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edition of nbc bay area news at 4:00. good evening. we are on an hour early tonight because of the stanley cup playoffs on nbc starting at 5:00. all right, it's june 4th, a time for sunny graduation, weddings, festivals perhaps. that was not to be today, at least not the sunny part. a winter-like storm hit setting all kinds of records. so let's go straight to rob mayeda with a look at what's going on and how long it's going to last. >> this storm impressive on a number of fronts. in terms of rainfall and what we're seeing on the satellite, an incredible view from the visible satellite. you can see the low here offshore, which is unusual it's this strong sitting off our coast for june and it obviously tossed quite a bit of rain inland. two to three inches of rain has

fallen, more continues to come down. heavy cells out here north of walnut creek. as diane mentioned, san francisco catching a bit of a break. then another cell there south of napa. this is the trend, as we head through the rest of this evening. take a look at the totals. record smashing rain for today. more than an inch in san francisco and oakland. well over the old records of half inch or less. san jose, almost an inch has fallen and ben lomond almost three inches so far today and we will see more rain flying and a chance of thunder showers. more of these unusual storm watch details for your june forecast coming up. >> thank you, rob. the rain is causing all kinds of accidents on freeways and mudslides, as well.

let's check in with kimberly terry. >> reporter: you said it yourself, it's june but does not feel like that at all, it feels more like january. a lot of people are staying in, warm and cozy. a lot of people are venturing out. there's a lot of traffic here, moving in and out. earlier today when it was raining, a lot of honking out here. we are at the mall in san jose and there's been a steady stream of cars. when he was raining, traffic backed up all the way to the freeway. the rain has caused accidents across the area, keeping the california highway patrol and other law enforcement extremely busy today. city workers in the north bay were dealing with downed trees and the major brunt seems to have moved past us now, but everything is still soggy. we've heard a lot of grumbling from residents about the lack of sunshine in what is supposed to be the very end of spring.

people are ready to trade in their raincoats for shorts and tank tops. so in the haste hour, i can tell you we've seen wind and rain and a little sunshine here and there. so a mixture of everything out here. kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kimberly. the complete forecast is coming up. you can also check the weather any time online at nbcbayarea.com. news out of san francisco this afternoon on that deadly fire in san francisco two days ago. we're learning that a second firefighter died today. 53-year-old tony valario. monty francis is at the hospital where earlier san =oreporter: lieuta bothm diedar as a of6kksumbed t

about 7:40 a.m. he was a firefighter and paramedic who worked for san francisco for 27 years. he and lieutenant vincent perez both died as a result as fire thursday at e k)e)ns ventilato as his casket was taken out of the hospital, draped with an american flag. obviously, this as quite a blow sist and the entire department. valereo hat been on s of iv ãndg'ç br verof life. of1úraveled. sleepi seemsw)x lik

lot)b will i've me >> we're told he or she is in custody on an unrelated charge. 43-year-old alfredo rodriguez was found shot on south main street on monday morning just before 4:00. he later itspho the hospital. police are investigating and al asking anyone with information to call them. in san jose, police had their hands full trying to get

to the bottom of another deadly shooting that happened around 11:00 last night. one person died. police are still looking for a motive in this case. this is san jose's 23rd kill thing year, more killings than all of last year in san jose. hundreds of cyclists put on their rain gear today to raise awareness to have aids. more than 600 people came out to form this number 30 with a red aids ribbon. participating in the aids life cycle ride, which starts tomorrow, this is a significant year for the ride. tomorrow marks 30 years since the first recorded cases of aids appeared in the united states. 3,000 cyclists are separating this year. the ride goes from san francisco to los angeles, rain or shine. tourists are braving the rain in san francisco today will not get to ride the famed cable cars because they're out of service. all three of the line also be down for maintenance until tomorrow. shuttle buses are replacing the

lines with reduced fares. more than 24,000 passengers take the cable cars each day. and the buses just aren't as much fun. still ahead, we'll show you where the trail of thatewrd deadly strain of e. coli in europe has led scientists. and the u.s. has dealt another strong blow to terrorists in pakistan. and the murder case playing out in florida went into a rare saturday session today. we'll show you about the

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biggest wildfires in that state's history. winds have finally died down. so far the wildfires have burned more than 200,000 acres. the wallow fire destroyed several cabins and more than 2,000 people have been evacuated and officials have put several small towns on alert, as well. at this point, firefighters say they do not know when they expect to get this fire contained. jurors in the casey anthony murder trial gathered again today in a florida courthouse to hear more testimony against the accused killer. today's session follows a dramatic day highlighted by anthony's tearful words from behind words. nbc's kerry sanders has the details from orlando. >> reporter: the swimming pool in the anthony family's backyard is the core of casey's defense. her attorneys claim 2-year-old drowned and in a misguided panic, casey covered it up. >> i just want to go home.

every day i wake up, i'm just hoping and praying that i get to go home. >> reporter: but in this jailhouse visit recorded almost two months after she was arrested -- >> i know it's hard. trust me, i know better than anyone right now. >> reporter: casey's mother asks her daughter just that. >> someone just said that kailee was dead this morning, that she drowned in the pool. that's the newest story out there. >> surprise, surprise. >> reporter: when that played in open court, several jurors jotted notes. casey whispered to her attorney. again, the question and answer. >> someone just said that caylee was dead this morning, that she drowned in the pool. that's the newest story out there. >> surprise surprise. >> reporter: if casey never testified, aside from her courtroom demeanor, the five hours of videotaped jailhouse visits will likely be the most powerful peek into her

character. >> can someone let me -- come on! >> casey, hold on, settle down. >> nobody is letting me speak. you want me to talk, then -- give me three seconds to say something. >> go, sweet heart. >> of this, because i don't know n. one duringq skow the9 going . y taken sheae&= everything has been taken from & otapes, th(63>house a =b6vw stn helicopters were used in nato's campaign in libya. nato says attack helicopters made it easier to track and

strike gadhafi loyalists trying to hide in urban areas. and in pakistan, word a top al qaeda commander and considered a possible successor to osama bin laden was killed in a drone strike today. the reported death comes just a month after american troops killed bin laden. the u.s. by the way has not confirmed this latest killing. a deadly e. coli outbreak continues to spread across europe and now at least four americans who were in germany this month have been infected. but health officials in the united states insist the american food supply is safe and there's no reason to believe the outbreak will cross the atlantic. >> reporter: today, german authorities are taking a closer look at a restaurant where several of the people who were infected may have eaten. the relentlessness of the outbreak continues to surprise doctors.

200 new cases of e. coli infection in two days here in germany. 18 deaths. more than 1,800 sick in a dozen countries. >> what's unusual in this situation is the percentage of people who have severe complications is higher than we expect. >> reporter: now we know four people in the u.s. have it. three of them, two women and a man, are hospitalized. after the toxins attacked their kidneys. they had all been or near hamberg in may. two u.s. service members in germany are also believed to ha ive so could this spread to the united states? officials say highly unlikely. scientists think it originated in raw vegetables in europe. so now every shipment of those items imported into the u.s. from germany and spain as a precaution is being tested before being released. and point 0.2% of u.s. imports

come from those countries. those who are stricken are being treated with dieialis, transfusions and a u.s. produced antibody. it's the best doctors can do against a germ they haven't had to battle before. >> again, that was nbc's michelle kaczynski reporting. the cdc says this strain is highly toxic and its incubation period up to 12 days. so far, all the cases have been linked to northern germany. experts say there's no risk unless you live there, travel there or have close contact with someone who did. still ahead, we've got rob mayeda with our complete rainy forecast. >> an unbelievable forecast by june standards. take a look at the satellite view. you can see theound area of low pressure just offshore. even though the main rain event has moved on, heavy showers at

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temperatures mild outside. low 60s and around san francisco and in san jose, but breezy this evening. so yes, the heavy rain has moved on. still a very impressive view of that area of low pressure. it's going to weaken and drift our way as we head on into tomorrow. right now along interstate 80 off to the west here, maybe some hail with this storm cell as it continues to lift off to the northwest. around sonoma, a few showers. san francisco and oakland, catching a little bit of a break. santa claire valley, seeing active weather with scattered showers and downpours around morgan hill. the moisture strangely going southeast to northwest following the area of low pressure offshore. we'll go from record breaking rain today, to still hit and miss shower for tomorrow and likely with that cold air aloft, could get some thunder. so not as soggy tomorrow, but still off and on showers that will follow us into monday.

it's going to take some time to scoot the low out of here. for this evening, you're going to want to keep the umbrella on stand by. daytime sunshine with tomorrow, max heating point of the day we could get those pop-up showers and thunder showers. greatest chance will be right along the coastline during the day sunday and still more lingering showers on into monday. the seven-day forecast finally is looking more like june. tonight, scattered showers, less soggy. we had the widespread rain almost through noon today. now that rain band has pushed a you have to the east. tomorrow, we'll call for a mixed bag of sunshine. scattered showers but with that extra sunshine could come the chance of thunder shower activity. low 60s around san francisco. temperature wise tomorrow, not

much change. we will see highs in the mid 60s for sunday. so the unusual weather at this point will probably linger on into monday. tuesday, u2 comes to town. so sun for u2 and all of you. >> it was just crazy out there. >> it's not done. >> thank you, rob. buster posey weighs in on the death threats against the marlins' player who ended his season and the giants look to stay in first place while trying to dodge the rain. . . . . .

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after the war of words between management and player scott cousins that resulted in

life threatening threats to cousins, buster posey released a statement today saying -- >> giants management stated a similar response yesterday regarding cousins and posey. as for the game of baseball today, after a rain delay, the giants and rockies were able to sneak in a ball game. troy tulowitzki drove in the winning running in the 6th inning and the giants lose 2-1. the a's taking on the red sox. this game would go 14 innings to decide a winner. boston scored a run in the 14th to win the game. the a's have now lost five straight games and are in last place in the american league west. so how much would you pay for a special glass of

champagne? we'll show you the special circumstances that led one person to fork over tens of thousands for just one bottle. . .

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sold. not bad. and we have some crazy stuff still going on tonight, tomorrow. >>in bakecre gg rdsoroing back to the gold rush. vallejo, good downpour coming down there. notice the colors on the radar, the oranges and reds indicating the downpours. by tomorrow, we may have some isolated hail or some thunder showers. san francisco and oakland, things have calmed down but look at the south bay from redwood city south and sunnyvale. we still have the rain. still dealing with the showers. so unlike this morning where it was just nonstop rain, hit and miss showers, brief downpours. all of which you would expect for our june weather. >> of course,it