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Transcripts For KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 6 20140514

93 in walnut creek. 94 in danville, also 94 currently in livermore. For San Francisco we have widespread 70s at this hour, and it is going to continue to stay mild for the next couple of hours. With that said, our heat advisory continues to remain in effect through wednesday with temperatures that could top 100 degrees again across the bay. You need to make sure to drink plenty of water. 11 00, were expecting 70s. And by 4 00 tomorrow were pushing towards 100. Well let you know who will be the hottest tomorrow coming up in the full forecast. Thank you very much, jeff. Well look forward to seeing you then. Cyclists had to endure devilish heat pushing to mt. Diablo. And the cooling center is doing double duty. Reporter you can see the breeze blowing over one shoulder and over the other shoulder, the air conditioner is cranking here at the Gilroy Senior Center, one of the places where folks ducked out of the heat. It might take more than ice cream to cool off in the days to come as the forecast calls for temperatures high enough to topple records. These tots have the right idea splashing around in the fountain. Carrie is trying to get her baby nora and her toddler to burn off their energy early so they wont fuss inside. Im okay. Well go out and do our play things in the morning and probably go in for nap time and quiet time in the afternoon, so. Turn on the air conditioner. Reporter this teacher is planning on keeping her elementary schoolers cool inside the tech museum today. Tomorrow back on campus shell remind her class to find shade and stay hydrated. Remind them to drink water. Sometimes we dont even go outside if its really, really hot. Reporter the Gilroy Senior Center is ramping up its cooling center, one of dozens around the bay area that will be open to all ages. We have television, a pool table, pingpong table, library. They can come and relax and be comfortable. Reporter so the heat can sapp our seniors and our children pretty quickly. If you see symptoms like dizziness, weakness, fatigue that last longer than an hour you might contact a medical professional. If you need a place to duck out of the heat yourself you can find one of the cooling centers around the bay area on our website. Reporting live in gilroy, kris sanchez. From gilroy to San Francisco to the beach. They got more than they bargained for. The baech pretty popular for a spring day in the city. In addition to catching rays, beachgoers got a view of a pod of whales off the coast. They sent blasts of water into the air, putting on quite the show. Its spectacular. If youre around and you get to see something or hear about Something Like that, its really something to see, because ive lived here all my life, and thats the first time ive seen them that close. Lots of people expected to turn out thomas well. Temperatures are going to be hot. Lifeguards are warning people to be very careful. A rip current has developed. And the ocean, which is always a little treacherous at ocean beach is very dangerous right now. We tcontinue our hot weather coverage on our website. Scroll down to where you live and your neighborhood. Check it out at nbcbayarea. Com. We want to give you an update on the breaking news in southern california. More than 20,000 homes have been evacuated in san diego on a small portion of unincorporated san diego county. A wildfire has been burning out of control since just before 11 00 this morning. Now firefighters have managed to keep the flames away from structures, though you can see there its getting very close to those homes. Theyre nowhere near gaining the upper hand here. This has 700 acres and 5 contained. This is in north san diego county. Well keep monitoring the situation and give you updates as it warrants. Just into the nbc bay area newsroom. A San Jose Police officer accused of doing an ondy rain is facing additional charges of Domestic Violence. The prosecutor added new charges against officer graves during a Court Appearance today. They say the Domestic Violence allegations stem from a struggle with his girlfriend when her hands were cut over a struggle over keys. Several months later he bashed through a closed door and struck the woman. Prosecutors say if convicted of all charges he could face up to 12 years in prison. It could be a pivotal night for pot clubs. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro is at city hall. What are the options possible tonight and how many people are expected at this meeting . Reporter there are more than six options on the table tonight. And dozens of people are expected to be here from all sides and all viewpoints. But tonight the city council is most concerned that a lot of these pot clubs are popping up near schools. From blue dream to cherry pie. This medical Marijuana Dispensary in san jose has dozens of varieties of pot, but that could soon change. Thats because tonight the San Jose City council will considerpconsider consid consider this. We dont have the manpower for that. And its not safe to have it all on site like that. To have people know hey, theres a lot of medicine being cultivated here. Everyones going to know that its there. Thats dangerous. Reporter a councilman says the cultivation requirement would improve safety. I agree request the police chief that we need to be able to trace the drug and trace the money thats transacted with the drug. Otherwise we know theres been a lot of engagement from mexican cartels and from yil legitimate sources. Reporter the city council is also considering prohibiting the facilities from opening up within a thousand feet from Day Care Centers and schools. Weve seen suspensions go up in the high school district. Its 143 . While other types of suspensions are going down, the ones for marijuana is going up. Weve seen it with the proliferation of dispensaries. Reporter they are also considering restricting them from opening within 150 feet of homes. There are more than 100 medical marijuana facilities in san jose. City Council Members say new restriction also go a long way to shrink that number by weeding out businesses that dont comply. If approved, new restrictions would likely go into effect here in san jose by august. Reporting live in san jose, Marianne Favro, nbc bay area news. Lets turn your attention to a beach battle. A former congressman is the latest to testify in a battle over a beach near half moon bay. He told the court that his first visit to Martins Beach was back in 1948 when he attended a party with some stanford classmates. He says the coastal act allows Public Access to all california beaches. Some say this man has been blocking access to this beach and people will bleed their case. Squirrels in danger. City leaders under fire for trying to clear out the animals in a certain park. No hands needed here. This is a selfdriving car. Coming up, an update from google and a warning from an auto expert. And revitalizing an east bay city. And im meteorologist jeff ranieri. The hottest zone of weather at 6 09. Right now, saratoga to campbell with 96 degrees. Well have details on a hotter wednesday coming up in a few minutes. New at 6 00 tonight, the selfdriving car getting closer to your driveway. And while its not on the road yet, there are already worries about how it will alter your behavior while youre driving or not driving. Scott budman spent time in the car and joins us live. It opens up a lot of possibilities. Reporter yeah, its going to be an interesting future for these things, jessica. When key talk about selfdriving cars, most of them on the road today come from google, and the company no longer just testing them on freeways. Theyre testing them on city streets like this one, even as the dmv says its getting ready to some day start registering selfdriving cars it seems too good to be true. As it rolls closer to being part of our daily lives, google is talking safety. Were more confident than ever that we think this technology is going to be able to go out there and save a lot of lives and make moving around in our cities better for everyone. Reporter but some, including the authors of the book freaknomics say cars that drive themselves could all but eliminate certain jobs, especially if you drive for a living. As soon as you process, you could replace at airports, you know, thats where they replace jobs in the sense of taxi drivers. Reporter and while youll start to see cars like these driving themselves around city streets, using technology to avoid obstacles in their path, some wonder if theyll change our behavior, like, will we drink more in the car with drunk driving less of a worry . I also think the idea that if somebody does want to drink, this really allows them to drink safely. And get to their destination without affecting other individuals. Reporter whatever the effect, google admits selfdriving cars will take some getting used to, but they say give it a chance. Its new. Its technology that you havent seen before, and its driving itself. But after about five minute us, everybodys like, is that all it does . As its driving along. Its incredibly common once you get used to it. Reporter and soon, you might be able to leave the driving to them. Now one of the professors on the panel today says we lose Something Like 2 trillion by actually driving our severs to work. Who knows, maybe we can save money by having the cars do the driving for us. Reporting live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Now to twitter. Much more than 140 characters. Twitter is helping train the homeless and their families. The social media website expecting to spend more than a Million Dollars to build a new learning center. This will be built near twitter Head Quarters on market street. Twitter employees will volunteer to teach basic tech skills, set to open in 2015. A new look for a new park. The 30 year old mall in newark is about to undergo a transformati transformation. It is located on prime real estate. The owner is investing 40 million. The goal is to create a leading destination for shopping, entertainment and dining they say, which includes a 12screen Movie Theater and a sleek, new restaurant pavilion. They are providing economic incentives. Construction begins this summer. The mall will stay open during the big remodel. Dinner at home for the first time in months. 90 soldiers from the bay area are returning home from afghanistan tonight. They flew into Oakland International late today. Nbc bay areas Mark Matthews was there for this reunion. People were smiling and crying all in one. Reporter they r the soldiers are from the California Army national guard, headquartered in vallejo. They have been gone since mid july. And from the looks of it, very happy to be home. Hugs and kiss all around here at the southwest terminal and some very special moments for a half dozen members of the quartermaster core. This sergeant was one. He left before his son was born. Never got a chance to see him except by skype. When he picked up the boy for the very first time, the youngster started crying. I started singing to him, it was a song that i sang over skype to him. So he started recognizing it and he calmed down, and he realizes its daddy. Reporter sergeant gilliam and his soldiers operated heavy equipment as part of the quartermaster core. I asked what was the most significant thing they learned about the conflict, what they want the americans back home to understand. First thing they need to know, that yes, we are coming home. It is time for the end here. President obama said that he wanted everybody back home. Reporter Scott Higgins wanted everyone to know that what he feels doesnt always get reported. For you the most significant memory . Every time i come home. A bond of brotherhood. Reporter what higgins said is what didnt always get reported is that he felt the americans over there were really doing some good. We report a lot on the mayhem and the killing, but he said what were doing over there, trying to help out the afghanistan people, we are actually doing some good. Well, they are home tonight, and happy to be home. Theyre going to relax for about a month and then get together at a Marriott Hotel in concord for a meal and a chance to talk with employers, kind of a job fair. So anyone tonight with people to hire, any employer, its june 28 at the marriott in concord, and a whole lot of guys and women back home who know how to get a job done. Reporting from Oakland International, Mark Matthews. Thank you, mark. Scorching temperatures across the bay area had everyone looking for relief. This is what it looked like at tennessee valley, at the Tennessee Beach there. Lots of people out in the water trying to get a little relief. Our micro climate forecast from jeff ranieri. And it will be more macro as its hot. Exactly. All across the bay area were looking at very warm to hot weather. And this first slide im going to show you is one of the records we had today. Its not really notable for an extreme temperature, yes, 90 is warm for San Francisco this time of year. But the last time we saw temperatures this warm in this day in history was way back in 1927. So if youre heading to the beach to escape this kind of heat like we expect tomorrow, you do want to advise caution. Theres a hidden danger with rip currents. The wave heights not very high, but a rip current can be deadly and pull you out in the water very quickly. You want to remember, if you do get pulled out by a rip current youre supposed to swim parallel to the shore and eventually youll outrun the current which is the good news. Well take you outside. And temperatures are all over the place. 70s in San Francisco right now. Its going to be a mild game out at at t park. 80s for first pitch for the coliseum in the east bay. The pollens probably killing you outside, folks, right now. And in the south bay its a dry heat with 89 degrees. As we get a look at tomorrows forecast, yes, it is going to get hotter. Check it out. 100 expected for your average for the east bay. Also an average of 100 degrees right here in the south pay. Well get closed to it in the peninsula. And you can see San Francisco another day with low 90s. When it comes to the hot weather and you, were expect egg the hottest weather on wednesday. Heres a few things you want to keep in mind. The first signs of it include a dry mouth, fatigue and feeling overheated. Water is crucial. You should drink up to eight grass glasses a day. Take it ease and take some breaks if you work outside. Were following breaking news. Crews battling a fire in pittsburg. There is some recurring damage here. A vehicle hit a power pole. This is on kirker pass road near the hess road, south of highway 4. Power lines were knocked down sparking a small fire. The road has been shut down. Thats what the nbc chopper is showing you there. You see the backup stretching more than a mile. This is on kirker pass road in pittsburg south of highway 4. Coming up next, whos that notorious Zodiac Killer, new details about who could be behind that crime spree. And im janelle wang. The governor is happy about the states budget. Were going to tell you about the extra money coming in, next. A wellknown National Figure in the Silicon Valley today. Jesse jackson in the valley urging Tech Companies to be more diverse. He attended ebays meeting today. Now earlier this year you might recall jackson and his nonprofit Rainbow Coalition wrote highly publicized letters to Companies Including twitter, facebook and hp requesting they work more with minorityowned businesses. When it comes to the state budget, news is usually grim, but the governor is upbeat about the future. Janelle wang joins us. He is calling it the good news budget. He released a revised budget proposal. Its a record high spending plan because the state stumbled on more money. 2 billion more than expected. The governor wants to use the extra money to extend medica n medical and spend more money on drought relief. The governor says the state already funds k through 12, 15 years in all. Somebody was saying the real challenge with these 15 years is we dont have a 16th year. If we got that 16th year everything would be hunkydory, if thats true, some reallocation has to be made. Some republicans are happen eat governor was more conservative with his budge e but other republicans say he could have been even more tight with the money. State lawmakers have until june 15th to make any changes and pass the budget for the next fiscal year. The dark side of Silicon Valley. Tonight our Investigative Unit uncovers hundreds of the toxic spill sites still lurking in our soil, and we map it all out so you can see if theres a toxic site near you. Coming up. I dont agree with their decision for me. I wholly feel that ive done nothing wrong. She doesnt want to be judged. The wife of the embattled clippers owner explains why she feels shes being made the victim in the wake of her husbands racist comments. And the amgen tour just rolled through. Ill have a live report. Cyclist sweating. Youre looking at the most difficult stage of the amgen tour, and it all unfolded on one of the hottest days of the year sungyue. Reporter the trek up mt. Diablo is really rough on any given day, but factor in the heat, and its a real challenge and also for those who came out to watch them. Hello, race fans. It wont be long now. Reporter and in a matter of minutes, the moment these fans spent hours waiting for raced by. Its exciting. These are guys from around the world that do the tour de france. And here they are in california clim

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