describe the emotions. Reporter in august 2010, 6yearold sydney got into an unlocked car in georgia and died in the sweltering heat. I wont have a sweet 16 birthday for her. I wont see her graduate and ill never be mother of the bride. Reporter since then, shes become a tireless safety advocate. It can happen to anybody. Reporter helping to launch this Service Campaign weeks ago, one of many throughout the country. This video on youtube by a small utah Production Company has been viewed more than 6 million times. Sweetie, whats the matter . Somebody help me. Reporter other videos are trying to prevent kids from getting in unlocked vehicles, but stop parents from leaving them behind in blistering temperatures that can feel like an oven. They are loving and caring parents. Aarp an average of 39 children die in hot cars, one every nine days. This year, 13 deaths from texas to florida to georgia. Think before you judge because a lot of times, you know, its just an accident. Reporter in South Carolina, richeys daughter died in his backseat after he forgot to drop her off at day care last month. He started his own campaign, passing out stickers as reminders to other parents. I have a promise to my daughter. My focus is to raise awareness. I cant let another parent go through this if i have a way of presenting it. Reporter its her way of making sure sydney did not die in vain. For today, gabe gutierrez. To be clear, almost 400 children have died in the last ten years, not the last year. Its a sta tissic parents of young kids think about. We want to talk to dylan with a check of the weather. It is the first day of summer. It feels like it. We are going to see very hot temperatures. They will top out in the 90s. Its the feels like temperature when you factor in the humidity. Its going to feel like it is up around 103 to 108 degrees from georgia and the South Carolina coast. It is going to be very uncomfortable that way. Stay in the ac or head out to the pool, whatever to stay cool. We are looking at the chance in the carolinas, the slight risk of stronger storms, continuing with that risk through south dakota and delaware, iowa and southern minnesota where the biggest threat is large hail and damaging wind gusts. We are not looking at a threat of tornadoes. Elsewhere, it remains hot in the southwest, up around 110 degrees. California is cooling off a bit. 5 34, good saturday morning to you. Welcome to the start of summer, im Christina Loren. Temperatures are dropping steadily by five to ten degrees from yesterdays highs as we get the comfortable ocean air moving on shore about all day long. Right now, nearly uniform temperatures, 57 in concord, on the way to the 70s and 80s inland, and 60s and 70s at the coast, and in santa cruz. Your plans for summer this year . Well, there really happy that we are going to another vacation. Another vacation. But we are happy we are out of school. I think a lot of kids agree with that. Erica . They do. My kids will agree in five days. Thanks. We have an update on a little girl who needed a life saving surgery because of a rare disease. You may recall the story of 12yearold alex sis. We have been following her for months since we learned of what made her constantly hungry. We have an update. Reporter for 12yearold, a trip to the doctor brings a welcome report. I have great news for you. You know what it is . Your weight is down. Reporter she could only dream of it a few months ago. Im excited. You know, i have been hoping for this for a long time and so its good to see a little bit of the old alexis come back. Reporter the little girl who suffers from a rare disorder that made it impossible for her to feel full has lost 37 pounds since surgery. She can move better now. Her type 2 diabetes is gone. Shes really got a Family Support system and a mom that has kept her on track. Reporter she was once a typical little girl until surgery to remove a brain tumor that removed part of her brain. There was nothing we could do. She kept gaining weight. Reporter she skyrocketed to more than 200 pounds. When the Insurance Company denied the request for surgery, saying she was too young, people around the world chipped in. She had the surgery in march and insurance did eventually cover it. Her struggle and strength continue to inspire. Its work. She has to change. Reporter she has a long road ahead. Her doctors say she may need more surgery or medication but alexis doesnt seem to be slowing down. You can do fun stuff outside the hospital. Reporter her plans include running a 5k by the end of summer. 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Whether you are in the market for china or stone ware, here is the dish. You want something you can put in the microwave and is dishwasher safe. Plates with metallic dines are not microwavable. Simple and versatile. From the classic white to the white house every piece we form has to go through here for firing. Its a ninehour cycle. Its hot. Its very hot. Reporter at the factory in North Carolina, every piece is crafted by artisans. Once the plate is fired, it comes here to be decorated. Reporter if stone ware is more practical, theres plenty of that, too. Good housekeeping does tests. We found that ahh so, after you have made your choice, make it last. Dont overload your dishwasher. Place your plates toward the center of the machine and use a mild liquid or powder detergent. You have to have a steady hand to paint those dishes. I was so impressed. Its done and takes years to learn that craft. Give us a sense. Sets arent for everybody and the biggest challenge is when you break one. Buy extra if you love the pattern because they do discontinue patterns. There are places to get replacements, but buy it while you can. The other thing is, you might not need a set. Do you use custom saucers and bread and butter plates . Buy separates, buy salad plates and larger plates and mugs instead of the cups. How many sets do you recommend . Eight to 12, depending on how you entertain. Buy an extra set. A lot of times, if you love beautiful china, you can mix and match. Its eclectic and pretty. If you go to garage sales, ebay, craigslist, people dont know what to do with old china sets. You can pick them up for a steal. A lot of naive buyers means heavier is better or more expensive is better. The Good Housekeeping drop test. Good gig for somebody. Right. Kind of fun. The heavier platters crack faster than the lighter ones. It doesnt necessarily go hand in hand. Good advice. Thanks. A new way to tip the people who serve you, but is it going a little too far . 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Mobile apps are changing the way customers are thinking about gratuities. For some its turning into more of a digital guilt tip. Here is gabe gutierrez. Reporter at coffee shops across america, the old tip jar is under attack. More cups, more pay, electronically. Im less likely to have cash on me, truly. Its an easier option. Reporter starbucks launched an updated app, making it easier for users to leave tips, 50 cents, a dollar or two distributed weekly and distributed among employees. Swear and level up have exploded. A dollar for the drink. Reporter in atlanta, this coffee house uses shop keep, allowing customers to pay and tip on an ipad. Customers are more likely to tip more because all of the calculations are figured out instantly. Reporter this barista has noticed. Its night and day the way they tip. Reporter now that they are asked whether they like it or not, they dont want to be seen as bad tippers. They feel like they should. Reporter in new york the average tip is around 18 . Another mobile pay app says its users tip 22 . Once they provide a better experience, theres no going back. With all the gratuity, is 20 the new 15 . What is the appropriate amount to tip . I would say 15 unless the service is excellent. Reporter there you have it. No need to feel pressure by digital tip. As far laurie, she might enjoy the better pay off, but its nicer to have cash at the end of the day. Reporter the Old Fashioned tip jar wont totally disappear, just yet. For today, gabe gutierrez, nbc news. As you can imagine, this is a hot topic for today viewers. Hot like the coffee itself. We are heading over to the orange room. Jenna, have we reached the Tipping Point on tipping . Here is the thing, we have all been there, the coffee shop, cab, salon, gas station attendants. Where does it end . You have no idea if you should tip, right . How about if the cashier asks you, awkward . Are too many people asking for tips these days . Asking. The results overwhelmingly say yes. 87 say yes. Only 13 say no. We want to know what you think. A, how did i do with the orange room hits . Clearly not well because they gave me one penny. B, one can weigh in using twitter orange room then peter and peter and peter and also peter and erica. What do you think . Have we gone too far with the tipping . I think you dont ask for a tip. A tip is if you do good service, i reward you. Im going to get total hate mail. In high school i was a waitress and did counter service. You are doing your job. Im happy to reward you for good service, but its so in your face. I say drop in the dollar. Well be right back. Still to come on today, world cup craze. Tomorrows big match up against still to come on today, world cup craze. A day at the spa is essential for rejuvenating your spirit. Still to come on today, worldyou owe me this cause tomori clean your tushy. 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Ending up in the low 80s even though we have 14 hours and 47 minutes of daylight our way throughout the day today. Starting with a shallow marine layer over oakland. You can see through it, but its enough to keep us cool at the coast today. I want to show you the same overcast sky in San Fransisco, keeping your temperatures in the 70s this afternoon. 75 for the peninsula, 85 in the extreme east bay, and 86 in the north bay. Well show you where were headed next week and well warm you up in just a little bit back to you. Back to you and and the top stories of the day. The cooler weather should help firefighters with hot spots. They are watching hot spots to ensure a fast moving fire does not reignite. It destroyed two homes and sheds and barns. The fire started before 4 00 yesterday. Our bay area chopper caught this area, one home destroyed, engulfed in flames there. This is where it happened, near the 680 80 interchange. The fire burned about five acres before it was contained a few hours later. The cause is under investigation. State fire officials have said weve seen a 200 increase in wild land fires this year. The search is underway this morning for a man accused of trying to kill his exgirlfriend and kidnapping their daughter. It happened in their sunniville apartment. He stabbed his exgirlfriend several times before abducting their 8yearold daughter, but three hours later, he brought the girl to the Police Department and took off. The girl was not harmed, and the mother is expected to survive. He ditched his car and may now be driving a yellow ford escape with this license plate number, 59 nh 641. If you know where he is or have seen him, give the police a call. Now, if you have visitors this weekend to entertain, get them to San Fransisco early or a little later. The citys world famous crooked street temporarily off limit to cars starting this weekend. Lombard street is closed weekends from noon to 6 p. M. On july 13th and july 4th part of a Pilot Program in place after homeowners complained. Well have much more and all of your top stories today coming up at 7 00. Good morning. It is saturday, june 21st, 2014. Here is a look at todays top stories. Graining ground. Militants gaining on militants. This morning, as they capture more territory in iraq. American special forces are on the ground. Having a ball. World cup fever growing and one day to go until team usa takes on portugal. Americans pouring into brazil to cheer for their team in person. We have the latest from brazil. And eye of the beholder. They are not conventionally cute. Most of them not cuddly, but they are so loved. For these dogs, it is all about which one is the most unattractive as they compete for the coveted title of worlds ugliest dog. Well introduce you to a few of them and show you the big winner. We have a great crowd on here on the plaza. Are you enjoying the first day of summer . Yeah . Lester is taking a well deserved weekend off. Peter alexander is here with us. Nice to have you up from washington. Nice on days like this. Its a good day to golf outside. 11yearold sensation, lucy li made a name for herself. She is the youngest person ever to have competed in the u. S. Open. She is going to join us live for an exclusive interview in a few moments. We offered her ice cream, but even for her, its too early. Maybe by 8 05 shell be ready. Also ahead, we have an update on actor Tracy Morgans condition. You remember the horrific accident on a new jersey highway. We have how hes doing today. A touching tribute from one daughter to her dad. He recently passed away from cancer. This has warmed hearts across the world. How she has chosen to honor his memory. Its a moving story, coming up. Before that, we want to get you caught up on the top stories. Jenna is manning the news desk. Hey, erica, good morning. We have the latest on the situation in iraq and the obama administrations plan for hundreds of military advisers to the region. Secretary of state john kerry is heading to the middle east to consult with allies. Kristen welker is live with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, jenna. He will visit iraq, sometime soon. He has a difficult task when he visits iraq. The u. S. Is not picking sides in the conflict and will press the government to become more inclusive. Dozens of forces will help the iraqi army. Officials say there will be a few dozen troops. Some of them will set up joint operation centers, one in baghdad and one in the north aimed at the security situation on the ground and the strength of the extremist groups. Others will provide tactical and strategic advice. They told us friday, iraq has changed. Some of the force that is have always possibly pulled iraq apart are stronger now. Those forces that could keep the country united are weaker. Reporter now the president was adamant that u. S. Forces dont go back into combat. Pentagon Officials Say the u. S. Is keeping written agreement with the Iraqi Government that they will have legal protection. Thank you very much. More than 80 people have been exposed to airborne anthrax back tier yat in atlanta. Officials fear that number may rise. Dozens of cdc workers are taking antibiotics as a precaution because they may have been exposed to the bacteria. The commissioner of the irs is set to appear monday following an hours long heated congressional hearing on friday. They demanded to know how the irs could lose thousands of emails through an exofficial targeting groups seeking tax exemption. You ask taxpayers to hang on to seven years of their personal Tax Information in case they are audited and you cant keep six months worth of employee emails . Now the irs claims the emails in question are lost forever following computer hard drive crash. Many members accused the commissioner of being defiant. Pope francis weighed in on yet another hot button issue, legalizing marijuana. He says its a very, very bad idea. He said, quote, drug addiction is an evil. With evil, theres no yielding or compromise. This morning, a shared victory for Michael Phelps at the grand prix. He notched a first place tie in the 100 meter butterfly and runner up in the 100 meter freestyle. Made it look easy. Not bad for sitting out for 20 months. Itis the first time he swam multiple sessions since the olympics. Missy finished second in her only final on friday. We are gearing up quickly. That is the news. Now back to peter, erica and dylan. Guys . Thank you. Officially the first day of summer and a gorgeous way to start it. Dylan dreyer is here with the forecast. It is a Beautiful Day. Not only is it summer, but your birthday. Yes, it is. Where are you from . Wi lee, texas. You like the lower humidity . Yes. It feels like 100 degrees in texas. Well take the nice weather in the northeast. It is unsettled through nebraska. We have storm that is will develop. They are weakening now. A couple areas of Severe Weather to the carolinas for hail and gusty winds and also this huge area including south dakota, nebraska into iowa, southern minnesota and including chicago. We could see some hail and damaging wind gusts. Isolated tornadoes at best. We are not looking for a tornado outbreak. The southeast, we are looking at heat indexes around 108 to 110 degrees. Happy saturday morning to you. Im Christina Loren, and it is the first day of summer, plenty of 50s to go around for a gorgeous day, 60s and 70s at the coast with a robust onshore flow, and getting as far east as oak lap. The rest of the weekend is good, 81 degrees sunday in san jose, and San Fransisco tuesday climbs to 87 degrees. Saying. Peter . Can you hashtag the heart . I like that. Thank you. The world cup action, team usa is riding high after the big game a couple days back as they head into the second game tomorrow. Last week, we asked you if you were going to be watching the world cup. Not just watching, but rooting for the u. S. Only 35 of you, whats up, america, are rooting for team usa. I guess that number has risen. America preparing to faceoff against portugal. Bill is in brazil for us. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, peter. It is hot and humid here in the amazon. The u. S. Players have arrived here at their hotel with a spring in their step and a win under their belts. One more win and they are through to the knockout stage. They are excited and so are the fans. I believe that we will win. Reporter spirits are high after a first win against ghana. Forch gal are no push overs. If we give them as many chances as we gave ghana, we are in trouble. We can hold steady. Reporter fans and players came to the heart of the amazon where temperatures in the 90s will affect both teams. Both sides have to play in the heat and humidity. The americans will be ready for it. I dont think its going to affect the u. S. As much as the european teams. Reporter the u. S. Team has lost its star striker, altador injured in the first game. Other injuries took heal. We are excited by the challenge. We are excited by the moment. We feel like we put ourselves in a good position. Reporter captain Clint Dempsey will play after his nose was broken in game one, earning the fans respect. Hes a tough guy. He played soccer early on with guys that were tougher than he was. He probably got punched and kicked in the face a lot as a junior player. I think hell be fine. The question is, can he breathe . Reporter red, white and blue are popular colors here. These are french fans celebrating their teams five goals, a tally the u. S. Fans dream of. They came back from a lost. Hopefully it will be a good match. Hopefully we get a draw and move on. Reporter some things are easier said than done. Portugals ronaldo and the heat. Officially, portugal is ranked the fourth best team in the world with the u. S. Ten places below them. That will count for little tomorrow evening in a game portugal mustnt lose and the u. S. Believes it can win. From the amazon, back to you. I was going to razz bill about the fact britain has been eliminated, but well let it pass. Thats thoughtful. We want to turn to a young woman who captured our hearts this week and likely yours as well. 11yearold golfer lucy li may not have made the cut, but made history at a lot of memories. Shes going to join us in a moment. First, here is her story. Reporter shes got everything you might expect from an 11yearold girl, pigtails, the giggle. Then, theres this. The game that got San Francisco sixth grader lucy li into the most elite group of womens golfers becoming the youngest competitor to qualify for the u. S. Womens open. She shot a 78 in each of the first two rounds. 16 over par, not enough to make the cut, but not bad for a first time out at the u. S. Open, for anyone, at any age. Im really happy. Reporter li did better than dozens of more experienced golfers and along the way stole the spotlight. It was the press conference where the 11yearold couldnt put down her ice cream. What are your plans for the rest of the day . Um, eat more ice cream. Reporter li is home schooled. Some, including the top ranked players suggested 11 is too young to play in the open, li is winning a lot of fans, including this years u. S. Open leader. She knows what its like to be a child fee nom. She played her first open at 13. It can be a lot of pressure, but li seems to be having fun out there. Usually wearing a smile along with those sparkly outfits and promising this is just the beginning for her. Its been a great week. I had a lot of fun. I learned a lot. Reporter incredible start for a girl who can drive the ball 230 yards but wont get her drivers license for another five years. We are excited to have lucy li with us this morning. Good morning. Good morning. How are you . Im doing great, thanks. How are you feeling this morning . Its been a good week. Yeah, im playing great, just a little sleepy. Thats understandable. We appreciate you getting up extra early for us. You did well. So many people fell in love with you because you have this great attitude that comes across. Is there a moment that stands out for you from the open that was one of the best moments for you . Yeah. I think bouncing back from a triple bogey on 13 is a great for me. Theres been a lot of praise for your golf skills. Your partner said she may look 11 but doesnt talk like an 11yearold. When you hear that, what does that mean for you . It means a lot. I want to be 11 years old and have fun, but i want to play golf. Its been a lot of fun. Theres been a lot of attention on you. Is it tough to manage that and stay focused . Its been good. I try to shut it out and focus on my golf. Ill deal with that later when im done. A good way to do it. Michelle is leading into the third round. I know you had a chance to meet her at the beginning of the week. Anyone else you were able to meet or get advice from that you want to share with us . I met anna, kari, i met a lot of people this week. Did they give you advice . Yeah, have fun. You seem to be having a lot of fun. You look like you really enjoy yourself out there. We have to ask you about the ice cream. Its been a big topic here at the today show. Is strawberry your favorite flavor . Actually, watermelon and cherry. How much ice cream did you consume this week, do you think . Probably four or five. Four or five. You know what . Its that time of year for it. You are not done at this point. You are not going off to summer vacation. What are you gearing up for next . The u. S. Amateur public links in a couple weeks. Im excited about that. Its in washington so im going to go up to vancouver. Great time to be there. We are glad you joined us. We have enjoyed watching you. Thanks lucy. Thank you. Thanks. Now its time for ice cream for breakfast, right . Yeah. Ice creams good. Breakfast of champions, lucy. Well talk to you again soon. Thanks. Still to come this morning on today, some fun ideas and what you can do with all that extra time on this, the longest day of the year. You have five seconds, do not waste this. Ideas on how to bill have you seen my keys anywhere . Ill help you look. Maybe you left them in the bathroom again. Its just the strangest thing. The warning signs of alzheimers disease, may be right in front of you. Its alright baby. 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Experience the difference that over 100 years of skin science makes. Calm, healthy skin starts with eucerin. How often are you walking down the street when someone says do you have a second . Do you have a second . We are giving you five extra seconds for the summer sol stas. You have an extra five seconds. Dylan can explain it better than the rest of us. Something wonderful happened, the official jump from spring to summer. Why summer arrives at such a specific time and what some of us will do with all those extra seconds. Summer is officially here. It came at 6 51. The one day of the year when the sun is furthest north in the northern hemisphere. If we think about the earth, as it rotates around the sun, its tilted at 23 degrees. Its that tilt that creates the seasons. An official mark in the passage of time with the equinox and spring and summer with the solstice. Christmas and hanukkah are tied with the position in the sun in the sky. The summer solstice that has most daylight compared to plea days ago, today, we will see five more seconds of sunlight. Yep, five whole seconds. With five extra seconds of sunshine, take the vitamin d. I could work on my tan. With my five extra seconds of sunshine, im going to go outside and learn about photosynth sis. How long could that take . They convert light energy into energy. As we head to winter, the days will get shorter. Just when i thought i was done with these for good. Take a look up and enjoy the sun. In the blink of an eye, well be losing it, by the second. A little more sips for you. Today might be the longest day of the year with the most daylight. Its not the warmest. Imagine turning the heat on in your car. The sun is starting to heat us up. It takes four weeks to warm us up. That puts us at july, if you are counting. That is the warmest month of the year in the northern hemisphere. It took longer to explain that than photosynthsis. 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You see the low clouds over San Francisco, its been calm out there, the wind will intensify today, but that cool ocean breeze is what is going to keep the temperatures in the upper 50s right now, only climbing into the upper 70s today along the peninsula, a Beautiful Day. 65 in San Francisco. North bay is 86 degrees today. If you want to get to the beach on this First Official day of summer, choice conditions today out in santa cruz, 80 degrees, average high is 75 so above average, but everyone else is on track. Well hold the sweet summer stride through wednesday. Vicky, back to you. Thank you, christina. Wild land firefighters watch hot spots this morning. Crews worked all night to make sure a fast moving brush fire fire in fair field does not reignite as the flames destroyed two homes and several buildings there. The flames started at 4 00 yesterday afternoon. We caught video of one home e engulfed in flames. It was near the 680 80 interchange, close to rodriguez high school. The fire burn about five acres before it was contained several hours later, and the cause is still under investigations. Officials say we could be on track for one of the worst wildfire seasons in california history. Now, the search is underway today for a maam accused of trying to kill his exgirlfriend and kidnapping their daughter. It happened in their apartment, and jose velncia stabbed his exgirlfriend several times were abducting their daughter, and hours later, returned the girl and took off. The girl was not harassmented, and the mother is expected to survive and has been released from the hospital. Investigators say he ditched his car and believed to be driving a yellow ford escape with this license plate number, 5pnh641. If you have seen him, call the sunniville police. If you are hosting guests or visiting the bay area this weekend, dont drive to San Franciscos world famous crooked street. It will be temporarily off limits. It will be closed weekends from noon to 6 00 p. M. July 13th and on july 4th, all part of a Pilot Program put in place after lombard homeowners complained about traffic and noise. After the temporary closures, they will decide if it should be shut down on a regular basis. You are allowed to walk lombard street. More coming up on 7 00 on today in the bay. See you then. Im tara. And im karen. Were from florida. Hi mom and dad. Shes come a long way from the uk. From texas to new york city, hi, dad. Hi to our family from tennessee. I think thats what you call a good crowd on a saturday. We have back saturday morning june 21st, 2014. This is a spectacular day in new york city. Just gorgeous. The first day of summer, the summer solstice. Lester will be back soon. Still to come, a nice story. This is a story of a woman that fell into a deep depression after her dad passed away. The only way to start feeling better was to do something for the man who had done so much for her. She decided to show him the world in her own unique way. You dont want to miss that. Also ahead, from real life to broadway, now to the big screen. Jersey boys, the musical is an unlikely project, we are hearing for director Clint Eastwood. We will look at the new movie in hollywood headlines. Also ahead, are these dogs so ugly they are actually cute . Nope. Thats a matter of opinion. We go behind the scenes. Believe me, it is not pretty, in a good way. They brought the ugly. They did. Then im going to introduce you to a new school held on the beach. Its how getting kids on surf boards can teach them a lot about life. Its an interesting metaphor. It was a fun one as well. Its a good day to be on the beach. The carolinas to georgia, it is going to be extremely hot today. We are looking at the feels like temperature to 108 to 110 degrees. You could see a couple isolated thunderstorms. Keep an eye to the sky in North Carolina and South Carolina. South dakota and nebraska moving over to the midwest, we could see damaging wind gusts and large hail. Tomorrow, scattered showers and storms through the plains states. In iowa, flooding has been a major concern. We will see improvements in the rivers. We are looking at scattered showers and storms in florida and the gulf coast. It remains hot and humid in the northeast. We know that what means, we get to enjoy the dry heat for the summer months in the bay area. We could see monsoon moisture july, but overall, it is going to be nice out there for the First Official day of the new season. 65 degrees in San Francisco. 80 today in san jose. Meanwhile, the place to be if you can get out there will be the peninsula at 75 degrees. Nice and steady with these comfortable conditions all the way through wednesday of next week, and then well warm you up towards the end of the week. Pennsylvania for todays top sot. This comes from our affiliate whag. Appropriately so, its the ninth annual solstice arts fest. You will be able to release your inner artist and learn from the best. Pottery, painting and skult ping. There will be a childrens tent. It looks like well see fantastic weather in pennsylvania for all of that. Thanks. Turning to a heart warming story of a young woman who wanted to honor her late father seeing the world in a way he never could because he was so busy raising a family. Here with the story is the managing editor. Nice to have you here this morning. How are you . Nice to be here. Get the kleenex ready. This is a story about gina yang whose father raised her almost single handedly. When he died, she did something no one expected. It shows how far a daughter is willing to go. Reporter she says her father was her rock. He always looked at me as his little girl. He referred to me as his first love, in his cell phone. You know, when ever i called, caller id said first love. He immigrated from korea as a teen sacrificing everything for his family. Three years ago, gina chased her dreams in new york, her father was fighting cancer in virginia. Within a year, he was gone. He never got to travel. He always put everyone else before him. He was taken from this world before he had the chance to do so. Reporter gina, spiraling into grief decided it wasnt too late. She quit her job, packed a bag and hit the road with a life size photo of her father under her arm to take a family photo at every stop from iceland to england, italy and france. The trip of a lifetime he never got to take. Im in front of the eiffel tower. Hed never been. Dad, were here. Formyfather went viral. Strangers reached out calling it beautiful and inspiring. It got people from australia and spain. Did you expect that . No. Absolutely not. Reporter the trip, she says brought her fathers spirit back to life. The photos brought her family peace. Im so happy that shes going through this experience and in some way able to bring her father into it. I know that hes before he passed, he said im sorry i couldnt be a better father. That killed me because, in my eyes, he was the best father that anyone could ask for. The comments and notes are still pouring in from every corner of the globe. The whole experience has been humbling and feels like her father is looking down on her and smiling. To see more photos go to nbcnews. Com. Great story. Nice to have you with us this morning as well. We have an update on actor Tracy Morgans condition. First, these messages. [male vo] inside this bag exists over 150 years of swedish coffee experience. Thats 150 years of experience in refining and perfecting the rich, never bitter taste of gevalia. And we do it all for this very experience. This very second. This exact moment. [woman] thats good. I know right . Cheers to that. Gevalia. 150 years of rich, never bitter coffee. 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Theres good news about that. Clint eastwood is tackling a musical at the movies. One im anxious to see. We are going through all of this, even the Top Entertainment stories. Nice to see you. Happy first day of summer. A Beautiful Day. Lets talk about jersey boys. A lot of people anticipating this. The fact that Clint Eastwood is behind it has a lot of people saying Clint Eastwood, musical . Whats going on here . Literally, Clint Eastwood took the musical, its almost exactly the same on the screen. They break into character as they do on broadway. It stars the tony winning actor john who starred in the role and made it famous. He was a second choice. The studio dropped him and now Clint Eastwood. All right. Clint eastwood is frankie valleys age. And hes known for coming in under budget. A one take and move on. We wish that was the case here. We want to get an update, too. This is sort of just coming out. We are learning more about Tracy Morgans condition and its good news. Its good, good news. He moveed from a hospital to a rehab center. He was in critical condition. He suffered several broken bones, ribs, he broke his legs. His assistant is moved from critical condition. Theres another musical legend. A lot of people love tu pack. Now, they are revisiting him on broadway. You are right. Give us a sense of why tupac fans arent the most likely folks to head to broadway. Its called holler if you hear me. His mother is the executive producer. Its not getting a lot of good reviews. Hes a young poet. They diced it up and made it different. If you dont know his lyrics by heart, you are watching it ant cant understand whats going on. Its a hard sell. Tickets are pricey. The tickets are 140. Broadway is expensive. If you cant understand whats going on, you dont know his music, its a hard sell. Fingers crossed for them. Thats right. People may be getting selfie fatigue. For thelma and louise, you may remember what they are calling the original selfie. This week, they came out with their newest version of the selfie, which we have to sew. They posted this for throwback thursday. Adventures of the selfie at it again. She and geena davis in 1991. Then thats them now. Susan is 57 and gina is 58. You know, there was another movie that got rave reviews for different reasons, it was sharknado, right . Rave reviews from the fans. Its out next month. People are into it. People are into it. Theres a total marketing blitz. They didnt know the figs one would take off like it did. This time, they are going with merchandi merchandising. A slot machine. Are they going to have flying sharks . Erica, that could be in the market, too. Sharks and shots, that could be in the news, too. Well come up with a sharknado game for you. Always good to see you. Good to see you both. You can watch it weeknights at 7 00 eastern and pacific. Dylan is in the orange room with the plaza fan of the day. Hello. Hello, we have lisa here from boston. Its your anniversary, but you are here on a girls weekend in new york city. Now on the today show. Take it away. Still to come on today, a competition like no other. Top dogs doing their best to be the ugliest. First, this is today on nbc. Back on a saturday morning with a group of people teaching young people about Life Experiences and how to overcome the unknown. A lesson they are taking to the beach. An experience these kids wont forget. The teachers are sur ch instructors. For them, teaching means opening their eyes to something they have never seen before. This is 12yearold jeneys first time in the ocean, much less on a surf board. She lives and goes to school miles from the beach. Like many of these students from los angeles, the water seems much further away. These kids live about 1215 miles away. A lot of them havent felt sand between their toes. The fact theres salt in the water is a surprise. Reporter a program is now bridging that gap. This is the wave of the day. Reporter marion clark runs the nonprofit and spends her timesharing that passion with the kids. Show me how you paddle. They have a mission to connection the inner city with l. A. County. Take your time. Take your time. Stand in the middle, yeah. Reporter what does it do for the kids at the end of the day. Motivation goes up, but selfesteem drops. I had an inflated sense of self and now things are in balance. Reporter it lawned in 2003. When a team of 30 regular volunteers, its put more than 10,000 students age 5 to 13 on surf boards. You got it reporter one tv news person. What was your reaction . I was terrified. Now, im not terrified of getting out there in the water. Reporter tell me what you learned from being out here today . I learned about myself and also yeah. Reporter for a few hours, in the middle of an ordinary school day, a couple of kids who had never been to a beach went surfing. The surf lesson went to towns across the country. They are in talks to open a Charter School based on the principles they teach in the ocean. Its an interesting educational process. They walk away more grounded and know what its about. A lot of them have never seen the beach before. A great story. Thanks. Still to come this morning, they are ugly and they know it. The worlds [ hair dryer whirring ] [ male announcer ] theres a simpler way to fluffier eggs. I cant believe its not butter the simpler way to delicious fluffy eggs. [ chicken clucks ] believe. [ chicken clucks ] fousugar. Only six . Ns. Six grams of sugar . Thats really good. Excellent, delicious. And yummy honey bunches of oats. Tasty yummy the bhersheys smores, together is hothe unmistakable taste that reminds us that life is delicious. Andale, ya llegaron tus amigos. Play peel, play, ole, ole from mcdonalds. luis papa and you could win a trip for two to the fifa World Cup Final in rio theres something new to love at mcdonalds. A regular guy who invented aros. 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One adorable crowd favorite, a chinese crested from los angeles. Shes beautiful. Reporter you say shes beautiful, but you want her to win the ugliest dog contest . Yes. Reporter most come from this. Competition. Hes fuzzy, ugly adorable. I think its so ugly its cute. Reporter with the paparazzi at the ready. The worlds ugliest dog is, peanut. Peanut with a face that could scare other dogs off the back of a meat wagon. His story is touching because he was abused bay previous owner. Today, shes the prettiest dog in the ugliest contest. Exactly. Exactly. This is sweet pea who won in the ugliest dog in the pedigree category. Unfortunately, this is not one of those contests where the dog resembles somebody you know, right . Right. Reporter every dog has its day. This year, it was peanut. Kerry sanders, nbc news, petaluma, california. All the dogs are smiling. This is good. Is it over . Thats going to do it for us on this saturday morning. Tomorrow on today, we are getting ready for americas next match at the world cup. Saddle up, big game against portugal. Everything you need to know to sound like a world cup pro before you watch the game with your friends. Have a great day, everybody. Good morning, im vicky nguyen. Coming up next on today in the b bay, Early Morning Apartment Fire leaves dozens homeless in berkley. Well hear from the victims. When police didnt come, taking matters into her hands, and how she defended her du ee eed her. Summer is here, why its not hard to beat the heat with activities outside this weekend. Welcome back. Hey really . Kiss your abs goodbye. Cardiologist to check stand 1. Crystal geyser Alpine Spring water . Touce. Crystal geyser. Always bottled right at the mountain source. Youre looking live at oakland, a little haze in the sky there, but itll be nice and cleared up if youre going to the as game today at 1 05, weather will be perfect. Thank you for joining us. Im vicky nguyen. Good to have you with us today, well get a check of the forecast right now with Christina Loren. Good morning. Good morning, vicky, yeah, the as are on fire. The forecast could be as today is the official kickoff of summer time, good news for you, were going to be nice and comfortable, pleasant conditions, 57 degrees now in oakland, widespread 50s out there, high clouds over san jose, a beautiful start to the day here, a little haze over oakland this morning, and meanwhile in San Francisco, a mix of sun and clouds, Beautiful Day shaping up in the city, hitting 65 degrees later on this afternoon. Were going to see a stronger onshore flow today, and what that means is cooler conditions, especially at the coast. Were going to drop inland temps by five to ten degrees from yesterday meaning 80 degrees from san jose, 75 in the peninsula, and 65 degrees in San Francisco. If you want to hit the beach on the official first day of summer, comfortable conditions to do so, cool ocean breeze, and well talk the choice beach citiesing and tell you whats happening this week in the bay area, nascar in