vaccine and they are not showing up in places where appointments are not required. >> that major vaccination site in the south bay with plenty of doses but you can see not enough people showing up. plus the dreaded "d" word, the drought declaration from the governor, and what it means for all of us. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good wednesday. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. in many ways today is a new beginning. derek chauvin is now in a maximum security prison while communities across the country are swinging into action for police reform. chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the killing of george floyd, miss mug shot released today. he will be sentenced in eight weeks. today u.s. attorney general merritt garland launched an investigation into the minneapolis police department. this probe will include a comprehensive review of that department's policies, training, and use of force.

there's also a long list of people who have been killed by police, very few have ever seen the officers charged with a crime or sat through such a trial. today we sit down with a family that went through this gut-wrenching process. there are painful parallels to what happened in minneapolis but also progress. here's nbc bay area's robert handa. >> reporter: it was in a santa clara county courtroom in 2000 had when for the first time a state narcotics officer was put on trial for killing someone in the line of duty. the family of the man killed say they believe they know what george floyd's family has endured. rudy cardena the man in the wrong place and wrong time as outlined in the 2004 court case a state narcotics agent michael walker mistook him for a wanted parolee and shot the unarmed 43-year-old in the back. his daughter is grateful the officer was charged. she thought the same thing in

george floyd case because in her view, both officers were clearly in the wrong. however, unlike derek chauvin, the narcotics officer who shot rudy was acquitted. >> so at that moment, when we got the verdict, i was shocked. like i couldn't believe what i was hearing. >> reporter: the cardenas family said it was painful watching the chauvin trial. >> i thought the same thing, there's no way he could get off, there's no way but then you have that doubt in the back of your mind, well it's happened time and time again where they always get away with it. >> reporter: when the chauvin verdict was announced? >> i started crying on the way to work. i didn't realize it would get me so emotional. you feel a little sense of relief for this other family, just knowing that maybe, hopefully things are going to a better place. >> reporter: the police watchdog group silicon valley de bug. >> that was a pattern of the violence of police, and so we're way more educated in knowing that it's a systemic issue. >> we had a trial, where he was

acquitted, so to me, we still didn't get justice and i feel like that's always going to linger. >> reporter: the cardenas family is putting those feelings to use. they take part in meetings with other families that have lost someone to what they call police violence and help them cope. in san jose, robert handa, "nbc bay area news." california's first latino senator was also moved by the chauvin verdict and has strong feelings about the difficulty for many communities to get justice. >> the balance of americans relieved at the verdict but by no means is the work over. this was the right verdict for this particular case, but a lot of work that remains to be done at the federal and at the state level to truly reform criminal justice system. >> senator padilla hopes the high-profile trial and verdict will help move some of his fellow senators to shift their positions and make the needed reforms happen. no violent protests since the verdict but san francisco is not taking any chances.

police put up barricades on streets in union square and chinatown including california and sacramento streets west of kearney in case of any demonstrations or protests. it's not clear when those barricades will be removed. and we have much more information regarding the derek chauvin case online for you. you can find reactions from across the nation, also details of chauvin's conviction and what's next, just go to nbcbayarea.com. here's a new problem, too many doses and not enough people who want those doses. so why is this happening? specifically we're talking about santa clara county. nbc bay area's marianne favro is in san jose with some answers and a closer look. >> reporter: just two weeks ago, these four lines at the mexican heritage plaza in san jose were full with people waiting to get a covid vaccine. as you can see here now, there's no line. after waiting four months, steven cordeiro of san jose is headed back to work with his first dose of the covid vaccine in his arm.

he works near this walk-up clinic at the mexican heritage plaza in san jose and noticed something different today. >> i would go every day back and forth to work and i saw all these lines and said you know what? now is not the time. now when i came in today, there was actually no lines. >> reporter: the mexican heritage plaza had 500 doses to give out yesterday but only about 400 people showed up to get a shot, the same thing happened today and other clinics are reporting a similar issue. >> we are seeing hesitancy among community members. we are seeing the people are doubtful about getting the vaccine and they are not showing up to places in where appointments are not required. >> reporter: another possible factor, the county recently received hundreds of thousands of unexpected doses from the federal government. >> we're used to a higher volume for sure, and we're not seeing that high volume but i think

that it's because of those reasons, because again, the vaccines are becoming more widely available throughout the county. >> reporter: the county stresses while the clinics may not be reaching max daily capacity, no vaccines will go to waste. as for steven, the shift in vaccine popularity here meant no waiting, plenty of places to sit after the shot, and some new peace of mind during his lunch break. >> i feel relieved i finally got the shot. >> reporter: in san jose, marianne favro, "nbc bay area news." we talk about herd immunity. health experts say reaching the milestone will take about 70% of the u.s. population getting a shot. as of yesterday we were at 40% of americans who received at least one dose. if we continue at this same pace, 70% of the country will have gotten the shot by june 26th. we'd be at 80% by july 18th, but that 80% number would mean all adults in the u.s. would have

gotten a vaccine, to get any higher than that now we start bringing in kids. as of right now, anyone 16 and under, excuse me under 16 are not eligible. a vaccine for kids will have to be approved by early this summer to hit 90% vaccination rate by august. here's where we stand in the bay area in terms of all adults vaccinated. this is the percent of people who have gotten at least one shot. take a look at marin county, continues to be our highest county at 77%. most counties are in the mid to low 60s. santa clara county down at 59%, solano county is the only county below 50%. solano county is at 48%. the vaccine numbers may be encouraging but not an accurate reflection of what's happening in some underserved communities. vaccine equity continues to be a problem. jessica aguirre joins us with new efforts to take the shots to where they are needed the most. jessica? >> reporter: really that is the

key, janelle. the employments are becoming more plentiful but is the access to the vaccine equal in the neighborhoods that need them the most? the issue is really here, vaccine equity. today a san francisco group launched a new program to make sure that the vaccines are getting to those neighborhoods and into the arms of the people who need them. it's an innovative way, it's a new vaccine site. it opened up in sunnydale avenue in san francisco's visitacion valley, it happened this morning. at the same time a team of volunteers spread out throughout the nearby neighborhoods really canvassing those areas, the malls, all those popular places to provide information about a vaccine, tell people where they can get one. that neighborhood is home to many essential workers and people of color who have been disproportionately affected by covid-19, and many of them who yet have not been vaccinated. >> like you look up places and you're just not sure so if someone like comes up to me and oh, you can come here, give you an address and so much easier.

i now know where to go. >> i'm one of those people, i got to figure things out, you know, and what she explained to me made a lot of sense. >> now that site on sunnydale is open monday through wednesday from 9:30 until 3:30 and here's the best part. no appointment necessary. you don't need the hassle of figuring out, you know, to make it in advance. you literally walk in. that's it. simple. >> it's good to have those options and bring those vaccines to those neighborhoods. thanks, jessica. up next, his job is to upheld the law. tonight he's accused of breaking it. the danville police officer facing felony criminal charges for the deadly shooting of an unarmed man and why some say a second death could have been avoided if the charges came sooner. also a state of emergency, what governor newsom's drought declaration means for all of us. i'm chief meteorologist jeff

ranieri. i'll have a look at drought data and late season rain coming our way. i'll have details on that in less than ten minutes. this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually forces you to piece together multiple policies. that's why three was created. it's one policy that covers everything you need... leaving those old policies in the dust. three. no nonsense. just common sense.

small business insurance is usually so complicated, you need to be a lawyer to understand it. that's why three was created. if you own it, three covers it. got a cheese slice for “spokesperson?" that's me. i don't even need to see what's happening behind me to know it's covered. three. no nonsense. just common sense. a word of warning from the san leandro police department. tonight the department says it's bringing in extra officers to patrol the bay fair center after reports of plans for organized looting. again this is in san leandro. police say businesses and property owners should remain

vigilant and may want to take steps to protect their properties and employees. the department might also impose a curfew. we will keep you posted as the night progresses. a major announcement involving an east bay police officer and one time sheriff's deputy. he was charged with manslaughter today for a deadly shooting back in 2018. that officer now also being investigated for another shooting just last month. his lawyer calls the charges political. nbc bay area's thom jensen is in martinez with the story. we want to warn you, some of the video is disturbs. >> reporter: the manslaughter charges announced by contra costa county district attorney becton, it shows andrew hall firing nine shots into the car he was driving as it moved past him during a pursuit >> these charges are felonies and due to officer hall's

unreasonable force used during the 2018 shooting of mr. arboleta. >> reporter: the d.a. says this case was one of eight officer-involved incidents being investigated by a team of ten lawyers in her office. but two of the investigations involved andrew hall, the 2018 shooting and a new fatal shooting in march. >> if the officer had been charged earlier and removed from the streets, my latest client would not be dead. >> reporter: civil rights lawyer john burris represents arboleta's family and family of 32-year-old tyrell wilson who was shot and killed by hall at a danville intersection in march. today the sheriff's department released edited body cam video shows hall confronting and shooting wilson who is holding a knife. a confrontation that last seconds. burris believes the new video shows hall didn't need to shoot. he was with the family when they learned about the charges filed in the 2018 case. >> they're happy progress is

made in that regard but disappointed that it didn't happen sooner. >> reporter: becton is not ready to talk about the shooting of tyrell wilson but is confident her office will get a conviction on manslaughter charges for the 2018 shooting. >> my office only brings charges that are appropriate and those that we believe can be proven by the facts and that is certainly the case in this instance. >> reporter: the d.a. says the charges coming right after the chauvin verdict is coincidental, but in an email, officer hall's lawyer called the timing of the charges suspect and overtly political and he says he will vigorously defend hall, who he believes committed no crime. in martinez, thom jensen, "nbc bay area news." >> danville's mayor addressed the charges. renee morgan said the city respects the decision of the d.a. to file charges against hill in the 2018 shooting. as for the shooting last month she added that body cam video

released today was necessary because the public has a right to know what happened during and after the shooting. >> we understand the importance of trust in the relationship between our community and the police personnel who are here to serve them and we are committed to creating a safe, equitable and inclusive community for all community members. >> the mayor also said the city is working on finding ways to better serve people and families that may be suffering from mental health challenges. all the sunshine and we knew this was coming another drought, governor newsom taking action today, he declared a regional drought emergency in sonoma and mendocino counties but stopped short of declaring a statewide drought for now. he's specifically targeting the russian river watershed. the declaration makes different forms of drought assistance for the counties, sonoma and

mendocino. california could take quick action on stopping farmers and others from pulling water from the russian river. >> we need to think, act with a sense of urgency, think differently and approach the challenges with a laser-like recognition that you can't focus this state as a one-size-fits-all solution. >> and you notice where he is there. the governor is speaking from a dry lakebed of lake mendocino, which is normally fed by the russian river. his order does not mandate water conservation. in marin county, it's a different story. there will be some water rationing beginning next month. the marin water board voted unanimouslytis that will apply about 200,000 marin county. things like washing cars, refilling swimming pools and power washing homes will be prohibited. right now, there is no limit on outdoor watering, but the board will reevaluate that item in a

couple of weeks. rule breakers by the way face fines ranging up to 250 bucks. so janelle and jeff, we knew this was coming and jeff you've been talking about it for weeks now and it's here. >> yes. and we do have some extensive coverage on that, go to nbcbayarea.com and look for climate in crisis in the trending bar and we talked about how our seasons are changing and this drought and these drought conditions are certainly growing. so again, head to nbcbayarea.com and look for "climate in crisis." let's take you to the current numbers on that drought and you can see we are at 76.97% of california in a severe drought. our rain season 8 to 20 inches behind. our snowpack finishing at 59% of normal and la nina this year really helped to contribute to this drying. it sets up this semipermanent area of high pressure and keeps the storms away and this he's exactly what we had happen.

what about the rain totals? really who is seeing the largest deficit? it's all about the north bay. 20.92 inches below our normals in santa rosa. san francisco down over 12 inches, concord down over 11. san jose down over 8 inches. we have some rainfall coming our way as we look into the upcoming weekend, some late season rain moving in and that's at least going to help our short term fire danger but not going to solve that larger problem. so as we move through tomorrow we get some afternoon sunshine in here. we have isolated 70s toward concord, livermore, san jose and morgan hill. closer to the bay, 60s and at the coastline we've got 50s moving on in. my seven-day forecast, there is our changes. saturday, clouds increase. we're down to the 60s and by sunday, rain chance returns, with a tenth to a half of an inch and we're dropping down to some chilly 50s. so coming up in less than half an hour more details on the rainfall and also sierra snow towards the end of april.

it's coming our way. live details on that. >> we'll take what we can get. thanks, jeff. in the next 40 minutes more bay area homes getting air conditions. maybe it's you. the price that we're all paying for it, and it's not just the money price here. also it's unlikely you've heard of his story until now. the new book "educating the world on vincent chen: an asian-american attack in the 1980s." we talk one on one with the author. and we talk with a scientist to see how bad the fire season is going to be. we're back in three minutes.

it is climate week but this is a series that we continue all year. our climate in crisis. longer and more intense fire seasons are one of the most visible signs of climate change impacting us here in the bay area. in fact we no longer have a real fire season. it's almost year-round. our meteorologist rob mayeda takes a closer look.

>> reporter: here at in the santa cruz mountains we're seeing the impact of climate change all around us. data being sampled by san jose state's fire weather lab fueled moisture content turning drier more quickly and more often. >> it was forecasted decades ago that earlier spring would lead to bigger fires and larger area growth and fire, but so we're probably just in that. we're seeing that come true. you can see this plant hasn't really, this one here hasn't responded at all. still all this is dead in mere. if you walk through that chamise field there's lots of down, dead, woody debris. some of the chemise is dying off, drought stress, lack of water, drier temperatures, drier air causing more evaporation.

>> reporter: the team takes live shrub samples from the field and into the lab to be catalogued and weighed, placed into an oven for 24 hours and reweighed for moisture content. the results were at record lows. >> i think because of these low below expected, earlier fire season and bigger fires earlier in the season than we typically see. even though we had huge fires in the bay area in 2020, we still have a lot of acres that have not burned, and so we still need to keep our guard up and be aware that we're in high fire danger this year, and because of the added second year of drought, it could be even worse. so even though we have these big fires those areas may not burn as readily, but the areas around them could, so that's what we have to be careful of. >> we are just managing

expectations here. rob and our weather team tells us although the latest result from san jose state's weather fire the intensity of this current drought also is expected to become worse with an extended fire season again. we also should note take a deep dive into the ocean floor tomorrow, nbc lx will be doing just that. watch it live. you can see the firsthand coverage there, how climate change and pollution have impacted a coral reef in florida. this live event begins at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow our time. you can watch it on lx tv or simply stream it on lx.com, roku or peacock. up next at 6:30, calling for meaningful change after the derek chauvin derek chauvin murder trial. the bay area police chief saying we should no longer have to cross our fingers to achieve justice.

also the video and 911 calls have been released. the new details we're learning about that police officer who shot and killed a teenager, a teenaged girl in columbus, ohio.

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right now at 6:30, one day after derek chauvin was convicted, attention is now turning to the entire minneapolis police department. what the justice department of the u.s. is now looking into. plus the movement for change, police reform advocates

hoping yesterday's guilty verdict inspires a generation of change. >> we should no longer have to stand by with our fingers crossed hoping that we get the outcome for justice that we all would like to see. >> who oakland's police chief is saying about the next steps following chauvin's conviction. as temperatures climb you may be looking for ways to beat the heat? what's is going to do for our climate. how you can stay cool and protect the environment as so many are turning to air conditioning units. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj math eye. >> i'm janelle wang. now that the derek chauvin trial is over the focus turns to police ramping up pressure on congress to pass the george floyd justice and policing act. the bill would aim to end some policing techniques such as chokeholds. as for derek chauvin, he's being held in a maximum security prison in minnesota, his mug shot was released today.

will this verdict be a moment or a movement? police reform advocates say it's time to translate yesterday's verdict into real change nationwide. here in the bay area, at least one major police chief is vowing to help lead that reform. nbc bay area's aunusual arassa spoke with oakland's chief along with a local civil rights activist about what happens next. >> reporter: this is a time for real change, real meaning flt change. >> reporter: when 12 jurors in minneapolis found a former police officer guilty of murdering george floyd, the u.s. justice department wasted no time announcing a sweeping, new investigation into the police department derek chauvin worked for. the doj wants to know if the minneapolis police department has a history of breaking the law. it's known as a pattern and practice investigation and it's the same investigation the oakland police department faced more than a decade ago. an investigation that led to central oversight. >> for our department in the

past, we've learned from these type of reviews. we've improved policy as a result of these type of reviews. we went back and changed tactics and training as a result of these reviews. >> reporter: during a virtual press conference today, oakland police chief leronne armstrong told reporters that yesterday's guilty verdict should inspire even more police reform across the country. he reiterated his commitment to holding his officers accountable, providing them with better training and listening to the community. >> we should no longer have to stand by with our fingers crossed, hoping that we get the outcome for justice that we all would like to see. >> reporter: the president of the san jose silicon valley naacp tells us he's hopeful this is a landmark moment in the fight for police reform. he says some of the most important testimony during ex-police officer derek chauvin's trial was unprecedented, and is exactly what's needed to make sure law enforcement officers don't break the laws they are sworn to

enforce. >> police officers came forward and testified against him, which we need more and more police officers just to say hey, that's not right and stand up. >> reporter: according to nbc news the doj's pattern and practice investigations typically take more than a year to complete and could lead to direct federal oversight, much like they've seen in oakland. anoush arosta, nbc bay area look. a police shooting of a 16-year-old girl stirring up concern. body cam video shows what happened between officers and a group of teenagers in columbus, ohio. we want to warn you, this video is disturbing. police responded to reports of a girl threatening others with a knife. an officer approaches the group outside of this home as this fight breaks out. the video appears to show a girl in the black shirt maciyan bryant pushing one female to the ground. she pulls out a night while shoving another girl into the side of a car when the officer fired a shot, killing bryant.

the state is launching a criminal investigation. >> i will determine if the officer involved was wrong and if he was, we will hold him accountable. >> the officer nicholas reardon has been on the force in columbus, ohio, for 16 months. vincent chen was beaten to death in 1982 by two white men, it happened in detroit where at the time america's auto industry was struggling because japan's auto industry was booming. the two men assumed chen was of japanese descent. he was chinese. they received a probation and fine for his death sparking nationwide protests. a new book hopes to educate on chen's story called "from a whisper to a rallying cry." i spoke to the author, paula uh. >> i've been living with his story for most of my life.

i heard it in college and more prominent i was offered a job to be a featured writer at "the detroit news" in 1993, barely a decade after he had been killed and the trials taken place. i've been living with this story since i'm a gen xer, half my life. after the 2016 presidential election, unfortunately hate crimes and biased crimes against all people of color started to rise significantly, and because of iphones and social media, there were a lot more examples i noticed of anti asian racism that seemed to be on the rise, and that made me realize we need to know vincent chen's story, people need to know the history this. >> a long history of scapegoating asian-americans in history. wouldn't you say that's the same thing as racism? >> scapegoating and trying

people to blame it's lazy and irresponsible and it's putting aside your accountability. >> what do you hope people take away when they read your book or learn the story of vincent chen? >> there are a couple of things i want people to take away from reading the book. first to walk away with compassion and empathy and desire to band in solidarity against any form of racism or hate that you see. in other words, don't just be horrified by what you see. don't be performative in your actions. take actual positive pro-action, whether it be through rage donating to an activist group or actually marching in a protest, or actually defending someone, when you see someone being attacked by someone, figure out how safe it is, how can you help that person? for me, i'm honored to tell

vincent chin's story and heartbroken by the hate and racism in the country but i'm hopeful, i see the young generation, today's elderly from all ages and all backgrounds banding together in solidarity, so even though i'm heartbroken by the hate in this country, i'm really hopeful for our future because i think we've reached a seminal, pivotal moment in asian-american history, and i think from here, there's no going back. >> okay, paula, thank you so much. >> "from a whisper to a rallying cry" her book was released this week. she hopes, it's geared toward the younger generation, like teenagers, the college students. she hopes it could be used as a textbook like ethnic studies required as many universities in california. it would be a great history lesson. i didn't know much about vincent chin until i heard about her and her book. great to hear that. >> it was a really good interview and what's cool with all of us in this community it's not just what we're doing now, reporting and speaking up but now we're going back in time a little to tell those stories

especially vincent chin. i heard about him bits and pieces throughout the years and i look forward >> it's a learning experience. >> part of the process we're going through. one of the biggest bay area school districts opens up. how many students showed up and how many teachers and staff members are fully vaccinated? stay with us.

a big day for kids in the south bay, for the first time in more than a year, the san jose unified school district reopened classrooms to students even though most decided to stay home. district wide only a third of families opted to send their children back to campus. at pioneer high school only 375 of its 1,600 students returned. teacher also have a big learning curve with the live instruction model, have to teach students in class and at home at the same time. >> i told my kids make the best

of it, you get to interact with kids and interact with people and just get out of the house. >> 95% of the district's teachers and staff are fully vaccinated. the district urged any student who is eligible for the vaccine to get vaccinated, but is not requiring them before returning to school. let us be entertained and let the music play. money is on the way for entertainment venues in san francisco that have been closed during this pandemic, beginning today, people who own small venues can apply for grants of up to $10,000. the money can be used for pent, payroll, utilities and other expenses. this past year as we know has been devastaing for the entertainment sector. business owners say $10,000 will barely cover a month's rent but they're going to take it. they'll have until may 5th to apply. they need our help especially in the city, for these great, small venues. a little bit of rain is coming, which is good news, and lucy is here, it's lucy wednesday, so double good news. hi, lucy, hi, jeff.

>> oh, yes. oh, do i get a kiss? okay, all right. >> he's excited for the forecast, too. >> never seen on tv, we love it. >> right on cue. >> she said thank you for the rain. it was too hot last weekend. all right, luce, we'll tell everybody about the rain coming up in a few minutes and get you ready for that weekend storm system. >> i'm guessing lucy likes air conditioning. we have more ac because there are fewer comfortable days. what's the price for you and the planet? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. some answers, next. ce together multiple policies. that's why three was created. it's one policy that covers everything you need... leaving those old policies in the dust. three. no nonsense. just common sense.

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three. no nonsense. just common sense. tom yo is earth day all this week and all this month we're examining our impact on the planet. tonight we're looking at how many more people around the bay area are getting air conditioning units, and what that's doing to our climate. let's bring in our consumer investigator chris chmura, ac is expensive. i know where i live on the peninsula, growing up there, we never had ac units.

it wasn't hot enough. >> they have them now, right? >> four years ago we got one. >> exactly. it's expensive to buy and run. is the planet paying a hefty price, too? are we heating by cooling? >> it's still 100 degrees. >> reporter:uncomfortable. unbearable. >> ooh, almost 110. >> reporter: and unlike the past. >> temperatures could peak at 111 degrees. >> reporter: if you feel your summers are hotter than when you were a kid dr. zeke hausfather says you're right. let's look at berkeley. he says in the '70s the temperature only topped 85 degrees five days a year. today, it's hotter than 85 an average of 15 days each year. the rest of the bay area is pretty much in the same sweaty boat as berkeley. >> it used to be a very comfortable year-round temperature, we're increasingly moving into a climate where we have a couple weeks a year where

it is unbearably hot to be in a home without air conditioning. >> reporter: homeowners responded. some local ac installers tell us sales are trending upward particularly in neighborhoods where people previously didn't need air conditioning. ♪♪ even in redwood city, where the famous old marquee boasts climate best by government test, permits to install new ac systems are generally climbing and hit a high in 2019. they did drop when the pandemic hit but ac sales are expected to rebound after covid-19 moves into the background. even dr. hausfather who lives in the east bay is looking to add a unit to his home. >> we're investing in getting a heat pump for our home because last summer was so brutal. >> reporter: the starting price tag is in the thousands. does the planet pay a price, too? ac accounts for 20% of electric use in homes that have it. in places where coal or natural gas are used to make power dr. zeke says more ac likely contribute to heating the

planet. but in california, with so much solar power, the equation is different. >> when people get air conditioning in california, a lot of the electricity being used to power that air conditioning is going to be coming from solar panels because you tend to need air conditioning when you have a lot of solar energy available. >> reporter: if you decide to buy an ac, learn about ser, season energy efficiency ratio. the higher of the seer, the less power it needs. caleb cameron is superviing special investigator at the contracting state license board. beware of ac districtors who demand your payment up front. it caps to 10% of the cost of the job or $1,000, whichever is less. get your contract in writing. including a three-day right to cancel, which state law requires. >> if a contractor refuses to put a contract agreement into writing that should be cause for

concern. >> possibly a complaint to the state. once you get your ac installed, use your thermostat wisely. most of them are programmable and you can set a routine that will save you money. finally, if you don't want to buy an ac, i get it, pg&e has some basic advice to keep your home cooler. use fans, the ceiling, box, house whatever you get and get the air moving, if possible try to cook outside. we posted more advice to save energy and keep cool on our website, go to nbcbayarea.com and click the "responds" option from the main menu. raj, is the thermostat programmed? >> yes, it is costly n the months coming up. the pg&e bills are rising. >> exactly. >> thank you, chris. >> yes. >> we don't need air conditioning this week. we are cooling down and we've got some rain chances this weekend, and lucy and jeff are here with the forecast. hi, guys. >> hey.

yes, lucy wednesday, and you know, until we're not working from home, we'll keep her going here on wednesday, so a lot of you like to see lucy and check in with her. she's looking a little puzzled there. it has been so hot lately, no the good for the dogs and lots of hair but we have colder weather coming our way once we hit this weekend, even some rain chances. let's check into that forecast, and we'll take a look at what we have moving in, as we head through tonight and also into this upcoming weekend and you can see that fog that's in place in san francisco. it is pretty thick right now, and that's keeping us in the 50s, and we'll stay in the 50s as we roll through tonight. we have that cooler ocean breeze with us right now. as we move into tomorrow morning, we are starting off with the fog near the coast and also through the peninsula, and we'll be down into some cooler 40s so if you are commuting back into the office, be ready for those chilly temperatures, because it's going to be with us not only for the south bay, peninsula and tri-valley but also over the east bay, san

francisco and the north bay. we'll be down to 45 there in the north bay, 49 in san francisco. daytime highs tomorrow, it will be cooling off especially near the bay and the coast for the second consecutive day of fog, that leaves us with 50s and 60s from san francisco down to palo alto. you get away from that fog and we'll be at 71 in san jose, perfect weather. 70 in morgan hill and 73 over to concord. so dry tomorrow, but we have that rain on the way. let's move it to that. a lot of you are interested in what's going to be happening, by 11:00 p.m. saturday the storm system is offshore and we think at this point a sunday event for us, getting that rainfall developing in the morning and that would continue right into the afternoon. i think once we head into monday, we start to see this storm system kick on out of here. so again, sunday that's going to be the rain day for us. not only rain, but also snow for the sierra. we are looking at over a foot possible at some of the highest levels.

kingvale 20 inches, twin bridges 19, kirkwood 20, blue canyon 12 and as low as pines three inches of snow. my seven-day forecast you'll see we are going to see clouds increase once we hit saturday with the rain chance on sunday, 0.1 to 0.5 of an inch, this will help keep the fire danger down for longer and check out the chillier temperatures, going from 73 on it thursday down to 58 degrees on sunday. we'll warm it back up to the 70s once we move into next wednesday's forecast, but i definitely think lucy, yes, lucy, oh, yes, you are so excited about those chilly temperatures coming our way and she gets one last chance to get her paws muddy, where every five to ten minutes she looks at the door going let me in, clean my paws. let me in, clean my paws. >> all that hair, she needs to cool down a bit and have some fun. >> you guys look great. thanks, jeff.

>> certainly, guys. up next, we have a new kid on the block, not necessarily a new kid on the block but he is new. san jose state's new basketball coach and what makes him special. anthony flores joins us next.

they did it in football and now san jose state is working to resurrect its basketball team. >> let's see. tim miles is the new coach, he comes to the bay area with a lot of experience and a lot of expectations. here's anthony flores. >> tim miles arrived on campus earlier this month with a mission. >> we're going to build a winner for you, okay? >> reporter: to change the culture and turn the san jose state men's basketball program into a winner. >> i love the idea of building a program and really putting our own mark on it. >> reporter: entering his 25th year as a head coach, he's worked at every level of the college game, from small school naia to most recently nebraska, the big ten. in that time span, the spartans have had just one winning season. >> i'm excited about the eagerness of our administration to build this into a sustained winner. >> reporter: the 54-year-old south dakota native believes he can do that with hard work and surrounding himself with people

who love a challenge and also wants to tap into the local talent pool from the bay area, something the spartans have struggled to do in the past. >> we have a great league and great opportunity and young kids that realize that will love to play for us. >> reporter: this will be his sixth head coaching job and he's just one win shy of 400 for his career. during the past two years as a college basketball analyst, he says he's gained a new perspective on the game and coaching. you've had a cushy job being an analyst. why would you leave that to be a head coach? >> personal. being a media guy is like stealing money. you don't do anything. >> reporter: now he'll be earning his paycheck, trying to follow brett brennan's lead in football and turn around the spartans' basketball program. anthony flores, nbc bay area. >> did he say it was like stealing money? >> yeah. maybe a sportscaster. you would know that side, too. >> welcome to town, coach.

this afternoon the a's win their 11th game in a row. thanks for joining us at 6:00. good night. >> bye.

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