interviews on plans to move the city forward. good thursday morning and thank you for joining us. questions raised about the pg&e authority to operate. >> two san francisco supervisors calling on governor gavin newsom to withhold the utilities safety certification. we have the details and will this go anywhere? >> reporter: it is really too early to tell but this move hopes to in the long run replace pg&e with another utility company but it still has a long way to go. that being said supervisors are proposing a resolution to the san francisco board of supervisors which would withhold the pg&e safety certificate. that authorization allows pg&e to use ratepayer funds to pay for the recent role of wildfires that have killed dozens of people causing billions of dollars of damage. the proposed resolution will ask the governor to revoke what they call the pg&e license to burn. if approved that would replace pg&e. we spoke with the environmental group that supports the move. >> it's important to more wildfires caused by pg&e, we are on the hook to pay for it. so what we really need is to hold pg&e accountable and also to address that we need a better energy system that is safer, more reliable, clean and also that is more affordable. >> reporter: pg&e released a statement saying in part that it welcomes feedback from the community while reiterating its commitment to public safety. the utility added, "pg&e as a valid safety certificate that was issued by the office of energy infrastructure safety, and our 2022 wildlife wildfire mitigation plan outlines the bold set of actions that we are taking. steps to continue providing safe and reliable energy amid a changing climate and evolving wildfire that was a threat. we have reached out for comment and still waiting to hear back. the oversight process is scheduled at 9:30 this morning audit and oversight committee hearing also scheduled at city hack to you guys. a follow-up and a possible extension in the works. that will keep the california last nuclear power plant running longer than planned. pg&e operates the diablo nuclear plant. the current plans call for to close in 2025 the utility is considering extending the operation. lawmakers have come out in support of the idea and utility reportedly expects to apply for some of the $6 billion recently approved by the white house meant to keep nuclear power plants in operation. the investigation underway after nine your boy drowned in the mountain view pool around 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon at the apartment complex. the police said that while emergency crews were in route dispatchers provided cpr instructions to the caller. lifesaving efforts were continued when the crews arrived in the boy was taken to the hospital where he died. turning to the historic investment in the city of berkeley which is passing the two your budget to fully fund the police department and help the growing number of people trying to make it in the bay. i spoke with the mayor about where all of the money is going. >> so much of the national discussions are in defunding the police but berkeley funded the please. we funded 181 officers and fully staffing our police department though we know it will take time to fill the vacancies and make sure we can reach the fully authorized level. we need and adequately trained and appropriately staffed police department to serve our community to deter crime and to engage in community policing and to protect the safety of our community. that while we are increasing police staffing we are also investing in several new programs to look at expanding the mental health crisis response, launching a team of community safety officers unarmed personnel that will respond to noise complaints and other low-level calls. that is so the please do not have to respond to calls for service. we continued what we started two years ago in the wake of george floyd to reimagine public safety. to truly reimagine public safety we not only need to make sure we have well-trained and staffed lease department but need to look at new approaches on how to create a safer and healthier community. >> the city is also investing in infrastructure. when you talk about that? >> in an effort to reimagine public safety as part of the budget we are also making the historic investment in infrastructure with 30 main dollars toward street repaving and of their other infrastructure projects. you know in berkeley we have a lot of pothole ridden streets. this is decades in the making but very critical we make a significant investment now to improve the safety of our streets. we have a very large number of people that walk and bike. increasingly we see collisions, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrian collisions. so safer streets means advancing public safety. we think this investment will be critical. not only to make sure that we have good, long lasting infrastructure but to make our streets safer so that everyone, motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians can safely use the streets and advance equitable mobility in the city. >> to the ongoing crisis to help house the house, a report from the city homeless response team shows the number of unhoused people increased amid the pandemic. that is not really a surprise but what are you putting in the budget to help that? >> several things. first, we are focusing on preventing homelessness. we are facing the living addiction cliff and the state will declare an emergency that will expire sometime this year and local and state emergencies will expire. there is a significant amount of money of back rent they accumulated in the pandemic. we set aside $1.2 million in emergency rental assistance so that people that are facing housing insecurity, that we can provide emergency grants so that they can be able to start paying back the rent. that helps small property owners and tenants too to make sure they don't become homeless. as well, our small businesses. we sadly have seen so many businesses shudder during the pandemic and we know that businesses are still struggling as we are sort of moving onto the next phase of the covid pandemic. we also set aside over $1 million in money for grants and legal counseling for small businesses that they can be able to pay the back rent that they owe. >> i did speak with the mayor about so much more. watch the full interview on roku, amazon fire, apple tv or online by downloading the nbc bay area streaming app and on the must-see playlist. contra costa has responded to nearly 80 fires during the fourth of july weekend. 68 were suspected from fireworks or related. those numbers while very high just for three day period definitely lower than they were last year. we are moving you in the right direction when it comes to fireworks safety. that is the question many people have. contra costa fire says hopefully, the answer they have given. there were other reasons they believe that the fires are down. the first thing is the weather temperatures over the holiday weekend, unseasonably low with higher levels of humidity. they were staffed up and equipped. law enforcement was more visible enforcing the ordinance throughout the county. they say there's still plenty of things they need to consider to be careful and when they are outside for the holiday weekend . >> the numbers are still not low enough for us to take any comfort from that. conditions on the ground this year are more dangerous than they have been in the recent years by orders of magnitude i would say. in a situation like we have on the ground right now, any spark in certainly fireworks are very dangerous. >> aside from structural damage and fires caused by fireworks, emergency calls and injuries caused by fireworks remain at a high during the holiday weekend. let's get a look at our forecast. we know that things might be changing later this week. >> we will see warmer temperatures coming in. as you're waking up and heading out this morning you need your jacket. only upper 50s to low 60s as you step out the door. in napa it will warm up more compared to yesterday from upper 50s in the morning, to 80 degrees at 2:00. temperatures a little warmer in some spots, especially inland valleys. for the coastland and part of the interbay temperatures into the 60 this afternoon with breezy wind and fog rolling back in once again today. we will talk about the or warmer weekend coming up and can we find lower gasoline prices? right behind me to find the lowest gasoline prices, $5.89 frenzy across the board top to bottom. belmont you can fill up at that price at double time. and oakley $5.89 and in san francisco we found the same price. this is some of the better prices under $6.00. taking a look at the roadways, at 65 which is at the speed limit. zooming into fremont and that border where we heard a big alert come out at north 880. we did have a crash blocking basically four lanes northbound. that quickly cleared to just one lane. only the right lane remains blocked. how many people are hitting the down button on the video games these days. the big reason experts say not as many people are playing. new ways to lockdown your iphone to avoid spying eyes. the blowback from brandi and now her brother proves how much of a best friend he considers himself. we have a lot of people talking about this, this morning. that is what i know. >> how sweet. - [announcer] the more we learn about covid-19, the more questions we have. the biggest question now, what's next? what will covid bring in six months, a year? if you're feeling anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. good thursday morning. right now 5:14, both hands on the steering will wheel driving to pittsburg. temperatures in the low 60s with skies clearing. we will see sunshine with the breezy wind continuing with comfortable weather. we will take a look at all the microclimates coming up. a smooth drive through fremont and no problem at the northbound side with those tail lights. milpitas as a crash with only one lane blocked. we will talk about another issue going on and fremont coming up. good morning and very happy thursday to you. apple is so worried about a system spying on iphone it will offer something it calls locked down. enabling lockdown would prevent your iphone from transmitting information from the iphone cable to a computer, as well as prevent unknown numbers from sending you attachments. a number of government agencies, allies and enemies, have used his by software, pegasus, to spy on iphones, notably political dissidents. meantime, very unusual and very stern morning from the fbi and britain mi five to be on alert. the chinese are launching a new effort to spy on american tech and steal tech secrets. here is nbc news covering national security. >> reporter: chinese business works hand-in-hand with the chinese government, the message that the united states wants to send. if you see the offer from the chinese business entity too good to be true, it probably is. >> we will have more on this on the today show at 7:00. we take a look at the notes taken during the most recent federal open markets committee intended to raise interest rates. you know how you look at something and wish you didn't, the snow show fed governors very interested in another big interest rate hike later this month. that would further slow down the american economy. the fed seems worried it is behind in rates even as americans. recession. a new survey from consumer reports shows a significant number of americans say they will never get an electric car. as many as a quarter of all americans. the same poll shows nearly half of the people interviewed did not know about tax credits and other incentives you get for buying one. that could change their mind. though the price and access to the refilling stations is top of mind and that range will be awarded for a lot of people. the price is still an issue. we need to get to a point where there are a lot of used luxury cars out there. >> i know i was looking at some electrical cars thinking of switching over. it was about $600 for the electric car with tesla but when everything went up it was $800 per month. i was like whoa. >> but paying for gas. >> that's true but hard to think about. >> $600 a month is more than i'm willing to pay for car. >> for a lot of people, especially when you're trying to make it in the bay. new this morning, videogame sales expected to decline for the first time in years. the market daddy study is forecasting a lost and they saw a boom reaching a record 190 would be in dollars in sales with more people spending time indoors. it's not like you could go anywhere. that figure expected to drop by $188 billion by the end of the year. the problem is not that we are just going outside but also the supply chain shortages, rising inflation fears over possible recession, a few reasons why as well. a permanent type of love is trending this morning. r&b center with singer ray j going vista mild to show the love he has for singer sister brandy. >> he got a tattoo of his sister on his leg. look at this video which shows off the fresh ink on that instagram video. this is the final product of brandy's face. >> there is a tattoo of her for head. >> there is a lot going on in this tattoo. brandy is a beautiful woman but i don't think this tattoo does her justice. the word "forever" it's on her cheek. >> is that malone? i will not, brother today and i don't want is see an image of myself on his leg. >> we know that his ex- girlfriend is kim kardashian. she said why would you put a bumper sticker on a bentley, talking about tattoos. >> my mom said you better not. that is all she said. >> but she is like a ferrari because her sister has one. that you are a ferrari. but brandy may like it. >> it's it shorts weather and are we showing off our legs and tattoos? >> regardless of the forecast. >> not very flattering for brandy, i'm sorry. >> let me show you my family album . no shorts today in san francisco at least. we can see all of the fog, clouds and every morning we've been starting out this way with that very deep marine layer and drizzle that happens at about 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning before the fog starts to lighten up a bit. we get peeks of sunshine which is what we expect again today with much more sun in santa rosa. temperatures at 52 degrees, milder than where we normally start. we had toward mid 60s at 10:00, low 70s at lunchtime. it will be a great day to have lunch outside his we had for 77 degrees in novato. oakland reaching 71 and 73 in fremont. all temperatures really nice but warming up in the valley. fairfield reaching 92. san francisco will be in the low 70s. we will see 85 for the high and los gallos. for saturday still looking at more of the same temperatures but sunday is when we start to see the warmer weather moving in. let's take a look at morgan hill. saturday 85 degrees and sunday 90 degrees. topping out at 95 on monday but we see some milder weather for much of next week. i think today is pretty much going to be the coolest day we will see in quite some time with low 80s for the highs. upper 80s for tomorrow and saturday. 90s will hit us on sunday into early next week. we are going to see some warmer weather coming in. we will see some changes in the tri-valley. >> we have changes in the tri- valley. the first is a good positive change, 84 completely reopening after the overnight closure through niles canyon. more slowing than we typically see at this time. probably just a couple of slower moving trucks. the sensors have already started to recover. this is a good recovery north 880 approaching with over half the freeway blocked by a crash. minor injuries reported in only one lane block with no major issues through the area. south bay, contra costa county at speed. it is 5:22 this morning. next on nbc bay area, nbc 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weekend and our meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect us . >> getting closer the weekend, heading out to the 580 area in dublin. upper 50s to low 60s in the bay area. more clouds moving in for 9:00. you know what happens, the sun breaks out and the rest of the day will be very nice. mid-70s up to 85 in fairfield. san francisco will reach 66 degrees and 81 in santa rosa. we see more traffic through san jose. >> be careful and stand aside at 101 northbound. we see more headlights coming toward us on the camera of course. alongside north 101 where the arrow is we should see scissors changing over the next seven minutes, right on schedule. no major issues traveling north through contra costa county. over toward the bay bridge a smooth drive. traffic on highway 37 seeing spirits dip just below the limit. another bay area freeway shooting caught on the dashcamera. >> bob, you spoke with the man and woman that was almost hit by the gunfire, and how are they doing? >> good morning. basically they are fine. they pointed out the experience was extremely frightening. not only did it happen to them but they pointed out it could happen to anyone, and there is not really anything you can do about it. >> honey, are you okay? >> that was garrett mason comforting his fiancie, tina, after a bullet narrowly missed her head and went through the windshield of the car three weeks ago. the couple was on eastbound 580 from oakland to pleasanton at around grand avenue. they said they saw two cars driving erratically before the shot was fired. >> 10 seconds onto the freeway where the first vehicle's passenger.outside of his window and fired back at the other vehicle. >> just knowing like my friends and family are out here and we did not do anything wrong to deserve this. >> we reached out to pchp. they said they are investigating the shooting. are investigating unit between 2019 and 2021 that bay area shootings doubled to 178 in 2021. that includes the 2021 shooting death of the 21-month-old that was hit by the stray bullet along a 80 in oakland. >> nearly 200, unbelievable. we continue to follow other breaking news we brought the right off of the top of the 4:30 newscast as it was happening. british prime minister boris johnson is stepping down. >> late last night he said he would never resign. >> even asked her minister after minister and conservative government boxed up their stuff saying they had to leave. johnson has been dogged by scandal including holding parties at 10 downing street. that was even as he told his nation to stay apart during the pandemic. the latest, appointing someone to his government that had a history of complaints against him for sexual misbehavior. here is johnson less than a half-hour ago from london. >> of course it is painful not to be able to see through so many ideas and projects myself. but as we have seen westminister, the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves and my friends, in politics no one is remotely indispensable. >> johnson said he would stay on until a successor from his own party is named. he seems to think that could be in the fall but it is entirely possible that it will move much faster than that. much like nixon in america, it was the members of his own party said you have to go, you have to resign. we move you forward this morning. pharmacists can now prescribe the leading covid treatment feel directly to patients. they can screen patients to see if they are eligible for the paxlovid and then prescribed the medication. paxlovid shown to curb the worst side effects of covid but only prescription could curb the antiviral drug. the latest covid rates as we track everything you need to know to continue to move forward. go to nbc bay area.com/coronavirus where you can get the latest information all in one place. making significant progress on the electra fire burning in some rural areas and some evacuation orders have been lifted and amador county and calaveras county. the electra fire has burned more than 4100 acres so far. containment now at 40% for the last update. the amador county share said the fire started along the river were people celebrating the fourth of july. he said they believe that the location suggests it was sparked by barbecue or perhaps by fireworks. it is 5:36 for you this morning as we take a live look across san francisco. it looks nice but looking for something to do this weekend, look no farther than the city by the bay. wallethub releasing the top 100 best and worst cities for recreation to get out to have some fun. they made the list for san francisco at number 11. san diego placing number six and sacramental ranking 15. they looked at several factors, number attractions, music venues, walk ability, hiking trails, and of course playgrounds. fremont came in at 90. san francisco ranking among the highest cost for movies anywhere in the country. meteorologist kari hall is tracking your weekend forecast. the way we are going over the last couple weekends we can stay outside all weekend. >> so much going on to enjoy the nice weather. head out to sausalito tomorrow night for jazz and blues by the bay. that sounds like a nice event. temperatures there starting out with low 70s. going through the evening the temperatures will call off so be sure to bring your jacket. also a nice event. the hiking trails are also popular destination. 72 degrees tomorrow afternoon and slightly cooler with more fog on saturday. sunday we are back took comfortable 71 degrees. a short drive down the pacific coast highway with big sur reaching low 80s on friday. we will see upper 70s both saturday and sunday, but also a lot to do around the bay area for the week in. if you plan to get out and maybe get down to la, warmer with sunshine and temperatures reaching into the low to mid 80s throughout the weekend. it might be a nice drive into san francisco. >> you know this camera and we are looking toward san francisco and yesterday a lot more fog and less visibility. you can see almost the tops of the cityscape. a great drive with the tail lights and buildings. no backup on the toll plaza yet but the metering lights should be turned on in the next five minutes or so. a slight delay at pittsburg, bay point and now slowing a bit in concord. a bit of slowing on north 101. the volume increases about now with that camera we just showed you of san jose. north bay 80 with one lane blocked from the earlier crash. there is activity but no major injuries. the father of the accused gunman in the fourth of july deadly parade shooting is speaking out. next on today in the bay what he says about his son's actions that day and the reason he did not suspect that his son could commit such an unthinkable act. helping you make it in the bay and the key vote that could come now on affordable housing. the big push going forward with that. are you feeling hungry this morning? are you feeling grumpy about it? new signs on being as we take a live look outside in san jose on this thursday morning, where starting out with our usual clouds that keep us cool throughout the day. we are starting out at 61 degrees and partly cloudy. the sun will make its appearance around 10:00. we will be bright and sunny the rest of the day with highs in the mid 70s. we will take a look at all of our microclimates coming up. the tell ice across 92 with the flat section and i rise all moving smoothly. the 101 freeway changes coming up. the father of the man accused in the fourth of july shooting rampage is speaking out for the first on. robert crimo jr., the father of the accused, sponsored his son's application. with an interview with the new york post he said even though authorities previously labeled his son as a clear and present danger, he had no reason to believe that it would ever come to this. he believed that his son only planned to use the gun when he purchased it for the firing range. also this morning a couple sitting near the husband-and- wife killed in the rampage are talking about braving the efforts to try to shield their three-year-old daughter as the bullets flew. >> it's horrible to think about that had you suffer the same fate eight obviously i don't want to die but it was made way more important to me that she lived. >> the. they still have. the couple they died and left behind a young boy that good samaritans found wandering alone during the chaos. see the full interview later this morning on the today show. >> 5:43 for you right now. president biden will award a handful of americans the nation's highest civilian honor. >> the medal of freedom is something a lot of presidents enjoy handing out. >> sometimes controversial with president trump, and bill cosby got one from president george h.w. bush but we did not know who cosby was at the time. bill belichick turned one down. vice president biden was awarded one from president obama. mr. biden did not know what the time when he was called into the east room of the white house what would happen. they caught him offguard and it took a minute for him to get his composure. president obama often said that picking joe biden as his running mate was one of the smartest things he had ever done. president biden will award the medal to simone biles, and the ceremony slated for later this morning at the white house. a shock on tuesday with the former white house chief counsel pat cipollone saying he would testify before the house select committee and do so under oath. he had talked with the committee informally in april. he was there with president trump plotting to overturn the election, trying to stay in power. according to eyewitnesses he warned trump that laws would be broken. >> mr. simple lone said something to the effect of please don't make or make sure we go to the capitol we are going to get charges of every crime imaginable if we make that move happen. >> pat cipollone will testify behind closed doors and is possible we will see more on that testimony at the committee public hearing next tuesday. two of the men trump was most angry at, the fi director and his replacement in the fai, both the subject to irs audits but the chance of the two top people in one agency both randomly audited are astronomical. he says the audit showed the government owes him money. british prime minister boris johnson says he will resign. the prime minister was dogged by repeated scandal, dozens in some party told him it was time to leave. one of his own party members told the bbc told johnson, you can go with some dignity or you can be forced out like donald trump, clinging to power and pretending he one make the election when he has lost. we are tracking what's happening in the uk. it's fascinating and of course what's happening in washington. on social media and twitter you can follow me at scott mcgrew. people seeking an abortion in mississippi no longer have the option as of today. the last clinic in jackson closed overnight after the trigger law took effect making abortion illegal in that state. a dozen states have the so- called trigger laws that are similar. many made abortion illegal when roe v. wade was overturned. some prosecutors in mississippi already vowed not to prosecute anyone seeking or providing help for someone trying to obtain an abortion. as for the democrats idea to perhaps lift the senate filibuster to somehow codify abortion-rights into law, california senator dianne a feinstein lukewarm at best. the spokesperson tells the chronicle it's unclear whether the senate will even consider villa buster performed but even if it does feinstein is instead working to create new legislation to protect abortion rights and access. san francisco voters may reportedly end up deciding not one but two affordable housing measures this fall in the chronicle reports at the supervisors committee yesterday were they advanced the housing measures the full board. the act would require more than one third affordable housing units on mixed-income developments. that sets the cap for portable units at 120%, 120% of median income. face amount supervisors will decide whether or not to put the measure on the ballot. mayor london breed it's already backing a separate housing measure which calls for fewer affordable housing units per development and a higher median income for applicants. the mayor's office tells the chronicle that the new measure will raise the bar too high for new mixed income projects. all right. maybe you have heard the term or are familiar with the notion of being "hangry". that is so hungry that you get mad. new research shows it is actually a real thing. >> don't hit me. >> can i bite? >> something a lot of people will probably talk about in conversation today. experimenting researchers found a clear link between feelings of hunger and emotion like irritability, anger. the study collected the data from 64 volunteers for 21 days. >> that graphic is so funny. >> they checked their hunger patterns find times a day making note of anger, irritability and pleasure. results indicated that greater levels of self reported hunger associated with the greater feeling of anger and irritability. >> this supports the notion of "hangry". i want to know what you think and i posted it on twitter to see how people are feeling about that. you ever get "hangry" and do you go to a snack or what do you go for? >> i go for the most fun time. >> i am hungry so leave me alone. >> i would go for something savory. >> i am constantly throwing snacks at those kids. >> whatever's nearby. >> you don't want a "hangry" kid. >> you don't want a "hangry" dad because i act like a kid. >> might husband would try to break up with me all the time and i would give him a turkey sandwich and he would say that he loved me again so "hangry" israel. >> there you go. >> don't ask your spouse what they want to eat when they are "hangry". >> no -no. in san rafael we see clouds roll by on this start to our thursday morning as you enjoy your breakfast. hopefully you have a chance to enjoy it as we are going to see our temperatures in the mid-50s to start. a light wind for the most part here. we will see it gradually starting to clear as we head through the rest of the morning. low 60s at 9:00. we had for the upper 60s at lunchtime, time to eat again. temperatures reaching up to 75 in dublin and mountain view. it will be another really nice and comfortable day. santa rosa reaching 81 degrees. tomorrow you can see how much warmer it will be. some of our inland valleys like fairfield hitting the low 90s but mostly upper 80s in the south county, over toward the inland east bay. 89 degrees in santa rosa. saturday is pretty much more of the same. sunday is when temperatures really start to spike. looking at napa, from low 80s to upper 80s on sunday. on monday 91 degrees. thankfully that heat will not last that long. would come back down several degrees for the middle of next week. taking a look at the seven-day forecast, a lot of changes ahead. today will be one of the cooler days of the next seven for upper 80s for much of the weekend. low to mid 90s sunday inland. next week we carry on the pattern with above normal temperatures. mike, still looking at the tri- valley. that's right. we have a crash in your commute direction. the good news is that it is a flat tire with no injuries with only one lane at most blocked in your commute direction. the slowing is starting to ease up with folks adjusting and shifting. maybe this car is able to get over to the right shoulder and i hope so but we will track that. the only real issue between the altamont pass and dublin interchange. that should not force many folks over data for that is an option to cut down toward 680. south bay north 101 toward san jose see more traffic building up traveling north bound. we showed you traffic building and now it shows the building slowing but that's just a matter of the volume of traffic . that's more people hitting the same number of lanes and it goes slower. happening now, ending gun violence the focus of the virtual roundtable organized by california senator alex padilla. community leaders from around the state will take part alone national gun control advocates. leading an effort to generate new ideas off the blueprint of the recently approved safer communities act that president biden signed into law last month. the community meeting gets underway at 10:00 this morning. before you go swimming at the beach this summer there are harmful algae blooms that could be lurking in the water. next on today in the bay our meteorologist kari hall breaks down why the climate in crisis is making beaches hotbeds for the harmful algae. at 6:00, new fallout from the illegal fireworks. contra costa fire responding to dozens of fires due to explosives over the fourth of july weekend. july weekend. when big tobacco's products were found out to be killers, they promised smokers safety. they called it a filter. but this filter wasn't safe or useful, just small and made of microplastics that have endangered us all. for far too long, they have polluted the earth. they're literally everywhere. there's no need to search. big tobacco, you'll have to answer for your despicable ride, for your wake of destruction. your one little big lie. welcome back. the time is 5:56. you are watching today in the bay. climate in crisis with people looking for places to cool off and enjoy the summer. there could be something lurking in the water making it dangerous to swim in the local lakes and bay. harmful algae blooms not only look and smell disgusting but can make you or your pets sick if you come in contact with it. toxins can become airborne and cause respiratory problems. artificial fertilizers and animal waste can cause an excess of nutrients in the water, causing the algae to grow. hotter temperatures make a more favorable environment for the blooms to become more toxic. climate change may make it worse with waterways off-limits at more time in the future. >> we have this input into the system. we have climate in which the extreme events, the heat waves, the large big storms that splashed the nutrients into the water are getting worse. it is a combination of two kinds of things compounding each other that make a natural phenomenon worse all across the planet. >> before you go for dip we have provided resources to check the water quality. look for the story on our climate in crisis page on nbcbayarea.com. the battle continues around the is store peoples park in berkeley. the grassroots group is holding a rally speaking out against uc berkeley plan to build over 1000 units of student housing on the property. green space advocates say the park district surrounding free speech needs to be preserved. on june 30th the california appeals court granted the state order temporarily delaying the university plan to build housing there with someenspace honor peoples park. the university spokesperson said despite the court order they plan on breaking ground this summer >> we can as a society and city do better than just give people a piece of dirt to sleep on. that is why the campus working with the city has provided transitional housing for everybody who was sleeping at the park up until just a week or two ago. >> the all-important court date is coming up later this month and we will track that for you. giants fans wake up with a chance to turn the page on the painful losing streak. >> matching up on the game with the six-game skid. that all changed last night in a tight game coming down to the very end at the top of the ninth inning. the two run double and in the bottom of the ninth inning the giants bullpen held that down to give them the 7-5 win. look at this little guy right here. you are in oakland, buddy. no meds jerseys are allowed. >> it's hard to be the a span about right now and especially when the longtime former athletic ruined your day. tying things up in the seventh inning. that is another blue jays home run in the eighth inning giving them the 2-1 win >> that little guy was cute but . coming up at 6:00, urgent action against pg&e and advocates, the action they want the state to take. a live report on the reason they say the utility cannot be trusted. also the pg&e respond to that this morning. to truly reimagine public safety we not only need to make sure we have a well-trained and staffed police department to look at new approaches on how to create a safer and healthier community. only on the nbc berkeley area, the berkeley mayor outlines his plans to move the city forward. this is today in the bay streaming live. questions raised about pg&e's authority to operate. calling on governor gavin newsom to withhold utility's safety certification. nbc bay area's" has more on these details for us this morning.

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